I don’t know about you, but I really like getting what I want.
Manifesting is a buzz word I spent a lot of time researching and experimenting. This was always based upon reading other people’s books and implementing other people’s strategies.
One of the things the other “experts” would say is that I had to visualize exactly what I wanted, and that I had to be so clear and precise otherwise it would never come true.
So I’d map it out, create the list, maybe even make a vision board. I’d say affirmations, act as if…
Ya know, use all the tools they said to use.
But what was interesting is that whenever I did these techniques – OTHER PEOPLE’S TECHNIQUES – it always seemed to leave me empty handed. The actual realization of my manifestations didn’t come together.
Then I stopped and thought – “Maybe there is another way.”
Silly me to think that I should ever try and do something someone else’s way. I know too well now that I always seem to carve my own path and that when I try to follow another’s, it doesn’t really produce results.
I also know that each of us is unique and that all of the answers we need are inside ourselves and not outside.
So I decided to take a look back at the miracles in my life and the times I did manifest what I was going for – in a big way.
Because I’ve been really lucky and had a lot of amazing things happen in my life.
Like when I left for India, sold everything I owned, transferred the lease to my car within days of leaving, and manifested a free airline ticket.
Or when I applied to one of the top fashion schools in the world and was one of 220 people to get accepted, despite never having taken an art class in my life.
Or how I landed more work than I knew what to do with while living in Kyoto without a work visa and not knowing a soul. Everyone I met told me there was no way I would survive there because the Japanese won’t break the rules. Their words didn’t even enter my consciousness.
So I sat with these times to evaluate – “okay, how did I do this?”
Suddenly it all became very clear to me.
Here is my manifestation secret – The Art of Knowing.
See, it’s like this, KNOWING actually programs the universal mind. When you are in a state of KNOWING, you actually wills or projects it into reality.
Visualizing actually still tells the mind (yours and the universe) that it is not true, but KNOWING is a very different experience.
When you know something, then it simply IS. There is no room or space for is not.
(Secret sauce tip: The only way this works is if it does not harm or compromise another human being.)
See all this visualizing stuff, I am not going to discount it because I do spend time visualizing for sure. But I use visualization as a tool for other things, not for manifesting.
And here’s why.
How can I visualize something as true when it is a completely new experience for me? I find that in this case, when I try to visualize something I am manifesting, it trips me up, gets me in my head, and often times can be quite limiting.
Two things happen – the mind tries to “figure it out” and attaches to it and then tries to control how it comes to you.
And visualizing still tells the brain that it is not here, and often leaves you in a state of want or lack, neither of which is a good place to be.
The human mind often limits one’s experience when universe has a much better plan. Most likely your brain will vision is a lot less than what you are actually capable of or what is for your highest good.
And then when it goes out and looks for it and tries to figure it out, it often misses something better because it is so attached to a specific outcome and how it comes to you.
Which leads me to my other point – when you are in a state of knowing, you must be completely unattached to when and how what you want arrives.
This is all just a snippet of some of the work I do with my private clients to support them in getting out of their own way so they can actually realize their dreams and heartfelt desires. And it is SO fun to witness their delight when then magically create miracles in their life from left field.
SO here is exactly what I do in my process…
First, I get razor clear on exactly what I want. This does not mean that I describe it in every detail. I don’t need to know every crevice or color or shape or size. I stick with the foundation and the baseline of what it is I want. This helps me to keep an open mind for the juiciest outcome which could be beyond my scope of understanding at this time.
(The universe is so magical, a bit tricky, and has a serious sense of humor.)
Then I get so clear inside myself that it is already TRUE. I KNOW it in every cell of my being as my truth and I know that NOTHING will stand in my way.
No Thing in my mind, body, spirit, energy field, aura, subconscious, you name it – will accept anything other than knowing that what I am manifesting is true and done.
Doubt, fear, worry… none of that exists because I believe in myself and know that the universe has my back.
(Secret sauce tip #2: You MUST desire this in every sense of your being, but not in a way that is attached or in need or lacking. It is a knowing this as part of your path and not settling for anything less or allowing anything to get in the way.)
Then the fun begins… the action.
There is a lot of action. Think of it like research and investigation and creating momentum to realize what you are going for. You gotta be relentless and not allow anything to deflate your balloon.
There is no pushing or trying to control or manipulate, but there is consistent, steady, conscious, focused action.
Sitting on the pillow will not do the trick. The universe responds to action.
And I let go and allow and trust the process without attachment to how it comes to fruition. I call this part staying in the “knowing and the going.”
Along the way I stay open to how it might come forward, because often times what I am manifesting will come to me thru play and celebration.
You might be surprised when that hot, yummy partner shows up out of the blue, and not when you were at home on your couch swiping right trying to make a connection.
You’ve got to make time to be in your own magic.
Yup, this is another part of the equation – you’ve got to continue to play and nourish your Spirit. Do that thing that feels “Indulgent” and “spoiling” of yourself. Spirit LOVES self-care and often rewards this.
All of this… most often it will come effortlessly – but not after effort is exerted.
And again, the timing is often out of your hands. You’ve got to delight in the process.
My first job in Kyoto came after I stopped being on my computer seeking job possibilities, and went to Starbucks to indulge in a $7 iced tea craving. A beautiful Japanese woman started talking to me and ended up hiring me to be her personal English teacher and also to be the hostess at her famous matcha tea store at the base of the Golden Temple.
Now that is LUCK and MAGIC and MANIFESTATION at it’s finest. A two for one, while out indulging.
Or when I went looking for a diet coke in India (Yes, I used to drink diet coke. It was my one weakness.) on my way to find an apartment and my yoga teacher. I got “picked up” along the way by this little Indian boy that waned to sell me some incense.
When he found out I was there for yoga, he called his friend with a ric shaw and they took me exactly where I needed to go. They led me to my teacher and escorted me around to look at apartments, and even helped me move in.
That was not how I could have ever imagined I would have found my home in Mysore or my teacher, but God and the universe always have your back.
So my friend’s this is my little sharing with you to let you know that there are many paths to victory, and that you can absolutely have what you want. Find your own magic, and go for it 100%. Stay in the vibration of yes, expect miracles, and be relentless.
PS – wanna know my secret weapon strategy for manifesting? My detox – 21 Cleanse – it has a way of bringing unconscious blocks to the surface to be healed and transmuted back into love. It is a powerful manifestation tool that works with your inner GPS and the outer vibration of the universe. Try for yourself , you’ll see. he he
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