The Vortex: Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships

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The Vortex: Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships

by Esther Hicks, Jerry Hicks (Contributor)

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Includes a BONUS CD on the Law of Attraction!

Paperback, 264 pages

Published September 1st 2009 by Hay House, Inc.

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May 07, 2010

Christine Theberge Rafal rated it

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Some takeaways I got from this book. Your emotions are your internal guidance system. And when you feel good you are in alignment with Source/Higher Self, who knows the truth about you and about everyone. When you feel less than good you are having thoughts that Source/Higher Self disagrees with (cf, A Course in Miracles: why should a faculty so useless (judgment)be so cherished?). Focus on things and thoughts that feel good because those are true.

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Jun 14, 2010

Keshia rated it

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This is an excellent read for anyone who wishes to know how the Law of Attraction works in the context of relationships to loved ones, children, and in attracting a mate. If you have read, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, which gave a brief introduction to this powerful spiritual law, this book offers greater depth and insight. Organized in a Q & A format, the concepts offered in this book are easy to grasp. The most valuable insight in this book are the 'Flawed Premises' which are sprinkled throu...more

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Aug 05, 2011

Iona Tamsin rated it

One of the great things about the principles expounded by Abraham are in my view that they exist at all. What I mean is, isn't it fantastic that it turns out that the Universe has been constructed in this way, that we ourselves can control everything in our lives, that nothing happens by chance, and that we cannot be victims except by the power of our own negativity? I think it's wonderful, like a fairy tale, or a dream come true. Pity we weren't taught all this in school or on our mother's knee...moreOne of the great things about the principles expounded by Abraham are in my view that they exist at all. What I mean is, isn't it fantastic that it turns out that the Universe has been constructed in this way, that we ourselves can control everything in our lives, that nothing happens by chance, and that we cannot be victims except by the power of our own negativity? I think it's wonderful, like a fairy tale, or a dream come true. Pity we weren't taught all this in school or on our mother's knee.

My favourite Abraham book is "Ask and it is given". I found it slightly difficult to get into this one - for some reason I didn't find it particulary readable at first.

In this book Abraham for the first time, I think, talks about "the Vortex", "Vortex of attraction" or "Vortex of becoming". This apparently contains all the requests you have ever made, and when you finally get into the Vortex by continually reaching for better and better thoughts, all your wishes will be granted - you will become "You", as Abraham puts it.

The book is highly inspiring. I think perhaps no one Abraham book is necessarily better than any other, but the more you read the books and try to practice the precepts, the more you integrate the teachings, i.e. the more you really "get it", and the more you understand and appreciate the next book. So when I got to the end of the book, I felt it was the best of their books, not necessarily because it actually is (and anyway there is no objective truth), but because I've got slightly further in the process.

Abraham says that the fastest way to improve matters in your life is to make peace with your current situation and make lists of all the positive aspects you can find about it i.e. make the best of where you are.

A few years ago I was sleeping on a mattress on the floor because I couldn't afford a bed, although my physical problems were such that I had difficulty getting up from it. But every night I thanked the Universe for my comfortable mattress, and after a few months an acquaintance informed me she wanted to give me a bed + mattress she no longer had use for, and couldn't be bothered to sell. She and her partner drove it out to my flat, installed it and carted away the old mattress to the dump.

Before that I had lived in a tiny one-room flat, but again thanked the Universe every night for it. After a few months, I was offered a bigger and better flat, and a friend's husband and family helped me with the removal, transporting all my stuff to the new place at no cost to me.

In both cases I had got into the Vortex by the act of gratitude.

Back to the book. There are useful chapters about "mating", sexuality, parenting and self-appreciation. And finally, prior to the transcript of the enjoyable and amusing CD, we are offered a few simple processes to help release resistance and find a path into the Vortex. I will be doing these processes when I've bought an exercise book.

I strongly recommend this book to EVERYONE. Five stars.
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Jan 01, 2011

Gomnara rated it

I can say that..
this books can be a trigger point so that I could started to find a lot of teachings from them.

I happened to know this book and We happened to find this book and I happened to buy and give this book to my ggg who was in sorta nervous relationship with myself and he really got amazed by this book and kept recommending to read this book.

Since it was not available at that time, I chose "Law of attraction" instead and then when I almost fini...more

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Feb 13, 2010

mark rated it

Shelves: nonfiction, relationships, favorites

This is a difficult review to write. I have been smitten by the message and the writing. Well done. I've read the criticisms and understand them. The subject is important - the Law of Attraction and how the Universe functions. It is about Creation, so right from the start a majority (great) of people will dismiss it as WRONG and motivated by profit. And then there is this: If you suffer, no matter it politically, physically, socially, whatever - you brought it to yourself, even children. That is...moreThis is a difficult review to write. I have been smitten by the message and the writing. Well done. I've read the criticisms and understand them. The subject is important - the Law of Attraction and how the Universe functions. It is about Creation, so right from the start a majority (great) of people will dismiss it as WRONG and motivated by profit. And then there is this: If you suffer, no matter it politically, physically, socially, whatever - you brought it to yourself, even children. That is hard to take. I have friends who suffer from MS, Cancer, War, Child abuse, Abandonment, Crime, Bad relationships, PTSD ... any and everything (I am sixty years old.) Some critics say this is "Blaming the victim" at its worst. I offer this:

If you know what happens to a human being after they die - tell us. If you know what causes cancer - tell us. If you know why you do what you do - tell us. If you know how to make the world free of war, abuse, poverty, murder, theft, lying ... tell us. A lot of people do ... trouble is, there is someone on the "other side" who KNOWS that is not true and that they - KNOW THE TRUTH. So this book, in fact, the entire series of books, cds, seminars, etc. say one thing: There is only one thing that you can control and that is how you feel. At any given moment, no matter the circumstance, you can choose a better or worse feeling than where and what you are feeling. And if, IF, you choose the better feeling--you are moving in the direction of improvement. And if you continue in that direction (choosing the better thought) you will eventually reach your destination:
JOY, HAPPINESS, EAGERNESS, FREEDOM,EMPOWERMENT, LOVE, & APPRECIATION.

I have found that to be true.

The authors purport there are no exceptions to the Law of Attraction (like attracts like). It is gravity--a LAW. What it is - is misunderstood. If you focus on what is, what IS the matter, you will get more of that. On the other hand, if you focus on what it is you want (to feel better) you will get that. NO Exceptions! I have found this to be true. It is not easy to get, to understand. We were not raised this way. I have found no inconsistencies with the psychology of human development and behavior (Think Maslow's hierarchy of human needs - peak experiences and self-actualization) and the philosophy of "The Vortex." There are ideas and theories, of course, to the contrary. Such as, your thoughts don't matter. If you think ill of another person, that that does not matter - it is only action that counts. Here, with what "they" are saying is that it DOES matter; but what matters most is your dominant thought patterns. If you believe, at your core, that you are unworthy, then that is what you will be - worthless; and you will ATTRACT confirming events. You will be proven right!

Where did your core beliefs come from? (Parents/society/powerful others.) Are you even aware of them?
(Psychotherapy can help here - to make conscious the unconscious.) But the message here is: THAT DOES NOT MATTER. What matters is accurately discerning what it is you are feeling, and then choosing to feel better ... just a smidge - one small baby step in the direction of feeling better. The catch is, what are you truly feeling? Pretending everything is alright when it is not will not work. (i.e. putting on a happy face.) Not knowing what it is you want can be a barrier, also. The reason diversity exists is to engender contrast, expansion - and thus improvement (Sweet & Sour? both?). You cannot know what you want if you don't know what you don't want. How do you know what you don't want? By exposure to unpleasant feelings ... That feels bad, don't want that. That tastes bitter, don't want that. That hurts my ears, don't want that. That looks awful, don't want that ... I'll try something different (courage.) Where does courage come from? Is it innate? Some are born with it, others not? Why? Contrast. If all had courage it would not exist. Tricky, I know.

What is the point? Expansion. The Universe is creative, and thought is the energy that propels AND creates creation. Get enough people thinking ALIKE and you have large scale creation. Doubt that? Think Hitler and Nazism ... no don't. Think The Rapture, no don't - because on the other side there are Jihadists who are thinking thoughts of Mohammed, the last TRUE prophet, and that nothing but the annihilation of non-believers will bring peace on earth. And so we have perpetual war until one side has the dominant, strongest, thought (belief) and that will come to be ... because right makes might (Right, Abe?).

In the end, and in the beginning, we are all nothing and everything - energy, a vibration. And that energy cannot be destroyed, only transformed. Your choice as to how you experience it.

I know, I know ... I am writing a second book "Attraction." I'm not sure yet what is its genre ... Fiction, or not?

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Oct 03, 2009

Laurie rated it

I really got a lot of good information from this book. The main premise is that when you are in the vortex, things go well. So, you need to do whatever is necessary to get in the vortex. It doesn't matter what else is going on in your life. Don't focus on the challenges or try to figure them out in your mind. Just get in the vortex and they will get resolved.

Also, the most important relationship is with you and yourself. if you can align yourself with the source within you--t...more

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Oct 29, 2010

Kyra rated it

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Shelves: woo-to-skip

Esther Hicks, who writes this book for the nonphysical intelligence Abraham, creates this vapid book that rattles on and on, offering nowhere near as many useful processes as Abraham's formal materials (particularly Ask and It is Given). This might be one of the most useless of all her books, though it placed on the New York Times Bestseller list. My recommendation for Abers is to listen to CDs on the same subjects covered within this book, particularly relationships, and don't bother picking th...more

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Mar 23, 2011

Kyra rated it

Shelves: woo-to-skip, esther-and-jerry-hicks

Esther Hicks, who writes this book for the nonphysical intelligence Abraham, creates this vapid book that rattles on and on, offering nowhere near as many useful processes as Abraham's former materials (particularly Ask and It is Given). This might be one of the most useless of all her books, though it placed on the New York Times Bestseller list. My recommendation for Abers is to listen to CDs on the same subjects covered within this book, particularly relationships, and don't bother picking th...more

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May 17, 2011

Mark rated it

I liked this book. One great thing about it is it came with a CD that has two seminars recorded on it. This book is about relationships it really should be read after reading Ask and It is Given because the context is a little strange if you don't have that other book for reference.

All in all it wasn't quite what I expected which I really liked. It gives a different perspective on and our relationships with others.

I really like the CD and listen to it in my car going to a...more

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Apr 23, 2010

Cee rated it

Single handedly, this book started the evolution of my personal life and understanding of the power I have to be happy. I cannot wait to have read all of these Abraham translations by the Hicks. At 38 it is suddenly clear to me that I have the ability to start living to my potential that I had nearly given up owning. Thank you to the Universe for delivering this suggestion thru a dear loved one at exactly the right time I was able to receive this widom and live these truths!

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Mar 31, 2010

David Hooper rated it

Good book that is very helpful for those trying to improve all types of relationships, from those with significant others, to parents, to siblings, to kids. Well organized into different sections, each which cover common relationship questions.

There is a lot of information in this book and, in my opinion, compared to other Abraham-Hicks books, it's a bit tough to follow. May be something you'll want/need to read more than once, to really absorb it. I purchased both the audio and p...more

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Mar 16, 2010

Pam rated it

I'm a fan of the Abraham message and this one came at just the right time for me. There isn't much new here. If you have read any of the Abraham books, you probably have a good sense of what is in this one. But the focus here is on relationships. It reminded me that all relationships with other people serve to expand my relationship with myself. They all have a purpose and that purpose is growth. It is a good reminder.

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Feb 26, 2010

Janis rated it

This book outlines how to get in touch with your inner self so that you can be in "The Vortex". Your inner self is in touch with "The Source" or "God". "The Vortex" is the place where your wants and desires are manifested by the universe in ways and forms that you may not even be aware of. A great statement about how to get "out of the way" of the laws of the Universe and allow yourself to be the awesome creator that you really are. In order t...more

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Jan 19, 2011

Kimberly rated it

Honestly, there's nothing new that hasn't been already written regarding Jerry and Ester Hicks and Abraham. In fact, I'm amazed they still continue to publish the same material with different book jacket covers.

This book isn't bad - but it's not "groundbreaking". You're better off renting this from the library so you don't have to crowd your bookshelf.

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Jan 25, 2010

Kathryn rated it

Shelves: spirituality, 2010

Every book I have read, lecture I have listened to and DVD I have watched by Jerry and Esther Hicks I have come away with more to think about and put into practice. This book is no exception. The book also provides an audio CD to listen to that I equally benefitted from.

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Feb 25, 2011

Judith Symonds rated it

Heavy reading and I almost didn't finish to the end, but at the very end there is an activity that I have found very useful. So make sure you read to the end to get to the activity. It is a good one.

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Dec 14, 2010

Dina Begum rated it

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This is an eye opening book for me. A publisher asked me to translate this book. Normally, I wouldn't read non-fiction book but since it is a job I must read it anyway.
It turned out to be a simple way of looking at things so that we can feel good about ourselves thus live this life happily no matter in what situation we found ourselves in.
During the translation process I communicated with Esther Hicks, the writer, asking her for more explanation on several sentences. She kindly and patiently an...more

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Feb 12, 2010

Cheryl rated it

Excellent book on creating the relationships that you desire, currently reading. A must read for understanding the various aspects of cooperative relationships. An eye opener.

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Apr 11, 2010

Amy Lefevre rated it

This book was fantastic. I love the wisdom of Abraham. What's more is it is funny and entertaining while being educational about spiritual mattes.

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Jun 18, 2010

Patricia rated it

For those familiar with Abraham Hicks books, The Vortex felt like much welcome fresh material. An evolution of the teachings. Recommended.

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Apr 29, 2011

Juanita rated it

Shelves: spirituality, non-fiction

If you are familiar with their other books, you will see that it is a good review and the teachings of Abraham are now reflected on in the lens of relationships. Abraham gives very literal translations, and if you're not careful you end up blaming yourself for any problem or hurdle you encounter without encouraging empathy or gentleness for oneself. Abraham brings a very interesting and true message, but life is not as black and white as "he" often portrays. This train of thought needs...more

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Aug 17, 2010

Andrea rated it

Shelves: audiobook, relationships

UPDATE 8/17/10: Just re-read this and it's still great. :-)

Loved this! I've read all of the Abraham-Hicks books over the years and they have all resonated with me on different levels & subjects - but this one in particular was fantastic! Specifically directed at relationships: friends, parent-child, and romantic relationships & sex. As always, their advice comes down to remaining in connection with your Source but as always, their approach to everyday concerns is wise and practical. ...more

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Sep 04, 2011

Sandeep added it

An amazingly easy-to-understand description of the basic laws of living a life of happiness and meaning.

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Oct 08, 2011

Coreena rated it

I love Abraham and the Hicks and this book is no exception. Their writing always seems to get me at just the right time and provides something I desperately need. I love the positive message in this book to follow your emotional guidance system and do what is right for you - something I need to remember more often. When you are in allignment with Who You Really Are, then everything else will fall into place. We are here to co-create with others, so our relationships with others are so importa...more

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Sep 13, 2010

Mel rated it

Shelves: all-things-spiritual

I was led to this book at just the right time, when I needed the messages most. A brilliant book.

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Feb 27, 2010

Christine rated it

This is sincerely one of the best books I have ever read. Certainly the most important one.

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Nov 21, 2010

Gary is currently reading it

If you've ever wondered what it's all about, this may supply some answers. It did for me.

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Nov 17, 2009

Jan added it

Always good to get a refresher from them

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Jul 10, 2011

Sandra Lederman rated it

"Abraham's teachings always resonate!"

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Jan 04, 2010

Amanda rated it

So far amazing read!

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