The law of gratitude is one of the most important Universal laws. Gratitude is an energy exchange that leads to the movement of energy in your life. When energy moves, it becomes as pure as a mountain river. This flow always brings about happiness, health, joy, love, and success in your life. Gratitude affirmations are one of the most simple yet powerful tools you can use to enter into a grateful state fast and easily.

Recommendations for Working With Gratitude Affirmations

First of all, I want to share with you some simple rules that will help you avoid common mistakes when you’re working with gratitude affirmations:

1. Before starting to read your gratitude affirmations, make sure to straighten your back, relax your shoulders, feel confident. You want to remove any pressure from your spine and make your energy flow freely and smoothly.
2. Write down or make a printout of all the gratitude affirmations you’re going to work with.
3. Say the gratitude affirmations out loud one after another, slowly and confidently. Make it sound as if what you say has already become a reality.
4. While saying the gratitude affirmations look in the mirror or in the sky.
5. Say the affirmations twice a day. This should be done in the morning, as soon as possible after waking up, and in the evening, right before going to bed.
6. Say the affirmations at least 8 times each.
7. When you’re saying the gratitude affirmations focus your attention on the keywords.
8. Do not use too many affirmations all at once in one session.
9. Be consistent: read the gratitude affirmations on a daily basis.

Note

Remember that the most effective affirmations for you are the ones came up with on your own. When making affirmations, do not affirm in the negative by using “not”, use the pronouns “I”, “my” and so on instead.

Always Combine Gratitude Affirmations with Visualisation!

Visualization is the mental formation of pictures of the reality you desire. This is one of the most powerful tools to achieve your goals.

To visualize is basically to imagine the desired result while reading the affirmations.

The effectiveness of visualization is due to the fact that the brain can not distinguish the real event from the imagined. Surely many have noticed that if you constantly think about what you want, sooner or later the dream comes true or opportunities present themselves in such a way that the desired dream can be actualized. This is the visualization of desires. The brain, when concentrating on a certain desire, begins to look for all the ways to implement it.

Therefore, every time you read gratitude affirmations try to visualize in detail everything you’re grateful for.

Gratitude Affirmations You Can Use

Each gratitude affirmation has the following structure: the words “Thank you”, “I thank” or “I am grateful for”, followed by the object that you thank and all the things you are grateful for. The following is a list of gratitude affirmations.

• Thank you, God, for all the good things in my life!
• I’m grateful for every person I meet in my life exactly when I need him (her)!
• Thank you, Universe, for everything you give me!
• Thank you, Universe, for my amazing life!
• Thank you, God, for my happy and healthy family!
• I’m grateful for the opportunity to wake up every day in a great mood!
• I’m grateful for my mother and father, for their unconditional love and caring for me!
• Thank you, Universe, for what I have all is obtained!
• Thank you, Universe, for everything you created for me!
• Thank you, all the people, for good life lessons!
• Thank you, God, for all the good things that are given to me!
• Thank you, Universe, for the fact that I feel great, energized, and enthusiastic!
• Thank you, Universe, for the beauty of nature, the opportunity to travel the world and enjoy my life on this planet!
• Thank you, God, for creating this beautiful world in which I live happily and fully!
• I’m grateful for every moment of my wonderful life!
• Thank you, Universe, for all your wonderful gifts that I receive and recognize every day!
• I’m grateful for all my wishes to come true!
• I thank myself for my belief in love, compassion, and kindness of this world!
• I thank myself for staying positive no matter what happens around me!
• I thank every person I meet in my life for love, kindness, and experience!
• I am grateful for every meal I have, for every sip of water I drink, for every breath I take!

Conclusion

The list of affirmations I shared with you in this article is just a general idea you can use to start your gratitude practice. But it’s always more effective to create your own affirmations that contain all the things you’re grateful for. Gratitude affirmations that you come up with yourself are more personalized thus more effective for your visualizing and manifesting.

Remember to express gratitude not just for the things you already have in life but also for the things you want to attract. It’s amazing how fast it works! The Universe hears your gratitude for something you don’t have and starts changing your reality in the way that you have everything you’re grateful for. Isn’t it amazing? I always say: “To thank is easier than to ask!”. If you understand this simple thing you will never feel the need in anything!

Astral projection can serve as a wonderful tool for your spiritual journey. However, there are certain things you need to know about it before you even start trying to practice it. In this article, I want to share with you an astral projection guide that can help you better understand astral projection and learn some helpful tips on how to start your astral journey!

What Is Astral Projection?

Astral projection is an “out-of-body” state in which consciousness moves from a dense physical body to a less dense astral plane. In this case, human consciousness controls the situation and sees the surrounding reality, including observation of his physical body.

Astral projection is inextricably connected to lucid dreaming. These two phenomenons have similarities and, at the same time, big differences.

Lucid dreaming is the self-realization in a dream. In other words, lucid dreaming is an altered state of consciousness in which you are aware that you are dreaming and can control the content of the dream in one way or another. This is a kind of borderline state between REM sleep and wakefulness.

Astral projection (or astral travel) is an intentional out-of-body experience that assumes the existence of a soul or consciousness called an “astral body” that is separate from the physical body and capable of traveling outside it throughout the universe.

Astral projection is a person’s wanderings in the external world but lucid dreaming is rather a journey within his/her own subconscious.

Lucid dreaming, as well as the astral projection, are fraught with dangers. However, the level of seriousness of the danger is different. For example, sometimes lucid dreaming is accompanied by nightmares, without bringing real harm. At the same time, during astral travel, you can face quite dangerous astral entities that can cling to your astral body bringing a lot of trouble.

What Is An Astral Body?

Between your spiritual and physical body, there is an intermediate body known as the astral body. It is lighter, less dense, and more changeable than the physical body. The astral body is in most cases recognizable, as is the human form, but it can also change appearance, shapes, and do fun things like moving through walls.

What Is The Astral Plane?

The astral plane is one of several (most often, seven or twelve) planes of existence, along with physical, etheric, causal, and mental. Although humans function within all these dimensions at once, they are usually only conscious of the physical plane. The astral plane is the level beyond the physical, the realm of dreams, spirits, and psychic phenomena, the substance, and vehicle for the contact between the material and the mystical.

While it is usually referred to in the singular as the astral plane, there are actually many different levels of it. Within the astral plane, there are numerous densities and vibrations, commonly divided into the lower, middle, and higher planes. Each of these planes is associated with a distinctive sound and color. After death, people are thought to shed their physical bodies and exist in the astral plane in astral bodies resembling their previous physical ones. From there, they may ascend to a higher plane of existence and/or be reincarnated in a different physical form.

Astral Travel In Astral World

The Astral world is much less dense and more liquid than the physical. Travel in the astral is not bound by the limitations of time and space. You can visit different dimensions, as well as make a journey to the past or future of your experience. For many people, these trips allow communicating with deceased loved ones.

The astral planes range from the ordinary to the phantasmagoric and the Divine.

Is Astral Projection Dangerous?

There are some risks you should be aware of when practice astral traveling!

#1 Improper grounding

The very first thing you should learn is how to ground yourself before making an exit into astral projection. To learn more about grounding, read my article “Earth Grounding Techniques Everyone Should Use“.

#2 Astral Addiction

Once you master the astral projection skill, you will always have a desire to do it all the time. The more you astral project the more you want to stay in the astral. It can turn into a real addiction. And the problem is that your material life will start to suffer. Therefore, you should always try to find a healthy balance!

#3 Exhaustion

It is quite common to feel exhausted after returning from astral travel. Especially strongly it affects beginners. Therefore, it is very important to let yourself rest and sleep after your astral travel.

Astral Projection Guide

It’s better to start practicing astral projection in the morning, instead of doing it at night. Start in the early hours in the morning when you are still sleepy. Some say it is easier to achieve the necessary state of relaxation and heightened awareness at dawn.

Step 1: Relaxation

This is the most important step in the astral projection guide!

You basically need to relax every single part of your physical body and your mind. In other words, you need to create a synthesis of physical and psychological relaxation. Breathing exercises (pranayama) can help you with it.

With each breath, relax one of the muscles of your body, starting with the legs. Try to breathe deeply. A slow inhale fills the stomach and lungs and helps your muscles to relax. Then exhale slowly.

Step 2: Reaching The Edge Of Sleep

In psychology, this state is known as hypnagogic. Hypnagogia is the experience of the transitional state from wakefulness to sleep: the hypnagogic state of consciousness, during the onset of sleep. In this state, the presence of auditory, visual, tactile and logical hallucinations, as well as sleep paralysis, is possible.

To achieve this state, lie down on the floor or on a hard bed as if going to sleep. Arms bend at the elbows and keep upright with emphasis on the elbows. When you suddenly begin to fall asleep, your hand will fall and you will wake up. With practice, you can learn to control the hypnagogic state.

There is another method to get into a hypnagogic state. You need to relax and focus on any object. Gradually your mind will start to consume different thoughts. These thoughts will become more and more uncontrollable. Finally, your consciousness will step back and stop controlling your thoughts. This means, that you’re entering a hypnagogic state. Try not to strain. Allow yourself to be in this state.

Look at all the visions passively with no logic being involved. Don’t try to move thoughts in the right direction. Your goal is to maintain a passive state of sleep. It is known as the “alpha sleep” phase (or State A). This is the necessary step before you do a stable astral projection.

Step 3: Deepening Controlled Sleep

The next step of the astral projection guide is to start clearing your mind, purifying your thoughts and mental body. You can observe your mental body on a mental level through closed eyes. Try to mentally embrace your mental field. In the beginning, don’t do anything, just mentally look at it. Your physical eyes should peer into the blackness of your closed eyelids.

After a while, light patterns will start appearing in front of your closed eyes. Observe them. Patterns appear due to relaxation and nerve discharges. They do not carry any information and do not matter. Ignore them. When the patterns stop, it means that you enter another state, which is called “State B”.

Now you should perform another transition. From “State B”, you have to get even deeper relaxation, which will be “State C”.

“State C” is the phase of deep relaxation in which you lose your awareness of the body, and feel as you’re falling as if in a warm, safe shroud. Nothing affects your senses, you do not give in to sensory stimulation. You are in a void where your only source of stimulation is your thoughts.

“State C” is the anticipation of entering the astral, but the ideal state for this is another state – “State D” which is a modified state C. It is caused by a rested and refreshed state of your body and mind. “State D” is not caused by fatigue, but is a state of complete rest and readiness to make the transition. This condition can be experienced in a natural way. For example, enter it in the morning or after a short sleep in the afternoon. Practice it for a while. Observe all your sensations.

Step 4: Vibration

This is the second important part of the astral projection guide.

Many astral travelers have noted that such vibrations occur at the beginning of the projection. The vibrations feel like a slight tingling throughout the body, as if the electricity of a weak discharge permeates you completely and passes through the whole body.

The causes of such electrical discharges are a mystery. Perhaps this is a physical registration of the moment of leaving the astral body, that is, its exit from the physical, the moment of separation. Many of us experience similar sensations, for example, when we quickly fall asleep and suddenly feel some “shake”, a shudder of the physical body, from which we wake up.

How To Enter The Vibrational State?

Remove all jewelry or other items that touch your body, including headbands, bracelets, rings, chains.

Close the blinds on the windows for creating darkness in the room. But don’t block out all the light. Just make it dark enough.

Lie on your back. Do not cross arms and legs, lie straight. Attention: over the past year, the magnetic North has shifted towards Russia, so first specify its coordinates.

Before you begin to create an astral projection, ensure complete physical security. Warn loved ones not to disturb you, remove all possible sources of noise. You should not be disturbed by anyone or anything during the practice. Make sure there will be no noise, sudden phone calls, alarms, and other sounds.

Keep your eyes closed and step by step enter a state of complete relaxation.

Tell yourself that you will remember everything that will happen to you and your consciousness during the upcoming practice of creating an astral projection, and you will remember everything that will be useful for your experience. Repeat the intention in the formulated form three times.

Continue breathing slowly and calmly through your half-open mouth. Make sure that your jaw is relaxed.

While breathing, concentrate on the emptiness that is in front of your closed eyes.

Then start concentrating on a point 12 inches from the middle of your forehead. And then move it away, somewhere about 60 inches. Concentrate on this point again.

Rotate the point 90 degrees. Direction – up above the head along the axis of your body. Concentrate on that new point.

Mentally draw a line from the original point, which was 12 inches from the forehead, then to the remote point at 60 inches and to the new point. Imagine a new point vibrating. Start creating the same vibrations inside the body and stretch your vibrations to this point. Touch that point.

Return to your body.

The first experience will be weak, you may not even be able to understand what you experienced was vibrations. But, after the repeated performance, you will recognize the vibrations and will be able to feel them intensely.

Step 5: Vibration State Control

The next step of the astral projection guide is to learn how to control the vibrations. Mentally pass the vibrations through the head, through the whole body to the toes. Make the vibrations stay in the whole body at the same time and increase their strength. Create vibrational waves. Let the waves go from head to toe.

To create a wave effect, you need to concentrate the vibrations in your head, and then mentally push the wave down through your whole body. Practice over and over again. Your goal is to learn how to cause vibrations on command, adjust their strength and intensity.

Before you make your first astral projection, learn to control the vibrational state. When the goal is achieved, it means that you are ready for astral projection!

Step 6: Partial Separation

The key point of this step is thought control! Your goal is to keep your mind focused on the idea of leaving the body. It is necessary to forbid thoughts to wander. Your mind must remain static. The emergence of delusional thoughts often leads to a loss of control over the situation, and this, in turn, interferes with astral projection.

After you enter the vibrational state, start exploring the OBE (out-of-body experience). Get your experience outside of bodily existence!

Before you make an astral projection, learn to control yourself outside the body, first release the astral arm or leg from your physical body. If this is difficult to do, then try to stretch the limb until it reaches a familiar object, such as the wall next to you or the headboard. Then push the limb through this object. Put it back in place by placing it back in the physical shell. After that, reduce the oscillation frequency and stop the experiment. Lie still for a while after practice. You need to fully return to your physical body, to your reality. This exercise will prepare you for the full exit of the astral body.

Step 7: Exit The Astral Body From The Physical Body

There are different methods for performing the exit of the astral body from the physical body.

Method 1: “Lifting”

The essence of this method is to lift your astral body from the physical body. To do it, you need to think that you are becoming lighter and lighter. Find lightness after entering the vibration state. Mentally move yourself to float upward. Focus on this goal and let no extraneous thoughts interrupt it. In this case, the astral projection will happen naturally.

Method 2: “Rotation”

You can apply this method only after you have entered into a vibration state. After that, try to roll over, as if you are turning over in bed over your side on your stomach. There is no need to try to turn over your physical body. This should be done by your astral body!

Try to twist your body from the top and actually flip into the astral body right out of your physical body. If everything is done correctly, then you will find yourself as if outside the body, but next to it. Mentally force yourself to go upwards. Pull yourself up to the ceiling. At this point, you should be pushed to the ceiling and find yourself floating above the physical body facing it.

Method 3: “Rope”

Imagine a rope that hangs from the ceiling right above your body. Stretch out your astral arms towards it. You may feel dizzy, it’s normal. Now take the rope and focus on climbing up the rope.

The Bottom Line

Most astral travelers explore the physical world they know during their astral projections. However, there are limitless possibilities to explore during astral projections. When you are able to project into the Higher Astral plane you can even get access to the Akashic Records.

Moreover, during your astral projections, you can travel through time and space, and even communicate with other people (and sometimes with other astral projections), astral beings, build astral worlds, etc. All you need is consistent practice and you will discover many different ways to explore the Astral plane.

Hopefully, this astral projection guide was useful for you and very soon you will be able to start your own astral journey!

In this article, I will share with you the most powerful crystals for confidence, their properties, and how they can help you to build your will power, boost your self-esteem, and manifest your biggest dreams into reality!

In lithotherapy, stones are classified according to their dominant energies. It can be masculine or feminine energy (Yang or Yin). Also taken into account are the proportions of the 4 elements: Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Based on these characteristics, you can choose the crystals for the development of particular abilities or attracting certain events to your life.

Crystals For Confidence: What Are They?

Confidence is associated with Yang energy and the elements of Fire and Earth. When crystals contain these kinds of energy in sufficient amounts, they help their owner to develop willpower, determination, and confidence.

The Most Powerful Crystals For Confidence

#1 Citrine

Because of its shining surface and Golden hue, citrine is traditionally associated with the Sun energy. This beautiful crystal serves as a symbol of the unshakeable core of the personality. Therefore, citrine, like other minerals associated with the Sun energy, contributes to the development of confidence. Moreover, citrine is a mineral that can banish pessimistic thoughts and return the joy of life.

It is suitable for people whose self-doubt is accompanied by melancholy, excessive concern about health, various fears. It is a crystal of optimism. Citrine awakens your deeply hidden “inner child“, and makes you more open, playful, natural. And this more cheerful view of the world, in turn, has a positive impact on self-esteem.

It is best to wear citrine closer to the head. Therefore women can wear citrine earrings, and men – a pendant on a short chain.

#2 Hematite

The name hematite comes from the Greek word “heme”, meaning blood, the essence of human life. This crystal has long been considered a talisman of courage. Medieval warriors wore hematite before important battles. This powerful crystal improves physical health.

It is perfect for those people whose self-doubt is associated with insufficient physical strength, shyness because of their own fragility. In emotional terms, hematite teaches its owner to defend their interests at all costs. Moreover, this crystal for confidence eliminates the fear of detractors and the constant search for approval from others.

#3 Garnet

It is considered a crystal of passion and willpower. Garnet eliminates shyness and also enhances all feelings associated with sexuality and aggression. It is a crystal of self-confidence. Garnet helps to reveal creative abilities.

It is suitable for those people who suffer from doubts about their own professional or creative competence. This beautiful crystal for confidence helps to cope with the lack of support and faith in your abilities from others. With garnet as a talisman, people gain unshakable confidence in their uniqueness.

Moreover, this powerful crystal is suitable for people who find their appearance unattractive and suffer from it. In ancient times, garnet was revered as a symbol of love and loyalty. An excess of Yang energy and the element of Fire has a positive effect on the male potency. Women wearing garnet jewelry become more liberated in sensual terms.

This crystal is associated with energy centers that are located in the lower part of the body. Therefore, it’s best to wear garnet in a ring or pendant.

#4 Rhodonite

This beautiful crystal not only increases the energy potential of its owner but also helps to spend this energy in the most constructive way. Most people that wear rhodonite notice that they become more focused and goal-oriented. They start to see clearly their mission and purpose on Earth. Moreover, rhodonite is considered a mineral of renewal and favorable life changes.

Rhodonite has the ability to purify from the negative influence of the past, painful memories, bad habits, and pessimistic thoughts.

#5 Zircon

Zircon gives the feeling of an unshakable inner core inside, which will withstand any life challenges.

If you want to boost your self-confidence then transparent zircon is most effective. It banishes fears and illusions.

This beautiful crystal is suitable for those people who are prone to excessive self-sacrifice for the sake of others. If you temporarily lost yourself in endless attempts to please others, following fashion and playing by other people’s rules, zircon can help you find a way out of this situation. This crystal protects people engaged in intellectual work. It improves concentration, productivity, develops human ingenuity, which has a positive effect on confidence and self-esteem.

#6 Obsidian

This mineral is essentially a volcanic glass, treated in a special way. Volcanic lava is the perfect expression of the unity of the Fire and Earth elements, and obsidian is abundantly saturated with their influence.

The Fire element awakens creativity, desire to change, and reinforces will. The Earth element helps to see a concrete and practical direction.

Obsidian is a crystal with a strong energy. It is suitable for people who are used to set big goals and are not afraid of change. This powerful crystal tests the person for durability and to those who successfully pass this test, obsidian gives incredible power.

#7 Carnelian

By activating the first three chakras, Carnelian provides a powerful boost to your confidence, willpower, and self-esteem. If you want to achieve something but have fears and doubts, the carnelian can give you the confidence and willpower to go for it. This beautiful crystal will empower you to build your dream life and reach the most unbelievable goals. With this powerful crystal, you will always feel like anything is possible and achievable!

#8 Sunstone

This beautiful crystal activates and attunes your Sacral and Solar Plexus chakras to stimulate your creative expression and help you manifest it into physical reality.

Sunstone also promotes leadership and activates the qualities of healthy masculine energy.

Moreover, this powerful crystal for confidence helps you transform and temper negative emotions, like anger, envy or resentment. It can also help you lift your vibration to rise above negative energies that may arise along your spiritual path.

How To Use Crystals For Confidence For Your Meditations?

According to the Indian teachings on the energy structure of the human body, there are several energy centers associated with confidence. One such center is the Solar plexus chakra. This chakra is associated with willpower, determination, and leadership. Therefore, it is very beneficial to work with your Solar plexus chakra if you want to boost your confidence. For doing this, use crystals for confidence during your meditation. Simply place the selected crystal for confidence in your Solar plexus area and visualize how the crystal is balancing your Solar plexus chakra with its energy. Stay in meditation as long as you need it.

Conclusion

When choosing what crystals for confidence to buy, rely on your intuition. Hold the crystal in your hand for a few minutes and try to feel its energy. If it gets hot, it is the sign that the crystal is calling for you. A slight pulsation coming from the crystal is the sign that the vibrations of the crystal are suitable for you. Buying jewelry or crystal, it is important not to regret its cost. Emotions should only be positive.

I hope this article was helpful for you and now you can find a perfect crystal that will boost your confidence and self-esteem!