The Art of Manifesting - Choosing the Life & Relationship You Want

In this article I would like to focus on the subject ofunknowingly projecting. Therefore to manifest a better
manifesting - which is really a fancy word for choosingrelationship you need to pull off these negative
or creating the experiences we want in life. As alwaysprojections (by becoming aware of them) and to
we can look at this from a psychological or a spiritualreplace them with positive thoughts and feelings. If you
angle, and I will do both in this article.can do this successfully and from the heart, you will be
The idea of manifesting is not new and it has recentlyguaranteed an improvement in the relationship.
become popular with books about Cosmic OrderingWe can also look at manifesting in a more spiritual
and "The Secret." They essentially all say the sameway. Many spiritual paths are based on the idea of
thing - that we can determine what happens to us inOneness - that, at the most fundamental level of the
life and if we choose it, we can have a happy, ratherUniverse, everything is connected at a higher state of
than a miserable life. In the context of a relationship, itconsciousness. It says that we are all effectively one
would suggest that we can influence its course in anyperson. In other words, your partner is not separate
direction that we choose.from you, but is part of your mind! Not only does this
This seems a crazy idea - after all, aren't we at theexplain why our projections are so powerful but it also
mercy of circumstances and the people around us? Ifshows why changing our mind is the only way to
we feel dependent on situations and people wechange the mind of the people around us.
certainly will feel controlled by them, but this need notThe 'connective tissue' of Oneness is love and this
be the case. If we can let go of our dependence andimplies that we are all representations of love in
regain true control of our hearts and minds, then wevarious physical forms. If love is our true reality, then
can indeed make things better for ourselves. Let'swe can understand fear and negativity as a barrier to
start by considering a psychological approach tothis love and something that WE create. In other
manifesting...words, all good things are continually available to us, if
Think about your own experiences in your variousonly we can remove the barriers that we have set up
relationships, personally and at work. You know that ifto stop them.
you are aggressive with somebody, the chances areThis is an extraordinary idea, but one that will release
that they will respond to you with aggression. On theyou to have the life that you were designed to have -
other hand if you are pleasant and loving, they respondone full of love, joy and peace, and one that is full of
in similar ways. In a relationship we 'reap what wewonderful relationships. To remove the barriers that
sow'. Despite knowing this, we may still find ourselvesyou have set up, you will need to look at your life
reacting in ways that are unhelpful to our relationships.experiences and understand how that these influenced
This whole area of psychology is called projection.your self-beliefs and self-esteem.
In a purely psychological sense, another person willOnce you have identified why you might not believe
tend to mirror our own thoughts, feelings andyou deserve to be happy and truly successful in your
behaviours, both positively and negatively. If we reactrelationships and life, you can let go of any fear and
negatively to somebody, this tends to trigger their ownguilt that you have been storing in your mind.
hidden fear, pain and guilt and they then react to try toAs you do this, think of how you would like your
suppress these unpleasant feelings. In doing so they willrelationships and life to be and then trust that this will
then exhibit their own negative behaviours unless theyhappen. This last piece is essential for you to succeed
have sufficient emotional intelligence to realize that wein manifesting because paradoxically you must let go
are in pain and need help and forgiveness.of the need to have the outcome you desire!
Often our negative projections are happeningManifesting can become a regular part of your life and
subconsciously and we are then surprised at thewill bring with it ease and success - you will look back
response of the people around us. If you want toand wonder why you ever made it so difficult! f you
know what is going on in your subconscious mind, justare interested in understanding manifesting in more
look at how people are behaving towards you. It mightdetail, you can go to my website listed in the resource
not be very pretty but that is what you arebox or obtain a copy of my eBook.