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Creative Visualization Paperback – 24 Sept. 2010

by Shakti Gawain (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 835 ratings
Explains how to use mental imagery and affirmations to produce positive change, offering meditation suggestions and exercises designed to strengthen self-esteem, improve health, and promote relaxation. 50,000 first printing. Reprint.
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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    New World Library
  4. Publication date
    24 Sept. 2010
  5. Dimensions
    14.61 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1577312295
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1577312291
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New World Library; New edition (24 Sept. 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1577312295
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1577312291
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.61 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 835 ratings

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Shakti Gawain

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Shakti Gawain

Shakti is a pioneer in the field of personal development. For over twenty-five years, she has been a best-selling author and internationally renowned teacher of consciousness. Shakti has facilitated thousands of individuals in developing greater awareness, balance and wholeness in their lives.

Shakti has written numerous books considered classics in her field. Her distinguished publishing history includes best sellers Creative Visualization, Living in the Light, The Path of Transformation, Four Levels of Healing, Creating True Prosperity, and Developing Intuition. Her books have sold over 10 million copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-founder, with Marc Allen, of New World Library Publishing Company.

She has appeared on such nationally syndicated programs as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Sonya Live, The Larry King Show, The Leeza Show, America’s Talking and New Dimensions Radio, and has been featured in New Woman, New Age Journal, and Time Magazine.

Through her seminars and her books, Shakti helps people heal and develop all levels of their being — spiritual, mental, emotional, physical — and access their intuitive inner wisdom. Sharing the ideas and practices that have helped her the most in her own life, she guides others on their path to living more consciously. She facilitates us in finding deeper meaning and purpose through developing our unique gifts and abilities.

Shakti is a passionate environmentalist, who believes that as we bring more awareness to our daily lives, we can learn to live in balance on our planet.

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Customers find this book insightful, describing it as an uplifting inspirational read that helps understand how we create our lives. Moreover, the book is easy to read and understand, providing a wonderful overview of visualization techniques. Additionally, customers appreciate the exercises included in the book.

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29 customers mention ‘Insight’29 positive0 negative

Customers find this book insightful and helpful, describing it as an excellent spiritual and uplifting inspirational read.

"...It is so informative, if you are interested in visualisation/meditation and spiritual matters, this is the book for you...." Read more

"...Negative or positive, thought is the seed of all realities, consciously or unconsciously we create our lives around us with the power of..." Read more

"...Overall a massively useful tool to anyone who is looking to push their development forward. *" Read more

"This is one of the best books on spiritual matters. It's not a vague book full of waffle. It's gives very easy to use visualizations...." Read more

12 customers mention ‘Ease of reading’12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and understand, with one customer noting it is not fussy or highbrow.

"...It is easy to read and understand and the exercises are wonderful. I have gained a lot from reading this book...." Read more

"...She makes a complex situation straight-forward and I am steadily working my way through her book and doing the exercises as they appear throughout..." Read more

"...Very easy to understand and the exercises are also made in a way that allows you to start right away...." Read more

"...from the New Age world, certainly seems to beat more recent stuff for quality of writing and clarity of content...." Read more

12 customers mention ‘Visualisation’12 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the visualization techniques in the book, describing them as wonderful and easy to use, with one customer noting the clarity of the content.

"...is how we should all live our lives with positive, purposeful, creative manifestation...." Read more

"...It's not a vague book full of waffle. It's gives very easy to use visualizations. It is interesting in its teachings...." Read more

"...seems to beat more recent stuff for quality of writing and clarity of content...." Read more

"...I would highly recommend this book for a wonderful overview of the Visualisation techniques, it is everything you need to know about it, under one..." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Exercise content’4 positive0 negative

Customers like the exercises in the book.

"...It is easy to read and understand and the exercises are wonderful. I have gained a lot from reading this book...." Read more

"...Very easy to understand and the exercises are also made in a way that allows you to start right away...." Read more

"...It's full of exercises, most of which are very simple to do. I found myself visualising the exercises themselves before I'd even done them!..." Read more

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  • anniemac
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 June 2019
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    The same as in other reviews, I would say that this book is fantastic. I read a creative visualisation book many years ago that I liked and I think this might be the updated one. It is so informative, if you are interested in visualisation/meditation and spiritual matters, this is the book for you. It is easy to read and understand and the exercises are wonderful. I have gained a lot from reading this book. It is not a book that I would read from cover to cover in a couple of hits, but I go back to it when I am in the right mood and choose which chapters are relevant. I would highly recommend this.
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  • martin
    5.0 out of 5 stars awesome and humble
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2014
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    I first read this book nearly 30 years ago. I was always aware of the power of thought but my thoughts were always erratic and often negative. This book explains things clearly and helps to focus the mind.
    This is the type of knowledge that should be part of the school curriculum with lessons dedicated to the teaching of creative visualisation.
    This is how we should all live our lives with positive, purposeful, creative manifestation.
    Negative or positive, thought is the seed of all realities, consciously or unconsciously we create our lives around us with the power of thought.
    This book can show you how to create a positive life. Believe it or don't believe it, the choice is yours.
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  • SClaire
    4.0 out of 5 stars :-D
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 April 2010
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    This is a Lovely book!Having said that I can see how it wouldn't suit everyone... It should be approached with an open mind and I think other personal development groundwork should be done before starting it otherwise it might not reach it's full potential. However... the message is very powerful! It shares general themes with other books of it's ilk but it is apparent that this was one of the very first. The delivery of the message is wonderful and unlike many other books that have jumped on the bandwagon there is no hype and no Bull... do it and it will work, don't if you don't want to! Overall a massively useful tool to anyone who is looking to push their development forward. *
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  • Miss Husard
    5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT GUIDE TO VISUALISATION
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2014
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    I have been aware of Shakti Gawain for a while and decided to purchase her guide to the visualisation process.
    She makes a complex situation straight-forward and I am steadily working my way through her book and doing the exercises as they appear throughout the text.
    Shakti has the ability to write with great compassion and I felt that she was addressing me personally which really brought the book alive. Under her expert guidance success cannot be that far away.
    If you really want to master the art of Creative Visualisation then this book should be on your bookshelf and I am so glad that I added it to mine.
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  • Diarmuid Fitzgerald
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent spiritual book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2014
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    This is one of the best books on spiritual matters. It's not a vague book full of waffle. It's gives very easy to use visualizations. It is interesting in its teachings. The main lesson I learned is that it is important to 'be', then 'do' the things you want and then 'have' the things you want. Most of us do it the other way around. We feel we must 'have' (i.e. have money, status, a good job) to 'do' the things we want so that we can 'be' happy. This book help you to find time to just 'be' and accept the now.
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  • gaia
    3.0 out of 5 stars Apparently a classic but not that great.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2013
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    This is a book that's particularly useful if you don't know anything about visualization whatsoever. Very easy to understand and the exercises are also made in a way that allows you to start right away. As a person who is already a bit familiar with visualization (i.e. I know what the word means and read about it in articles online etc) I didn't get as much as I expected from this book. A few affirmations are useful, and it has the basics (a good reminder)... But I found it a bit repetitive after the first half.
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  • It's me here!
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good basic for your collection
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2015
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    Upbeat, cheerful. Seems like this is an Old Standard from the New Age world, certainly seems to beat more recent stuff for quality of writing and clarity of content. If you buy this along with Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, and the Louise Hay Collection I think you will have all you need with regard to Mind, Body, Spirit, so save your money and ignore all the rest - they only duplicate these main three. (What a marketing scandal!).
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  • PJC
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2014
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    I am very, very late recommending this book:

    I first read it in 1994 when trying to embark on a career in high level recruitment: This book gave me the tool to be able to use my imagination to actually visualise what I wanted in a job, career and out of life: At the age of 24 with no qualification to my name, I managed to secure myself a position within recruitment: I carried on reading then book and at the time everything I really put my mind to I could materialise.......This book has been lent out by me on numerous occasions and the people I passed it on to passed it on to other friends and family, so much so I have had to by myself quite a few copies of this over the years: Well worth a read
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  • Herve
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple
    Reviewed in France on 29 July 2013
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    This is the same old book. It is filled with goodness, it is very very simple, this simplicity conjoined with wisdom and positivity.
    Everyone who's lost, stuck running low in self esteem can use this.
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  • Ravindranath KG
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
    Reviewed in India on 31 October 2024
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    Great product
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  • Vince Neil
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best sources out there
    Reviewed in the United States on 9 September 2010
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    Gawain's work may be the best audiobook you can listen to for getting started with creative visualization. I had been using the technique Gawain describes for several months before I picked up this audio book. Based on the evolution and refinement of my own personal technique, I found hers to be totally "spot on". I am currently using it to work on a health issue that has plagued me for years and am having phenomenal success with it. My level of success is so great that it makes me wonder about the level of success that can be achieved with non-health related issues (i.e. are there any limitations to the use of this technique?...to which I'm sure Gawain would reply "no").

    The technique itself does not require volumes to describe. It is actually quite simple and one can only become a master of it through practice, practice and more practice. Gawain does round out her practical description with some supportive methods that may sound "new age"-like but are definitely important to its efficacy. The most important supportive technique would probably be "affirmations" - verbal mantras that are positive and supporting.

    If this book was only about creative visualization, it would be fairly short. As such, Gawain moves on to other, related techniques of affirmation and meditation. She also provides much of the metaphysical background she believes to be the supporting infrastructure to creative visualization. Much of this will sound extremely "new agey" to the average listener. But there is a practical technique here which can be used with great success and one does not have to agree with or even accept the metaphysical material she presents along with it. She even mentions this in the book.

    What I find so striking is that not only am I NOT a believer in any metaphysical or "new age" philosophy but my own belief system seems quite antithetical to the description of the "universe" Gawain proposes. A major part of Gawain's view of our reality might be summarized with the following statement: the universe is infinitely bountiful and full of perfect love and people are the purest expression of that perfection. My own "philosophy" might be summarized by stating that the universe sucks and people are the embodiment of everything that is wrong with it. Okay, maybe that's a little harsh. Regardless, the fact that I can use this technique with success is a testament to its practicality and simple effectiveness. Of course, Gawain might say that my "negative" beliefs are purely superficial and not representative of how I truly feel. Still, my ignoring of much of the metaphysical presented here shows how effective creative visualization can be regardless of one's beliefs.

    As evidenced by the one-star reviews here, there are people who simply can not "connect" with this technique. This is, I would assume, because the technique (as described), as well as most of the book has a very "new age" sound to it. For some, the practicality of creative visualization gets lost in metaphysical "mumbo jumbo." Perhaps a more popular approach to the technique would be titled "Creative Visualization and Your Stock Portfolio - Visualizing and Realizing 10-Baggers." But if people don't believe in the power of the mind and the power of our subconscious to dictate our experience in this life then why are they even listening to this book? That makes no sense at all! For those who are trapped in their ego, who do not subscribe to the premise that one's entire reality is painted by the endlessly looping program known as the subconscious and who never have experienced success with the technique, how do you convince them of its power? Unfortunately, I don't think you can. At some point, you have to realize that you're being "played" by your subconscious and you want the self-defeating game to end.
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  • 寅夫
    5.0 out of 5 stars 英語の勉強と自己啓発の一石二鳥
    Reviewed in Japan on 14 March 2006
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    　イメージングによる願望実現テクニックを紹介した自己啓発書の古典で、日本語訳も二種類出ていますが、一つはちょっと堅苦しく、もう一つはちょっと軽薄なので、やはり原書で読むのが一番です。

    　高校レベルの英語力で十分読めるような、わかりやすい英語で書かれているので、英語の勉強にもなり、一石二鳥です。高校生の子どもがいたら、ぜひ読ませたいですね。

    　ネガティブなメンタルブロックを取り除くクリーニングの技法などは、とくにこの本の特徴をなしていると思います。
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  • Chris Robins
    5.0 out of 5 stars That You Can Do It if You’re committed to it
    Reviewed in Canada on 3 October 2023
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    I have owned this book since the early 1980’s
    It can change your life and those of who you share it ….
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