The Basics of Manifestation by Kenneth James Michael MacLean

How do you get what you want? It’s so easy to think and dream, but how do you translate those dreams to reality? Why do some people get what they want easily, and others have such a hard time?

Basics of Manifestation

Manifesting anything depends upon knowing what you want. Knowing what you want is the very first thing to resolve for yourself, in the creative process.

This may seem too obvious, but ask yourself, do you have a clear idea of exactly what and how you want your life to be? If so, you are probably already living it, and you can skip this essay! If not, you are not even at the starting gate. Manifestation is about the ability to create. By create, we mean being, doing, and/or having something different from your current reality. If you know what you want, without hesitation or doubt, and your contemplation of it makes you feel good, then manifestation is just around the corner.

Discomfort of any kind when thinking about your desire is a signal that you have opposing beliefs. In other words, the feeling of discomfort indicates a contradiction within you. So what? you say. Ill just get going and resolve things as I go along. There are plenty of people who go about their creative process in this fashion, but these are usually blokes who have already experienced success. A few phone calls here or there, and theyre in business. If youve never experienced success and go into action regardless, youre setting yourself up for a mixed bag of things that are a match to the contradictory thoughts and feelings you have regarding it.

In life, you receive according to what your focus is on, not according to what you want. This may seem unfair at first, but not after you think about it a little. When you tune your TV set to channel 8, you get the signal from channel 8, and not from channel 2. If this were not so, total chaos would result, and in such a chaotic universe life could not even get organized enough to exist at all.

In order to manifest, one’s thoughts and beliefs must be precisely aligned to that which is wanted. Therefore, it is not enough to simply visualize what you want: it is very important to actually line yourself up with the goal (See “Aligning Energy” for a more in-depth discussion). Without this step, youre just going on hope. A clear vision and a properly aligned vibration will get you excited, eager, and ready to get into action!

Obsessing too much about the goal can also get you into trouble.

The tendency is to have a desire, then to realize how far away it is from your current reality. This causes frustration, naturally, because you want it but don’t have it yet! I experienced this acutely in my pathetic attempts to paint. After two efforts which could only be described as mudmaking, I gave it up for good. I was so obsessed with getting it right the first time that I did not allow myself the leeway to make any mistakes. Mistakes, of course, are actually learning opportunities, if you have the smarts to recognize them as such. Combining two colors that make a dirty brown when orange is intended is not a failure, but a positive piece of data to add to your painting database. My obsession with perfection, however, made it impossible for me to experience any enjoyment at all. I felt like a failure before I could even get started.

Beginning action cycles before lining up with the goal leads to a lot of hard work, because the actions taken are not directed clearly enough. Many times, these actions center around getting enough money. But this energy stream is very limited, because the supply of money is limited. Tapping into this limited energy stream naturally focuses the creative process into avenues of scarcity and lack. If you have a big goal, you may also have to involve others in helping you to obtain it. This can be a lot of fun, but a lot of times you look at all of the work involved and just say “to hell with it. It’s going to take too much time, money and effort.”

Tapping into Creative Energy

But there is another way, a more effective way, and a way that will be joyful throughout.

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Kenneth J. M. MacLean has a B.A. in Political science and a B.S. in Computer Science. He is the author of 8 published books and 4 eBooks, over 70 published articles, and three educational movies. Ken has been studying science and metaphysics for decades, in an attempt to explain the untimely death of his mother from leukemia at the age of 29. Ken is a freelance writer and researcher, a website designer, and a book editor. He is interested in geometry and has written a textbook describing important 3 dimensional solids called polyhedra.

Ken is an accomplished editor with experience in creative writing, academic witting, and technical manuals.

Ken has not lived in an ivory tower. For 25 years he owned a contracting business in which he met people from all walks of life. From these experiences Ken learned how to relate to the poor and the rich, the uneducated and university professors, and people from different cultures and religions. Ken has learned that the common denominator of all human beings is a divine presence that transcends cultural and religious backgrounds. This understanding is reflected in all of his work.

Ken’s favorite quote is from John Payne: “True love is empowering people to see their greater potential.”

Ken has been happily married for 33 years to Jennifer, and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with their 3 cats.