Affirmative Prayer
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Divinity
Omnipresent God · |
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Law of attraction · Power of choice · Life force |
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Affirmations · Affirmative prayer · Creative visualization · Personal magnetism · Positive thinking |
Lichtenstein found affirmative prayer to be particularly useful because, he believed, it provided the personal benefits of prayer without requiring the belief in a supernatural God who could suspend the laws of nature. He considered affirmative prayer to be a method to access inner power that could be considered divine, but not supernatural. He taught that the origins of affirmative prayer can be found in the Old Testament Book of Psalms, and that affirmations, or affirmative prayers, are best offered in silence.
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