Thought has creative power, say the wise; the foolish, however, do not believe it, and when confronted with it, they do not remember ever having heard of it. God created man in His own “image” (that is, in His likeness); therefore, thought has creative power. Fortunately, God was merciful and did not grant too much creative power—or perhaps He has already taken it back.

Let’s look at a few examples of how humans ruin their own creation by being unable to control their thoughts or by not even paying attention to what they create with their thoughts. Why am I addressing this serious topic on this particular day? Perhaps because it steps in our door; the war is raging in Europe, the election battles are in full swing—in other words, life is happening.

Let’s look at the accompanying diagram: let’s imagine we have one positive (green) thought and one with the opposite sign (negative, yellow). If both appear within us with equal strength, they cancel each other out—meaning neither comes to pass. Most people find themselves in this situation, successfully excluding themselves from the circle of conscious beings by alternately thinking one thing and its opposite about something—even about themselves. Anyone who holds contradictory beliefs about themselves will never be a factor in anyone’s life.

Both negative and positive thoughts can be reinforced, for example, through repetition or by completely eliminating opposing thoughts. Let’s look at a few examples, say, in the context of job hunting.

“Nothing ever works out for me, so I won’t even try.” This thought rules out the possibility of success from the start. Or: “I feel that I’ll find what I’m looking for.” This conveys the certainty that, on the one hand, I know what I want, and on the other, I believe in myself—that I’m capable of it and that it will happen in due time.

Most of the time, however, thoughts related to a given topic appear intertwined with one another. When a negative attitude coexists with a positive one: “I don’t think I’ll find a better job, but I’ll give it a try anyway.” This is the case where someone makes his efforts so difficult that failure is a foregone conclusion, since he doesn’t believe from the start that he can succeed. But at least he is trying so he can say he did everything he could, and if he keep trying persistently enough, it’s possible that in a moment of carelessness (when he is in a more positive mood), the scales will temporarily tip, and he will manage to find a job—one that won’t be better than the one before, but at least it’s a different one.

The opposite scenario occurs when the positive thought is partially overshadowed by a negative one: “I’ll find a better job, if nothing gets in the way.” This thought contains an inner belief that he can make it happen, but it’s accompanied by an element of chance that seemingly doesn’t depend on him. In such cases, of course, something usually does come up, and this continues until, in a moment of carelessness, he forgets his negative thought—and lo and behold, nothing gets in the way, and he succeeds.

This is part of every person’s individual life experience, and over time, they may find their own solution. At the same time, we form a society, and our negative and positive thoughts all add up. This can have the power to shape history in both positive and negative directions. In the written history of humanity, however, positive shifts have been less common than negative ones. This, in turn, has led to constant warfare, the annihilation of cultures, and destruction—which we are witnessing even now.

Of course, there are people who are well acquainted with the law of creation and who successfully manipulate impressionable masses to bring about their own vision. That’s why it matters what you shout at popular music concerts!

The question may arise: Why does God allow all this? Well, God asks the inhabitants of the higher world to do something about them so they don’t destroy one another. And these enlightened beings regularly override the manifestation of the most absurd human follies with their positive thoughts. For a while... But no one wants to work on instead of others forever, so humanity is left to its own devices for a shorter or longer period of time to face the consequences of its actions. Then it all starts over again.

I, too, write only because I believe that my thoughts have creative power and spread throughout the collective field of consciousness, setting change in motion.

Margaret Rhasoda Varga
guru of UCCM
Budapest, Hungary