Emotional Release · “Die to Be Reborn”
The Focus Wheel
Shift the emotional set-point on a chosen subject from resistance to relief by writing a series of progressively better-feeling, believable statements arranged around a central desire.
In 5 lines: Draw a wheel with your desire in the centre hub. Around the rim, write a first statement that’s both true and a touch soothing. Add statements one by one, each feeling a little better, always believable. Use genuine relief as your only gauge. Climb until re-reading the central desire feels good and reachable.
What it is
The Focus Wheel is Abraham-Hicks’s written process for deliberately moving your feeling about a subject from resistance (doubt, frustration, lack) toward relief and alignment. You draw a wheel: a central hub holding your desire, and around it a ring of statements you build one at a time — each one chosen because it is believable and feels a little better than the last.
As the statements accumulate, your emotional state climbs, until the central desire that once felt far off now feels reachable and good. It is distinct from Segment Intending (which pre-sets the intention for an upcoming block of time): the Focus Wheel is specifically a set-point-shifting exercise for one charged topic.
The Method
Abraham teaches the Focus Wheel in Ask and It Is Given and in workshops:
- Draw the wheel. On paper, draw a small circle (the hub) in the centre and a larger circle around it. The outer ring is where the statements go — often imagined like the twelve points of a clock.
- Write the desire in the hub. In the centre, write what you want — stated positively, as how you want it to feel (e.g. “I have a thriving, well-paid livelihood that I love”).
- Don’t start with the big claim. If “I’m wealthy now” feels false, it creates resistance. The skill is to find a true, better-feeling foothold first.
- Write a first statement that is both believable and a little soothing. Around the outer ring, write a statement you can actually believe right now and that brings the slightest relief (e.g. “Plenty of people have built work they love” / “I’ve solved hard problems before”).
- Keep adding statements, each one feeling slightly better. Move around the wheel, each new statement reaching a touch higher than the one before — always staying believable. Abraham’s test is genuine relief: that subtle internal loosening or “ahh.” Let one statement lead naturally to the next.
- Continue around the wheel (often ~12 statements). Keep going until you sense your feeling about the subject has genuinely lifted — from doubt or tension toward hope, ease, even eagerness.
- Land back on the hub. When you re-read the central desire, it should now feel believable and good rather than far-off — the set-point on that subject has shifted. Use a fresh wheel whenever a topic feels charged. (Sourcing note: short quoted phrases above are attributed to Abraham-Hicks teaching. The numbered protocol is a faithful description of the consistently-taught process, not a reproduction of the book.)
Source & Lineage
Esther Hicks (b. 1948), with Jerry Hicks (1927–2011), presents material attributed to a non-physical group consciousness called “Abraham.” The Focus Wheel is one of 22 processes in Ask and It Is Given (2004) and rests on the Abraham “Emotional Guidance Scale” — the idea that reaching for incrementally better-feeling thoughts moves you up the scale toward alignment with what you want.
It is a written cousin of the spoken “Rampage of Appreciation.” This entry is the distinct Focus Wheel, complementing the existing Segment Intending entry.
Common refinements
Reaching too far, too fast. Jumping to “I’m rich and it’s done” when you don’t believe it creates resistance, not relief. Climb in believable steps.
- Using “should feel better” instead of does feel better. The only valid measure is genuine internal relief; if a statement doesn’t soften you, discard it and find a truer one.
- Forcing positivity / bypassing. This isn’t denial of the problem; it’s reaching for the next believable, kinder thought from where you honestly are.
- Treating it as analysis. Don’t problem-solve the topic; just keep reaching for the next better-feeling true statement.
- One wheel forever. Make a new wheel whenever a subject flares up; it’s a tool to reuse, not a one-time fix.