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What you seek is seeking you. ~ Rumi
Aah, good old manifestations with its usual:
- “Does it even work?”
- "I swear I got it done without doing anything”
- “He is in a cult”
With Instagram and TikTok videos full of angel numbers, it sure has left us wondering why our report cards aren't full of A's after coming across the “ I am manifesting for you” TikTok. On one hand, some people buy crystals, but on the other hand, some people believe the universe is conspiring against them. So let us clear the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about manifestations.
Albert Einstein once quoted, “Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous”. Call it the universe, God, Goddess, the motherlode, Source Energy, your subconscious, inner voice, spirit, or conscience, but there is one thing that they all have in common - faith. I am not trying to sound like a hippie off the streets who will ‘expand your mind’, but have you ever noticed how everything in the Universe has a perfect place and purpose? You will slowly start to realize how things just HAD to happen for people to grow and benefit from it. Somehow, the pieces fit. This was not because of some coincidence but the intelligence of the Universe of coinciding events with one another. Simply put, you are supposed to be experiencing what you are experiencing. This makes you think that “this is good because...” in every dire situation you are in. So try to give the good old God (not referring to religion here) another chance and study about it rather than blindly believing what others are saying, even if you had unsettled issues with faith.
Nikola Tesla once quoted, “If you want to find the secrets of the Universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.” Everything vibrates with a frequency - which includes our thoughts and emotions. Low-frequency emotions such as anger, hatred, jealousy, indifference, shame, fear, attract events that vibrate at low frequencies. Whereas, high-frequency emotions such as hope, happiness, curiosity, excitement, etc. attract high-frequency events. That is the law of attraction - like vibrations attract each other. Simple, or maybe not. “Isn’t this daydreaming?”.
That's where the problem is. It is not about the Universe loving you or hating you, the Universe is just reacting to the vibrations you give out. Once you have connected with the Universe (I’ll tell you later in this blog), you have to raise your frequency to match the vibration of the one you want to tune into. That is when the Universe will respond to you and you bump into awesome things on your way.
For all the skeptics reading this, let us think of this in another way. Think about our nervousness before going on the stage to perform. We think so much about the possibilities of forgetting a line, being blank, saying the wrong line, people booing us, vomiting randomly, people laughing at us, not being good enough, and whatnot. Even though they have a small chance of actually happening, we stress over it so much. To the point where we get nervous and give a not-so-satisfactory performance. Had we had faith in whatever happens and were excited to perform on stage (vibration of high frequency), things would have turned out well. The idea of manifestation by connecting with the source energy to raise your frequency works in a similar yet more incredible manner.
There is yet another thing that people forget about manifesting. Manifesting includes energy AND action.
Read that again. Manifesting includes energy and action.
Do not expect a limousine waiting for you outside when all you have been doing is sipping mocktails from your mom’s favorite wine glass.
YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE WORK.
The Universe is helping you get that extra boost while you work for something, which makes you stumble across perfect coincidences and opportunities. When you are aligned with the Universe, it will be easier for you to manifest what you want, see it as the power boost button. That is when you will realize that the Universe has got your back. The world or people may not always work the way you want to, but the Universe can help you to get through it. And that is how, ladies and gentlemen, you manifest a reality you want.
Note that manifesting is not “getting” or “making”, it is about being. By reality, I mean changing your life, to excel at what you are doing right now, to make that breakthrough, to have faith even in the grimmest of times, and lastly, to be a better human, since, for the manifestation to work, you need to give out high frequencies. Let us now look at how we can raise our frequency, stay connected to the Source of Energy, and finally manifest the reality we want.
Meditation
Meditation allows you to be in the Zone, simply put, to be connected with the Source Energy. There is no correct time or way to do it, however, there are tips for basic meditation include - sitting up straight in a comfortable cross-legged position, relaxing your face, closing your eyes if it helps you to focus, notice your breathing, and gently release your thoughts. The goal is to keep your mind as clear as possible. Start slow and build your way. You can set a timer, get a candle to focus on, chant a mantra if it helps you to focus, have guided meditations, or go to a meditation center. There are numerous ways to help you. Once you have cleared your mind of anything and everything, you can now set an intention or ask for help. With complete focus and a calm state, your mind will be able to download any solutions or creative ideas which will help you manifest. The important thing is that you show up every day, even if it's for 5 minutes.
Believe everything is available to you
The Universe is like an all-you-can-eat-buffet. There are unlimited opportunities, experiences, and feelings for you and you CAN access them. By this belief, you can keep your vibration high and attract great things. The best way to keep this belief strong is by staying connected to the Universe. We can have all that the Universe can and will offer us by simply aligning our energy to it through a high frequency. We don’t realize this often, but it is our choice to feel bad, which lowers our frequency. It is the faith that you have everything available to you which makes you tune in at a high frequency and ultimately DOES make the best things available to you.
Don’t Manic Manifest
Manic manifesting happens when you feel like you are doing all the right things yet things are not happening. This happens when you try to control your manifestations or want to control how the world works. This needy and desperate behavior puts us in a low frequency which does not match the high loving frequency of the Universe. As I said manifesting is not about “getting or making”, it is about being. Recognize it and instead of praying for the outcome, pray for the highest good for all. Cultivate the feeling through visualization, and pay attention to what’s thriving. If you are looking to increase your productivity, feel how great it must feel to finish the work at the end of the day and be in the presence of people who are productive and inspire you. That will allow you to attract what you desire.
Gratitude
There are a lot of ways to feel good and raise your frequency, but with gratitude, you are expending positive energy, which makes positive energy reflect. When you are grateful to someone, they feel grateful to you, which makes you grateful. There can be a whole too and from here. This way you can keep your frequency high. So let me do my part to say thank you for reading till here (I know this is a long one, but it's worth it). You are powerless without gratitude, it allows you to be strongly connected with the Universe. Once you acknowledge and are grateful for everything good that has happened, you will have faith that what happened can and will happen to you again. It helps you build that trust net while falling again. When you are actively sending out this grateful energy, you receive it back, bringing you closer and closer to the Source Energy( by meditation) and raising your frequency higher and higher. Inevitably you will realize as you become closer, you are the same stuff as the Universe and you manifested out of nothingness. Which means you are the power. So when you are being grateful to the Universe, you are being grateful to yourself, and ladies and gentlemen, we have finally achieved self-love!
Surrender yourself to the Universe
Your faith in the Universe should be greater than the fear of not getting what you want. Surrender doesn’t mean giving up, rather handing the wheel over to the Universe. It is your turn to drive now. Notice how when you see a beautiful butterfly, you run like a fool behind with the desire to catch it. Be mine be mine be mine. But as you get tired of your dumbness and sit down, the butterfly will slowly hover around you, and maybe just sit on your hand, which is probably a better idea. This is what surrendering is. We are so invested in controlling our circumstances (fear-based activity) that it emits low frequencies and is unable to manifest what we want. Surrendering (faith-based activity) allows you to not only be at peace but also allows the Universe to work its magic. Note that surrendering does not mean to stop our hustle, but to spiritually let go.
The Universe loves you since it will never deny your message if it's for the greater good. It wants you to grow, hug you tightly and take care of you. This is the reason it provides us with opportunities to tumble and grow, people to laugh and cry with, lonely hours to be introspective, obstacles to detour our life to better destinations, cats to play with, moon lited nights to walk outside, a canopy of green trees during summers to walk under, air-conditioned rooms in hot seasons, lovers to be with, and last but not least, a life to live in.
So have faith in the Universe, which will help you to manifest a reality YOU want.
Learn more about The Art of Manifestations:
A book by Jen Sincero - You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness And Start Living An Awesome Life
A book by Gabrielle Bernstein - The Universe Has your Back: Transform Fear into Faith
Blogs produced by Gabrielle Bernstein:
How to Connect with the Universe
How to Truly Surrender
Are you Manic Manifesting
Podcast by Gabreille Bernstein - Dear Gabby Podcast
A book by Dr. Joseph Murphy - The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
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