Thinking and feeling are so closely interconnected with each other that people seldom think without feeling or feel without thinking. Both activities are closely intertwined.
So, what happens during the process of thinking?
This was explained by Annie Besant and Charles Webster Leadbeater of the Theosophical Society as part of their clairvoyant observations. In their book Thought Forms (1905), the authors wrote, “Each definite thought produces a double effect — a radiating vibration and a floating form.” The authors also introduced the term “Thought Forms” in their book. The Thought Form wasn’t a new concept and was present as part of Theosophical literature.
So, what exactly is a thought form? Why is it important to know about thought forms? These are the topics that this article will discuss at length.
Thinking and Feeling Produce Thought Forms
According to ancient teachings, during your process of thinking and feeling, there are two phenomena that take place. The first is that you create a Thought Form (or a Thought Entity). A thought form is a real living being or entity created by the thinking.
In one of his letters to AP Sinnett, Master KH wrote: “Thoughts are things — have tenacity, coherence, and life — that they are real entities.” Thought Forms, in general, are usually very weak and have a very short lifespan unless you know the art and science of creating a powerful thought form (we will discuss the topic of powerful thought forms later in this article).
A thought form is made of energy and contains emotional and mental matter. A thought form can be well-formed or vague. The clearer the thought, the more well defined would be the thought-form. Also, the thought-form can be either positive or negative — depending on the thoughts and emotions of a person. For example, anger creates a negative thought form, while compassion creates a positive thought form.
Secondly, the act of thinking or feeling also produces what is called a psychic radiatory field. The concept of a psychic radiatory field is similar to that of a transmitting tower that sends out television signals. When you think and feel something strongly, you, too, radiate an energy field with the quality of that energy. “The radiating vibration,” according to Besant and Leadbeater, “conveys the character of the thought, but not its subject.” In other words, a thought form contains the exact content of your thoughts and emotions, while the psychic radiatory field only includes the quality of your thoughts and emotions.
For example, happiness and joy radiating from one person can stimulate similar vibrations in a nearby person. You may have noticed this in your life as well. You feel happy when you come into contact with someone happy because the person radiates an energy field of happiness. However, when you come in contact with someone angry, you also tend to be affected and feel pulled down.
Thought forms are real in the sense that they become (for some time) a kind of independent living being. To provide an analogy, a thought form is the spiritual equivalent of a computer program. The sub-routines will keep running the same program until the time when an intent and focus are made (by you) to change them.
Thought Entities: Why Care?
According to Beasant and Leadbeater, a thought form directed towards an individual will have marked effects. For example, a thought of love and a desire to protect, directed strongly towards some beloved person, will create a through form. This thought form will go to the person’s thought and remain in his or her aura as a shielding and protecting agent; it will seek all opportunities to serve and defend (provided there is karmic entitlement).
The converse is also true. A negative thought form will have the opposite effect. For example, if you were present in an environment (such as an office) with a lot of stress and anger, you would tend to get stressed and angry. This is because of the strong psychic radiatory fields of stress and anger present there.
There are several types of negative thought forms. There are weakening thoughts that are caused by unnecessary belittling remands and criticism. These tend to have serious damaging effects on the person these are being projected upon. The negative thought form, when accepted in the aura and some of the chakras of a person, will result in a poor self-image, low self-confidence, and low self-esteem and will hinder a person’s future success. It is like introducing a sub-routine that runs the same negative program repeatedly.
There are several others, like aggressive thoughts (typically projected by salesmen to make you buy things you do not need), snobbish thoughts, racist thoughts, and violent thoughts.
Intentional or not, these negative programs tend to cause dire consequences. Hence, learning to protect (or shield) yourself from negative thought forms is essential. It is also important to learn and apply techniques that can help to purify your space.
The Art and Science of Creating Powerful Thought Forms
In the works of Alice Bailey, the process of creating a concept, or “building a thought form,” is viewed as a deeply esoteric magical act. According to HP Blavatsky in her book (The Secret Doctrine), “The plan [for the Cosmos] was furnished by the Ideation of the Universe, and the constructive labour was left to the Hosts of intelligent Powers and Forces.” What this means is that everything starts off as a thought given that it contains the “blueprint” using which the creation is built, including the Universe. Even the device that you are using to read this article would have had its genesis as a thought when the creator ideated about the design.
Why is this important? If one can learn the art of creating powerful thought forms, then it is possible to harness the power of one’s thoughts to create a life of prosperity and success, both materially and spiritually. This art and science was taught by Master Choa Kok Sui in his Kriyashakti workshop, which has to do with materializing your goals and wishes using a combination of Pranic Energy and thought power.
In Conclusion
We are swimming in a world of thought forms and emotional energies, not all of which are beneficial for us. In fact, we are constantly bombarded by negative and injurious energies. If you are not properly protected from these contaminants, you can be affected spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially. This is one of the reasons why it is very important to take the MCKS Practical Psychic Self-Defence workshop. This workshop teaches you scientific ways of utilizing Pranic energies to properly protect yourself, your belongings, your surroundings, and your loved ones from negative and destructive energy patterns. The course offers simple, effective, and practical remedies to psychic problems encountered by most people. It teaches ways to shield oneself from projected negative thoughts and psychic contamination by strengthening the human aura, removing negative energies and vibrations from psychically dirty places, and other never-before-known techniques.
Another important thing to recognize is that it is important to generate positive and loving thoughts toward other people. Studies show that plants grow better if you talk to them. Can you imagine the effect of saying loving, nurturing, and supporting things to other humans? They, too, will progress faster and become better human beings.
On the other hand, if you keep verbally and mentally criticizing people, then you would, in turn, be obstructing the person’s progress. By the Law of Karma, you, in turn, are entitled to receive the same from others. Hence, it is important to consciously generate good thoughts about other people, especially the people you don’t like.
Like MCKS taught: “Loving-kindness attracts loving-kindness anger and hatred attract anger and hatred.” Ultimately, the choice is ours as to what we want to receive.
Very informative, simply explained.
I’m always looking for articles on this topic. I’ve never read any writings of Annie Besant. Will include that to my reading list. Thanks for the info