When working with the Law of Attraction, it is most helpful if your intention is strongly felt. The energy that is generated can be very powerful when you have a clear idea as to what you want to manifest into your life.
Years ago in one of my classes a woman said that she wanted to manifest an additional $10,000 annually. “I don’t see how this can work.” she said “How am I going to increase my income by that amount?” I could understand her skepticism. I replied, “We don’t always know how it will manifest in your life, we just send out the energy and let the Universe handle the details.” I suggested that she use the energy of the class exercises to focus her intent on receiving $10,000 and then to do an affirmation that she was receiving this amount of money and to repeat it daily. Affirmations are a great way to reprogram your subconscious. It is important that your intent is to receive what you are asking for and then be able to accept it when offered.
A couple of years went by and she booked an appointment with me. She said “I’ve been waiting to tell you this, but you know when I took your class and asked for the $10,000.” “Yes, I remember,” I replied, because it was an unusual amount. “Well,” she said “I am now a believer. Here’s what happened. During the year that followed the class, we had a change in leadership. They decided to evaluate what everyone was paid and to my surprise, they said I had been underpaid and increased my salary by $10,000. I just couldn’t believe it, but you were right. It worked.”
I’m often as surprised as the person getting what they want, because it can seem like some kind of magic is taking place. In this case, her desire was strongly felt, because she really needed to make more money. That can be a powerful force in manifesting.
However, sometimes you can get things even if you aren’t so clear about what you want. One person who attended my workshop wasn’t sure what she wanted to manifest, so she just asked that she be happier in her life. While this seems like a pretty vague request, she later told me that since the class, she had just felt an overall good feeling about everything. It wasn’t that anything significant had happened to her, she just felt better and more peaceful now.
It is easy to think about what you want and then put the energy into getting it. You don’t have to be in a desperate situation in order to manifest, although that does add a sense of urgency to the request. If you believe what you are asking for is possible, then you simply do the visualization and just let it go, trusting that what you are asking for will be given to you. I do like to say “this or something better,” since sometimes we aren’t asking for enough of what we want.
It is a little bit trickier to manifest a love relationship. I have had a number of people through the years who focused on this. Most people don’t want to spend their life alone and there is nothing wrong with wanting to manifest a companion. What I discovered through my own process and those who had this desire as their main intention, is you can get the relationship, but it may not last. I came to believe that I was being sent the “right and perfect person” for me and (them) at that time. It is hard to see that we aren’t always ready for what we want. In my case, I had to come to terms with my own dysfunction in order to attract the person I really wanted to spend my life with. Two cases I remember from the workshops also fell in this category. Both found partners not long after taking the class, but there were problems in both their relationships. One of the two met a great guy who she really cared deeply about. But, he had a young son and the time he needed to spend with the child did not fit into her idea of what she wanted in a relationship. She became very clear that she wanted to be with someone who did not have children, something she hadn’t realized when she did her original manifesting. The other one also met someone shortly after the class. However, there were many issues that could not be resolved and they parted company after dating for nearly a year. Sometimes, as in the case of the first woman, we are learning to refine what we really want. Her friend who attended the workshop with her was immediately successful and has been married to the man she met shortly after the class.
A friend who took this workshop several times, many years ago (I’ve been teaching it since 1991), suggested that disbelievers should start out with something simple they want to manifest. Think of something that you are having trouble finding and send out the energy. I did this once when I needed a Mother of Groom dress for my stepsons wedding. I was exhausted from looking so I just sent out the energy and let it go. While driving home a day later, a store popped into my consciousness and I knew I had to go there. I found the perfect dress at a greatly reduced price.
Learning the techniques for manifesting can help you to make your life easier and filled with a sense of wonder. I will be teaching the Law of Attraction on October 24th see page 8 for more information. ◆