Narrator: What if every thought you had wasn't just a fleeting idea, but a powerful signal sent out to the universe? A signal that acts as a request, which is always, without exception, answered. What if the reason you don't have what you want isn't because you're unworthy or because it's unavailable, but simply because you are vibrationally out of sync with your own desire? This radical and empowering premise forms the core of a set of teachings that have captivated millions. In their transformative book, Ask and It Is Given, Esther and Jerry Hicks present the wisdom of a non-physical consciousness they call Abraham, offering a blueprint for understanding the fundamental laws of the universe and deliberately creating the life you want.

Narrator: The teachings of Abraham are delivered through an unlikely source: Esther Hicks, a woman who, by her own account, was deeply skeptical of anything related to the spiritual or occult. In 1984, her husband Jerry’s curiosity led them to a meeting with a spirit channeler named Sheila. Esther went reluctantly, her mind filled with fear of the devil and evil spirits, a remnant of her religious upbringing. Yet, the experience was anything but frightening. The entity channeled through Sheila, named Theo, radiated a sense of love and well-being that Esther had never felt before. Her fear dissolved, replaced by an overwhelming desire to experience that feeling again.

Following Theo’s advice, Esther and Jerry began a daily meditation practice. For months, nothing remarkable happened. Then, one day, Esther’s head began to move involuntarily. Over several sessions, she realized her nose was tracing letters in the air, spelling out a message: "I AM ABRAHAM. I AM YOUR SPIRITUAL GUIDE." This was the beginning of a profound relationship. The communication evolved from spelling letters to Esther’s hands typing on a keyboard, and eventually, to Abraham speaking directly through her. Abraham explained that Jerry’s powerful desire for answers had summoned them, while Esther’s open and non-resistant nature made her the perfect receiver. This partnership became the foundation for sharing a philosophy centered on one core idea: life is meant to feel good.

Narrator: At the heart of Abraham's teachings is what they call the most powerful law in the universe: the Law of Attraction. The principle is simple: that which is like unto itself is drawn. Every thought you think emits a vibration, a signal that the universe unfailingly matches. You get what you think about, whether you want it or not. Worrying, they explain, is simply using your imagination to create what you do not want.

To illustrate this, Abraham uses the analogy of a radio. If a station is broadcasting on 101 FM, you cannot hear it if your radio is tuned to 98.6 FM. The frequencies must match. Similarly, if you desire more money but your dominant thoughts are focused on your current lack of money, your jealousy of a prosperous neighbor, or your fear of bills, you are vibrationally tuned to the frequency of lack. You cannot be tuned to lack and receive abundance. Your point of attraction is determined by your dominant vibration. To receive what you desire, you must achieve vibrational harmony with it. This is done by focusing your thoughts on having the thing you want, imagining the joy of the experience, and allowing your positive emotions to confirm that you are tuned to the right frequency.

Narrator: Abraham simplifies the process of creation into three steps. Step one is to Ask. This is not something you need to do formally or out loud; you are asking constantly. Every time you experience contrast—something you don't like—a new preference, or desire, is born within you. This asking is a natural and automatic part of life.

Step two is the Answer. This step is not your job; it is the work of the universe, or what Abraham calls Source Energy. The moment you ask, your desire is heard and immediately granted vibrationally. There is no delay and no judgment. The universe creates the vibrational reality of your desire instantly.

Step three, and the most crucial part of our work, is to Allow. This means getting into a vibrational state that matches the desire that has already been answered. It is the art of releasing resistance. The primary reason people don't receive what they've asked for is that they are blocking it with contradictory thoughts and beliefs. A powerful example is the person who wants a new car. The desire is born from the frustration with their old, unreliable vehicle. They have asked (Step 1), and the universe has answered (Step 2). But then, they spend their days complaining about the old car's dents, worrying about its unreliability, and feeling frustrated by its problems. Their focus is on the absence of the new car, not the joy of it. By doing so, they hold themselves in a vibrational holding pattern that does not match the new car, and they cannot allow it into their experience.

Narrator: How do you know if you are in a state of allowing or a state of resistance? Abraham teaches that your emotions are your infallible guidance system. They are not random; they are direct indicators of your vibrational alignment with your Source and your desires. When you feel good—emotions like joy, appreciation, and passion—it is a sign that your current thoughts are in vibrational harmony with what you want. When you feel bad—emotions like fear, anger, or despair—it is a sign that your thoughts are in opposition to your desires, and you are resisting the well-being that is naturally yours.

Abraham presents this as an Emotional Guidance Scale, with joy and empowerment at the top and fear and powerlessness at the bottom. The goal isn't to jump from despair to joy in a single leap, which is vibrationally impossible. Instead, the work is to consciously reach for a thought that feels slightly better, a thought that offers a sense of relief. For someone in a state of deep depression, a thought of anger might actually be a step up the scale because anger carries more power and less resistance than powerlessness. By consciously choosing a thought that feels even a little better, you begin to shift your vibration, change your point of attraction, and allow yourself to move back toward alignment.

Narrator: The culmination of these teachings is to move from being an unconscious creator, subject to the whims of stray thoughts, to a joyous, deliberate creator. This is achieved through the practice of consciously choosing thoughts that feel good. Abraham offers 22 practical processes in Ask and It Is Given designed to help individuals do just this. These are not chores to fix something broken, but games to be played to release resistance and improve one's point of attraction.

For example, the "Magical Creation Box" process involves getting a physical box and filling it with pictures and descriptions of things you desire. This act focuses your energy on what you want, activating its vibration without resistance. Esther herself experienced this when she cut out a picture of a specific Oriental rug and put it in her box. Upon returning home from that trip, a postcard was waiting from a new rug company, featuring the exact same rug. Another process, the "Book of Positive Aspects," involves writing down things you appreciate about a person or situation. This practice trains your mind to look for the good, thereby shifting your vibration and attracting more positive experiences, as Esther did when she transformed her frustrating relationship with a hotel by focusing only on its good qualities. These processes are all tools for achieving one goal: practicing a new vibrational habit until it becomes your dominant point of attraction.

Narrator: The single most important takeaway from Ask and It Is Given is that the universe is not testing you or withholding from you; it is constantly yielding to you. The basis of the universe is well-being, and it flows to you and through you at all times. Your work is not to struggle, strive, or force things to happen, but to release the resistance that pinches off that natural flow. The path to everything you desire—health, abundance, and joy—is found not in changing the world, but in changing the thought you are thinking right now.

The book leaves you with a profound and challenging question: What would you do, and who would you become, if you truly accepted that you are the sole creator of your own experience? If every joy and every sorrow is a direct reflection of your own vibrational offering, the power to create a masterpiece of a life rests entirely, and wonderfully, in your own hands.