Abraham's 17 second technique.

[lildreamer316]

I've been re-reading Ask and It Is Given, and am really in tune with the Abraham-Hicks teachings as of late. The 17 second technique is in the book, and is often taught and referenced in their Law Of Attraction workshops they give all over the world. Anyway, someone took the technique and make some helpful video of it, expanding it to the optimum 68 seconds. Here is the explanation:

"We encourage you to play with spending 17 seconds on any topic. If you hold any thought, positive or negative, wanted or not wanted, if you hold a thought purely for 17 seconds, that at the 17 second point, another thought just like it joins it. And as these two thoughts coalesce, there is a combustion. And as these two thoughts combust, they are parlayed into one more evolved, faster vibrating thought. And when it happens, you feel it. It feels like heightened interest or enthusiasm. If you hold that, now more evolved, thought for another 17 seconds, then when you cross that 34 second mark, the same thing happens. Another thought like the more evolved thought now joins it, and there’s another combustion point. Only this time, it moves much further than it did the first time, because the two thoughts that combined were bigger to begin with. Purely hold a thought for 17 seconds until it combusts and another thought joins it, and the Energy in that combustion is equivalent to 2,000 action hours. If you work a normal 40 hour a week job, that’s about what you work in a year. 17 seconds of pure thought, allowing the combustion, gives you that much Energy. Your action is not very important by comparison. Cross the 34 second mark, and you can multiply your action by ten. That’s 20,000 action hours. Cross the 51 second mark, and you can multiply by ten again. That’s 200,000 action hours. If you can hold a thought, purely, without contradicting it, until you cross the 68 second mark — that’s just four times 17 — you can multiply by ten again. That’s over 2,000,000 action hour equivalent. We’re talking about accessing the Energy that Creates worlds. And the reason that it is not fathomable to most of you is that most of you don’t make it past the eight second mark without contradicting your desire. "

Excerpted from G-10/17/96 — Syracuse, NY

(from the 68 seconds video website):
To simplify it:

17 seconds is worth 2,000 manhours (or about 1 year of action…)
34 seconds is worth 20,000 manhours (or about 10 years of action…)
51 seconds is worth 200,000 manhours (or about 100 years of action…)
68 seconds is worth 2,000,000 manhours (or about 1000 years of action…)

WOW! And the reason that it is not fathomable to most of you is that most of you don’t make it past the eight second mark without contradicting your desire. I guess I have been definitely falling into the “8 seconds and less of pure positive thought” group. Definitely something I need to work on and will make a concerted effort to do so.

The videos on 68 Seconds can help! There are several there about money and relationships. There is also a template one that is just counting down the 68 seconds. All of them will let you focus in a more positive way so why not give it a try?!

http://www.68secondvideo.com/



Hope this is helpful to someone.

[I Have A Dream]

1. Thanks for the reminder, lildreamer.

I have a real problem with keeping my attention on things, so I need to work in this area. It really is something worth working on.

[blondie58]

2. thanks for posting this, lildreamer!

this is something that I've just recently discovered and I was drawn to it from the start. I am anxious to learn as much as I can about it.

[windoe]

3. Love it!

An antidote to the fast paced world, to maintain a strong vision inside :)

[rumpel]

4. Definitely I will give it a try.

Thank you, lildreamer :hi:

[Callie McAllie]

5. Interesting. I will have to try this.

[hermetic]

6. I just tried 17 secs

There is something I really need and I have a "mind picture" of it being successful. I found myself in front of a clock with a large second hand, so I figured out where a bit more than 17 secs would be easy to see, and then I tried to keep my attention on my successful outcome, for 17 secs. I think I got to 12 before some other thoughts started nudging at the edges. So I made conscious effort to keep them at bay and decided to keep giving this exercise a try, whenever I have a timepiece in front of me that I don't have to pay attention to, because I can just look at it and know how much time has passed.

I did do one thing wrong though, I believe. When I started sending that success thought out, I did not ask that the outcome would be for the highest good. And I apologize to my dear mentor, IHAD, I usually do include that, but this time, I was in a hurry. Will do a do over.

I would love to hear of others' attempts to maintain one clear thought for more than 17 secs, or less.

And, it's taken me a while to write this, so if you have just posted an experience, I thank you. Remember this is a reply to the OP.

:grouphug:

[Grateful for Hope]

7. Thank you so much for posting this

Just tried it on a problem that I have, and, lo and behold, I not only found reassurance, but, I also found a solution.

You are the best, Lildreamer!