The arT of manifesTation By Madison Tyler “ask, and iT shall Be given To you. search, and you Will find iT. knock, and The door Will oPen To you.” matTheW 7:7 People have always wanted bigger and better things for themselves. As we strive for those things, multitudes of millennials and the like have poured hours into their Pinterest vision boards, scrolling through Instagram clichés, and Monday Motivation affirmations. Just as long as people have been chasing their dreams, they’ve also been told how to go about chasing their dreams. In fact, this particularly ambitious generation devoted to “the grind” has given way to a whole industry dedicated to self-help and goal-setting. “in 2016, The u.s. self-helP indusTry Was WorTh aBouT $9.9 Billion dollars according To a rePorT from research and markeTs,” noted Medium. What happens, though, when the same old quotes like Walt Disney’s “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them,” in their flowery fonts layered onto stock images of fireworks, or a long road in an unknown setting, or of a Jane Doe posed on the edge of cliff, arms outstretched to the sky at sunset is no longer enough?
Manifestation is about feeling a sense of control over what happens to you in life. It’s about aligning yourself with the energy required to achieve your goals. It’s about believing that what is for you will come to you. “search, and you Will find iT.” The idea of manifestation is founded on the idea that the universe is made of energy and that this energy vibrates at certain frequencies. Essentially, vibration attracts like vibration. In other words, not only can you attract what you want, but you can also attract what you don’t want. Jen Sincero, author of You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life wrote, “When you learn to consciously master the energetic realm, believe in the not yet seen, and stay in your highest frequency, you harness your innate power to create the reality you desire.” Therefore, manifestation is not passive. Besides saying what you want out loud, you must raise yourself to the highest frequency possible to achieve your goals.
Simply setting goals and creating an action plan doesn’t necessarily guarantee success—making faith crucial in the efforts to get what you want. The pursuit of many aspirations takes time and hard work whether it be landing a dream internship, getting into a graduate study program, or making a big move to a new city. It can be hard to maintain hope in these situations. Enter the art manifestation. While many boil manifestation down to the single phrase of “speaking things into existence,” it’s so much more than that. Renegade | 31
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