Directed Thought: Choosing the Sequence

Directed Thought is the process of choosing the sequence of probable events you prefer to realize in your official reality. It is the case that all probable outcomes exist at once. It is also the case that each step along the way is like a realized snapshot leading to an outcome. You can think of the space from where you are to a specific outcome and this space can be very long or much more immediate. For instance, you seek the outcome of "lean and fit." It will be built upon hundreds of subsequences with their own beginning, middle, and end (outcome).

As sequences unfold, most people are indefinite in their thinking. They may, for instance, think, "I would like the outcome of having a well-paying job that I love." And then, without examining the belief at all, think, "Jobs like that don't exist," or perhaps "I know how it'll go for me, though. It's not possible," or "I don't deserve such a thing." Typically these thoughts are unexamined and automatic. They will cut short the hoped for future state of affairs, i.e., the well-paying job you love.

Directed Thought means imagining the preferred outcome as to the larger sequence and with respect to the subsequences. In a state of Directed Thought you will see your normally unconscious beliefs. The unexamined becomes the examined. Using the job example, you will see your limiting belief because it will stand in the way of your goal. You will literally find it difficult to envision the outcome that is at odds with your unexamined belief. This difficulty will lay bare the belief. You can then consciously exercise free will to decide whether you wish to continue with this belief. Conscious free will is the only true free will. What most people exercise most of the time is unconscious free will directed by automatic thoughts based on unexamined beliefs.

In Directed Thought you become the writer, director, and actor, starring in the show that is your everyday life. Instead of pushing forward applying unconscious habits, you slow down and watch and assess. It requires you to answer the question, "What do I really want now?" over and over and over and then to see the preferred thing in your mind's eye and to seek it in your lived sequences. It takes time and effort, but this kind of self-awareness can become a new habit of mind. Directed Thought can become your default approach and it will, over time, give you greater control as to which probable events you realize in your day.