“As soon as there is a need to 'spotlight' the approaching frame, an image appears in my mind. Then I repeat it in words and reinforce it all with positive feelings.”
First you need to activate the plait, then draw the image on the screen, or say it silently to yourself. In this order.
“How important is the issue of having faith in what you spotlight? It is not that I doubt my desires, so much as that, sometimes, depending on my mood, doubtful thoughts encroach on my mind.”
Faith will come later. First, take action. This is why Tufti recommends frequent practice: firstly, to develop the plait, and secondly, to alter the weave of your conditioned thinking. When you repeatedly check that the plait works, then you will believe in it.
“Are there any safety precautions or recommendations for working with the plait? What are the do's and don'ts?”
You can read about the plait in more detail in the chapter “Plait with Flow”. As soon as you locate your plait, various sensations will arise – people experience this differently. You may experience uncomfortable sensations temporarily, but these will soon pass. Nothing disturbing enough to warrant speaking of safety precautions has been noted so far.
“Is it worth activating the plait during prayer? Or does the power of prayer not require strengthening by means of the plait?”
This is not for me to judge, as I am not a man of the cloth. But I think that if you address God, He will hear you anyway. If you address reality, or rather, if it is your intention to change reality, then the plait will significantly strengthen your intention.
“I have two problems: I can't concentrate for any length of time on visualizing my goal. Nor can I picture the plait. If there is an algorithm for this, please write.”
It is not essential that you be able to imagine your goal for any length of time. The plait technique is designed for short moments of concentrated focus on the goal frame. For more information on how to picture the plait, see the chapter “Plait with Flow”.
“A question: when spotlighting a frame, a goal, should you spotlight just one frame, or can you spotlight one, two, or three? After all, life is multifaceted; you want this, that, the third, and the tenth…”
If you are already a plait master, you can spotlight a dozen frames in one plait session. As long as you are capable of concentrating on all those frames while keeping your plait activated. In addition, and not unimportantly, none of these frames should contradict one another. None of your frames should contradict another under any circumstances.
But generally speaking, it is better to spend each plait session on a single frame. This approach is more reliable, and you stop you from getting confused. As for the other frames, likewise, work with them individually, over the course of the day. You can spotlight various individual frames a number of times; the most important thing is to be consistent.
“This question may be repeated often, but here it is: I cannot feel the plait and I don't understand when to activate it. I don't feel it physically or energetically, but it does work when I try to do small things: sit on a specific seat in the bus, or acquire something. At the same time, I repeat, there is no moment of plait activation! Or so I think. I do not push it; I do not tense my muscles; maybe I should not wait for a sensation of heat or energy to appear between the shoulder blades, and instead, should just imagine that it is there?! This technique is amazing! I really want to get to grips with it!”
If you cannot feel the plait, then either you do not feel your energy at all, or your plait is severely atrophied. What you do not use atrophies, like the muscles. The plait needs to be developed with constant exercise. Work with the energies as described in the chapter “Plait with Flow”.
If your plait has atrophied, this does not mean that it will not work on the most simple things. Even if you do not feel anything, it is enough to focus your attention on the spot between the shoulder blades and then spotlight the frame. This will be sufficient. In the book Priestess Itfut, even the priestess could not feel the plait right from the very outset.
The time will come when your plait will develop, and you will be able to manipulate it as easily as you do your hand, and then you will be able to manifest more complex things.
“What should you do if you can't reach a clear sensation of the plait or its tip? In this case, can you just visualize the plait (trying still to catch the sensation of it)? Will it still be effective?”
Matilda, in the book Priestess Itfut, also failed to grasp a clear sense of the plait. She felt a kind of heaviness in her back, which can be interpreted in different ways. Matilda did not feel her plait specifically as a plait jutting out of the back of her head and rising when it was activated. She had an intermediary, a bow, that caused her to pay attention to the area of her spine – that is all. Whenever she focused her attention on the bow (not on the plait, note), everything worked out for her. And it will work for you, too.
