Conquering Fear Is How You Conquer The New Year.

Conquering fear is how you win at everything, actually.   That’s because most forms of fear are irrational, limiting, self-defeating and anchor you where you are thus holding you back from where you want to be and who you want to be.

We need to keep healthy fear and kick all the rest to the curb.  More about that below.

Conquering Fear: A Mystical Inner Science for Reclaiming Personal Power

Fear is one of the most misunderstood forces in human experience. It is often treated as an enemy to be defeated or a weakness to be hidden. Yet from a deeper, more mystical perspective, fear is neither good nor bad. It is information—a signal arising within consciousness, waiting to be understood.

At ESP Lab, we explore fear not as a flaw in the human system, but as a doorway. When approached with awareness, fear becomes an invitation to reclaim personal power, sharpen inner perception, and move beyond limitation.

Conquering fear does not mean erasing it. It means learning how to stand steady in its presence and push past that veil if it’s in the way of what you want.

Fear as an Energy Pattern, Not a Truth

Fear does not originate in reality—it arises in interpretation. It is an energetic response to imagined futures, unresolved memories, and conditioned beliefs. The body reacts first, sending sensations of contraction, tension, or alertness. Only afterward does the mind attach meaning and story.

This is why fear feels so convincing and why conquering fear can be so challenging.

From a mystical perspective, fear is an energetic ripple in consciousness, not a command. When you identify with the ripple, fear grows. When you observe it, fear dissolves.

Awareness weakens fear because fear depends on unconscious participation.

The Hidden Cost of Unexamined Fear

When fear goes unexamined, it quietly shapes identity. People begin to define themselves by what they avoid rather than what they pursue. Over time, fear masquerades as logic, caution, or practicality.

It often sounds like:

• “This just isn’t the right time.”
• “I should wait until I feel ready.”
• “Getting promoted to senior management just isn’t realistic for me so I won’t bother.”
• ”She might laugh at me if I ask her out so I’ll play it safe and not even try.”

But fear that governs choices slowly contracts life. The cost is not immediate—it appears later as regret, stagnation, or a persistent sense that one’s potential remains untapped.  That’s why conquering fear isn’t a “should” it’s a MUST.

By the way – The last two on the above list are from my personal experiences.  I swung for the fences and joined the ranks of corporate America as a regional vice president (eastern region) AND divisional vice president (education, government, institutional sales) which opened the door to a lifestyle I previously believed was impossible for me.   The girl turned me down with an amusing look on her face. It was on the B44 city bus when I was in 11th grade.  A few short years later I was dating gorgeous goddesses who sometimes competed for me…. In retrospect Karen’s rejection with a smirk on that city bus led to bigger and better things as they so often do.

You can’t win ‘em all but you can’t win anything without conquering fear that may be holding you back from even trying.

Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. – Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

Consciousness Is Larger Than Fear

One of the most powerful realizations in inner science is this: you are not your fear.

Fear arises within consciousness, but consciousness itself remains untouched. When this distinction is experienced—not merely understood intellectually—fear loses its authority.

In mystical traditions and modern consciousness research alike, the same insight appears again and again:

What you observe cannot control you.

By shifting from identification to observation, fear becomes something you experience, not something you are.  Your experience will help you in conquering fear.

Courage as Alignment, Not Force

Courage is often mistaken for forceful confidence. In truth, courage is alignment. It is the quiet decision to act from inner clarity rather than emotional contraction.

Continuous courage is continually conquering fear.

Courage does not require the absence of fear. It requires presence.

When action flows from inner alignment—values, intention, awareness—fear no longer dictates outcomes. It may still arise, but it no longer decides. You do.

You make things happen.

Do this often enough and you will never have any fear again except, perhaps,  healthy fear. Healthy fear is allowed.  More about that below.

Conquering Fear Crosses the Threshold of Expansion

Across mystical systems, fear consistently appears at points of transition. Before growth, before insight, before transformation—fear emerges.

This is not coincidence.

Fear marks the edge of the known. Beyond it lies expanded perception, resilience, and self-trust. When you meet fear consciously, it becomes a threshold rather than a barrier.

Practical Inner Practices for Conquering Fear

1. Name the Fear Without Story

Fear loses power when stripped of narrative. Name the sensation. Name the imagined outcome. Avoid dramatization. Precision dissolves exaggeration.

2. Return to the Observer

Shift attention from the fear to the awareness noticing it. This subtle redirection restores inner authority.

3. Act in Small Resonant Steps

Transformation occurs through integration, not force. Gentle, consistent action retrains both mind and nervous system.

4. Use Breath to Signal Safety

Slow breathing communicates safety to the body. A calm body allows higher perception to emerge.

🌌 Guided Visualization: Dissolving Fear Through Inner Light

Use this practice whenever fear feels overwhelming or if conquering fear seems impossible.

Begin by sitting comfortably. Close your eyes.

Take a slow breath in through the nose… and exhale gently through the mouth.

Bring your attention inward.

Now imagine fear as a shape or sensation within your body. Do not judge it. Simply notice where it resides.

Next, imagine a soft, luminous light above your head—calm, intelligent, steady. This light represents awareness itself.

With each breath, allow the light to slowly descend through the crown of your head, moving gently toward the area where fear is felt.

Do not force the light. Let it arrive naturally.

As the light meets the fear, notice what happens. You may sense warmth, expansion, or softening. Allow the fear to dissolve into the light, like mist in sunlight.

Remain here for several breaths.

Finally, affirm out loud in a voice of calm confidence:

“I am larger than fear. I move forward in awareness. I am free of fear. I am conquering fear. Fear has no power over me.  *I* am the power!”

When ready, gently open your eyes.

If you liked this exercise you should take a deep dive with Al Manning’s Light Course

Living Beyond Fear, From Inner Authority

Conquering fear is not a one-time event. It is a relationship with awareness. Each time you choose presence over panic, alignment over avoidance, and consciousness over conditioning, fear loosens its grip.

Our doubts are traitors
And makes us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt.

–Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, 1.4.85

For more tools and techniques on conquering fear check out what Tony Robbins has to say.

When Conquering Fear, Keep Healthy Fear

Healthy fear is fear that protects, informs, and sharpens awareness—without controlling your life.

It is fundamentally different from chronic anxiety, imagined fear, or conditioned fear.

Here’s a clear, grounded way to understand it.

What Healthy Fear Is

Healthy fear is a biological and intuitive signal that:

• Alerts you to real danger
• Improves focus and reaction time
• Encourages caution without paralysis
• Disappears once the threat is gone

It is situational, temporary, and proportional.

Examples:

• Stepping back from a cliff edge
• Avoiding a dangerous person or situation
• Slowing down when conditions are risky
• Trusting a strong gut warning without panic

Healthy fear says: “Pay attention.”

Unhealthy fear says: “Stop living.”  That’s our target in conquering fear.

What Healthy Fear Is NOT

Healthy fear is not:

• Persistent dread
• Catastrophic thinking
• Avoidance of growth or opportunity
• Fear based on imagined futures
• Fear tied to identity (“I’m just a fearful person”)

If fear lingers after the threat is gone, expands without evidence, or prevents action altogether, it is no longer healthy.

Healthy Fear vs. Unhealthy Fear (Quick Comparison)

Healthy Fear	Unhealthy Fear
Based in the present	Based in imagined futures
Proportional to risk	Exaggerated or vague
Leads to clear action	Leads to avoidance or paralysis
Dissolves when safe	Persists unnecessarily
Sharpens awareness	Narrows perception

The Role of Healthy Fear in Human Evolution

Healthy fear is ancient. It evolved to:

• Protect life
• Preserve energy
• Signal environmental danger

It activates the nervous system briefly, then releases it.

Modern problems arise because the same system is triggered by:

• Social judgment
• Financial uncertainty
• Emotional risk
• Past trauma
• Conditioned beliefs

The system fires—but the danger isn’t real or immediate.

Healthy Fear as an Inner Compass

From a consciousness and inner-science perspective, healthy fear often overlaps with intuition.

Key distinction:

• Healthy fear feels clear and calm, even if urgent
• Unhealthy fear feels noisy, emotional, and looping

Intuition warns once.

Anxiety repeats itself endlessly.

When fear comes with clarity and stillness, it’s often protective insight—not panic.

How to Tell If Fear Is Healthy (3 Questions)

Ask yourself:

1. Is there an immediate, real threat right now?
2. Does this fear call for a specific action or adjustment?
3. Does the fear subside once I address the situation?

If yes → likely healthy fear.

If no → you’re dealing with conditioned or imagined fear.

What Healthy Fear Sounds Like Internally

• “Slow down.”
• “Check this more carefully.”
• “Something here isn’t aligned.”
• “Pause and reassess.”

What it does not sound like:

• “Everything will go wrong.”
• “I can’t handle this.”
• “I must avoid this forever.”

Why Healthy Fear Matters

Without healthy fear:

• People take reckless risks
• Boundaries dissolve
• Intuition is ignored
• Safety signals are overridden

The goal is not fearlessness.

The goal is discernment so you can know if you should be conquering fear or embracing it.

Healthy fear works with awareness, not against it.

Integrating Healthy Fear (Practical Tip)

When fear arises:

1. Pause your reaction
2. Feel the sensation without story
3. Ask: “What is this asking me to notice?”
4. Take measured, conscious action

This keeps fear functional—not dominant.

Final Insight

Healthy fear is a guardian, not a jailer.

It protects life, sharpens perception, and then steps aside.

When fear stays too long, grows too loud, or begins deciding your future—it has crossed the line.

Learn to listen to fear without obeying it blindly.

That is wisdom.

Do what you fear most and you control fear. – Tom Hopkins

A Life Guided by Fear is Reactive.

A life guided by awareness is intentional.

At ESP Lab, we view conquering fear as something essential to realize your full potential. Fear is something to outgrow—through perception, practice, and inner mastery.

And winning. Lots and lots of victories. At ESP Lab winning is the name of the game.

When fear no longer governs your choices, what remains is clarity.

And clarity is power.

Become an ESP Lab member and start growing your personal power like you never have before.