The Bashar Formula is a five-step method for moving through life, taught by the being Darryl Anka channels. In one line: act on what excites you most, give it your full effort, let go of insisting on a particular result, do it all from a positive state, and keep dropping the fear-based beliefs that block it. This page walks through each step, shows what it looks like in an ordinary day and names the mistakes that make it seem like it does not work.
Key Takeaways
- The five steps: Follow your highest excitement. Take action. Let go of the outcome. Stay positive. Drop fear-based beliefs.
- Excitement is a signal, not a mood. You follow the strongest pull available today, not the grandest one imaginable.
- Action is required. Excitement with no action stays a daydream. Action with no excitement becomes a grind.
- Positive means a steady, open state, not forced cheer. You can be sad or tired and still act from it.
- Step five is where it usually breaks. When the Formula seems not to work, Bashar’s answer is almost always about beliefs.
- You can test it. A seven-day experiment is at the end of this page.
Part of our complete guide. This is one piece of Darryl Anka and Bashar: The Complete Guide, which covers his story, the Formula, the Five Laws, every book, the film and every interview.
The Five Steps at a Glance
If Bashar is known for one thing, it is the Formula. It is the most-quoted piece of the teaching, and Darryl has published it as a compact book, The Formula: The Instruction Manual for Living Your Best Life. Here is the whole method in one table.
| Step | What it means | The common trap |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Follow your highest excitement | Act on whatever feels most alive to you right now | Waiting for a grand life purpose before moving |
| 2. Take action | Put in your full effort, as far as you can go today | Excitement with no action, which Bashar treats as only a wish |
| 3. Let go of the outcome | Take the step without demanding a specific result | Gripping the how and the when so tightly you block better routes |
| 4. Stay positive | Act from a steady, open state | Seeking joy while living in dread, which sends a mixed signal |
| 5. Drop fear-based beliefs | Notice and release the limiting beliefs that keep the first four steps from working | Reading resistance as proof the Formula fails, instead of a belief to examine |
The Formula is the how. The Five Laws of Reality are the why. If you are new to Bashar, start with Who Is Bashar? for the background.
Step 1: Follow Your Highest Excitement
Bashar says excitement is not a mood. It is a signal. Your natural frequency shows up as the pull toward the thing that feels most alive. People hear “follow your excitement” and picture quitting a job and flying to Bali. That is not the instruction.
Excitement shows up in small things. A book you want to open. A call you want to make. A room you want to rearrange. An illustrative example: if three things pull at you today, a walk, a project and a phone call, the step is the one with the strongest pull, not the one that sounds most impressive.
Bashar also makes a point about what happens when you ignore it. In our 2023 conversation, Darryl explained that if you do not act on your passion, your higher mind will not keep sending you new opportunities. The door is not locked. It simply stops being offered while you stand still.
Bashar Method to Awakening Spiritually In This Dimension with Darryl Anka
The practical episode. Darryl explains how beliefs and states shape what you experience and how to work with them.
Step 2: Take Action
Reality, in Bashar’s view, responds to what you do and what you embody, not to what you merely wish for. Full effort does not mean exhaustion. It means doing what you can do today, as completely as you can do it. Ten minutes of real attention beats three hours of distracted obligation.
Step 3: Let Go of the Outcome
This step sounds hardest and frees the most. Bashar separates direction from demand. You can have a clear intention and still hold the form it arrives in loosely. The demand is where trouble starts. When you insist on one exact result, one exact timeline and one exact route, you narrow the field and treat every detour as failure.
Think of it as driving with a destination but without a hand clenched on the wheel. You still steer. You still go. You simply stay open to a road you did not plan.
Step 4: Stay Positive
“Positive” is the most misunderstood word in the Formula. It does not mean forced cheer. It means a steady, open and trusting state, the opposite of dread. If you want joy but you move through your days braced for disaster, you send two signals at once, and reality, in this view, answers the stronger one.
Positive here is a place to act from. You can feel sad, tired or uncertain and still be positive in this sense, as long as you are not acting from fear that you will never get what you want.
Step 5: Drop Fear-Based Beliefs
Many people ask what happens when the Formula does not seem to work. Bashar’s answer is almost always about beliefs. That is why the Formula has a fifth step. In episode 244, Darryl explained why those beliefs persist: people move toward what they believe benefits them. A fear-based belief can make staying still feel safer than moving. Until you see the belief and its payoff, the Formula keeps hitting a wall.
So the work is half action and half noticing. You act on excitement. When you feel resistance, you ask what you believe is true that makes this step feel dangerous. Then you test that belief.
Three Mistakes That Make the Formula Seem Broken
- “Follow your excitement means do whatever feels good.” Excitement is only the first step. Without full effort and a positive state, it falls apart.
- “Positive means pretending to be happy.” It means acting from an open, trusting state, not covering pain with a smile.
- “Letting go of the outcome means not caring.” You care a great deal. You simply stop gripping the exact form the result must take.
For more, see the misunderstandings section of our complete guide.
A Seven-Day Experiment
You do not need to take any of this on faith. Run it for a week.
- Day 1: List five things that excite you, however small.
- Days 2 to 5: Pick the strongest. Take one ten-minute step toward it each day.
- Each day: Notice where fear shows up. Name it in one sentence. Do not argue with it yet.
- Days 6 and 7: Write down any coincidences, openings or surprises. Look for patterns.
At the end of the week, compare notes. That is the experiment Bashar invites everyone to run.
Go Deeper on the Formula
- Bashar’s Formula to Awake with Darryl Anka, our first conversation on the Formula.
- Bashar’s Five Laws of Reality and the Formula, Channeled by Darryl Anka.
- Bashar and Aliens: What Darryl Anka Says.
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Frequently Asked Questions About the Bashar Formula
What is the Bashar Formula?
The Formula is Bashar’s five-step method: follow your highest excitement, take action to the best of your ability, let go of insisting on a specific outcome, stay in a positive state, and drop the fear-based beliefs that get in the way.
What are the five steps of the Bashar Formula?
1. Follow your highest excitement. 2. Take action. 3. Let go of the outcome. 4. Stay positive. 5. Drop fear-based beliefs.
What does “follow your highest excitement” mean?
It means acting on the strongest pull you feel today. Bashar treats excitement as a signal, not a mood, and it often shows up in small things.
What does positive mean in the Formula?
It means acting from a steady, open and trusting state, the opposite of dread. You can feel sad or tired and still be positive in this sense.
Why doesn’t the Bashar Formula work for me?
Bashar’s answer is almost always about beliefs. Fear-based beliefs can make staying still feel safer than moving, which is why the fifth step is dropping them.
Is the Formula the same as the Five Laws of Reality?
No. The Formula is the method, the how. The Five Laws are the underlying rules Bashar presents as the reason it works.
Is there a book on the Formula?
Yes. Darryl Anka published it as The Formula: The Instruction Manual for Living Your Best Life.
How long should I test the Formula?
A good start is the seven-day experiment on this page: five exciting things, one ten-minute step a day and a note of where fear shows up.
Who teaches the Bashar Formula?
The Formula is taught by Bashar, the being Darryl Anka channels. Darryl has also published it as a compact book, The Formula: The Instruction Manual for Living Your Best Life.
Do I have to believe in Bashar to try the Formula?
No. Darryl Anka says no one has to believe Bashar is real. The Formula is offered as a method you can test in your own life, for example with the seven-day experiment on this page.
Sources and Further Reading
bashar.org, the official Bashar site. darrylanka.com, Darryl Anka’s author site. Darryl Anka and “Bashar”: Modern Channeling between Alien Narrative and Ancient Esotericism, 2012 CESNUR paper. Buddha at the Gas Pump interview #236 with Darryl Anka. Related on Next Level Soul: Darryl Anka and Bashar: The Complete Guide, Who Is Bashar?, Bashar and Aliens.
