that got all the publicity, the Caddys also grew 65 other types of vegetables, 21 kinds of fruits, and 42 different herbs. And this is before they started adding flowers.
I know what you’re thinking: rich compost and good organic husbandry. But the truth is, the Caddys’ soil was so pathetic that the county extension agent said even compost couldn’t help. At the time they started their experiment in higher consciousness, the Caddys had never gardened, nor did they have money to invest in gardening supplies. They were broke—to put it mildly. Peter, who had managed a successful four-star hotel, had been laid off, and the six of them were living on unemployment that amounted to roughly $20 a week.
No, they started growing vegetables for one reason: they thought it might be a nice gesture to feed their three growing boys. But as they began aligning their consciousness with spiritual truth and nothing else, all sorts of strange things started happening. Straw bales fell off passing trucks just in time to mulch. Leftover bags of cement mix mysteriously showed up in a neighbor’s trash bin just in time to pour a patio. Their plants, while the crops of their neighbors suffered, became resistant to diseases and pests. Eventually, people started flocking to the Caddys’ garden, and today Findhorn is a prosperous spiritual community that attracts 14,000 seekers every year.
As Peter says, “You can bring about anything by your thoughts. Align yourself with God consciousness and you can bring about truth in material form. What you think, you create.”
There is no power on Earth that can cut you off from this source except your own consciousness.
The Method
“Everything we think we’re seeing is all just a guess, a prediction our brains are making.”
—K URT A NDERSON, AUTHOR OF T RUE B ELIEVERS
For the next 48 hours (that’s all—a pain-free, two-day commitment; you are free to go back to your miserable life as soon as this experiment is over), you are going to actively look for certain things. And just like sixth graders who start out dissecting worms, not human bodies, you’re going to begin with something simple—green cars. Or if you insist, pick another color. Sunset beige, for example. For the first 24 hours of the experiment, you’re going to make the following conscious intention. “I hereby intend, for the next day of my life, to look for [okay, you win] sunset-beige vehicles.” Again, nothing special is required. Just keep your eyes open and make the intention. And then simply notice if your conscious awareness has made a difference in the number of sunset-beige cars you see.
On day two, during the second 24-hour period, you’re going to make the intention to find yellow butterflies. Or purple feathers. Just make the intention. My friend Jeanette tried the experiment in January in the upper peninsula of Michigan and found yellow butterflies on stationery and on a paper cup at her daughter’s friend’s birthday party.
Another friend, Angela, was reading The Secret on a plane. This popular book on the universal law of attraction suggested that readers make an intention to receive a free cup of coffee. She laughed because, after all, the onboard flight attendant was just two aisles away from asking her that important flight-attendant question: “Coffee, tea, or soda?”
“That isn’t quite fair,” she noted, making the intention and moving on to the next paragraph.
But during her layover, a stranger who was sitting near her in the waiting lounge leaned over and said, “My flight was just called. I can’t carry anything else. I haven’t even taken a sip. Do you want this?”
You guessed it—it was a just-brewed Starbucks latte.
Lab Report Sheet
The Principle: The Volkswagen Jetta Principle
The Theory: You impact the field and draw from it according to your beliefs and expectations.
The Question: Do I really see only what I expect to see?
The Hypothesis: If I decide to look for
I know what you’re thinking: rich compost and good organic husbandry. But the truth is, the Caddys’ soil was so pathetic that the county extension agent said even compost couldn’t help. At the time they started their experiment in higher consciousness, the Caddys had never gardened, nor did they have money to invest in gardening supplies. They were broke—to put it mildly. Peter, who had managed a successful four-star hotel, had been laid off, and the six of them were living on unemployment that amounted to roughly $20 a week.
No, they started growing vegetables for one reason: they thought it might be a nice gesture to feed their three growing boys. But as they began aligning their consciousness with spiritual truth and nothing else, all sorts of strange things started happening. Straw bales fell off passing trucks just in time to mulch. Leftover bags of cement mix mysteriously showed up in a neighbor’s trash bin just in time to pour a patio. Their plants, while the crops of their neighbors suffered, became resistant to diseases and pests. Eventually, people started flocking to the Caddys’ garden, and today Findhorn is a prosperous spiritual community that attracts 14,000 seekers every year.
As Peter says, “You can bring about anything by your thoughts. Align yourself with God consciousness and you can bring about truth in material form. What you think, you create.”
There is no power on Earth that can cut you off from this source except your own consciousness.
The Method
“Everything we think we’re seeing is all just a guess, a prediction our brains are making.”
—K URT A NDERSON, AUTHOR OF T RUE B ELIEVERS
For the next 48 hours (that’s all—a pain-free, two-day commitment; you are free to go back to your miserable life as soon as this experiment is over), you are going to actively look for certain things. And just like sixth graders who start out dissecting worms, not human bodies, you’re going to begin with something simple—green cars. Or if you insist, pick another color. Sunset beige, for example. For the first 24 hours of the experiment, you’re going to make the following conscious intention. “I hereby intend, for the next day of my life, to look for [okay, you win] sunset-beige vehicles.” Again, nothing special is required. Just keep your eyes open and make the intention. And then simply notice if your conscious awareness has made a difference in the number of sunset-beige cars you see.
On day two, during the second 24-hour period, you’re going to make the intention to find yellow butterflies. Or purple feathers. Just make the intention. My friend Jeanette tried the experiment in January in the upper peninsula of Michigan and found yellow butterflies on stationery and on a paper cup at her daughter’s friend’s birthday party.
Another friend, Angela, was reading The Secret on a plane. This popular book on the universal law of attraction suggested that readers make an intention to receive a free cup of coffee. She laughed because, after all, the onboard flight attendant was just two aisles away from asking her that important flight-attendant question: “Coffee, tea, or soda?”
“That isn’t quite fair,” she noted, making the intention and moving on to the next paragraph.
But during her layover, a stranger who was sitting near her in the waiting lounge leaned over and said, “My flight was just called. I can’t carry anything else. I haven’t even taken a sip. Do you want this?”
You guessed it—it was a just-brewed Starbucks latte.
Lab Report Sheet
The Principle: The Volkswagen Jetta Principle
The Theory: You impact the field and draw from it according to your beliefs and expectations.
The Question: Do I really see only what I expect to see?
The Hypothesis: If I decide to look for
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