Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies, hosted by Brent Marchant
Summer Heroics
Every summer, like clockwork, the motion picture industry trots out its annual crop of action-adventure and superhero films. To many movie buffs, such pictures might make for dazzling eye candy, but they’re generally regarded as little more than fluffy, escapist special effects extravaganzas. Yet, from a conscious creation perspective, they often offer us more, even if such contributions are not readily obvious or recognized.
As I wrote in Chapter 6 of Get the Picture, courage and heroism are essential components of the manifestation process. In fact, these qualities are just as integral to making conscious creation work as they are to the success of the plotlines of summertime blockbusters. Without such elements in place, many of our beliefs may never get fair try-outs, and otherwise-worthwhile creations would thus never see the light of day. So, like our big screen counterparts, whether we’re engaged saving humanity from dastardly evil-doers, or birthing brave new materializations, or simply exploring sides of ourselves that have never been examined before, all of these undertakings embody acts that stem from beliefs fueled by courage and heroism. And films that tell such tales often provide the requisite inspiration viewers may need to flesh out their innermost heartfelt, but untried convictions.
This summer, the movie industry is offering us an array of pictures with characters engaged in a variety of heroic behavior. Champions of noble causes live out grand adventures, as in films like “Ironman,” “The Dark Knight,” and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” Elsewhere, introspective inquisitors boldly explore life’s great mysteries, as in “The X-Files: I Want To Believe” (how’s that for a fitting conscious creation title?). Even unlikely heroes—everyday folks—participate in envelope-pushing acts, as in the heart-tugging drama “The Visitor” (see my review of this picture at http://andnowforthegoodnewsmovies.blogspot.com).
Courage and heroism are underrated qualities of the conscious creation process, often deserving of far more attention than they typically receive. In fact, the very manifestation of our creations might depend on our willingness to draw upon them in the first place. And yet all it may take to employ the process successfully is a little motivation.
So to see examples of movies that aptly illustrate these principles, be sure to check out some of this summer’s new releases. Grab that cape of yours, and fly on down to your local multiplex. Your reality may depend on it.
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