Joe Dispenza vs Abraham-Hicks

Both say your inner state creates your outer life. They ask very different things of you.

Dispenza: Long daily meditation to rehearse a new self. Scientific language
Hicks: Reach for a better-feeling thought through the day. Spiritual language
Time required: Dispenza: an hour or more a day. Hicks: as much as you like
Cost: Both have inexpensive books. Dispenza's retreats are the costly end. Much of Hicks is free online
Choose Dispenza if: You want a disciplined practice and like structure
Choose Hicks if: You are worn out from trying hard and need to ease off

The real difference

Dispenza is effort. You sit, you practise, you repeat until the body believes it. Hicks is release. You stop pushing against what you do not want and let your mood rise a step at a time.

What neither gives you

A way to check your work. Neither offers a clear measure of where you stand on a particular goal, or a direct method for the specific thought that opposes it.

Full profiles: Joe Dispenza and Esther Hicks.

The verdict

They combine well. Hicks for the day, Dispenza for the hour you set aside. For a method with steps, add a structured course.

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