Feeling What You're Intending

[A.K.Light]

When you're trying to manifest something into your life, you're supposed to FEEL like you've already got it. That sounds pretty logical to me. In order to be rich, you should first feel rich.

At what length do you go through to make sure you are completey feeling what you're trying to manifest? Please give me some ideas or specific examples that work for you. Here's why I'm asking.

Say that two people are trying to manifest a new car.

Person 1 puts a picture of that car on his desktop and in his living room. He thinks about the car all the time.

Person 2, on the other hand, has put more effort into making sure that he really feels like he already owns the car. He test drives it 3 times at different dealerships, talks to other people who own the same car, has pictures of it all over the place, wears a shirt with that car on it, ect...

So it seems that Person 2 would be more successful with his manifestation, right?

I don't think I've been going far enough to ensure that the feeling is strong enough.

-A.K.

[november]

So it seems that Person 2 would be more successful with his manifestation, right?

No.

Person 1 is using a direct mental approach. Person 2 is using a more physical approach. Niether is necessarily better than the other. The important thing is that one's approach is in line with one's core self. If you are a really mental person and you attempt a more physical manifestation approach, you may encounter more obstacles simply b/c being physical is not as natural for you.

In reality, both persons could stop doing anything and simply thank the Universe and the car could present itself in the same amount of time.

If you are trying to "trick" the Universe into providing you with your desires by doing x, y, z, you are only fooling yourself. Where is your heart? *That* is what you need to work on. The Universe doesn't require pictures and action, desire is enough.

Good luck with the car.

[Tripp444]

This is where I get into trouble. For instance, if I want to FEEL abundant, and FEEL like I can have all the things I want, sometimes I will get carried away at the mall.
I find it hard to allow myself to have the feelings, without acting on them.

[november]

I don't think there is anything wrong with acting on the feelings, as long as they are in alignment with your true self.

If, when you get carried away at the mall, you put yourself into debt that you can't handle, then you may want to look into that and see what's going on, b/c you are sabotaging yourself.

But, if there is no harm, there is no harm. The universe is abundant.

[A.K.Light]

Originally Posted by november

No.

Person 1 is using a direct mental approach. Person 2 is using a more physical approach. Niether is necessarily better than the other. The important thing is that one's approach is in line with one's core self. If you are a really mental person and you attempt a more physical manifestation approach, you may encounter more obstacles simply b/c being physical is not as natural for you.

In reality, both persons could stop doing anything and simply thank the Universe and the car could present itself in the same amount of time.

If you are trying to "trick" the Universe into providing you with your desires by doing x, y, z, you are only fooling yourself. Where is your heart? *That* is what you need to work on. The Universe doesn't require pictures and action, desire is enough.

Good luck with the car.

I was only trying to illustrate that Person 2 did more to FEEL like he owned his new car. (This can't be proven objectively, but for the purpose of this example, it shall be considered true. Don't worry about the specific approaches that the two people used.)

In no way have I thought of "tricking" the universe by performing a certain action. Again, everything is different for everybody. All I'm saying is that you should FEEL like you already have what you want. If you want a new car, driving that car is a great way to have that feeling. It makes you feel great. The emotion becomes more powerful. It's not a trick or a short cut. You can also visualize yourself driving the car. Look at pictures of the car. You can do lots of things. I'd say you've got to do whatever YOU'VE got to do in order to FEEL like you've got it. And I don't think I've been doing that. I need to get out and experience it more. Walk right up to and touch whatever it is that I don't have yet. (Or get as close to it as I can.)

The last thing I'd be trying to manifest right now is a car, haha! Thanks anyway.

[november]

(This can't be proven objectively, but for the purpose of this example, it shall be considered true. Don't worry about the specific approaches that the two people used.)

If the specific approaches were not to be concerned with, they have no point in the post. I understood that you spelled out the approaches in order to physically represent an emotional state. Something that's difficult to do, yet...I don't get the feeling I misunderstood. The different approaches were to serve as proof that one person felt the situation more strongly than the other (as proven by this statement: "I was only trying to illustrate that Person 2 did more to FEEL like he owned his new car.")

So, my statement stands. If you're in alignment with your core self, you'll be fine no matter what you do or don't do.

No one can help you FEEL anything more strongly. That is simply a choice you make (or don't) for yourself. And, there is no way to prove you're feeling anything. No matter what we've been socialized to believe.

If you want a new car, driving that car is a great way to have that feeling. It makes you feel great. The emotion becomes more powerful.

This might be true for lots of ppl, but it's in no way a fact. I think that is what you need to be aware of here. There is no way to prove you feel a certain way or a way to guarantee making your feelings stronger. You seem to believe otherwise, and if that works for you, go with it. But, it is not an indisputable fact. It is not true. It is not a guarantee.

So, it all comes down to what you truly believe. Perhaps if you don't feel you've been doing whatever you need to do in order to FEEL like you've got whatever you're aiming for, you should go out and experience it more. And, perhaps you could help yourself just as much by sitting and figuring out what is keeping you from feeling the way you want to feel without doing all of that. I'd venture to guess that you have some mental/emotional blockage.

I think some ppl try to step over their minds by doing the physical and that's fine. I believe, also, that the things we step over will continually show up in our paths until we deal with them.

Again...good luck!

[A.K.Light]

November, thanks for the replies. Please don't think I'm trying to argue.

Originally Posted by november

This might be true for lots of ppl, but it's in no way a fact. I think that is what you need to be aware of here. There is no way to prove you feel a certain way or a way to guarantee making your feelings stronger. You seem to believe otherwise, and if that works for you, go with it. But, it is not an indisputable fact. It is not true. It is not a guarantee.

Who said it was a fact? You're defending things you don't need to. The post is about whatever you do to become a vibrational match for your desires. (You, subjectively...what works for YOU.) I think you're making it too complicated.

Originally Posted by november

So, it all comes down to what you truly believe. Perhaps if you don't feel you've been doing whatever you need to do in order to FEEL like you've got whatever you're aiming for, you should go out and experience it more. And, perhaps you could help yourself just as much by sitting and figuring out what is keeping you from feeling the way you want to feel without doing all of that. I'd venture to guess that you have some mental/emotional blockage.

LOL, thanks for guessing that I have mental or emotional blockage. I'm a very happy person so if there's any blockage, it's sure not hurting anything.

You said before that desire was all that you need. Everything I've read about the LOA says there's three steps.

1. Figure out what you want.
2. Become a vibrational match for it.
3. Allow it.

It seems (although I'd never assume) that you are suggesting step 2 comes first, as if you have to be a perfect vibrational match for anything by the time you have the desire for it.

The way I see it is that you have a desire, any desire, first. Then, you'll have to do some work with your mind and emotions to become a match for that desire. (To feel really good about it or however people describe it.)

Desire is not enough if you're not aligned with what you want. You're not suggesting only having desires that you're already aligned with, are you?

[Ati]

Interesting isn't it, how some of what seems to be the same is actually different for different people and the other way around, probably based on people's experiences, outlook, ?genetics, current situations etc.?

That's one thing I find so fascinating. I can read a line of posts like these and with every one, find things which make me say "Yup I can see that!"

[Love]

I remember reading about FEELing too in the book, "Excuse me, your life is waiting." The author really stresses that thinking alone will not help you manifest your desires. So what I'm hearing on the board is that this is wrong, and that people have manifested their intentions without focusing so much on the feeling part of it?

[november]

Originally Posted by Love

I remember reading about FEELing too in the book, "Excuse me, your life is waiting." The author really stresses that thinking alone will not help you manifest your desires. So what I'm hearing on the board is that this is wrong, and that people have manifested their intentions without focusing so much on the feeling part of it?

I don't know what others have written, but desire is a feeling.

[dorothy hanna]

Doesn't it say somewhere in the Bible, "Faith w/o works is dead". This could be Faith/intention w/o works/actions = nothing much.

[RandomJohn]

To me, there are many mechanisms of how intention works. One is metaphysical - you send something out to the Universe and it comes back. The other is guidance, or a way to spend "effortless effort" to get what you want, kind of like the champion who practices every day.

Why limit yourself to one means of delivery?