(c) 2009 Justice Bartlett
Manifesting is the action of accessing our desires, hopes and dreams and bringing them from a possibility state into the physical realm. Everything exists in a place of potential. Owning the key of manifestation is more about aligning your self with a reality in which something is already in existence rather than following the more commonly accepted model of, if you want something you have to work hard to acquire it.
The concept of manifesting is more in alignment with the principles of quantum physics where finesse and timing is emphasized rather than the Newtonian physics where the emphasis is more on force.
This is not to say that you can just sit on your couch and eat potato chips and all your dreams will come to you, although who's to say that it can't happen that way? More than likely however a little action will required .
A great way to begin is to set out an idea of something that you want to acquire. You then can ask yourself where does that idea show up, does it feel likely to become a reality in that place? If not then you can ask the idea to rearrange itself until it feels more likely to become solid. Once you have connected to the idea being real you can begin to ask questions like what did I do to make this happen.? The direction that you feel inclined to take is the answer to your question.
This is called inspired action and since energy follows thought and thought follows energy if you are directing your energy through a soft focused intent that is focused more on a feeling of satisfaction and the vibration of gratitude the likelihood that the energy that is expended will be wasted is greatly diminished.
Another thing you can do is ask yourself what would it feel like if I already had it? If it feels good then a state of gratitude can become the platform upon which you build. Using gratitude rather than wanting creates a feeling of satisfaction and fulfillment where as a place of longing really only furthers the feelings of not having.
Just check out the feeling of the words THANK YOU now check out the feeling of the words
I WANT OR I NEED. Thank you facilitates a vibration of satisfaction and solidness where wanting and needing creates the vibration of longing, a feeling that most of us are familiar with but it seems is rarely satisfied. Now is a structure more likely to stand on a pit or a platform? It's an interesting question that only you can answer for your self; I just ask that you play with the idea.
Below is the story of one of my adventures in manifestation.
Manifesting One of My Dreams
It began in October of 06 when I decided to take a vacation that I couldn't afford.
I had decided that the perfect Christmas gift for my mom and my daughter, Destiny was a trip to the Big Island, Hawaii. I had no idea how it was going to happen I knew that tickets there were expensive, especially that time of year. It was October at the time and I knew that the sooner we got the tickets the better the airfare prices would be.
That seemed like plenty of time but there was just one thing that I felt was standing in my way, the money. At the time I was working less, just getting established in private practice and becoming a Matrix Energetics teacher. I seemed to always see enough clients to cover the bills and to take my road trips to Bozeman, MT from Seattle once or twice a year to visit family.
The difference was the cost of fuel for an 11 hour 600 mile car ride there and back compared to plane tickets. Even with the cost of gas being astronomical, this did not compare to the 3 roundtrip tickets on a 747 across a large span of the Pacific Ocean to make it our tropical destination.
A few years before,I had left behind a 7 year drug addiction and begun a process of healing and discovering myself. That process led me into massage school and then deeply into the world of Matrix Energetics . Day by day I was transforming my life.
I have a pretty good principle, you might call it a rule really. It states that whatever I want to do I am supported in doing it. I keep it pretty simple and expand on it slowly. When I started noticing in this way I was making about $90 a week. This barely covered the fuel for the car I was driving at the time, but it covered it. It kept me in cigarettes, snacks and got me back and forth from home to massage school. My basic needs were taken care of.
Since then I had doubled my needs, adding my daughter, an apartment and a dog. My life had changed dramatically and every time that it did it seemed that I was supported. Part of this understanding on my part was that everything came from full appreciation. No matter if I saw one, two or zero clients I was able to really appreciate the amazing opportunity to show up in my life being who I wanted to and doing what I wanted.
And I was faced with plenty of challenges. The most daunting of which was probably looking at my blank schedule book and the due dates for the bills on the calendar. And then it would hit me, you were ok last month; you’re still here, no loss of limb or too much loss of sanity. And then I would look back at my schedule book for the prior month and see that sure enough it had filled. Not necessarily overflowed but somehow we were here and the likelihood was that it would happen again.
So I would look at my book and feel the spaces where I wanted to put clients in and see them there. I would touch the spaces in my book because being tactile it helped me to anchor the feeling of the person actually being there. I would be touching them when they came to see me so touching them before they got there seemed like a good idea.
I figured realistically if I saw no client on one day and then one on another, I was still doubling my practice. If I could get lucky enough to see two I was doing great. I also noticed that doubling small numbers was easy but without thinking about it I had set a precedent for myself and created a working template. Doubling was easy! Now was the time to put that template into action
I have found that easiest way to get something is to have a pleasant attitude about it, first with yourself and then with anyone else who is going to be a part of the project. It made me happy, just the idea of being there gave me a good feeling. Accessing the feeling of how good the idea was, was enough. My mother would love the thought of me taking her to this beautiful island whether or not we made it. If she knew that I wanted to that would make her happy. As for Destiny, she is happy most of the time; getting to see her auntie that lived there and playing on the beach would just add a little more sparkle to her day.
With that I had it, the perfect image, us on the beach in the Hawaiian sun. But it was more than an image it was a fully interactive movie scene. It was beautiful and we were together. I could see the blue in the ocean and how it matched the blue in the sky. There was a palm tree moving in the breeze and the sound of the ocean crashing on the shore.
In that moment I was there. I smelled it, heard it, saw it. It was real. Once I had been there how could we not go? You see, once I had that experience of being there all I had to do was ask myself,” How did it happen? What were the steps you took?”
Once I was in that space getting the tickets was easy. It was like money flowed in. Before I knew it I had a nice chunk come in all within a week. It came from unexpected places too. More business yes, but I had clients do surprising things like pay for multiple sessions at once, or buy sessions for friends and pay me in advance for all of them!
I had made the trip have the same level of momentum as getting all the necessities met. I just applied it like a template. I became grateful for it having already happened once, even though the trip really hadn't happened yet, just like being grateful for getting all my bills paid. If I knew it had happened once it could easily happen again.
If I apply gratitude in advance it greatly increases the likelihood of getting what I want. It creates a platform on which I can build on rather than reaching into a well of longing that is only filled by more of the same. It is true that longing for something moves it further away from you if there is nothing to stand on except desire.
Desire is a wonderful vehicle and great verb. It creates movement and gives energy to pursue, but without gratitude it becomes empty; it begins to turn on itself creating a state of constant consumption and little enjoyment. It is important to enjoy the fruits of expended energy. By doing this I thank myself and the universe. When I say thank you in advance I’basically saying I know I will have this based on the gratitude that I already feel for it.
The really cool part is if I leave my desires just a little fuzzy and focus even more on the feeling of being fully satisfied the universe will fill in the gaps. I find that I get what I want only better. Rarely do people know what they really want. However, when a feeling of satisfaction becomes the focus energy arises from unexpected places to meet that expectation.
The next part is to pay attention. It's easy to miss the little cues that the universe is giving when we are all so self consumed all the time. It isn't’ so loud as most of the garbage that fills and occupies our time and our mind. You have to learn to listen.
The simplest form of communication from the universe is synchronicity. Albert Einstein says, “There are two ways to live. One is as if nothing is a miracle the other is as if everything is a miracle.” These little occurrences that are easy enough to miss are the universes way of saying, “Pay attention, you’re doing a good job.” They are meant to get you to notice and to become excited about where you’re at. The feeling of excitement puts you more in alignment with gratitude and ultimately the vibration of what you want.
As we begin to pay attention more and more to theses little cues it becomes easier to be in alignment with the universe and ourselves. This is why when one night as I was surfing the net, fiddling about on My Space no doubt, I heard a voice, it was quiet but present none the less. It said, “Go to alaskair”, so I popped onto their website and plugged in 3 tickets to Hilo, Hawaii added the travel dates that I wanted and ta da! It was still a lot of money for me at the time but inspiration urged me.. I made the reservation and put it on 24 hour hold.
The next day I called my mom to see if the dates would work for her and they did. I checked my account balance and it turned out I had the funds to cover the tickets. While I was at the office I took a few minutes to complete my reservation, it was actually with Hawaiian air but the Alaska site had directed me to the flight I wanted. I got the booking agent on the phone and she says, “You’re really lucky that you reserved these yesterday. The cost of your reservation is preserved but those tickets went up $300 since you put them on hold.”
Ahhh! Oh my God! I got chills when I remembered the voice that had said, “Look now!” Pay attention; timing is everything. I was so grateful that I had been paying attention.
December 16 we boarded a plane for Hawaii.
We had an amazing trip! Three golden goddesses from the mainland, my mom said that she felt forever changed and Destiny was thrilled! It felt so good to give that to them and myself. And for the icing on the cake I secretly had a limo pick us up from the airport.
We were standing on the curb and my mom kept looking for my car. “I see our ride,” I said as the stretch pulled up to the curb. The driver hopped out and started loading our suitcases into the trunk. Destiny flung herself in and my mom looked at me with tears in her eyes and said, “You little sneak! Thank you so much,” as we squeezed each other. We climbed into our chariot and headed for home.
Thank you universe for continuing to fulfill my dreams. I am a small child living in a constant state of wonder and gratitude. You keep me on my toes and I am happy to be manifesting like a mo fo yo! ;)
If you keep playing you will never be disappointed. ~J
