Does manifesting work

[jucyjules]

Have you ever manifested something or someone and it’s happened?

No, or I would have won the lotto.

That said, setting a goal, putting a plan in place to reach it rather than waiting for the universe to provide it does work with reasonable things

Exactly this! You can’t manifest something to magically happen

No, only being proactive gets things to happen!

I manifested that no-should start stupid threads on Mumsnet but it seems they still do.

I believe it does

People think it works because if you think about something, for example, I've not seen a Ford Focus for a while, they end up spotting Ford Focus cars because they have reminded themselves to look out for a Ford Focus

A friend of mine tried to manifest lottery jackpots and now sees any win as working towards winning the Jackpot.

No, of course it doesn't. Otherwise everyone would be rich and disease free. As in all the previous threads like this you'll have people saying "I manifested myself money and next day I found a fiver!" It's funny how nobody ever manifests a significant amount or something genuinely life changing. The only way it works is if you manifest a new job, and then declare success 200 CVs and 30 interviews later. Thinking about it does nothing, it's all about the effort.

Obviously not

Listen to Dauchsy meditation on YouTube he has a whole manifest series and his voice is beautiful and soothing.

i do believe in it to a point.

Yep, all those people who starve to death, just wasn't doing manifesting right. It's another thing born out of the arrogance of privilege.

I had never tried manifesting before but I needed a new house after trying to find somewhere for 3 years and was getting desperate. A few days later a house came on the market that was just what I had asked for, a week later our offer got accepted and 6 months later here I am in my new house.

It could just be a coincidence, ofcourse.

there's been threads on this before, but... its like CBT - a thoughts/feelings/behaviours self-reinforcing cycle. I have convinced myself and others around me that I am the best at what I do for a (niche software) career which has resulted in me being head hunted and paid very well, I've obviously put effort into what I wanted to achieve but having an affirmation statement or goal reminds me daily what I'm working towards.

Sorry I don't mean to sound like I was bragging.

Yes, I manifest that I need a coffee every morning. For some reason my DH is usually attached to the mythical manifested coffee when it appears on my bedside table.

No but focussing on your goals can

No, but it also doesn't hurt does it. So give it a go.

I follow someone on Instagram who believes it but they only ever appear to have success with parking or traffic related requirements and they are few and far between because a there’s a traffic drama at least once a week. Weirdly she still has a low paid job with long hours and a rented house but because said job is near her kids school she apparently manifested it which seems like a waste of powers tbh.
Today she has been focused on manifesting that her kid will shut up while she works from home….she started work late and gave kids a bunch of things to do and therefore the manifestation has been a success (except when the kid kept interrupting her).

@getahhtmapubI have a friend who always gets a parking space right by where we want to go. She thinks it’s normal and thinks I exaggerate if I say there’s never any parking somewhere. It’s the most bizarre thing. I never get one and I’ve tried manifesting one every time I go to a busy place but it never works.

For sure it just takes balls

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Well probably not but it’s one of those things that can’t hurt can it?
it helps you focus on your goal so you put more effort towards getting there perhaps?
i “manifested” my dream job, which is great. In reality i also put a shed loaf of actual work in so…?

OK, I'll get laughed at for this but after 8 years of infertility and approaching 40 I got desperate. A friend had been into manifesting for years and I saw it working for her but I just thought it was mostly BS. She bought me a book (not the secret) and it literally explained how to manifest. I started to write about the daughter I so desperately wanted, three months later I was pregnant for the first time ever and gave birth to a baby girl. A year later aged 40 I wanted a sibling so I did the same thing and wrote about the son I wanted, I did this about 6 months before trying and then first month trying I was pregnant with my son.

People will mock, but who cares? All I know is this is what works for me and my life is a lot better for it and that's good enough for me.

No. Its woo.

I saw a 'manifesting coach' on FB the other day advertising her services in return for payment. I wondered who would possibly part with money for such bollocks.

Yes 100%

That's amazing! I'm so glad you got your little family.

Which book was it please?

That’s lovely though, I’m happy for you!