In Neville Goddard’s teachings, the technique of revision is often described as a positive means of personal transformation. However, like any mental technique, revision can have some cautionary aspects depending on the individual’s personal situation and the way it is practiced. In this context, let us make a detailed analysis to better understand the potential harms and dangers of revision.
1. Subconscious Resistance and Psychological Pressure
“Rewriting” past events during revision can lead to some subconscious resistance. In particular, trying to revise traumatic events can cause them to replay in the mind and can lead to more emotional distress.
- Risk: Can increase emotional intensity by reviving traumatic memories.
- Recommendation: It may be helpful to seek the guidance of a therapist or specialist before working on traumas.
2. Risk of losing touch with reality
Revision involves the mental reconstruction of the past. This can create a mental conflict with real events and lead to a weakening of the connection with reality in some individuals. In particular, relying solely on mental revision instead of real-life problems that need to be solved can affect an individual’s problem-solving skills.
- Risk: A tendency to be indifferent to real problems or to avoid rather than solve them.
- Recommendation: It is important to support the revision with real-life actions.
3. May Not Be Suitable for People with Mental Health Problems
Individuals experiencing mental health problems (e.g. depression, anxiety disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder) may be negatively affected by the revision exercise. For these individuals, the effort to reconstruct the past may create more emotional burden and worsen existing symptoms.
- Risk: Worsening of the current psychological state.
- Recommendation: It is safer for individuals with mental health problems to use this technique with professional support.
4. Conflict between Expectations and Reality
Revision aims to create positive change in the subconscious mind. However, some individuals may have excessive expectations that this technique will produce miraculous results. This can lead to disappointment and despair when the results are not as expected.
- Risk: Loss of motivation due to high expectations.
- Recommendation: It is important to see revision as a tool and to be patient.
5. Excessive preoccupation with the past
The constant effort to rewrite the past may cause the individual to constantly live in the past. This can prevent the individual from living in the moment and focusing on the future.
- Risk Inability to live in the moment and being stuck in the past.
- Recommendation: It is important to remember that revision is a tool and does not have to be applied continuously.
6. Spiritual Deceptions
The revision technique is related to subconscious and energetic work. However, some people may misunderstand this technique and make mistakes in its application. This may cause them not to benefit from the technique or to obtain incorrect results.
- Risk Acting on incorrect information about the technique.
- Recommendation: It is important to get information about the technique from the right sources and apply it consciously.
How can revision be practiced safely?
To avoid the potential harm of revision, you can pay attention to these suggestions:
- Assess Your Own Emotional State: Make sure you feel emotionally prepared before working on traumas or deep emotional wounds.
- Seek Professional Support: If you are working through challenging events, move forward with a therapist or an expert who can provide guidance.
- Maintain a Connection to Reality: Use revision to transform the energy of the past, not to forget it completely.
- Practice Regularly: However, be careful not to overdo it and make revision an obsession.
- Accept Results Over Time: Recognize that change takes time and be patient.