A Few Ways to Manifest

By Meredith Aldrich

Before talking about manifesting, I want to acknowledge those who choose to live lives of surrender and acceptance of come what may.  Many of these folks have taken vows of poverty and I honor their paths.

My first introduction to Prosperity Consciousness was at a Women of Wisdom conference in Seattle about eight years ago.  Madeline Gerwick-Brodeur gave a half-day seminar with that title, and her room was filled with eager people.  She started out asking what we thought of when we heard the word “money” and she wrote our answers on a display board.  “Love of money is the root of all evil” was one of the answers.  I was surprised to notice that I feared that I’d be “letting down the tribe” if I were prosperous.  Eight years later that feeling was still alive in me.         

I knew I had a severe case of poverty consciousness: I believed I had to work hard for what little I got, and even after working hard, it might still be denied to me.  I believed that life was a struggle; and when I thought of my future, I saw limits and obstacles.  I needed Prosperity Thought as much as anyone I knew.  As a Gemini, my passion is to disseminate useful information and I became a teacher to steep myself in the information and help others.          

How had I not heard of the Law of Attraction before?  It is as impersonal and absolute as the law of gravity.  What is like onto itself is drawn.  If the Law of Attraction could speak, it would sound like: “Oh, she’s focusing on ______, she must want more of it.”  You might call it the Universal Manager: whatever you focus on, you get more of.

And where did my poverty consciousness come from?  My parents and relatives had been quite affluent.  I wondered about that for years and received my answer last summer while reading The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield.  This book listed three drama strategy choices for children to pick while growing up (if they needed a strategy): aloof me, poor me, and intimidator.  There was my answer: I had chosen poor me as a child and the Law of Attraction had been responding to my focus and, in a sense, giving me what I was asking for ever since.

Intentionality has saved me.  I create an intention based on a preference and desire, then I trust and surrender that it will come true.  It is such a relief to know about the Law of Attraction and to choose better feeling thoughts.

 The quickest way to manifest that I know of is to offer a feeling of deep satisfaction about having whatever is wished for already and let the Law of Attraction match it.  In her book  Steering By Starlight,  Martha Beck  recommends starting at the end (of a dream).

 Another accelerator in the manifestation process is expecting something with your heart and soul.  If you really expect something, it’s on its way to you.

Abraham-Hicks Publications’ newest book is called The Vortex.  Abraham, a group of non-physical entities channeled by Esther Hicks, urge us to find our individual vortices of well-being frequently.  A quick way of getting into one’s vortex is to go into a state of appreciation of all life.  I find that from this state of well-being, I make better decisions.  Plus it feels good.        

And if I’m feeling good, I’m on my path.  When I want to get from Point A to Point B and I’m choosing better feeling thoughts and flowing deep satisfaction much of the time, when I get to Point B and my desire manifests, it doesn’t matter so much anymore because I felt good along the way.

 Meredith Aldrich is a prosperity coach and a certified NLP practitioner. Her first introduction to Abraham was indirect through Lynn Grabhorn’s book “Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting.”  She was already teaching a weekly prosperity class in Michigan when she went to experience Esther Hicks channeling Abraham in person in Chicago.  Their teachings became the cornerstone of her lessons.