Does Manifestation Work? Not How You Want It To

Manifestation — an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract or theoretical. Yet when we see all this content online about manifesting your goals it’s always something ‘otherworldly’.

Having energies, spirits and stars align for the right moment, your moment. More solution-oriented approaches to the idea approach the subject with ‘how to manifest’ self-help tips and the "law of attraction".

Law of Attraction

Based on the law of attraction when we put an idea out into the world, the universe makes it happen. Put goodwill and optimism out there and you will eventually meet your objectives. Basically what this idea suggests is that;

“Your thoughts and your energy can create your reality. If you are constantly being negative and feeling down, then you are going to attract and manifest negative energy.”

No one enjoys being a downer, so how do you work on that? Most self-help tips suggest visualizing. Envision your thoughts and feelings as reality. This will then motivate you to make these changes a reality.

Why doesn’t it work that way in reality? It’s rational and logical, isn’t it? Yet it’s not an absolute. Then why is it a law? Well, it isn’t. A law is scientifically proven and absolute truth, like light, travels in a straight line. 

However, those that propagate this idea probably aren’t aware of the actual science of ‘law of attraction’, which is polar opposites attract to establish neutrality. Like a nucleus and a proton, a positive charge, and electricity, good looks, and insecurity. You get the gist.

Optimism and the Power of Belief

Then are we doing this wrong? Should we be cynical in order to attain our goals? Why isn’t the law of attraction working for us either way, with optimism or cynicism?

Apparently, we’ve been doing it wrong;

“In order to succeed in your manifestations, you need to truly believe in them.”

Well, most people that believe they’re knowledgeable really aren’t. They speak with vindication because of their ignorance. It’s called the Dunning-Kruger effect.  Meanwhile, a higher IQ comes with that added dose of nihilism. What you don’t know won’t kill you but what you do might hurt your self-importance.

Mathematical Manifestation

Then how does one go about manifesting ‘rationally’? Is there a right way? What is the right way? Well manifestation can be mathematical. How is that you ask? Some say it works the same way being spiritually in-tune can help. There are special numbers associated with it — 1111 and 444 — angel numbers. They’re sent from the universe to help your chances align for success. Then there are special sound frequencies for manifesting specific things.

There are Nazar amulets to ward off the evil eye, which is just bad energy.  Working on your self-esteem apparently boosts your overall manifestation ability. When you "believe in yourself" and believe you are worthy of good things, the things you desire, the universe will make it happen for you. That sounds like self-actualization.

Meaning when you work on your confidence you’re more prone to be proactive and go after the things you want. So is all this talk of manifestation just folklore and woo-woo?

Don’t let that thought discourage you though. Human will is a powerful thing. It’s a survival mechanism. It’s why we can expedition through mountains and deserts. Why we fight through a prognosis like cancer. Why we keep practicing till we master a skill.

A Balanced Approach

Perhaps manifestation really requires a balance of idealism and realism. Realistically, think about your goals, and focus on exactly what you want and when you want it. Once you’ve narrowed down the goal you can look for avenues you can explore to achieve these goals.

Next is where your brainpower comes in. Don’t go in with a defeated mindset, you’ve done your research and know what you’re doing. As optimistic as you are a failure is a probability. If you fail, go back to the drawing board, revise, and improve.

Need a mental boost to go ahead and let the numbers align, listen to those manifestation frequencies, wear that crystal. If that’s what you need to get your mojo going. In the end, it comes down to taking whatever life throws at you and turning it into a positive.

Just don’t forget to put in the actual hard work. If humankind wasn’t industrious, civilization wouldn’t be where it is today. Imagine if all the hate in the world just ‘manifested’ because someone was thinking about it hard enough. Good thing a lot of haters aren’t organized evil masterminds.

Manifestation might not be what we think, and it might not work out how we want it to. What’s important is you persevere by trucking on. Now that’s positively optimistic!