Manifestation Not Working? 10 Ways to Boost Your Manifestation Power and Accuracy
So, you’re having trouble manifesting what you want. No matter how much you try or which technique you use, your desire just won’t materialize. Hmm, well let’s take an in-depth look at why your manifestation isn’t working, shall we? We shall!
You already know all basics of manifestation. And you’ve done everything you’re supposed to do:
- cleaned up your thoughts because thoughts become things
- raised your vibration
- visualized your white-hot desire
- expressed gratitude for having already received it
- and you’ve even done your best to let it go
And still nada. So what gives? Why isn’t it working?
You’re left wondering if all this manifestation malarkey (I love that word) is legit.
It’s totally frustrating. I know. But don’t pop a vein in that pretty little head of yours. Before you swear off manifestation forever, let’s take a step back and find out what’s blocking you from getting all of your heart’s deepest desires.
In this post, we’ll look under the hood and see what’s clogging your manifestation motor. I’ll focus on 10 reasons why your manifestations might not be materializing the way you intended and how to correct each one.
Don’t fret. You’ll be a manifestation powerhouse in no time. First, let me debunk the myth that there’s any way you could possibly NOT be manifesting.
Are you breathing? Do you have a pulse? Are you alive? Then you’re manifesting.
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You are Always Manifesting
Everyone on this planet is born with the power to manifest. It’s how the universe operates. We’re always manifesting. Always. If you’re alive, then you’re manifesting.
See? I told you.
You may not appreciate what you’re manifesting, but the law is always working.
When you wake up in a good mood, say to yourself that today is going to be a good day, and then it is, you manifested that.
When you smile at everyone you meet and all you see is a sea of friendly faces staring back at you, you manifested that.
And when you dread the commute to work because people drive like maniacs, and then someone rear-ends your car, you manifested that too.
You have successfully proved yourself to be a very powerful manifestor.
So how do you control it? Well, that’s a whole other story.
When you first learn that you have this magical power and start intentionally manifesting, it’s mind-blowing!
Maybe you start with small things, like a free coffee or finding the perfect parking spot. Or perhaps you dive right in with the big wants like a new car or a better job.
With every successful manifestation, you begin to feel invincible. You’re a freaking superhero!
The Learning Curve
But when you fail to manifest a desire, the ‘high’ quickly starts to fade. You’ve hit a brick wall.
And no matter how many different techniques or methods you try, you can’t manifest with consistent results. At times, you may even get partial manifestations.
You manifest your soulmate, but they end up not sticking around. Or you win $100 in the lottery, but can’t seem to manifest the jackpot.
First, let’s focus on the positive. If you are actively manifesting, then it’s safe to say your life is much better off than it was before you ever knew how to manifest. So, that’s a plus.
It’s always a good practice to show appreciation for the things that are going right in your life, and not just focus on what’s going wrong. From a place of positivity and gratitude, you’re properly preparing the stage for a successful manifestation mindset.
Now with that said, let’s get into it. Here are 10 reasons why you’re struggling to manifest your desires, and tips I’ve discovered over the years that will help boost your manifestation power and accuracy.
Table of Contents
- The Ego is the One Manifesting
- Your Desire Is Not Clearly Defined
- Your Alignment Needs A Tune-Up
- Self-Sabotaging Beliefs Are Blocking You
- You’re Forcing the Flow
- You NEED Your Desire
- You’re Not Visualizing the Goddard Way
- You React Negatively to Partial Manifestations
- Your Desire is Too Specific
- Your Karma is Holding You Back
10 Reasons Your Manifestation Is Not Working
1. The Ego is the One Manifesting
The key to gaining accuracy in manifesting your desire is doing it from the point of view of awareness.
Understand that awareness (the infinite intelligence that created all of existence) wields the power to manifest your desires, not you. Not the lower self.
The ego does not create. Not really. Anything that has ever been manifested in your life was manifested by awareness. When you tap into awareness, you allow it and all its creative power to flow through you.
So once you lock this down, all your desires will manifest without fail. When you master connecting to awareness, you’ll find yourself resting under the wishing tree.
Your Mind is a Wishing Tree
According to yogic lore, a man entered paradise and sat down under a wishing tree. While resting under this wish-fulfilling tree, anything the man desired immediately materialized. If he thought it, it immediately came into being.
I know what you’re thinking. “I’ve got to get me one of those trees!”
But the tree is just a symbol for your mind. Once it’s tapped into the power of awareness, the world becomes your paradise and whatever you ask for will become a reality.
It may all sound like a riddle now. But in time, and through trial and error, you’ll realize that your lower self is just a puppet that awareness breathes life into. And awareness is the man behind the curtain making all your wishes come true.
How to Boost Your Manifestation Power:
MEDITATION
If your manifestation isn’t working, dive into your meditation practice further. Meditation is one way in which we can bypass the lower self and are able to connect to the power of awareness.
Because when you focus on your desire while in the state of awareness, you’ve successfully planted the seed of your wish in the mind of awareness. Hooray! Congratulations!!
If you’re new to meditation and would like to know how to get started, I’ve got you covered. Check out my post on Meditation for Beginners.
VISUALIZATION
Once you’re in that space of being connected to awareness, visualize your desire with non-attachment. Then release it the universe. It’s in the hands of awareness now.
Side Note: This is the perfect time to use Neville Goddard’s imaginal act techniques that I talk about in the #7 Reason Why Your Manifestation Isn’t Working.
2. Your Desire Is Not Clearly Defined
When you order dinner at a restaurant, do you say, “I’d like some meat, please?” No. No, you don’t.
You tell them which cut of steak you want, how many ounces, how it should be cooked, and what sides you’d like. Manifesting a desire works the same way.
Know exactly what you want and be clear. Don’t be afraid to ask. Don’t wobble to and fro about what it is you want. If you don’t have a clear desire, then nothing clear can materialize.
The goal here is to be crystal clear about what you want, but we’ll also discuss the issue of being too specific about your desire later on in the post. It’s a fine line.
How to Boost Your Manifestation Power:
WRITE IT DOWN
If your manifestation isn’t working, really give your desire some thought. Then put it done in writing. Writing down your desire will help you organize your thoughts and allow you to work out all the details.
Once you know exactly what you want, put your desire out into the universe. Read what you wrote out loud. And then do a little dance! Only joking. Unless you want to.
Want More? If you’re ready to manifest love into your life be sure to check out the post on how to successfully attract your dream partner. It’s a step-by-step guide that expands on the techniques listed in this article.
And be sure to download the workbook + journal that will walk you through the steps on how to systematically manifest your desires and never have another failed manifestation again.
3. Your Alignment Needs A Tune-Up
Your body, thoughts, and emotions need to be in harmony. When they’re not in alignment, it blocks the energy from flowing between you and the universe, the source of all your desires.
You want to be an open channel for the energy of awareness to flow through. And to be a clear channel, you must mind your thoughts, heal old emotional wounds, take care of your body, and balance your chakras.
Start with your mind. If you master your thoughts, the rest will tend to fall in line. Once these are all in alignment, your ability to manifest will be phenomenal.
How to Boost Your Manifestation Power:
MIND YOUR THOUGHTS
Keep your mind clear and stable with meditation, breathwork, affirmations, and mantras (either throughout the day or during meditation).
HEAL OLD WOUNDS
Your emotional body may need healing. Try journaling, practicing forgiveness, deepening your connection with others, and practicing gratitude.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY
A balanced body is free of pain, flexible, functioning properly, and is full of vitality. So, get enough sleep, drink plenty of water, exercise, eat a healthy diet, and spend more time in nature.
BALANCE YOUR CHAKRAS
To make sure your chakras (the energy centers in the body) are in proper flow, try guided meditations, reiki, yoga, breathing techniques, or chanting seed mantras.
If you’re interested in learning how to begin a yoga practice, be sure to check out 11 Easy Yoga Poses for Beginners: Best Asanas To Start Your Practice Now. Plus download the free guide to practice these poses whenever and wherever you like.
RELATED: Beginners Guide to Chakras
4. Self-Sabotaging Beliefs Are Blocking You
When your manifestation isn’t working, you have to dig deep and take an honest look at those subconscious thoughts.
Somewhere deep down inside, you may not really believe you’re worthy of your desire. Or surprisingly enough, maybe you don’t even really want it.
The subconscious mind is a tricky little bugger. The beliefs that are buried within it, may be sabotaging your manifestation.
Let’s suppose you want to manifest your ex back, but subconsciously resent them for hurting you. Or you want to win the lottery, but deep down you’re afraid you’ll lose it or won’t be to handle that kind of wealth.
Well, guess what? Your subconscious will block it from materializing. You just bought a one-way ticket to disappointment town, my friend.
How to Boost Your Manifestation Power:
SHADOW WORK
Your ‘shadow’ is the side of your personality that you refuse to admit to and try desperately to hide. Think Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
It’s actually a fancy term coined by Dr. Carl Jung that basically means you need to heal your inner self (a.k.a. all the baggage you’re not conscious of).
The first step is to know you are worthy of your desire. You are good enough, you are loved, and you are worthy of all the universe has to offer.
Allow yourself to feel the emotions that you’ve stuffed down deep, write about them or express them somehow, and use meditation to face those wounds.
Hypnosis can also help in healing your inner child. Marisa Peer, a well-known hypnotherapist, has tons of guided meditations on YouTube that you can check out. She’s amazing!
RELATED: Your Guide to Shadow Work: What Is It, Why It’s Important, and How to Get to Know Your Dark Side
REPROGRAM YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
Once you’ve identified what unconscious beliefs are blocking your desire, you’ll need to reprogram the subconscious with new thought patterns.
Use hypnosis, subliminals, and affirmations to rewrite the limiting programs running in your mind. So, put on a pair of headphones and listen to positive messages as you fall asleep at night. Before you know it those nasty, self-sabotaging beliefs will be a thing of the past.
If you’d like more information on the subconscious mind, check out the post below.
RELATED: How to Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind to Unlock Your Superpowers
5. You’re Forcing the Flow
You need to get out of your own way. Give it up, turn it over, and surrender it. I mean it. Seriously, let it go. Trust that the universe has your back and knows how to create exactly what you need when you need it.
So, stop trying to “make” your desire happen. You’re resisting the natural flow of the universe and its process.
Only act if you feel inspired or are intuitively guided to act. But stop striving and attempting to force your manifestation to happen.
How to Boost Your Manifestation Power:
PRACTICE MINDFULNESS
Be present and mindful of what’s showing up in your life. Then you’ll notice the synchronicities and signs the universe is sending you.
When you’re in the present moment, your intuition becomes louder. Listen to what it’s telling you.
Do you feel moved to check out that new coffee shop downtown? Follow that urge. You may just run into the love of your life. Inspired actions are breadcrumbs from the universe. Breadcrumbs that will lead you to your manifestation.
Do NOT, under any circumstances, stalk the cute guy from your office and force a meeting between the two of you. That is not following the breadcrumbs!
Girl, that breadcrumb trail is not from the universe. So step away. Step far, far away. And let’s show a little faith in the higher intelligence that created an entire universe.
Can I get an Amen?
6. You NEED Your Desire
Another reason your manifestation isn’t working may be because you want it too much. It’s a catch-22. I get it.
You want something really, really bad. But in order to get it, you have to feel as though you don’t want it all that much. Detachment is H-A-R-D! It’s enough to drive you crazy.
But here’s the thing. You don’t have to stop wanting it. You just have to stop NEEDING it. When you need something, you’re telling the universe you don’t have it. And that you’re not worthy of it. So stop obsessing over it.
You’re also putting it on a pedestal which keeps it further from you. Pull that person down off that pedestal! You know they’re not all that amazing!!
Ok, they probably are, but tell yourself they’re not.
Then once you’ve planted the seed of your desire, release it. Because the last step to any manifestation is feeling as if you already have it. That’s the only way it’s ever going to materialize into the physical world.
When most of your thoughts revolve around getting this one desire, how you’re going to get it, and why hasn’t it shown up yet — you’re attracting the lack of that desire. That’s not what you want.
Stop digging up the seed and planting a new one of ‘not having’ the thing you want. Let the desire grow and stop choking it.
How to Boost Your Manifestation Power:
GRATITUDE
Remind yourself that your desire is already here. You just have to align with it. Gratitude is one of the fastest ways to do just that.
It raises your vibration because you’re no longer feeling sad or upset that your desire isn’t here. And when you stop looking over your shoulder for it, that’s when it’ll show up.
DISTRACT YOURSELF
Get lost in a creative activity like a hobby. Hang out with friends. Be stupid silly and dance around the living room like Beyoncè. Come on. You know you want to. I’m doing it right now!
By distracting yourself with something fun, you raise your mood which raises your vibration. This puts you in alignment with your desire.
When you’re in the flow state, focused intently on something that makes you happy, you are allowing the power of the universe to move through you.
And when you’re connected to the universe, magical things tend to happen. I promise. Try it and you’ll see!
7. You’re Not Visualizing the Goddard Way
Your imagination is the most powerful manifestation tool you’ve got in your bag. It goes without saying that it’s imperative that you do it correctly.
When you visualize your desire, is the image you see in your mind’s eye like watching yourself on a movie screen? If so, then you’re actually manifesting that desire for someone else. Lucky them. Not so lucky for you. This could be why your manifestation isn’t working.
When you visualize yourself in third person, awareness is watching the event happen to another person. In order to manifest the desire for yourself, awareness must experience the desire first hand.
So, during visualization, you must see the desired event through your own eyes in first person. That’s the only way to be clear that you want the desire to manifest in your life.
You can thank the teachings of Neville Goddard for these crucial visualization tips. They’re manifestation gold!
In his lectures and books, Goddard teaches that the imagination is not just fantasy but rather creates our reality. Even decades after his passing, he’s still among the most important and influential Law of Attraction teachers.
I am a tried and true believer. And forever a fan!
How to Boost Your Manifestation Power:
VISUALIZE THE NEVILLE GODDARD WAY
Practice visualizing your desire using Goddard’s techniques. Besides viewing your imaginal scene in first person, you must imagine the end. And only the end.
In other words, the scene you imagine should only include the end result of what you desire, nothing that happens between now and then.
When you’ve perfected the scene, repeat it over and over until you’ve impressed it upon the subconscious mind. Once you feel as if the desired has already happened, the seed has been planted. Success! Now, let it go!
Check out the post below to dive deeper into Neville Goddard’s teachings and manifestation techniques. Learn how to plant the seed of your desire perfectly.
RELATED: Neville Goddard’s Manifestation Technique: Unlock the Power of Your Imagination
8. You React Negatively to Partial Manifestations
Let’s say you’re trying to manifest a new job that pays more money, and one that you love going to every day. But instead, you get an offer for a job that only meets half of those criteria.
Then you get frustrated that your manifestation didn’t work and start cursing the universe. Well, you just shot yourself in the foot.
You actually successfully manifested a partial manifestation, which could be a wink from the universe that your full desire is on its way. But your negative thoughts are sabotaging your efforts.
A partial manifestation may be a result of a failed manifestation. Or more likely, it could be a sign from the universe that it’s working on your order.
And if the universe was a waiter handing you your desire on a silver platter, you just slapped it away. H-A-R-D! Oopsie.
So, when it doesn’t show up exactly how you imagined, don’t react negatively. Trust the universe. Know it’s coming. Because you already have it, right? Wink. Wink.
How to Boost Your Manifestation Power:
REVISIT THE VISUALIZATION PROCESS
To be sure it’s not a failed manifestation, repeat the visualization process. Did you leave anything out? Go over it in your mind and make changes if necessary. Now leave it be.
REDIRECT YOUR THOUGHTS
If you get a partial manifestation or it hasn’t shown up yet, stay calm. Thank the universe, but reaffirm that this is not quite what you asked for. Close but no cigar.
Don’t throw a temper tantrum or lose your faith. That will only prolong the process. Be grateful and smile that the universe is listening.
You’re attracting new jobs. That’s awesome! That’s what you wanted, isn’t it? The one you’ve been dreaming of is just around the corner. Just hang in there.
9. Your Desire is Too Specific
The more specific you are about a desire, the more people and events the universe has to orchestrate in order to bring you that desire.
The universe may have to move millions of people or events rather than only a handful. This takes a lot more time. So, if you have your mind set on something specific, then just be prepared that it may take a much longer time frame to materialize.
Anything is possible. But are you willing to be patient and remain faithful? Ok, good to know. Then, stick to your guns!
How to Boost Your Manifestation Power:
GO MORE GENERAL
I know you don’t want to hear this, but you may want to go more general with your desire. It may speed up the process. So, instead of trying to manifest a specific person, try manifesting that person or someone better. Or the feeling that person gives you. Just saying. It’s worth a try.
PATIENCE
Otherwise, hold out for what you know in your heart you deserve. Keep visualizing, feeling as if, and know that it will happen in perfect timing.
Be sure not to obsess over your desire though. It will never materialize if you don’t let it go, and give the seed room to grow in the meantime.
Once you’ve done your manifestation techniques, take your mind off of it. You can always revisit the techniques in a few months, a year, or whenever it feels right.
It’s up to you. But if you were to shift to a ‘this or better’ mentality, who knows? The universe may give you something so much better than what you had imagined.
Remember, awareness knows all outcomes and is able to see from a higher vantage point. Why not let the universe play matchmaker?
10. Your Karma is Holding You Back
The choices you’re making may be one of the reasons your manifestation isn’t working. What does karma have to do with your choices? Good question.
Karma is all of your “actions.” And your choices are actions, right?
Now, let’s connect the dots. Your self-sabotaging behaviors and negative thoughts are actions. Actions you choose to take.
These choices are attracting negative things into your life because like attracts like. So when you try to manifest the love, happiness, and wealth you desire, you hit a brick wall.
Karma just hit the brakes on your manifestation. It stopped short on your desires!
The lessons your soul signed up to learn in this life may be blocking your manifestations. When you refuse to learn the lesson being presented, you remain bound by your spiritual contract.
Lucky for you, there’s a ‘Thanks but no thanks: Get me the hell out of here’ clause to release you from your karmic lessons.
How to Boost Your Manifestation Power:
LEARN YOUR LESSONS
To move past the current lesson, recognize the recurring patterns in your life. Ask yourself, “What’s the lesson that’s being presented?” Then make a different choice when it pops up.
If you continue to make the same choices, you’ll be stuck in a loop of repeating the same lessons. Choose to learn from it. Use the newfound knowledge to grow as a person.
PRACTICE MINDFULNESS
Make conscious choices. By being more present and mindful of your choices, you lessen the chances of creating more karma in this life. You just need to slow down and be aware of what you’re doing. Then you’ll be able to make more conscious decisions about what action to take next. Actions that are in alignment with your desire.
DETACH FROM TOXIC PEOPLE
Get rid of the negative people and toxic relationships in your life. Just walk away! Negativity is contagious and they’re passing their low vibration onto you. Their bad habits affect the choices you make, and those choices can keep you trapped in a karmic cycle.
Negativity attracts negativity, which is why your desire is not manifesting into your reality.
That’s it folks!
If you put these tips into practice, you’ll improve your power to manifest with accuracy and ease. Your desire is already here. Can you feel it?
You truly can experience anything you wish to experience. Awareness wants you to experience everything. That’s the reason we were created.
Sometimes, you just have to get out of your own way.
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