The Way of the AlchemistWhen it isn't working
Why isn't my manifestation working?
The way The Way of the Alchemist sees it, manifestation usually stops working because the techniques are done on the surface, on top of feelings that never got looked at, and those feelings are what you're really putting out. The harder you try, the less it seems to work. Radical Awareness is how I help people see and dissolve what's underneath, so they can stop trying so hard.
The surface and what's underneath
There's the version of you doing the affirmations and the scripting. Then there's what you actually feel while you're doing them. I call the first one the performance version. The second one is what really gets transmitted.
The emotional architecture underneath is actually what the universe responds to.
If you're writing "I'm abundant" while feeling scared about money, the fear is the louder signal.
The harder you try, the less it works
I said this in a recorded talk and I stand by it: the harder you try to manifest, the less it works. Trying usually comes from not having it and needing it, and that's the energy you end up living in.
I know this one from the inside. For years I'd do a technique, feel amazing, wait, and nothing would happen. So I'd move on to the next one. I was stuck in a loop of doom. Then one day a friend asked me, why don't you just stop trying? It annoyed me at the time. It turned out to be the most useful thing anyone said to me.
Dude, just stop trying. Like, that's the issue.
You already know how to manifest
Write down a few things that came into your life without you trying. You were busy doing something else, and they turned up. You've been manifesting your whole life. The things that came easily came when you weren't gripping them.
When life doesn't go to plan
Sometimes you ask for something and you get a situation instead. In my video on prayer I said you might not get what you want, but you'll get what you need in order to get there. The frustrating moments usually show you exactly what's still in the way. The states that come up aren't the problem. They're the clues.
What to do instead
Stop adding techniques for a while. Sit with what you feel when you think about what you want, and let it dissolve. That's Radical Awareness, and the steps are on how to practise Radical Awareness. If you want to watch rather than read, start with If Manifestation isn't working for you, WATCH THIS.
Questions people ask me
Is it my fault my manifestation isn't working?
No. You've probably been working hard, just on the surface. The feelings underneath came from things you lived through. They aren't a sign that you're broken or doing life wrong.
Why does manifesting seem to work for other people and not me?
Often the people it works for weren't carrying as much underneath, or they'd stopped needing the thing so badly. It isn't that the universe picked them over you. It's worth looking at what you feel when you think about what you want.
Should I stop manifesting completely?
Stop trying so hard, yes. Keep the desire. Put your energy into seeing what's underneath it instead of adding another technique.
What about acting as if I already have it?
I used to try that. If you've got fear and doubt running underneath, you can't really act as if. Those feelings get in the way. See them first and acting from a calmer place gets a lot easier.
How long until things change?
I won't give you a timeframe. Nobody honestly can. What I can say is that the inner shift tends to come first and the outer stuff follows in its own time.