December Newsletter

The Law of Forgiveness

What are the Universal laws?
Everything in this universe runs under universal laws that never err even once. To be in the flow, to live in harmony with these laws, is a guaranteed mantra for all-round prosperity.

The primary purpose of creation was for Life to experience itself, for you to experience yourself. If you watch the cycle of creation closely, you will notice that it follows this birth-life-death cycle: From the unified non-physical, to the individuated non-physical. The Creator had to ensure that this cycle completes itself automatically and serves each purpose, without ever making a mistake. In other words, the laws were built to [1] glue the system together through all those transitions and [2] ensure that the knowing-experiencing-being system of evolution, growth and learning works perfectly with predictable results so that all its.

Universal Laws do not 'govern' you, for there is no external consciousness that has decided that you must adhere to such laws. Rather there are universal principles, somewhat like the laws of physics that describe the nature of the Universe. The "laws" in themselves are a description of the nature of things.

This time we will ponder on the Law of Forgiveness

"To forgive is to set the prisoner free, and then discover the prisoner was you." Anonymous

Law of Forgiveness is also known as Law of Mercy
We cannot purify ourselves as long as we harbor negative feelings of hate, anger, intolerance, criticism, etc. towards others. It is in forgiving others that we forgive ourselves. Simply put, we cannot be forgiven until we first forgive others.

Forgiveness is something you do for yourself. It's one of the most loving and positive things you can do for yourself, and others. Forgiveness breaks a bond of negativity that keeps energy tied up between you and another person or persons. If we do not forgive, we build a negative dam of energy and stop the good coming to our life. It is this negative energy between you and the person(s) that you are not ready to forgive actually creates a bond between you that keeps you tied to them.
This is a reason that we have the Law of Forgiveness that we need to follow.

Who should you forgive?
How do you know you need to forgive someone?
What if someone needs to forgive you?

You should forgive everyone you can remember that you need to forgive, dead or alive. You know you need to forgive someone if you feel or think you might feel anger, hurt, and/or resentment, towards them. The first person that fleets in your mind when you read this is obviously the person you need to begin with and then proceed in the order of the names that then surface in your mind. Once you forgive people in your mind the energy is immediately released to bring you your good.

When you forgive, the energy that has bonded you to another in a negative stagnant way is immediately released and is now free to come into your life in a positive manner. This paves the way for the energies to work towards your desires and highest good. There are always results from this important action. Sometimes the results seem no less than miraculous.

The breaking of this negative bond and releasing of this energy will affect the other person(s) as well.

While the other person(s) may not know what in the world hit them, they will experience the effects of the negative bond being broken and energy being released as well. The effects on them are usually positive as well. Their heart may be softened in ways people who describe them can't believe. You may even get a phone call, an email, a check, or even an apology, right out of the blue. People who interact with those they have forgiven by invoking this law say they are more positive, more pleasant and even nicer, some of them for the first time in years.

You invoke the law of forgiveness by saying and truly believing your affirmations about forgiveness.

An example of an affirmation is written below for you to use to invoke the law of forgiveness. To make it real for you, it is important that you must feel sincere about your forgiveness.

If you feel you have hurt someone and you would like them to forgive you, you can still say the same affirmation of forgiveness by substituting the words "I" or "Me" with the word "You," or their name. You can still break the energy block and free energy by saying this affirmation.

You do not need to contact the other person to let them know you have invoked the law of forgiveness for it to work.

A common fallacy is that Forgiving can happen only after a reconciliation of a relationship. NOT TRUE!
Forgiveness and reconciliation of the relationship are two different processes. You do not have to reconcile the relationship in order to forgive.

Forgiveness is something you do for yourself. It doesn't mean the other person was correct in their actions that hurt you. If they were correct, they wouldn't have hurt you in the first place. You may or may not choose to reconcile the relationship. Forgiveness will work whether you choose to reconcile the relationship or not.

You can repeat the affirmation of forgiveness for the same person(s) as many times as you need to.

A frequently asked question in this regard is "Is one time enough?" Well, if you never see the person, it may be. However, if you are in frequent contact, my guess is they are going to make you mad or hurt your feelings again at some point, so you can invoke the Law of Forgiveness as many times as you need to, even if you have to do it everyday.

Forgiveness is freeing. Imagine a huge boulder that has been weighing you down is removed from your shoulders or from around your neck.
When you have sincerely invoked the law of forgiveness, you are releasing so much powerful energy which in turn makes you lighter within. Enjoy the lightness, the vibrancy, the freedom forgiveness brings.

How To Invoke the Law of Forgiveness or Begin the Process of Forgiveness
While holding the person you wish to forgive in your mind, your affirmation of forgiveness should be stated something like this: [You can use this affirmation or any other affirmation but remember that your affirmation should be positive]

"I forgive you completely and freely, I free you and let you go. As, far as I'm concerned, the incidence(s) that happened between us are finished forever. I wish the best for you, I wish for you your highest good, and I hold you in the light. I am free and you are free, and all is well between us from now on. Peace be with you." Adapted from Catharine Ponder, The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity (Devorss Publications, 1996).