Manifestation Begins with Desire

Julie Murphy • February 7, 2023

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How to Take Your Manifestations to the Next Level

To celebrate the launch of my new book The 4 Spiritual Laws of Money, I thought it would be a nice idea to touch upon one of the key laws. This will offer you a taste of what you can expect from the book, and give you some practical tools you can begin to put to use today!


Manifestation Begins with Desire


Manifestation Begins with Desire is the first law I discuss. There are so many ways you can begin or develop your own manifestation journey, but being bold enough to dream the real,
authentic dream is your best starting point.


It’s also where you get to let go and have fun!


Have you ever really desired something in your heart, but then found all kinds of reasons why that couldn’t be true for you? Do you edit your visions to accommodate societal norms, and expectations from friends, family, bosses, and co-workers? 


Do you let your own limited beliefs sabotage your dream?


Do you let that logical left brain of yours get in the way?


It’s something that many of us do but we simply have to be bold enough to claim the vision that is truly authentic to what we really desire. 

 

You then need to hold that vision of what you desire and one of the best ways to do this is through visualization. 


What is Visualization?


Visualization is the ability to piece together in your mind pictures of your intentions. This is about building a clear image of what you want to create in your life. If you desire a new dream job, your visualization could include you sitting in your new office and taking yourself through your work day imagining all the tasks you do in that dream job, imagining what your co-workers are like.


Think of this like creating a movie in your mind that perfectly captures your desire! 


We mustn’t underestimate the power of visualization. You tune into a new, altered frequency in your brain with these thoughts. In fact, research has shown that brain frequency is the starting point for manifesting your reality!


Look at what you really desire in your heart. Let your heart guide you. Don’t overthink it or talk yourself out of it. Don’t negotiate yourself away from your dream life. 


Avoid thinking in terms of what can and cannot be done or allow your ego to put limits on yourself. I want to empower you to understand that your potential is limitless if you really commit to the process!


Your Financial Desires


When it comes to amping up your visualization for the wealth you want to create and allowing your financial desires to become crystal clear, what do you want to manifest financially? 


To help with this, you can ask yourself some questions to form a strong picture of what you want to create.


As I mention in the book, think of this like a brainstorming session to vocalize your ideas. You can either do this in the mental visualization process itself or put pen to paper.


This is about whatever helps
you tune in.


Here are some ideas to get you started:


If you have debt, what do you think about it and your financial past?


If you are in debt, are you tired of it? 


Would you really like to find a way to eliminate debt, without feeling like you’re shackled to strict limitations or budgets?


How would it make you feel to not have any debt?


Do you desire a refreshed relationship with money? If so, what does that new relationship look and feel like? How does money make you feel?


When you buy your go-to products and services, what primary emotion or set of emotions do you feel at the exact moment? 


What specific words/phrases are you using as self-talk in your head? What story are you telling yourself? 


Our
relationship with money is incredibly intertwined with all the other key pillars of our life and so brainstorming questions surrounding these areas can also be a fantastic way to build upon that clear, colorful picture!


If you had more unstructured time, what would you be doing? (Not what you feel you ’should’ be doing!)


What is your dream vacation? Why haven’t you taken it yet? Would you like to change that?


What things are you drawn to watch on YouTube that lift you into expansion and possibility?

What people in your life fuel what you want to create?


Is there a part of your life where you’d like to come from a place of more empowerment?

Are you looking for a new relationship?

If you are already in one, how do you feel when you are together? Is it your ideal partnership?


These questions can also spur ideas for your own ones so feel free to really dig deep here and spend some quality time on this part of the process.


Hold Your Vision


It’s incredibly important once you have that strong picture in your mind to stay focused on your unedited and authentic vision. 


The one that makes you excited and spurs the giggle that you haven’t experienced in what might feel like a lifetime!


You now need to focus on what you want to create instead of the problems of getting there or the ones you already have. The Law of Attraction states that you attract to you what you focus your energy and vibration on. 


Your visualization enables you to raise your vibration so that you’re matching the frequency that ignites the entire manifestation process, and that’s why this part of the process is so crucial.


You get to decide where you want to go, and Source decides the method to get you there. 


This is where you have to let go and trust. Commit to detaching from what you have always known as the one and only way to do things or achieve complex tasks or goals. 


Release Your Old Beliefs 


To spur the manifestation process into action, you must be prepared to release some of what you have been taught. No matter how far removed your true desire is from your current reality, you have to let go of ‘how’ it will manifest and believe and trust that all will align and show up. 


Instead, focus on what you
can control and trust that the opportunities will come! I assure you, they will once you commit!


The next step of course is in the action, which I walk you through in
The 4 Spiritual Laws of Money.


For today though, let’s stay focused on the dream and the visualization piece. The more time you spend dropping into that and fine-tuning what you want to create using those brainstorming questions, the more you are communicating that with the universe and Source.


As I say in Chapter 1 of The 4 Spiritual Laws of Money, this process is about allowing yourself to take quantum leaps in your life so you can avoid life crises situations that eventually appear and are your soul’s push for you to align with your heart.


You are truly limitless and regardless of what you’ve learned since childhood or what society has taught you, YOU are the creator of your life and you deserve to boldly claim what’s yours!


Today, my friend marks the start of your journey!


And if you’re ready to take the next steps, you can get your copy of
The 4 Spiritual Laws of Money for $0.99 here.

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