Abraham Hicks:
Refers to Esther Hicks, an American author and speaker who claims to channel a group of spiritual entities called ‘Abraham’. Together with her late husband Jerry Hicks, she developed the ‘Law of Attraction’ teachings that have become popular in self-help circles.
Esther Hicks gives workshops and seminars in which she claims to act as a medium for Abraham, whom she describes as a group of non-physical teachers. Their main message revolves around the ‘law of attraction’ – the idea that your thoughts and feelings create your reality and attract positive or negative experiences.
Some key concepts from their teachings are:
You are the creator of your own reality through your thoughts
Emotions are your ‘navigation system’ that indicate whether your thoughts are in line with your desires
By focusing on what you want (rather than what you don’t want), you attract positive experiences
Their work has a large following, but is also criticised by sceptics who question the scientific basis of their claims and the channelling aspect. The Abraham Hicks publications and seminars have become commercially very successful within the New Age and self-help industry.
The entire universe is conspiring to give you everything what you want.
The Law of Attraction says that that which is like unto itself is drawn. In other words, that which you think, at any moment, attracts unto itself other thoughts that are like it.
Look around less, imagine more.
When you focus on the good, the good gets better.
People will love you, people will hate you, people will hate you, and none of it will have anything to do with you.
The greatest gift you can give someone else is your own happiness.
