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THE POWER OF OTHER HAY HousE PRODUCTS BY DR. WAYNE W. DYER Excust?s FrornAlnbition to Getting in me Incredible You.' (children's Inspiratian The Invisible .Force Ir:, No! H~~at }Gu've Got! rehildren's hook \\~th Kristina Tracv) Living tÚ ltl5dom oF the Tao .. A New \Miy ofThinking. a Ne\\,' H1Jy of Being (available August 200Y) A Promise 15 a Promise Staying On the Path 10 Secrets For Success and L~ner Peace Unstappab!e Me! (children's book with Traey) four Ultima te CaIling AUDIo/en PROGRAlVIS How tO Gel Reafly, Reafly, ReafIy, ReaIly \Mint Iflhu ¡he ,\;10y ¡hu Uve, the Life You ,4re Living Will Change (abrídged 4-CD Inspíration (abrídged 4-CD set) Inspiratíonal Thoughls lvlakin" Your Tno""hts Work for }óu (with Bvron Katie) ~ Meditations for lHandesting . 10] 11ilys lo Transform Your Life (audio book) The Power ofImentíon (abrídged 4-CD sel) 11 Promise 15 a Promise (audio book) The Secrets ofthe Po¡ver of In ten IÍO[J (6-CD set) 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace There 15 a Solutíon lo Every Problem The ColIection/CD ColIection Your JOllmey to Enlightenment (6-tape program) nVDs YO!lr Thoughts--Change lÓllI Life lnspiration The Power oflntention JO Secret5 for Success and lnner Peace Theres a Solution to Every Problem MISCELLANEOUS ChangeYour hOI~iU:lts---L,f18nJ?'e Your Lífe Perpetua! Flíp Calendar (available August 2008) ¡Vise/om Perpetual Flip Calendar Inner Peace Card, lm;plJca[J'On Cards Advallcíl1tl Jaur Spirít (with Maríanne Wílliamson) 10 Secrets for Success nOI11i[l[S---L,nanlie Your UFe (unabridged audio bookl llJedilation ltlsdom book) Flip Calendar Cards FIip Calendar Peace Cards 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace gift products: No(eQJrds CandJe, and loumal All of the above are available at local bookstore, or may be ordered by visiling: Hay Hause USA www.hayhouse.com; HOllse Australia: www.hayhouse.com.au; Hay Hall.e UK: www.hayhouse.co.uk; Hay House South Africa: www.hayhouse.co.za; Hay Housc India: www.hayhouse.co.in THE POWER OF Dr. Wayne W. Dyer jf HAY HOUSE HAY HOUSE, INC. Carlsbad, California • New York London • Sydney e Johannesburg Vancouver e Hong Kong • New Delhi Copyright © 2004 by Wayne W Dyer published attd dist1"ibuted in the United States by: Hay House, lne.: vvww.hayhouse.com • Published and dist'I'Íbuted in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hay house.com.au • Publislled and distributed in t1te United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: ww·w.hayhouse.co.uk. Publis1ted and disttibuted in tlle Republic ofSoutlL4frica by: Hay House SA Ltd.: wv>'W.hayhouse.co.za • Distrihuted in Canada by: Raincoast: www.raincoast.com • Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: w'Ww.hayhouse.co.in "Vayne Dycl's editor: Joanna Pyle: www.editorjoanna.com Editorial superliisiol!: JíII Kramer. Design: Amy Gingery All rights reserved. 1'\0 part of this book may be reproduccd by any mechanical, pho tographic, or electronic process. or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted. or otherwise be for public or private use··-other than for "fair use" as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews with out prior written permission of the publisher. The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical or medical problems without the advice of a physician. either or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer informa tion of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and well-being, In the event you use of the informatíon ín thís book for yourself, whích ís your con stítutional right, the and the publisher assume no responsibílity for your actions, Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dyer, Wayne W. The poweT of intention : to co-create your world your way W. DyeT. p.cm. ISBN 1-4019-0215-4 ISB:\' 1-4019-0216-2 (tradepaper) l. Intentionalism. I. Title. BF619.5.D942004 158.I-dc2! 2003014622 Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-0215-5 Tradepaper ISBN: 978-1-4019-0216-2 II 10 09 08 29 28 27 26 1st printing, February 2004 26th printing, March 2008 Prínted in the United States of America "Evvu¡ 6&ZUty wlucP," ¿;; ;;evt ~ 6dow 6y 1'~;;0't5 o/ l'~tWIt ~;;oo&;; ~ ~ aiU.jtluJu¡ d;;~ fPu:¿t cJ¿;;tud ;;O~ fwm wlzLcA w~ a1t CO~ . .." - Michelangelo ".5e1f-;¿uJ¿3afwlt ~;; fPu:¿t w~ ha.:V~ 6evt COIt;;cLoU;;~ coMUtid wdft oW¿, ;;o~ o/ 6~. O~ w~ fuL'V~ 1fl.Lid~ fft¿;; COMUtWIt, ffu.Jt ItOtIuJu¡ am ~O wlW~. ..." - Swamí Paramananda Fo/& rru¡ daw¡~f& Sk1¡e- J1y&. foWl- ;¡,w¡;w¡; volee,. ¿;¡, a r+fV¿Í;lU2twna1 mafcA fo Y0Wl- a.IUJ~ ;¡,ou1. Ituve- you! CONTENTS Preface: ................................... ,. PART 1: THE ESSENTIALS OF I~TENTION Chapter 1: Intention from a New Perspective ...... .3 ................21 ....................35 ..........61 Chapter 2: The Seven Faces of Intention Chapter 3: Connecting to lntention Chapter 4: Obstacles to Connecting to Intention Chapter 5: Chapter 6: Intentíon and Infinity ..................... 111 Your Impact on Others \Vhen Connected to Intention .............................89 PART 11: PUTfING INTENTION 'IO WORK (Eight chapters offering specific information and a step-by-step guide for applying these principIes to your daily life.) Chapter 7: It J5 My Jntention ro: Respect lVIyself at A1I Times ... 133 ...147 Chapter 8: Jt Is NIy 1ntention to: Uve lVIy Life on Purpose Chapter 9: Cltapter ID: Cltapter 11: CItapter 12: Chapter 13: CItapter 14: 1t Is MI' Jntention to: Be Authentic and PeacefuI with AÍI of lVIy Relatives ................... 163 Jt 15 lvIy 1ntention to: Feel SuccessfuI and Attract Abundance into lVIy Life ............. 173 Jt Js M)' Jntention to: Uve a Stress-Free, Tranquíl Ufe ........................... 187 1t 1s My Jntention to: Attract Ideal People and Divine Relationships ..................201 1t 15 NIy Intention to: Optimize lVIy Capacity to HeaI and Be Healed ....................215 It Js Intention to: Appreciate and Express the Genius That 1 Am .....................231 PART III: THE CONNECTION Chapter 15: A Portrait of a Person Conneeted to ihe Field of Intention ............ ~. . . ....245 Acknowledg1nents ......................................257 About tite Author ......................................259 ~-_..__._------------------ PREFACE T he book that you're now holding in your hands, and all of the informatíon it contains, was once a forrnless idea resid ing in the invisible domain of the field of intention. This book, The Power of Intention, was intended into the materíal world by applying all of the principIes wrítten about here. 1 man aged to make my own vibrational energy match up to the all creating Source, and aIIowed these words and ideas to flow through me directly to you. You're holding in your hands evidence that any thing we can conceive of in our minds-while staying in har mony vI,ith the universal all-creatíng Source-can and must come to pass. If you'd like to know how this book might impact you and how you might think, feel, and co-create after reading and applying its messages, 1 encourage you to read the final chapter, A Portrait of a Person C01u1ected to tlle Field ofIntention, before beginning this journey. You and everyone else, as well as aII of life, emanated from the universal aII-creating field of intention. Live from that perspec tíve, and you "viII come to know and apply the power of intention. You have an endless stream of green lights befare you! - Dr. Wayne W. Dyer Maui, Hawaii ix PART 1 "B~.5W~ tfu.r ¡¿¿V€k .5fcvW.5 tfu.r Iwey ~ o( ~. 71uvz.¿ 7JoM rru¡ fa~ 7Jwe1t, cvW rru¡ ho~ ¿.5 LIt fum. T1u!- bvM1y fa~ cvW / ~ on¿.." - The Essene Gospel of Peace ----CHAPTER ONE VIEWING INTENTION FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE "~ 1ft¿ U/1i:Vt!,,05~ ~ ¿'5 aIt ¿JnJlUa,5u/udl¿. i!W~5~a6~ fo'Ue w~ 5hcwUi.l1.5 ca1t ude;d, aM a650futdy VleIl1.JfPwtc; fftat ~~¿5t5 itl.- 1ft¿ e;1f~ C05J?105 ¿5 aitadulJ to itl.-telt-t6y eL COltl'tUtllUj M." - Carlos Castaneda D uring the past several years, I've been so strongly attracted to studying intention that I've read hundreds of books by psychological, sociological, and spiritual wTiters; ancient and modern scholars; and academíc researchers. My research reveals a fairly common definition of intention as a strong purpose or aim, accompanied by a determínation to produce a desíred result. People driven by intentíon are described as having a strong will that won't permít anything to ínterfere with achíeving their inner desire. I imagine a sort of pit-bull kind of resolve 01' deter mination. If you're one of those people with a never-give-up atti tude combined with an internal picture that propels you toward fulfíllíng your dreams, yon fit this description of someone with intentíon. You are, most likely, a super-achiever and probably proud of your ability to recognize and take advantage of opportu nities that arise. For manyyears I've held a similar belief about intentíon. In fact, I've \vcitten and spoken often about the power of intention being just what I've descríbed above. Over the past quarter of a century, however, I've felt a shift in my thinking from a purely psychologi calor personal-growth emphasis, toward a spiritual orientation where healing, creatíng miracles, manifesting, and making a con nection to divine intelligence are genuine possibilities. This hasn't been a deliberate attempt to disengage from myaca demic and professional background, but rather a natural evolution that's been unfolding as 1 began to make more consCÍous contact with Spirit. My \vríting now emphasizes a belief that we can find spirítual solutions to problems by living at higher levels and calling upon faster energies. In my mind, intention is now something much greater than a determined ego or individual wiIl. It's some thing almost totally opposite. Perhaps this comes from shedding many levels of ego in my own life, but 1 also feel the strong influ ence of two sentences 1read in a book by Carlos Castaneda. In my writing lífe, I've often come across something in a book that starts a thought germinating in me that ultimately compels me to write a new bool. At any rate, I read these two sentences in Castaneda's final book, The Active Side of 111fil1ity, while I was waiting to have a cardiac procedure to open one clogged artery leading into my heart that had caused a mild heart attacl. Castaneda's words were: "Intent is a force that exists in the uni verse. When sorcerers (those who live of the Source) beckon íntent, it comes to them and sets up the path for attainment, which means that sorcerers always accomplish what they set out to do." \\-'hen I read those two sentences, 1 was stunned by the insight and clarity it gave me about the power of intention. Imagine that intention 1S not something you do, but rather a force that exists in the universe as an invisible field of energy! 1 had never considered íntention in this way before reading Castaneda's words. 4 VIEWI?'JG INTENTION FROl\~ l\ NEW PERSPECTlVE 1 wrote those two sentences down, and then 1 had them printed on a card and laminated. 1 carried the lamínated card \vith me into the catheter lab for my minor surgical procedure, and as soon as 1 could, 1began talking about the power of intention to everyone who would listen. 1 made intentÍon a part of every speech 1 gave. 1 immersed myself in this idea to use it, not only for my own healing, but to help others use the power of intention to carry them where they're fully equipped to go. 1 had experienced satori, or instant awakening, and was intent on offering this ínsight to oth ers. It had become clear to me that accessing the power of inten lion relieved so much of the seemingly impossible work of striving to fulfill desires by sheer force of will. Since that defining moment, I've thought of the power of intention Ín virtually all of my waking hours~and books, articles, conversations, telephone calls, items arriving in my mailbox, and arbitrary works 1 might be looking at in a bookstore aH seemed to conspire lo keep me on this path. So here it is: The Power of Intention. 1 hope this book will help you view intention in a new way and make use of it in a mannel' that leads you to define your self as Patanjali suggested more than 20 centuries ago: "Dormant forces, faculties, and talents come alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by fal' than you ever dl'eamed yourself lo be." Patanjali's two words, "dormant forces," kick-started me in the direction of wTiting about Íntention. Patanjali was referring to forces that appear to be either noneXÍstent or dead, ami he was refer ring to the powerful energy a person feels when inspired. Ifyou've ever felt inspired by a purpose or calling, you know the feelíng of Spil'it working thl'ough you. Inspi1'ed is our word for in-spirited. I've thought long and hard about the idea of being able to access seemingly dormant forces to assist me at key times in my life to achieve an inner burning desire. \Vhat are these forces? \iVhere are they located? Who gets to use them? Who is denied access? And why? Questions like these have propelled me to research and write this book and subsequently arrive at a totally new perspec tive of intentíon.