Hi, Everyone!
Simply stated, the Art of Manifestation is about employing your MIND in creating your physical reality.
Thoughts themselves are things, and everything proceeds from the mind. But, be EXCEEDINGLY careful about what you ask for…you just might get it.
First, you must exercise control over your thoughts, feelings, and emotions. This sounds very simple, but we all know how difficult it can be to keep negative thoughts at bay. You must DILIGENTLY work at this if it is to be successful. Thoughts are things....feelings are things...and they will manifest themselves on the physical plane. Negative thoughts and feelings tend to manifest themselves very quickly, so we have to be diligent about keeping them at bay. (By the way, keeping negativity at bay through controlling our thoughts is one of the cornerstones of cognitive behavioral therapy.) So work on it. Have sessions with yourself wherein you visualize yourself in a positive manner, having the job of your dreams. And once you identify that job on the physical plane, visualize yourself working there.
See yourself getting dressed for work in the morning, making the commute, and going inside the business to your office to work. (This works in a slightly different manner for self-employed people; if you want to know, just ask.) If you are having difficulties maintaining the concentration and focus to do this visualization, then get up one morning, get dressed, and go to that job you identified – even if you don’t have a job identified yet, search for one like you are going to work. See yourself feeling rewarded by your efforts. Soak in the feeling of actually feeling 'good' so that you can bring that emotion back to your visualization...
Next, make a list of the qualities you desire most in a new job. This is important stuff here… PLEASE PAY ATTENTION. How you ask is as important as what you ask for… If you go into this saying “I want,” don’t be surprised if all you get is more “want,” (i.e., DESPERATION.) If you go into this saying I AM, you will be more effective…
Possible I AM statements include:
- I AM gainfully employed;
- I AM doing __________________ (insert job description here)
- I AM using my natural gifts and talents in my work;
- I AM developing ______________(new skills and talents you specifically want);
- I AM earning _________ (per hour, per year);
- I AM respected and appreciated by my boss/manager/company;
- I AM loved and respected by my coworkers, and I love and respect them, too;
- I AM secure in this job…
This list can go on…but focus on what you ARE, and not on what you want. Everything that is has always been, and will forevermore be...
YOU MUST KNOW that it is…give thanks for it. Even give thanks for the opportunity to work purposefully toward it, and it will come.
Next…On Spirituality, the power of prayer and focused intention, and yes, the manifestation work…
There are a lot of Spiritual Works that have been practiced over the years to empower people to improve their financial situations. I am going to provide you some work that, if used with your focused intention, WILL -- I do say WILL – help get you the job you desire… Now before we get started, here are a few caveats: (In other words, here is where the Spiritual Realm intersects with the Physical Realm...)
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NEVER, EVER lie on a resume. In the information age, you are very likely to get caught. Getting caught in a lie about your credentials or experience will have LONG LASTING consequences. But, on a Spiritual level, how can you ask the ALMIGHTY to help you perpetrate a lie? If you are lying on your resume, you are actually making a positive and WRITTEN statement that you do not trust GOD to protect you and provide for you. Think about it...
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But TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH! I have conducted numerous background and credential investigations over the years, and I can safely say that the VAST majority of applicants -- especially female applicants -- SELL THEMSELVES SHORT! Highlight your accomplishments. Focus on the best qualities you have, and sell them.
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Check the details. A resume is YOU. No more than you would smear your makeup to go out should you have typos on a resume. If grammar is not your friend, pay for someone to check your resume.
Customize the resume for each position, whenever possible. You are looking to get into an ongoing arrangement of energy exchange. (I owe credit to Lady Belladonna, HPs for the phrasing "Energy Exchange.") To get this arrangement for yourself, you must first put out an attractant. The energy you invest in preparing a customized resume can and will attract energy (in the form of attention, interviewing, and hiring) to you. So make an investment in each resume you send out by researching and crafting a thoughtful resume.
So, as you see -- good common-sense career advice is also alligned with spiritually-sound principles. Now…the Spiritual work, and the prayers:
I have been addressing the way you think, and now, we are going to “dress” the resume with your positive energy, so that it can “work” for you.
- Align yourself with G-d...the Source of all that exists or ever will. How do you do this? I could write an entire article on alignment alone! Simply put, a cleansing or clearing (salt water bath will do), followed by prayer that you be brought into allignment with G-d's will for you is more than enough. Visualize yourself surrounded by the White Light of G-d, and empowered to co-create your destiny. Feel H-s presence, H-s ENERGY, as it surrounds you.
- I always keep my resumes in a blessed box. It can be cardboard. Ask the people at the print shop for a stationery box. I salt the box for nine days, and then on the 10th day (symbolic of the First Day of Creation) I speak my intention into the box. I pray in earnest that G-d above will protect me, wrap me in the White Light, and take care of my every need. I think Psalm 23, pray Psalm 23, and even put a copy of Psalm 23 in the box.
- I set a green candle with a petition for steady earnings from employment. I make petitions on brown paper…with no machined edges. You can use parchment paper, if you like. I outlined a lot of the basics in your lesson above…and if you don’t know how to make your petition, or want it double-checked, this is a very good reason to call me. Do you know how to cleanse and set a candle? If not, just ask. I dress the candle with gold dust, basil leaves, magnetic shavings, if I can find them, and money drawing oil. If you are comfortable invoking the Orisha, call Elegua and ask for all doors to be opened. Call for Oya, and ask her to make you successful in the marketplace. If not, follow the advice that Apostle Paul gave the church at Philippi: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication. With thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto G-d” (Philippians 4:6).
- I dress the resumes in gold dust (or gold sparkles) and basil leaves...swirl the dust and basil leaves...and I visualize myself being hired. I pray Psalm 23 over it all. I trust that G-d on High will protect me and provide for me. If I had extra time, I would prepare a money drawing oil. If you don’t have time to make your own, you can buy a good one, but you should charge it with your energy and intention through prayer. Dress the candle, light the candle, and use it as the focus point for your visualizations (as described above) while you work the candle. REMEMBER THIS: VISUALIZE yourself having the job you desire. Do not allow DOUBT to disturb this visualization.
- Faith and fear are mutually exclusive. One simply cannot exist in the presence of the other. Your request is being granted just as it is being written, under Perfect Grace, and in a Divinely Perfect way, by the ONE who is Perfection, who lives in YOU, and shares with you the POWER to create your life as you see fit. You are asking and RECEIVING simultaneously. It is an energy exchange...GOD does not answer prayers on credit! Just as you ask, you are receiving...
- Burn the candle, pray, and affirm your request. YOU HAVE ASKED, and IT IS GIVEN TO YOU. And of course, remember that to receive, we must be open…and the best way to be open is to give. What can you give to another who is in need? No matter how much or how little you have, you can give something – your time, especially. There is always a charity in need of your help.
AS WE CLOSE, PLEASE REMEMBER...there is a time and a place for a reading. Read your proposed work before you do it...but after it is started, allow the Universe to pick it up and carry it for you. Unless something goes seriously wrong...or unless you are asking for back-up assistance, I strongly suggest that you hold your own counsel as long as the lights are lit, and resist the urge for a reading.
Yours in love and light,
Tiffany