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these people seem to contradict the law of attraction?

by Li Weng
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I was thinking about actors, when they really get into a negative role, they would be feeling that emotion for months or some cases up to an year.

Although they can detach themselves from these negative emotions eventually, it is not an instant process.

Would they not be vibrating strong negative energy and attract bad things into their lives? But that doesn't seem to be the case.

What's your take on this?
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  • Profile picture of the author DavesVenture
    I too have have had similar thoughts, Li Weng.

    Most actors must really delve into their roles in order to be appear most convincing to their audience, and many have roles that call for the portrayal of a character of various emotions.

    The majority must also visualize the character they will be portraying with emotional intensity which results in a very convincing character on screen.

    Though many, if not most, do suffer the consequences when they're not able to turn off the act, the majority are able to separate fantasy from reality and do manage their emotions quite well while off screen.

    It is definitely worth investigating.

    Good post.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ralf Skirr
    Originally Posted by Li Weng View Post

    Although they can detach themselves from these negative emotions eventually, it is not an instant process.
    Hm, from what I know about acting that's exactly what they do: they detach quickly. It's something that can be learned easily, you can step out of any emotion in a matter of seconds. At least that's true if you stepped in it intentionally - what actors learned to do.

    There are only a few actors who keep stuck in their roles for that long and when you listen to them talking about it in interviews it's kind of pathetic. I wouldn't be sure that they don't experience the law of attraction in their life. It might just be that we don't know that much about what happens in their lives.

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  • Profile picture of the author Norma Holt
    Originally Posted by Li Weng View Post

    I was thinking about actors, when they really get into a negative role, they would be feeling that emotion for months or some cases up to an year.

    Although they can detach themselves from these negative emotions eventually, it is not an instant process.

    Would they not be vibrating strong negative energy and attract bad things into their lives? But that doesn't seem to be the case.

    What's your take on this?
    That's a very good observation. To me acting is dark because it involves lying. In order to act you must become a good liar and convince an audience that you are sincere. Darkness attracts negative forces and that, in turn, brings on depression, drug dependency, disease, and a whole lot of other things that are often the lot of actors.

    Many die young and it seems that the more famous you become the more likely you are to suffer such a fate. How many actors or famous people do you know who died under 50? But that can be said for anyone but who knows the negative forces they had in their lives. I believe that watching, reading or listening to fiction also bring on negative forces that introduces these things into you.
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  • Profile picture of the author TD
    It may surprise you to learn that many of the greatest actors struggle with the dark personas that they often portray and as a result they turn to drugs and alcohol.

    I'm not going to mention them here for legal reasons, however there is some evidence to suggest that those actors who are not able to free themselves and detach end up paying a price for it.

    Just my 2 cents.
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    Originally Posted by Li Weng View Post

    I was thinking about actors, when they really get into a negative role, they would be feeling that emotion for months or some cases up to an year.

    Although they can detach themselves from these negative emotions eventually, it is not an instant process.

    Would they not be vibrating strong negative energy and attract bad things into their lives? But that doesn't seem to be the case.

    What's your take on this?
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  • Profile picture of the author Li Weng
    You guys have some very good points.

    The thing about lying. I don't want this to come across the wrong way, but isn't that what law of attraction is about? It's about lying to yourself so much and with so much power until your subconscious mind take the "lie" for the truth and adjust to it. Once that happens, your "lie" is manifested and it is then no longer a lie or a mere vision, but reality.

    What do you think?
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    • Profile picture of the author vicone
      The position of actors is similar to what the rest of us experience when we go to the movies. We involve ourselves in the fantasy of the moment whilst being aware that it is not real and then release it when we leave the cinema, so the flow on effect evaporates.

      I understand that some actors have trouble letting go of the character and no doubt this can have some impact on their lives, depending on how long they continue to be affected.

      There is one case that was widely reported and that is Heath Ledger, who suffered an untimely death not so long ago. It was reported that his character of the Joker (from the Batman movie) remained with him longer than most actors allow.

      As for lying to yourself about the nature of reality:

      ...isn't that what law of attraction is about? It's about lying to yourself so much and with so much power until your subconscious mind take the "lie" for the truth and adjust to it. Once that happens, your "lie" is manifested and it is then no longer a lie or a mere vision, but reality.
      Let me offer an alternative explanation:

      A sense of Harmony, Inner Power and Well-Being is pre-existing at birth - it is what we are born with and is what we experience before we start to develop ideas about who we are and the nature of the world around us.

      This is the sense of inner power - the creative force, that 'can do' feeling that exists thought-free. When we acquire ideas that contradict this experience of our potential, the challenge to our self-worth is felt as disharmony with the awareness of who we really are - that awareness we experience in a thought-free state of Harmony, Inner Power and Well-Being.

      Positive thoughts, affirmations and the like don't provide us with a sense of worth, they simply counteract those thoughts which impede access to who we really are, notions that filter our awareness of our inner sense of well-being.

      Affirmations are useful in providing us with a broader perspective so that we are encouraged to look beyond limitations that restrict access to who we really are.

      Rather than lying to ourselves in the hope that the lie will be accepted, we are re-establishing a connection with our true selves and allowing that harmony to be expressed in a way that is fruitful for us.

      The challenge is to go beyond THOUGHTS ABOUT our worth, or goals, etc, and connect with the EXPERIENCE OF who we are when not burdened with limiting or other thoughts inconsistent with our true selves.

      I find that a useful form of meditation can be to experience a thought-free state which is purposeful in that it is alert to the inner feelings of power and well-being. Those who follow similar methods will often report it helps them to feel calm, strong and invigorated.

      I notice that another contributor to this forum has a quote in her signature which expresses somewhat similar ideas. I'll steal it for the moment as a thought to ponder:

      I am pure potentiality, a field of all possibilities, with the power of creation
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  • Profile picture of the author spressnell
    I think it's almost like an altered state. It's not their real personality. I think it's a little the way we are at work is different than we are at home. And we are able to leave things at work (for the most part).

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  • Profile picture of the author cupbucket
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    I was just thinking bout this lately. But the main reason is that most actors dont do that. But I have heard about some actors (I think Daniel Day Lewis) going a little bonkers and becoming really depressed because he got too far into his character.

    Most rained actors will know how to find a balance, and many actors just know lots of tricks to make it seem as thought they are feeling certain emotions.
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    • Profile picture of the author MaskedMarketer
      Heath Ledger I think may of had this problem while playing the Joker in batman. GREAT performance btw. R.I.P.
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  • Profile picture of the author Li Weng
    Yeah thinking about it, it also really depends on which school of acting they actually do. Method actors are known to be "in character" more if I remember right.

    Talking about detachment, if they can really detach themselves from any kind of emotion instantly, that'll be quite incredible. If they apply this method in real life, does that mean they can overcome negative emotions with absolute ease?
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  • Profile picture of the author todd wetzelberger
    "If they apply this method in real life, does that mean they can overcome negative emotions with absolute ease?
    re: last comment about overcoming negative emotions. We all can use same power to turn off the neg. emotions, self doubt, etc. If you get chance look for The Sedona Method.

    I learned it and it's highly effective and very powerful. Best part is it's fast and I'm always looking for ways to leverage my time. Amazing story of how it came about and Jack Canfield now uses it in his live seminars.

    Google it. very powerful and I've been working on pers. dev. for 20yrs.

    A bit off topic but the skill to turn off the neg emotion like a switch is very powerful in maintaining a healthy mental state esp. when dealing w/ adversity.
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