Since last few months, I have started capturing time “11:11” i.e. whenever I see 11:11 AM or PM, I post a message “11:11” on Twitter or to someone in WhatsApp.
Why?
Is it superstition? Is it some new quirk? Those who know me would be baffled by this. Because i am not at all into such things.
The reason is actually rather insignificant or unrelated to superstition.
Firstly, 11:11 is considered to be an Angel Number and there are multiple theories about synchronicity and a cosmic message!?
My reason is different. I am fascinated by numbers. And I’m also fascinated by experiments related to self-discovery, habit formation and focused pursuit of something.
I have experienced over many years that, sometimes, I get a hunch of things which are about to happen. I say sometimes because it’s not always. I wish a lot of things. I imagine and dream of many things. But there are moments when that wish, that dream shapes up into something more concrete. You just feel the vibe that it’s not merely a dream but it’s soon going to happen. Have you felt that way? It happens in case of good things as well as bad things. Gut feel or inner voice or whatever you may call it – tells us that it’s going to happen. That’s not a great thing in itself.
The interesting question to me is: “Can we influence things that we dream of or yearn for?”
From this point it may lead to two divergent paths (which eventually might be merging, I don’t know): The first path is that of spirituality, mysticism, cryptic/cosmic energy, supernatural powers etc. I don’t want to go on that trail – not yet.
The second path is that of willpower, mindpower, the power of intent, the power of desire and how to reign in control on mind/will (if possible). The more diluted version of this is just about positive thinking and habit formation. I am more open to conduct experiments on this path.
I read few things about Manifesting.
Manifesting is the practice of using the mind/human body/spirit connection to create a desire, wish, or goal in order to achieve tangible results (manifestation). The core belief behind the science of manifestation is that if a person chooses to practice gratitude and focus on positive thoughts regarding a specific goal, they may be able to manifest positive outcomes.
The process of bringing something into reality by the power of intention, belief, and focused thought is referred to as manifestation. It is frequently linked to the law of attraction, which states that like attracts like and that our thoughts and emotions can form our exterior experiences.
What I do or focus on is very simple and mundane. It’s more about eliminating or controlling “mental chatter” and calming my mind, focussing at subconscious level and then “applying” it to some physical or material thing. Let me explain:
I am not an early riser. Whenever I’ve to wake up very early in the morning for something important (going for an exam or a meeting, or catching a flight etc), I have to set-up multiple alarms. I have observed that sometimes I stay awake or don’t get proper sleep. This happens because of fear or anxiety or burden/pressure. Then there are times when I actually wake-up even before the alarm buzzes and I don’t feel tired; I get good and high-quality sleep. This happens when I’m positively involved into that event and somehow I’m subconsciously tracking the time in my mind and I’m very eager to wake-up.
I slowly realised that having positive mindset makes a lot of difference. Don’t get me wrong. I’m an eternal optimist and I have strong willpower and fighting spirit too. But that’s different than having a positive mindset.
I read somewhere that the most important decision one can make everyday is to be happy. At first, it sounded mushy. But over the years I have realised that it makes sense. Yes, it’s not about faking your emotion and say that you are happy. It’s about letting yourself the possibility of being happy. Being open to receive happiness. I think that’s what I was not doing. I used to carry (and still do) negative sentiments and close myself in the negative spiral. I used to obsess about all the negative things which were happening in my life or which I thought would happen to me. Whether or not those things actually happened, I still had miserable time because of my attitude. Anyways, I felt that that’s something I could experiment with.
Now, what happens when you manifest something AND work towards it? Well, the thing may happen, or it may not…but your journey through it is better. It’s not creating an illusionary bubble around you, it’s just exploring an alternate approach of dealing with things.
So, what I decided was that I’ll narrow my focus, dream less but dream more deliberately; allow those few things to occupy my mind and my conscientious totally so that it touches not just my waking self, but also the sub-conscious self.
One of the simple activity I started with was posting a message or a tweet at 11:11. Why not 10:10 or 12:12? No specific reason. I just thought 11:11 has a nice ring to it. I later discovered about the Angel reference. But, trust me, that was later. Cricket umpire David Shepherd used to jump/hop on 1 leg when the scoreboard used to be exactly at 111 or 222 or 333 etc. It was his little eccentric quirk which I had seen in my childhood. Maybe that’s why 11:11. But it could be any such number.
What I do is the following:
I don’t plan for 11:11. i.e. I don’t wait for a lot of time to see that time. The rule is simple. If it is within less than a minute i.e. if I catch the time at 11:10 then I wait for 11:11 and post. If it’s exactly 11:11 then, of course, I post. But at other times, I simply let it pass.
What I have to observe is that over a period, does my mind unknowingly start keeping track of time and alert my waking self right on time? Maybe not. Let’s see.
The point of the experiment is that, when you manifest something with really strong will power and intent, will things start shaping up; will opportunities be created for that thing to happen?
Another example: I want to meet someone or connect with someone. I manifest that thought. I put it out in the universe – not openly, but in my mind, as a thought. And then I wait for a response. It may seem childish. Someone might argue that if I manifest that Shah Rukh Khan or Tom Cruise should connect with me, will it ever happen? Of course, not. And my manifesting such a thought itself wouldn’t be genuine. It’s not about any random wish. It’s about things which are in some sense within my realm, my sphere of influence and then I should manifest and do my bit (take effort to make it happen, or create a conducive environment) and wait.
One last point. I only manifest good things. Not the dark, sinister or undesirable things. I don’t want to experiment on that side. My intent is positive. I thought about this when I read the following quote on Twitter.
Do you want to join me in this experiment? What are you manifesting?
ekoshapu 
Leave a comment