Mirror Model
Proving It To Yourself (3 Manifesting Experiments)
Oddly enough, I’m going to throw you in the deep end first. Why? Not
because I want you to learn how to swim, but because I know you already
know how to swim. You just haven’t been swimming.
You see, we all have had experiences of strange coincidences: knowing
someone would call us right before they did, dreams of things before they
happened, or even ‘just knowing’ things about other people. In fact, almost
anyone I’ve ever talked to believes in a Mother’s Love as the strange
intuitive bond that mothers have with their children.
So then, why is manifesting something that seems so difficult for many to
master? I mean, in theory it sounds simple enough, but in reality the
beginning of the manifesting journey is actually the hardest. The promises
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of many teachers make it seem like one can just skip right to lovers, cars,
and houses falling out of the sky, and quickly find themselves frustrated
with the process. Still others question the whole idea of manifesting
altogether, attributing it to the Baader-Meinhof Effect or biases of the
Reticular Activating System. And, finally, there are others who've had one
too many coincidences or answered prayers to simply dismiss these
experiences as accidents, but don't know if some Higher Power is
controlling things or if there is a reliable process they can use.
Regardless, in all three cases, what's lacking is experience with intentional
coincidences, ie manifesting. And the aim of these experiments, whether
you believe in manifesting or not, is to help you gain your own first
experiences so that you don't have to take my word or anyone else's in faith.
You know what happened and you know what you did, and then you know
you can repeat that.
So let's get started, shall we?
1. Blue Glass, Butterflies, and Feathers
Within Law of Attraction circles, often people start by "Asking the
Universe,” and by asking the universe, I mean literally, "Universe, please
show me X." In a short time, what they ask for shows up again oddly but
innocently enough. Is it a coincidence? Is it random chance? Or is it a
manifestation? Only you know how you feel when it shows up.
Often people start with something very common, something they aren't
emotionally tied to, such as... blue glass, butterflies, and feathers. Of
course, it can be orange baseballs, pink elephants, or a drunk skunk, as long
as it's something that feels like no big deal, just fun if it showed up. And, if
it feels most comfortable, you can "Ask the Universe,” but if that feels silly
or you simply don't want to, you can simply close your eyes and intend to
see it by focusing on visualizing it for a few seconds. After you've asked or
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intended, simply go about your day and soon enough (usually a day or three
later) it will appear.
1. Choose something simple and slightly uncommon, such as blue glass,
butterflies, or feathers. Choose something you feel neutral about.
2. Ask the Universe by saying, “Universe, please show me…” or simply
close your eyes and intend to see a sign of your chosen thing.
3. Drop thinking about it and continue throughout your day, giving your
attention to other things.
Repeat this experiment until you are satisfied that it isn’t just chance or
luck, but that something far greater is afoot.
2. Climbing Neville's Ladder
A famous first experiment is one that Neville Goddard offered his new
students. Neville's experiment was to, every day for a week, promise oneself
NOT to climb a ladder, yet at night imagine climbing a ladder as they fall
asleep. What happened would shock and surprise the students, as life
would 'just happen' to require them to climb a ladder for an unusual reason.
In fact, many of them only remembered they promised not to climb a ladder
when they were already halfway up one!
1. Throughout the day, remind yourself, “I will NOT climb a ladder!”
Say it aloud with force and determination. Write notes and stick
them on your computer, bathroom mirror, or in your car, to remind
yourself if need be.
2. At night, as you’re going to sleep, imagine yourself climbing a ladder
from the first person perspective. Concentrate on ​feeling​ your hands
on the sides of a ladder, your feet stepping on each rung. This is a
ladder that continues to Heaven, so relax and keep climbing. If you
get distracted, gently return your attention to the task, counting each
step like sheep if that helps.
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3. Repeat this every day and night for a week, or until you climb a
ladder.
I offer this experiment to you, but I do offer it as a next step to the first
experiment listed above. I recommend it this way simply because it does
require more effort and attention, and it's more likely you'll succeed if you
have faith from the first experiment.
3. Who's Thinking Who?
This last one I haven't seen shared a lot, but it is both effective and very
surreal. While having a conversation with someone you feel close to (friend,
relative, spouse), think in your mind some very short unique phrase, over
and over, like "red racecar" or "thunder and lightning." Ideally you want it
to be distinctly vivid, visual, and slightly uncommon. Keep repeating it in
your mind while having the conversation, staying relaxed. And, of course,
don't lead them into it. It may take a few minutes, but what you'll find is
that they start bringing up topics similar to what you're thinking or even
the phrase itself.
1. Choose a simple vividly imaginative phrase like, “red racecar” or
“thunder and lightning.”
2. While having a conversation with someone you’re emotionally close
to, repeat this phrase again and again in your mind, staying relaxed.
3. Listen as they begin to pick up and repeat the topic you have in your
mind.
This one does take some concentration of course, and a little bit of
open-mindedness to "people reflect my thoughts" or "my thoughts create
reality.” However, having done the first two experiments, you will have
enough faith and an open mind. And, having completed this, you'll
experience that thoughts create not just circumstances or things, but even a
specific person!
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Keeping a Manifesting Journal
Once you get your first even minor manifestation, write it down! You’ll
come to cherish this as your first piece of proof. I highly suggest getting a
physical notebook to keep track of your manifestations, or at least keep a
log on your computer or phone.
Keeping a successful manifestation list is one of the best things to build
your faith. However, it can also help prepare you later when manifesting
something specific, or serve as a reminder when doubts creep up.
More than that, it can be a handy history for all your inner work: your
dreams, your beliefs, your personal reflections on the manifesting process,
and, of course, your manifestations. As we’ve mentioned before and will
discuss in depth later on, all of life is a manifestation and there isn’t a
moment that d
​ oesn’t​ have meaning. Thus, all of these things play a role in
who you are and who you are becoming.
How should you record your entries? Everyone finds their own best way.
Personally, I like to use a day-by-day calendar book, for handy time
tracking of my notes, but when I used a notebook, I’d dedicate a page per
day. As you’ll see, we’ll want the room to make a few different entries as
needed.
Mirror Model
Now that we have experienced that intentions turn into things, let’s talk
about how they do that. The first model I wish to present to you is what I
call the M
​ irror Model​.
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The Mirror Model is just what it sounds like. The universe is mirroring
your intentions every moment of every day. Everywhere you go, there you
are, as they say.
In fact, you’ve heard of the Mirror Model before though, you just didn’t
know it. Ever heard, “What you give is what you get?”, or “Everything’s
karma.”? That’s right, Mirror Model.
Have you ever asked yourself, “How i​ s​ Jane doing?” Suddenly she calls and
you exclaim, “I was just thinking about you!” Coincidence? No. That’s the
universe mirroring your strong intention. That is to say, your combined
thoughts and feelings.
You grimace, you shake, you scream? That's what you'll see soon enough.
You smile, you laugh, you sing? That's what you'll see soon enough.
Now, ​how​ does it do this? It’s trivial in today’s world to say that everything
is energy. Even the most hardline rationalist will tell you that. However,
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let’s think about that for a moment. If everything is energy, then at least on
some level, everything is connected. And, if everything is connected, surely
even thoughts and feelings affect the world around them.
Put another way, the Law of Gravity says that any two objects in space are
connected by gravity and so have an effect on one another. That means a
baseball on Earth and the planet Mercury have an effect on one another
gravitationally, no matter how small it may be.
Did you know that a collapsing star can pack its entire mass into the size of
a thimble yet still retain its gravitational power? Likewise, we’re learning
how to magnify the ‘gravity’ of our minds with concentrated thought and
feeling.
What are some strange coincidences you’ve experienced?
Write a small list of them in your journal.
So, hopefully, after our experiments you are convinced or at least open to
the idea that manifesting works and can work reliably. And, now we know
that it works by mirroring our thoughts and feelings.
The question is, “How do we take control of this mirroring?” That, my
friends, is the goal of this chapter.
Gratitude is a Great Attitude
If we want to have a better mind to mirror, we must start somewhere. Since
we’ve already started our manifesting journal, we will start there.
Besides making a daily habit of recording our manifestations, dreams, and
little coincidences, it’s an extremely good habit to practice gratitude.
Gratitude, naturally, is connecting with that which is already going right in
our life.
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Gratitude is thinking of good things in our life and feeling good about
them. Let me rephrase that: g
​ ratitude is ​thinking​ of things we like and
feeling​ good about them.
Didn’t we just establish that it’s our thoughts and feelings that get
mirrored? Perhaps it’s time for another experiment?
1. Write a list of 10 things you can feel truly grateful for as “I am happy
and grateful for XYZ.” It could be something like your family, your
house, or as simple as water or the sunshine. Just things you already
have and truly enjoy.
2. After writing each line, relax and say, “Thank you, thank you, thank
you.” Focus on f​ eeling​ thankful as deeply as you can. If you feel so
good you get goosebumps, you’ve hit the jackpot.
3. Repeat this everyday for a week and take notes about any interesting
manifestations related to your gratitudes.
Some might mock gratitude as some airy fairy pleasantry or platitude
forced on them by parents and preachers, but we’re doing this because
we’re building a manifesting mind, a mind which believes in blessings. So
don’t dismiss this!
Like in our first experiments, what you’ll find is that the things on your list
start popping up in unusual ways. You’re thankful for coffee? The barista
makes an extra by mistake and so you get one for free. You’re thankful for
your spouse? They surprise you at work with lunch. You’re thankful for
money? You find an extra $10 bill in your jeans.
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Most importantly, the goal of our exercise is to practice f​ eeling​ grateful.
Feelings are like muscles, the more we flex them, the stronger they become
and the easier they are to call upon at will. This will be very helpful later
when we begin creating specific manifestations.
Self-Acknowledgement
Hand in hand with gratitude is self-acknowledgement. Acknowledging
oneself should be thought of as being grateful or aware of one’s truly
positive qualities, rather than boastful arrogance.
These aren’t to be shouted from the rooftops or even used a means of petty
personal comparison with others. Rather, we are recognizing the good in
ourselves and the good we do in the world.
Like anything else, if we think about the good in ourselves and feel grateful
for it, it will be mirrored back to us, magnified. The question is, what do I
like about myself?
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1. Write a list of 10 things you truly like about yourself as “I am thankful
and grateful because I XYZ.” It could be something like always being
polite, volunteering your time, or as simple as the color of your hair
or that you like to read. Just things you already are or do and truly
feel good about.
2. After writing each line, relax and say, “Thank you, thank you, thank
you.” Focus on f​ eeling​ thankful as deeply as you can. If you feel so
good you get goosebumps, you’ve hit the jackpot.
3. Repeat this everyday for a week and take notes about any interesting
manifestations related to your positive qualities. This can be done
alongside the gratitude exercise.
If this exercise makes you feel silly or worry that it’s narcissistic, remember
that we live in a culture of consumerism. It’s literally the goal of companies
to train you into insecurity to purchase their products. Once again, we’re
building a manifesting mind, which must be secure. So don’t dismiss this!
Like in our first experiments, what you’ll find is that the things on your list
start popping up in unusual ways. You’re thankful for your smooth skin?
A stranger compliments your perfect complexion. You’re thankful that you
like to read? Your friend gives you the book you’ve been dying for. You’re
thankful you help your elderly neighbor? They decide to bake you some
cookies as a thank you.
Most importantly, the goal of our exercise is to practice feeling good a
​ bout
ourselves​ in a healthy way. Part of the difficulty some manifestors run into
is they don’t feel deserving of their desires. Deep down, they feel bad when
actually they have so much to like about themselves. And, because they
don’t see it, no one else does either. If we can feel worthy, then we can
confidently hold our desires without feeling insecure. This will be very
helpful later when we begin creating ‘big’ manifestations, especially those
involving other people.
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Mental Diet
The last two exercises are part of a larger concept called a Mental Diet.
Your Mental Diet is the foundation of becoming skilled at manifesting.
What goes into our minds creates our thoughts and feelings, and it is our
thoughts and feelings that are mirrored in the world. So what does a
Mental Diet mean?
It means choosing to limit the negativity in our lives. Cutting out news,
music, movies, television, conversations, and social media that tries to
make us feel afraid, angry, or unworthy. It means not dwelling on
upsetting thoughts: blaming and judging ourselves and others, past hurts,
fears, anxieties, and negative 'what ifs'. Because we live in a day and age of
constant information and screen time, this is needed more now than ever.
A Mental Diet is more than just removing attention from negative things
though. It's also intentionally putting good things into our mind. Music
should be fun and feel good to listen to. TV and movies should be uplifting
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and funny. Books and websites should be positive and upbeat. In essence,
what we choose to give our time and attention, to the best of our ability,
should leave us feeling happy and refreshed.
However, a Mental Diet is about more than just what we consume mentally.
It’s also about what we choose to do. So we should be taking actions based
on feeling better, staying relaxed and contented. This includes the basics
of taking care of ourselves: getting regular sleep, a little bit of exercise,
eating as however feels healthy, and anything else that helps us feel
confident and comfortable. People may slight the importance of the small
stuff, but the basics will set up long-term success.
Of course, this won’t change everything overnight: there may still be a
grumpy neighbor, negative coworkers, or even fighting with loved ones.
These things we cannot deny at the moment, but for now, do your best to
keep yourself upbeat, feeling optimistic. In time, we’ll be able to change
even the hardest of situations.
1. Write a list of the sources of stress in your life that you can control
right now.
2. Write a list of things that help you destress and feel good about life.
3. If you have any ideas, write a list of things you want to try or begin
doing more of that will help you feel happy and relaxed.
4. Revisit this exercise in the future as your world begins to shift. Doing
so will help you look for areas of instant improvement.
5. Challenge (optional)​: Limit screen and media time as much as
possible, in exchange for personal projects and relaxation.
Remember: by controlling what goes into our mind, we control what can be
mirrored ​from​ our mind.
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Meditation
Meditation is one of the most important and powerful tools in a
manifestor’s toolbox. Meditation being both versatile and effective;
however, has led to many misconceptions.
Meditation is, in essence, removing one’s attention from the outside world
to focus elsewhere. That elsewhere can be as simple as one’s own breath or
as deep and mystical as very abstract and particular conceptions of reality,
or anywhere in between. This hasn’t been helped by the wide number of
religious and spiritual teachers all offering their views.
Because of this, meditation is largely confusing to the average person, “Am
I doing this right?” I’m a very practical person, so I’m going to offer a very
practical answer.
You can’t do it wrong. You only have to do it.
So, how do you do it then, if you can’t get it wrong so long as you try?
Well, straightforward enough, for a beginning manifestor, meditation helps
interrupt the mind’s usual pattern of thoughts and restores emotional
balance. By allowing the mind to work out its stream of thoughts and
return to a calm state, it allows us to do our work much more effectively,
with focus and clarity.
One of the biggest hurdles to meditation itself though, is that though it is
so simple and basically effortless, people find it boring or uncomfortable.
Again, the rapid stream of information the mind is used to means
meditation feels painful and so the mind goes off on many tangents to
distract itself. Or, this distraction itself is also annoying to early meditators
who wish to focus on nothing.
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In any case, the meditation I recommend is both short and requires no
action. The goal of our meditation is simply to allow us to reach a certain
quiet in the mind, no more than that, to prepare us for our manifesting
work.
1. Sit in a comfortable position, either on the floor or in a chair. Set a
timer for 10 minutes and close your eyes.
2. Begin to breathe slowly and allow the mind to wander as it will.
3. Focus on continually allowing your body to relax. That is your only
‘job.’ Allow the mind to say anything it wants. Eventually it too will
relax.
4. Regardless of how ‘well’ you do, at the end of 10 minutes, you’re done!
5. Challenge (optional):​ Do a session in the morning and a session in the
evening.
Meditation such as this, you’ll come to find is like a mental shower. It
allows stresses that have trapped the mind to simply wash away allowing
clarity and happiness to naturally return.
Meditation can also be used to build one’s focus and mental resilience, as
well as creating very specific manifestations. These are slightly more
advanced applications, which we will soon get to. Some manifestors jump
straight to advanced techniques, and inadvertently stress themselves out
more. For now though, we’re only going to focus on getting into the habit,
and the relief, of meditation.
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Building a Manifesting Routine
Putting everything we’ve worked on together, will form the basis of our
manifesting mind. Doing this, we’ll soon experience, if we haven’t already,
that manifestations, rather than being something w
​ e​ d
​ o​, are rather
something that h
​ appens to us​ naturally, as a mirror of our own mind. We
can summarize this as a list of beliefs:
1. I believe the Universe and I are connected.
2. I believe the Universe mirrors who I am on the inside.
3. I believe I choose who I am by what I give my attention to.
What’s important, then, is arranging the contents of our mind, our
thoughts and feelings specifically, to best contain the things we want to
experience. Namely, good feeling thoughts.
Let’s review where you’re at, so far:
1. I proved manifesting is real to myself.
2. I understand my world mirrors my thoughts and feelings.
3. I am aware of and recording good manifestations in my life.
4. I feel happy and grateful for the many blessings in my life.
5. I feel happy and grateful for who I am and what I do.
6. I take care of myself and value staying happy and upbeat.
7. I give myself a break, allowing my mind and body rest everyday.
Keeping this up will be the next step in your journey. Fortunately, we can
tie it all into a single 20-30 minute period of time every day. That might not
sound like much, but it’s a very powerful seed of intention that w
​ ill​ shift
your reality.
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1. Start with a 10 minute ‘mental shower’ meditation.
2. Read the list of the 3 beliefs and 7 statements, calmly and slowly.
3. Write your list of gratitudes, saying “Thank you, thank you, thank
you.” after each line.
4. Write your list of self-acknowledgements, saying “Thank you, thank
you, thank you.” after each line.
5. That’s it, you’re done!
I recommend doing the routine either first thing when you wake up, or just
before bed. That way it’s both easy to remember to do, and you won’t have
to take a break from your day to do it. However, whenever it is most
convenient will, of course, be the best time. The other parts of your day
simply focus on staying upbeat and happy with your Mental Diet and
self-care.
Whenever I’ve started this back up in the past, I’ve found within the week
I’m already getting mini-manifestations. Don’t use this as a bar to measure
your self-worth, but rather I want to say don’t be surprised when results
come super fast! In any event, within two weeks definitely you will have
tangible results!
What Next?
So, what now? Well, before moving on to more advanced manifestation
practices, you’ll want to have mastered the basics laid out in this chapter.
You’ll want to be:
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Confident manifesting is real with your own examples.
Routine meditation and gratitude practice for at least two weeks.
Recording in your manifesting journal daily.
Minimized distracting or contradicting external influences as part of
a healthy Mental Diet.
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From there you can go on to the next chapter and begin working with more
advanced concepts and techniques.
As a final warning, I want to paint a picture of the difference between a
healthy mindset and an unhealthy mindset. Many people are thirsty for
‘big’ results that they can show off to themselves or other people, and so
proceed quickly to advanced techniques without having the fundamentals.
They may even get an interesting manifestation or two, but the stream of
results will be short-lived or simply non-existent. For reasons we won’t go
into right now, their attachment to this showing off (even to just
themselves!) prevents the manifestation they desire. Desires are not bad in
and of themselves, but must be approached with the right thoughts and
feelings.
Once again, we’re building a manifesting mind, which must have a solid
foundation. So don’t dismiss this!
Next chapter, “Matrix Model” includes:
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More Guided Manifesting Experiments to Increase Your Ability
In-depth Specific Manifestation Techniques
Deeper Model of Reality
Enhanced Belief System
Nuanced, Explicit Approach to Mental Diet
Measuring One’s Own Progress and Power
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step-by-step information.
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