The Field Center

Basic Field Theory

Introduction
As self-aware beings, we're not just some blind accident of evolution, thrown here to struggle and die. There is a Source in Consciousness, and we can learn to align ourselves with Its brilliant efficiency, boundless resources, and ingenious organizing intelligence. This intelligence turns the planets, directs the seasons and the tides, and sustains each particle in the Creation, everywhere, all at once, effortlessly.

Why should we find it so hard to believe that this intelligence could be relied upon to bring us the fulfillment of perfect work, prosperity, vibrant health, a wonderful partner, or whatever else has been given to us to desire?

What comes to us in life is not merely a matter of chance; it follows from who we believe we are and what we take to be real. Since we can change these beliefs at any time, we aren’t condemned to repeat the past unless we believe we are. A better reality is always available to us. Willingness, being still, receptive imagination, love for the ideal—these are the keys to the next better version of self and world.

Particle and Field
The idea that we create our reality is at least as old as the Vedas, which state that “Atman” [the individual soul] is Brahman [the Cosmos].” This suggests that the whole of experience somehow resides in consciousness, and that our consciousness actually shapes, informs, and organizes what seem to be random events. Field theory recognizes that our consciousness has the same multiple nature we see in electrons, indeed, all quanta, so our consciousness has “Particle” and “Field” aspects.

Most of the popular New Age material on reality-creating fails because it presumes, mistakenly, that the self that does the creating is the Particle self—our most local identity, the one that says “I” all day, that experiences itself as in the physical body, and so, separate from other “I’s." The Particle self is extremely limited in knowledge, resources, and efficiency, and by nature identifies with things and conditions, e.g., “I am a person,” “I am sorry,” “I am here,” and so on. As Particles, we tend to experience world as cause and the self as effect, and so live in continual reaction to outer conditions; as these conditions appear to be separate from us, we naturally exert our will to improve or avoid them. Our Field identity, on the other hand, is nonlocal; not bound by time or space; unlimited in knowledge, vision, and efficiency; and aware of itself as the cause of worldly experience. Its most fundamental expression is not "I am this or that," but simply, "I AM."

Intention and Correspondence
Intention includes what we take to be real, which ultimately comes down to what we identify with. So, for example, the belief, “There isn’t enough money” is rooted in the belief, “I am poor.” This turns out to be a crucial point in Field theory, since our creating follows necessarily from identity, from who we believe we are. This is all we can change, and all we need to change.

The Self that creates reality is not the Particle self, a point that hardly can be overstated. Many people, caught up in popular oversimplifications of “we create our reality” thinking have tried affirmation, visualization, and other consciousness techniques to change their experience in the world, only to find themselves running into walls, because they were unwittingly believing in (intending) the very condition they wanted to change. As long as the I strives to change conditions rather than simply changing its self-definition, conditions have no choice but to persist. The I that would create reality deliberately cannot stand apart from its creation. Paradoxically, this means that we can’t change reality through an act of will, because the very attempt confers the status of reality on the thing it seeks to change. In trying to make real something that it regards as not real, it casts its vote wrongly and secures the very outcome it would overcome. When we try to create conditions, the results are likely to backfire and lead to disappointment. On the other hand, when we recast our identity, conditions change spontaneously and effortlessly as required by the law of correspondence. So, our work is only on ourselves. This is why in Field practice, the aim is alignment, and not manifestation.

Creation is the operating of the law of correspondence between Particle and Field. The Particle, by nature, must intend; the Field must correspond. Following the principles of chaos theory, intentions exert a nonlocal organizing effect, fulfilling themselves whether or not we’re aware of what we’re intending. As we start intending deliberately, this nonlocal effect shows up as happy coincidences, miraculous timing, and other synchronicities, As Field training deals directly with the most fundamental structures of Particle consciousness (identity and reality), conditions tend to improve quickly and dramatically, having no choice but to correspond to who we believe we are. When this changes for the better, everything changes accordingly.

Resources
Fielding Questions, Field Central, Articles Library, and More

Want to expand your understanding of Field training? Review Basic Field Theory in the side panel opposite, check out Fielding Questions or browse our Articles Library below, or spending some time looking through our Realities blog archives. You'll find a wealth of information in these resources, and it's all free!

Fielding Questions

Is the Field the same as God?
Some students use these terms interchangeably, but the word God can be loaded with associations that may not be helpful. The Field is the totality and ground of Being, comprising all objects, events, conditions, and Particle identities in the same way that the ocean comprises waves. In expression, the Field demonstrates qualities of vast creativity, intelligence, and Self-giving attributed by most spiritual traditions to a Supreme Being. Still, Field training isn’t a religion or religious; one may belong to any spiritual tradition or none and gain much from its study.

What makes Field training different from other models that deal with consciousness-as-cause?
Field training acknowledges certain paradoxes of consciousness that other models do not, the most significant being that if we attempt to create conditions to fulfill desire, whether through acting on the world directly or through consciousness techniques such as visualization or affirmation, we’re immediately caught in a contradiction that interferes with the desired manifestation. Field training sidesteps this paradox by teaching that “the aim of intending is alignment, not manifestation.” The factual fulfillment of Particle desire arises spontaneously out of Field correspondence; it doesn’t have to be contrived. We simply remain aligned, and the facts take care of themselves. Rather than attempting to create a desired condition, we simply allow the version of the self that corresponds to that condition to come to the fore. The method is based solely on the creative power of identity, and on consciously recasting the Particle self.

What is a “counterintention?”
Field training holds that we don’t get what we want; we get what we intend. Intentions comprise what we take to be real, and what we identify with. Often, these intentions are unwitting; we are not aware that we are embodying them. When an intention runs contrary to (or contradicts) what we consciously desire, it’s a “counterintention.” To the extent that we counterintend, we suffer. Releasing counterintentions frees us from suffering and allows us to embody the consciously chosen version of self with a sense of joy and relief. Field training provides many ways to clear counterintentions. It’s not necessary to know what a counterintention is to clear it.

What does the term “versions of the self” mean?
Field training borrows the Many-Worlds model from physics to provide a theoretical basis for believing that a desired condition is “already done.” As long as one believes otherwise (e.g., tries to create the condition, sees it as possible, etc.), one is not, strictly speaking, intending it. Television broadcast provides a good metaphor: All the channels exist now, in the air; they don’t have to be created. Because they’re already real, any of them can manifest (incarnate). One simply needs to be tuned to the right channel (version of self).

How do you know your concepts about consciousness and reality are true?
The best approach for a student to take is to assume that the truth of these principles remains to be seen. Nothing should be accepted solely on the strength of another's authority. We invite all who are willing to make the great experiment to find out for themselves if Field training's ontological claims are true or not. An open mind and heart balanced by careful reasoning soon reveal the profound value of our unique approach.

Why did the Field manifest Itself as separate Particles?
We generally find "why" to be a distraction from the far more fruitful direction of attending to practice. Field training, while providing a thorough and precise theoretical model, is ultimately about practical experience, which is rarely improved by grand questions or metaphysical speculating.

How do I take Field training? What study path does the Field Center offer?
The Field Center curriculcum is contained in the Course in an easy-to-follow, self-study audio format consisting of eight weekly lessons, a companion booklet, our Realities Digital Edition ebook, and unlimited email support from the Field Center for the eight weeks of study. The Course provides the complete theory and practice for deliberate intending, clearing counterintentions, participating in the ongoing conversation between local and nonlocal consciousness, and living in the joyful awareness of alignment. Those who complete the Course are eligible to purchase the Advanced Field Training, Field Coach Training, and Aligned Parenting self-study courses as well as our unique One Hundred Days Daily Reference and Oracle, all offered in Acrobat PDF format, and to enroll in Practicum and in iStudy offerings including those leading to certification as a Facilitator or Field Coach.

Field Central Knowledgebase

Check out Field Central, our knowledgebase with over 230 articles on various aspects of Field theory and practice, as well as tips you can use even if you haven't taken the Field Center's eight-week Course. Spending time here exploring is a great way to discover and learn!

Articles Library

The Free Library houses a collection of articles in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format on a range of Field training subjects. Each article has its own MP3 file—a total of over three hours of audio content in all. Just click on a title below to read the article, or use the inline MP3 player opposite the title to listen to it in real-time right here on the site.

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Articles and Audio Files

Conscious Creating and Subjective Time
Deliberate Creating, Gratitude, and Abundance
Family Lessons
Health and the Body as Living Metaphor
If a Tree Falls in the Forest
In Partnership with the Self
Instant Manifestation and Multidensionality
Little Masters
Magic
Many Worlds - Beyond the Theory
Many Worlds, Many Selves
Out of the Shadows - Dreaming and Creating
The Paradox of Healing
The Waking Dream - Implications for Action
When Deliberate Intending "Doesn't Work"