Meditation, personal growth, energy, fulfilment, holism, and individuality are all key terms. Indeed, creative visualization is in many respects central to what we term New Age'. The desire for self-direction is a spiritual, even mystic, longing that seems to be a trait found in many people. A revised edition was published in 1995. The inter-relationship of all energies in the physical universe and their constant interactions make change a constant, albeit at varying speeds.
Form follows idea.
What pre-occupies out thoughts tends to become our reality. One visualizes while one is as deeply relaxed as possible, as frequently and as long as is convenient. Gawain emphasizes that trance-like meditation is unnecessary. More important is clarity and singularity of focus. For many, to be sure, this suggests a meditative state, but so is day dreaming.