Do you believe in manifestation?

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So I actually began to study the science behind it rather than “I’m going to magically wish to be a millionaire by the time I wake up tomorrow)

And honestly small things have happened that I can’t say is just a coincidence.

I hadn’t spoke to a friend in maybe 3 months, in fact she was more of an acquaintance and I had a thought about her and that I probably would hear from her again but it would nice if I did. Just hours later she messaged me.

The other day I was stressed over a jacket I wanted to sell that had been on my Vinted for ages (removed, uploaded 4 times). It’s been up this time for weeks with only a couple of likes, I thought I’m going to sell this. The next day it’s sold.

I had a clear image in my head of someone knocking on my door and giving me a package despite me not having ordered anything, A week later I heard knocking (assumed it was my neighbours door, it was early and I was in bed still). Walked out hours later to a huge box left on my doorstep. My mum had used my Amazon Prime and forgot to charge the address)

So yes I am starting to believe after much in-depth research and listening to lectures, that there is science to your subconscious creating the reality that you see.

He bloody well is!

This is what it boils down to isn't it?

Confirmation bias.

The OP won't even be able to remember half of them.

Is that book ‘the secret’ about this, from a few years ago ?

No I don't. I can also help you save some time with studying the science. Wait for it...... There isn't any.....

Take you package idea. Postmen regularly deliver parcels to neighbours, people send you stuff for your birthday, your manifestation was always going to be fulfilled eventually,

That's what I was thinking.

E.g. I am currently manifesting that someone will pop and call me closed minded.

Isn’t it more about cultivating a positive mindset, which makes you more likely to achieve the things you’re “manifesting”? For example, if I want to buy a new car but can’t currently afford it, telling myself that I will have one by a certain time doesn’t magically make it appear. What it does do is condition my mind to focus on that goal, making me more likely to take practical steps toward achieving it, rather than being negative and giving up. I don’t think you can simply wish to win the lottery for example and the the next day become a millionaire —it’s not magic.

Yes I believe in this. I have manifested a lot of things over the years. Not so much from wishing for them but I am a day dreamer so I visualise things and then somehow they come to me in unexpected ways. I am always grateful for what I do have and I am a positive person in general. If someone else has something that I would like I don’t feel jealous or begrudge them, I think good for them. I also believe that if someone else can have something then why can’t I. I notice that negative people who complain a lot tend to have bad luck. It does sound crazy though.

"I subconsciously thought of.. " ... "I did nothing to instigate it"

It's not manifesting then.

Manifesting is consciously thinking about something which brings it to the forefront of your mind, allowing you to be proactive in making it happen.

I think you’ve taken offence to the word desperate. There’s nothing wrong with being desperate. If your child is starving and the key is fixing that is money to buy food and you don’t have that money then of course you would be desperate.

By subconsciously thinking I don’t have money it becomes an ingrained thought and that’s what your reality projects back at you.

I’ve been desperate for many things throughout my life. I’m not using that term as a flippant remark.

Well it’s not so.

Yeah, what OP has is magical thought powers.

There is no science behind it apart from psychology.

If you think/believe/are confident something will happen then you're more likely to actually take steps towards it and/or notice it around you and hey presto, you've manifested the thing, except it's your unconscious differences in your actions which have brought this about, not mystical universe energy.

You need to be careful with it as well, and if you have children please for the love of ~universal energy~ don't tell them about it. Children/teenagers tend to take this stuff literally (I did) and being afraid of your own thoughts because you are genuinely worried you might manifest something terrible to happen is a horrible mental place to be stuck in. Genuinely awful. I actually think this sent me to a very dark place that could be classed as OCD because of the extent of the "positive thoughts" that I was trying to think to cancel out the scary stuff that I couldn't always stop.

There is nothing wrong with positive thinking and focusing on a goal - it's when you start imbuing it with woo like an energy is causing something to come into being. People don't always know the harmful side of those things. It can be incredibly damaging to your mental health.

By subconsciously thinking I don’t have money it becomes an ingrained thought and that’s what your reality projects back at you.

So they'll need to subconsciously think 'I do have money' even when they don't have a pot to piss in, then they'll suddenly have some and be able to feed their kids?

I must tell the volunteers at my local foodbank to spread the word.

Yes this is exactly it, and you have the mindset for it. It’s not wishing for anything, it’s your thoughts and past experience that project back at you.

I started a new job and had a bad start, I started telling myself you’re worthless and shit and even though I tried my reality was clearly reflecting this back at me - that I was exactly what I was believing myself to do. As soon as I started researching this I changed my thoughts to be “I am good at my job” and it’s now being reflected back at me.

By subconsciously thinking I don’t have money it becomes an ingrained thought and that’s what your reality projects back at you.

You don't even see how disgustingly offensive this is, do you?

World poverty, famine, war, disease and natural disasters could all be solved by thought projection. All those people are dying because they just don't think the right thoughts. It's their own fault ...

Yes to put it simply.

This is confirmation bias. You probably like each other roughly the same amount, so about the same amount of time went past before you thought of each other. She acted on hers by commenting on your picture.

Or the FB algorithm decided to show each of you a post from the other on the same day. Your post prompted her to comment, whereas you saw her post and perhaps forgot that you'd seen it, but remembered that you'd thought of her "randomly".

What about all the other acquaintances you've subconsciously thought of recently who haven't messaged you? You probably forgot you had the thought in the first place. This is a perfectly normal brain function because we only remember things which seem to be relevant somehow. If we remembered every thought we had ever had you'd never be able to find anything in your memory.

I wish more woo believers could manifest themselves a higher IQ and some empathy.

That's massively offensive OP.

Vile tbh.

And where have I not been empathetic?

At 22:50.

In the Ultra Processed People, Humans are described as sophisticated systems evolved to provide the perfect environment to sustain the "microcosm of gut bacteria", transporting it to food etc. I think this is probably a more accurate reflection of the meaning of life than there being a universe that gives a fuck about anyone.

Well I guess you've manifested a mental pretzel...

It’s not vile at all. If you’ve grown up poor, not had the benefit of a good education and opportunities then I think it’s very likely that it would be ingrained in someone that they subconsciously think that they will always have to struggle. How is that vile? It’s a sad truth that we aren’t all born equal.