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What does spiritual manifest mean?

Spiritual manifesting is a practice that uses the awareness that every 'I' is also part of a 'we' and that when we connect with this unified field in a conscious and directed manner, you change the world.”

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If you’re on TikTok or Instagram lately, you’ve likely encountered the concept of manifestation. The hashtag alone has videos with over 5.2 billion views on TikTok, with creators and members of the Witchtok community (a group of people who practice values aligned with witchcraft) teaching others how to manifest, or giving examples of how exactly it all works. Spiritual manifesting is when you're flowing, not forcing. It's different from goal-setting, because it's like you're co-creating with the universe. Scroll through your social channels and you’ll see everything from creators telling you how to visit someone in their dreams, to others doing tarot readings that revolve around manifestation — all with millions of views. Others suggest helpful tips and tricks for when you want to manifest as well as what not to do . But the simple fact is, manifestation is both more complicated and simple than you might think, depending on how you want to approach it and use it yourself in your daily life.

What exactly is manifestation?

Manifestation is not a new concept — in fact, people have been practicing it for centuries. Laura Day , a practicing intuitive and New York Times bestselling author has been using and teaching manifestation techniques for over 40 years. “In the last century, and in this one, sciences, from physics to biology, have produced convincing evidence that we live in a unified field of energy,” says Day, about how she would describe the concept of manifestation to someone who has never heard of it before. “Who you are is connected to everything around you and, in fact, plays an integral part in its creation. Spiritual manifesting is a practice that uses the awareness that every ‘I’ is also part of a ‘we’ and that when we connect with this unified field in a conscious and directed manner, you change the world.” Adds Dr. Deganit Nuur, spiritual teacher, celeb clairvoyant intuitive, acupuncturist, writer and speaker, “Spiritual manifesting is when you're flowing, not forcing. It's different from goal-setting, because it's like you're co-creating with the universe. Whatever it is you're actualizing is an extension of your light — it's not something outside of you. Once you feel worthy of the thing, you ascend to that level of consciousness and receive it. In this way, you maintain your power, rather than feeling powerless to the thing (promotion, new house, car, romance, etc.). The focus isn't on the paycheck, the shoes, the house, the focus is on your growth and who you become in the process of actualizing all you're manifesting.” So while many of the TikTok and Instagram videos show creators teaching people how to get what they want in life, it goes a lot deeper than that. Chelsea Manigold, Law of Attraction coach, credits manifestation as “coming down to the Law of Attraction. It’s the idea that you can bring anything you want into your life, through your thoughts and beliefs. You can practice manifesting to bring more love into your life, a romantic relationship, a great career — anything you are seeking is possible, but the catch is, you have to believe it.” For those unfamiliar, the Law of Attraction is the belief that positive or negative thoughts bring positive or negative experiences into a person's life.

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A growing community

It’s no wonder the spiritual community has found a home for manifestation content on social media. Day has seen a lot of change in the perception and general openness that people have towards manifestation in her 40+ years of practicing. “What I love most about the change is that we are transitioning from gurus and mystics to intuitive, engaged, and mutually supportive communities who use intuition and healing generously with one another to be each other’s guides,” she says. “The reality is that you often need the help of others to break patterns, illuminate blind spots, and address the pathology that impedes healing.” Manigold has built up over 40k followers on her TikTok for her videos on manifesting love and peace of mind , often using tarot cards and crystals. “I think manifestation has become so powerful on the platform because it’s reaching audiences who previously may have never been interested in spirituality or manifesting. It’s almost a wake-up call when you see it on your For You Page,” she explains. “Like wait, all this time I have been struggling I could just change my thoughts and improve my life? Making fun videos on TikTok makes it a bit more digestible so even if you aren’t really a spiritual person you can take something away from it and start to change your life.” Tough times accelerate trends, and the same could be said about manifestation in 2020. It was already growing on social platforms, but Covid-19 has made it even more of a focus. “In Covid times, a lot has been taken away from people and the old paradigms have failed,” says Day. “Manifestation is really the science of using what is to create what can be. We have no choice right now. What is, has changed. Now what are we going to choose to create together?”

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So, how do you actually use manifestation in your own life to better your career, health, love life or other goals? According to Michele Stans, Manifestology Coach and the author of 7 Steps to Manifesting Your Dream Life , “You must remember The Universe is not Santa Claus. It’s not that you make a list and poof! Things appear in your stocking. We call it co-creation for a reason. We are working together with the Universe. You need to do your part.” The most dangerous thing you can do is to stop wishing. Find your well of desire and create from there. On a more basic level Stans also says that meditation is a huge part of manifestation. “I meditate every single day whether I want to or not. It’s a non-negotiable for me since it is my way to stay connected to Source energy and listen when I need to hear next steps, sometimes inspired action ideas come that way.” “The key to manifesting is surrender,” explains Dr. Deganit Nuur. “It works best when you're completely unattached to the outcome. So, I want this, but I'm fine if I don't get it. Most people that want something start to obsess over it and kind of give their power away to it, which is inevitably pushing the thing further away from them.” Adds Day, “The most dangerous thing you can do is to stop wishing. Find your well of desire and create from there. Go for your big wish and then contextualize everything that happens using your wish as the organizing element. If you have a set back, what can this teach you now about manifesting your wish? Experiences have the purpose you give them and purpose is one of the most powerful indicators of everything from happiness to longevity. I always tell my students to assume that everything is good luck and use it as such.” Kristen Bateman is a writer and creative consultant based in New York. She writes about the intersection of culture, fashion, beauty. Her work has been published in Vogue, New York Times Styles/T Magazine, Dazed, New York Magazine, W, Allure, CNN Style and many more. She studied at Parsons School of Design and Central Saint Martins. In her free time, she loves to shop, travel to unusual destinations and test new beauty products. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @ KristenVBateman .

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