INNER_SPEECH
Imaginal Hearing (Jury Verdict)
To influence an outcome, especially in a situation with external opposition, completely disregard the unfavorable physical facts and focus solely on hearing…
Step by step
- Identify the specific words or sounds you wish to hear that imply your desire is fulfilled.
- Completely disregard all contradictory or unfavorable external information.
- In your imagination, listen intently to those desired words or sounds.
- Repeat the imaginal hearing until it feels absolutely true and real to you.
- Persist in this inner hearing, even amidst external delays or opposition.
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The Law And The Promise
To influence an outcome, especially in a situation with external opposition, completely disregard the unfavorable physical facts and focus solely on hearing the desired words or outcome in your imagination. Persist in this imaginal hearing until it feels true and real.
Completely disregarding all that had been said by attorneys, witnesses and the judge who seemed to favor the plaintiff, I thought only of the words I wanted to hear. In my imagination, I listened intently and heard the foreman of the jury say, 'We find the defendant not guilty.' I listened until I knew it was true. I closed my mind's ear to everything said in that courtroom and heard only those words, 'We find the defendant not guilty!' The jury deliberated from noon recess until four-thirty that afternoon, and all during those hours I sat in the courtroom and heard those words over and over in my imagination. When the jurors returned the Judge asked the foreman to stand and give their verdict. The foreman stood up and said, 'We find the defendant NOT guilty'.
This technique highlights the power of selective attention in imagination. By closing off unwanted sensory input and intensely focusing on desired auditory input, one can compel the outer world to echo the inner experience.