Setting intentions

[Izz]

Do you personally view setting intentions as powerful form of affirmations or allowing?

E.g. "I set intentions to astral travel again"

[Miss Hepburn]

"I am going to have a safe and fruitful trip."
(To the Hardware store.) Yes, very powerful and for me important. :)
"I am going to have sweet dreams tonight."

[Izz]

That's beautiful, Miss Hepburn

[Izz]

To add

"I set intentions to astral travel again, which will be a fulfilling and pleasant experience"

[lostsoul13]

I research and inquire to my imagination and desires, then assume to my affirmations- if that clarity doesn’t work I set intentions.. if that doesn’t work I remind back to imagination to resort to last moments living the intention or desire…

As far as sleep walking my Bpd takes over and lives it’s life from a ego point of view the only thing I have left to achieve is pain: only if I could understand pain- my intentions are insensitive to its notions

[Izz]

That vibration - I feel "looking forward" to ap again somehow

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by Izz

That vibration - I feel "looking forward" to ap again somehow

Yes, be happy cuz it will happen again.
Expectation is something I very much believe in ...If I plant corn I expect corn, not wheat.
If I work a day I expect to be paid.
Expectation gets a bad rap. Why? Because people do not know how this Universe works often.. or prayer.
It's a Formula. If you have doubt, forget it.
If you give double signals -
(I want to Astral Project, but gee, I dunno if it'll ever happen)-then nothing happens.

Be haPpY, smile cuz it's gonna happen, feel the joy...it's like an open door invitation to what you want.
Come with an empty cup expecting it will be filled!!! Ta da!

(People often think you're nuts, btw...my friends never think I'm nuts anymore after decades watching my life.)

[Izz]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

(People often think you're nuts, btw...my friends never think I'm nuts anymore after decades watching my life.)

Thank you Miss Hepburn

I used to have that nagging fear of being thought of as nuts

But I realize there some things that worked for me in my life - that I don't have to share with others when / if they don't understand

Also setting intentions is powerful stuff

I feel so comforted beyond words about my last ap experience

[iamthat]

Originally Posted by Izz

Do you personally view setting intentions as powerful form of affirmations or allowing?

E.g. "I set intentions to astral travel again"

The thought occurs to me that this is a bit of an indirect affirmation.

By which I mean that the focus is on the setting of intentions rather than the desired end result.

So a more direct affirmation would be something like:

I can easily astral travel at will.

Or this could be expanded, such as:

Astral travel is simple and I can easily astral travel at will.

I do think that focused intent is important to achieve anything, but let us not confuse the means with the goal.

Peace

[Izz]

After setting those intentions I have had such a good feeling

I think it's also connected to a feeling of joy from friendship and the reminder of it - although I did not tell my friend that I accidentally ap'ed to his place (not yet anyway), seeing him on the astral plane reminded me of some of the timeless friendships I have had since 2006, 2007 etc