Trapped In Manifestationland?

By JK Ellis

There is so much interest and romance around the art of “manifestation” that it’s easy to believe so many are falling for it like a fly into a Venus Fly Trap. 

People tend to fall in love so quickly with the word manifestation that they become trapped and fail to examine what it really means. 

On a linguistic level the word is referred to as a nominalization. All that means is an action word (a verb) is treated as if it is frozen in time to become a thing (a noun). While some people talk about manifestation as if it were a real “thing”. I’ve never seen someone pushing a wheelbarrow filled with manifestation. 

Those who fall hardest for the romance of the word manifestation get trapped in “Manifestationland” and proceed to affirm, visualize, ritualize and meditate upon what they want while leaving out one key ingredient: a realistic plan to get it…in other words, WORK. 

Yes, a few people have completely lacked plans and seemingly manifested things they wanted. Some use this as evidence that manifestation works but overlook, as a rule, a good plan and some applied effort will work better. 

How do you know if you’re stuck in Manifestationland? 

1. Do you feel that belief alone is enough to attract what you want?

2. Do you study, pray, meditate and affirm for your manifestation more than you work toward your goal? 

3. Do you believe yourself to be always “on the verge of a breakthrough” but can’t describe what kind of breakthrough that might be?

How to get out of Manifestationland

1. Have a plan. What is your next step that your physical body will do to get closer to what you want to manifest?

2. Polish the plan. What is the step after that? 

3. …and after that???

4. Write out a detailed step-by-step plan to get to your goal. 

5. Make each step measurable and specific. Having “a beautiful car” is not specific and could leave you with a clean 1969 VW Bug when what you really wanted was a red convertible. 

6. Make certain each step is stated in the positive. Affirming “I release all negativity to money.” is neither positive nor specific. “I will learn how to make $100 a month on Ebay;” however, it is both positive and specific.

7. Make each step something within your complete control. In other words affirming “I will get $1000 by Friday” may be positive and specific but if you don’t have a way that is within your control to get $1000 then you are hoping, wishing and relying on happenstance. 

Are ALL these steps within your control? 

Don’t get stranded in Manifestationland. 

See to it every visualization, affirmation, ritual and meditation to manifest something has ten specific, measurable and positive actions toward your goals. As a result you’ll get what you want a lot quicker. 

JK Ellis’s is author of Mind Control 101, How To Influence The Thoughts and Actions of Others Without them Knowing or Caring as well as, Perfected Mind Control The Unauthorized Blackbook of Hypnotic Mind Control. Visit: www.MindControl101.com .

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