The Miracle ZoneTM The Shift that Changes Everything

We've all been in The Miracle ZoneTM We’ve all been in The Miracle ZoneTM--that experience where “flow” happens, where miraculous events unfold, where “the impossible” occurs, without our consciously doing anything. But for many of us, such moments seem beyond our control. They just “happen,” at unexpected and unpredictable moments. We don’t seem to be able to intentionally enter The Miracle ZoneTM whenever and wherever we want to.

What if we could go there at will? But what if we could go there at will? What if we could choose to live in that effortless flow, where seemingly miraculous events and synchronicities happen spontaneously, and we just float along for the ride?

A special kind of transformation Miracle ZoneTM work is about that. It’s about connecting us all to the experience of “miraculous” living. It is about stepping out of the feeling of struggle, stress, and strain and entering into a world and a life that hold us, gently and lovingly, so that we can do what we’re really here in the world to do--more easefully and effortlessly, more joyfully and dynamically, more passionately and playfully. It is about a special kind of transformation: a fundamental shift that changes everything. It may be so subtle that you hardly notice it, or so forceful you couldn’t possibly miss it. It generally involves the unexpected, surprise, the unpredictable. It nearly always involves--or engenders--a shift in perspective.

Exploring The Miracle ZoneTM This web site offers some reflections on The Miracle ZoneTM: what it is, how it works, how we relate to it, and how it is taking shape in our work and our lives. The purpose is for us all to begin to explore what The Miracle ZoneTM means and how you, too, might discover what it holds for you.

What Is The Miracle ZoneTM and How Does It Work?

A Slight Shift in Perspective... A spiritual seeker once approached a great being, a teacher who was considered by others to be “enlightened.” “What is the difference between you and me?” asked the seeker. The teacher’s answer was simple, yet profoundly transformative: “A slight shift in perspective.” To me, that is at the heart of The Miracle ZoneTM. To enter into The Miracle ZoneTM, all that is required is “a slight shift in perspective.”

When we allow ourselves into it, everything changes... I first became aware of this through Keith Varnum, a friend and colleague whose life is filled with miraculous occurrences. My sister and I had attended a seminar he gave, in which he had talked about entering into a state of awareness where anything is possible, dubbed “The Miracle Zone”. Driving home, we ran into heavy traffic. Suddenly inspired, my sister blurted, “Let’s go into The Miracle Zone!” So we did, just to see what would happen. Each of us consciously formulated the intention to enter into The Miracle ZoneTM. Then we simply allowed ourselves to enter that state. I did this by focusing my attention on the feeling that anything is possible. That’s all I did. I allowed myself to feel as if anything is possible, to feel within myself a state of being where I knew with my whole being that I was not bound by the way things appeared to be or by accepted rules of natural law. As my sister and I did this, everything changed. Gently, seemingly by magic, the traffic started to move. Cars in front of us moved out of our lane and into another. Spaces opened up. Cars dropped back to let us by. And our car flowed down the interstate at a comfortable speed, harmoniously and happily.

A whole new paradigm This began, for me, a journey of experimentation. Since then, I have entered The Miracle ZoneTM many times, in many different contexts, with magical and miraculous results. More and more, I find myself naturally entering that zone, because it is the most compelling place to be. What I’ve found in my travels is that The Miracle ZoneTM can be intentionally activated. When that activation occurs, I find myself knee-deep in a whole new set of paradigms. Everything changes in The Miracle ZoneTM, because in The Miracle ZoneTM there is a whole new set of “rules” in play.

Dispelling the myths of change One of the first major paradigm shifts that occurs when we enter The Miracle ZoneTM involves our models of change. I came to The Miracle ZoneTM through an intense interest in fundamental change. In particular, I sought to understand how it might be possible to facilitate lasting, deep-level change in a way that was gentle and painless, even enjoyable. This in itself goes against accepted cultural beliefs about change. The primary myths about change that abound in our culture--including among those who work as “agents of change”--are the following:

1. Change is hard.

2. Change is painful. (In fact, it generally doesn’t happen unless there is first pain.)

3. Change takes time.

4. Change can’t be expected to last too long. “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”

The Miracle Zone Model of ChangeTM challenges all of these commonly-held beliefs. It asserts, instead, that:

1. Change can be easy.

2. Change doesn't need to be painful. It can be gentle and joyful.

3. Change can be instantaneous.

4. Fundamental change can be permanent, i.e. you don’t need to “slip back” into the old ways that weren’t working very well before.

Quantum physics: an explanatory model All of this can happen this way because the universe is not necessarily as our old models make it out to be. The Miracle ZoneTM rests on a model of the universe provided by quantum physics. Key elements of this model include the following: there exists a “field of all possibilities”; that is, a vibrational field that contains within it the potential for absolutely anything. All possibilities exist, in their potential state, inherently within the field. This field is literally the source of all that is created. Everything that exists originates from this field. We can access and activate the potentials inherent in this field with our intention and our attention. Therefore, we can determine what we create through the deliberate use of our own intention and the focus of our attention.

Activating The Miracle ZoneTM In the previous example of driving my car, I activated The Miracle ZoneTM through my deliberate intention to do so, and by focusing my attention on the feeling of miraculous unfoldment that I wanted to create. These are the keys. Intention and attention. In some cultures, healers regularly use these principles to effect seemingly miraculous cures. In much of western culture, this understanding is not so common--yet we do experience it every day. One purpose of our work with The Miracle ZoneTM is to increase awareness of a phenomenon that is actually occurring continuously, whether we are aware of it or not.

Negative target fixation An interesting illustration of the fact that focused attention creates results consistent with that focus of attention is found in a research study that was done to determine the cause of airplane crashes. The study found that 70 per cent of airplane crashes could have been avoided; that is, they were due to pilot error. The study also found that in those crashes that resulted from pilot error, about 70 percent of the pilots had been focusing on where they did not want to land--not on where they wanted to land. For example, they were focusing their attention on a tree or on the roof of a building that was in the way of where they wanted to make their emergency landing, rather than on the space where they wanted to land. The researchers termed this phenomenon “negative target fixation”. The study points out that by focusing on what we do not want to occur, there is a strong tendency to produce the very thing we are trying to avoid. Similarly, by focusing our attention on something we do want to create, we are able to help bring that into form. This is an underlying principle behind positive affirmations. It is also a key component in activating The Miracle ZoneTM.

Change Happens First Energetically To activate The Miracle ZoneTM, we need only use the power of our intention and our own capacity to focus our attention. This is because intention and attention function at the level of energy or frequency. When we intend something, and then focus our attention on it, we set up a vibrational frequency, which literally attracts or creates a corresponding energetic result. We may experience this energetic shift as a shift of awareness, a change in our feeling, or a transformation of our understanding or perspective--or it may result in an external event or a change in our external situation.

Expand our awareness Sometimes, however, a change does happen, but we are not aware of it until later. And sometimes a change occurs, but it is imperceptible through our "normal" modes of perception. In order to perceive it, we must expand our intuitive awareness, to be able to take it in. (More on this a little bit later.) Allow the deep intention to emerge Sometimes, when I find myself in a difficult situation where things seem “stuck,” I remember to enter The Miracle ZoneTM. I intentionally activate The Miracle ZoneTM by focusing on the feeling that anything is possible, and then I allow what is as well as what “wants to emerge.” I am not attempting to create a specific outcome, but rather, to allow the “deep intention” that is inherent in the situation to be expressed. (My view is that there is always a deep intention that is waiting to emerge in any situation. If I can attune to and align with that, I assist it to come into form.) This will often “free up” the stuckness, and external conditions begin to shift. Harmonize with the situation at hand Intentionally entering into The Miracle ZoneTM is much like the martial art of Aikido, in which the goal is to harmonize with your opponent’s energy, and use that to your own advantage. An advanced Aikido practitioner will move with the flow of energy, no longer the “doer” in the situation, but a peaceable witness to a transformative act. To successfully activate and navigate in The Miracle ZoneTM, we harmonize with the situation we wish to change, rather than resist it. (One way to do this is as described above, by focusing our attention on the feeling or “vibration” of what we wish to experience, e.g. “anything is possible.”) We also need to allow a larger energy to flow, in order to enable the miracles we desire to come forth. Allow the larger energy to flow In fact, I've found that the most effective way to activate The Miracle ZoneTM is by allowing this “larger energy” to flow. This is a crucial point, because it is possible, at least theoretically, to manifest a desire by intentionally and clearly focusing our attention. However, that can be a lot of work. Many people, for example, exert a great deal of effort using positive affirmations to focus their attention on desired outcomes. Sometimes the results are achieved. Other times they are not. In my view, sometimes desired outcomes are not achieved because they are not aligned with the person’s “deep intention”, the true purpose of their soul. Deep intentions are sometimes known only at an intuitive or pre-conscious level of awareness. In my work with Compelling VisionTM, I use the Querencia ProcessesTM and other tools to assist people to align with the natural purpose and destiny of their soul. Align with the true purpose of your soul As this happens, people begin to spontaneously experience The Miracle ZoneTM, because they are aligned with their natural destiny, their own deep inner self--and events, coincidences, synchronicities and the like seem to come to their aid to help them unfold that destiny. So, to activate The Miracle ZoneTM, it is important to align with the truest, deep intentions of our soul. This can be done in various ways, e.g. by speaking from our own experience and what we know personally, rather than what we have been taught by others; making our actions more congruent with our deepest values; and doing what is natural to our own soul, rather than what we think is required or expected of us. Be open to miraculous possibilities Different people have their own ways of activating The Miracle ZoneTM. In the end, though, what seems to activate The Miracle ZoneTM, is being in alignment with our own deep intentions and the deep intention of a situation, and being open to miraculous possibilities.

Taking It Further The Querencia ProcessesTM My work with Compelling VisionTM focuses on both those things--aligning with our own deep intentions and being open to miraculous possibilities. To do that, I show people how to use the Querencia ProcessesTM, which are easily learnable tools that can be used for a variety of purposes. Doing these processes has the effect of focusing attention on a preferred experience, thereby helping to create it, and of freeing stuck attention, so that it becomes available to flow naturally toward the “deep intention” of a situation. Freeing attention thus enables an energetic shift to occur easily and naturally, by allowing the “deep intention” of a situation to emerge. This can often engender seeming miracles. Using our natural awareness more consciously All of these processes are easily used in daily life--and, in fact, are often used naturally, without our conscious awareness. One way to learn to enter The Miracle ZoneTM at will is to learn to use these processes with conscious intention. (The Querencia ProcessesTM are available on audiotape from Compelling VisionTM. Also available is a three-step process to identify your own life purpose--which enables you to more consciously align with it. Please see Products page.) Come explore with us... There is much more to be said about The Miracle ZoneTM, and that will unfold on this site and in other publications over time. For now, I invite you to join us in monthly telephone conversations (free--you pay for the phone call) to keep in touch about our explorations of The Miracle ZoneTM. Please also return to this site as it grows and develops.