#inspired action

part 5 is here and we're talking about visualization! now, before you roll your eyes and think "oh great, more vision board nonsense," hear me out. effective visualization is SO much more than just imagining pretty scenarios in your head.

i used to think visualization was kind of woo-woo until i learned how athletes use it to improve performance. turns out, when done correctly, visualization actually changes your brain and primes you for success. pretty cool, right?

⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆ why most visualization doesn't work ⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆

here's where most people go wrong with visualization:

⋄ they only focus on the end result ~ just imagining yourself having the thing, without visualizing the process of getting there ⋄ they don't engage their emotions ~ visualization without feeling is just daydreaming ⋄ they don't include challenges ~ only visualizing the good parts makes your brain unprepared for obstacles ⋄ they do it passively ~ effective visualization is active and detailed, not vague and dreamy

the goal isn't to escape reality guys!! it's to train your brain for the reality you want to create.

⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆ the science behind why it works ⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆

okay, mini science lesson because i'm a nerd and this stuff is fascinating:

your brain can't really tell the difference between a vividly imagined experience and a real one. when you visualize something in detail, you're literally creating neural pathways as if you've already experienced it.

this is why athletes who visualize their performance alongside physical practice often outperform those who only do physical practice. their brains have already "experienced" success multiple times.

plus, visualization helps with something called the reticular activating system (RAS) basically, it helps your brain notice opportunities and resources that align with what you've been visualizing.

⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆ my visualization technique ⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆

here's how i do visualization in a way that actually creates results:

step 1: get specific about the scene ~ not just "i have my dream job" but exactly where you are, what you're wearing, who you're with, what you're doing

step 2: engage all your senses ~ what do you see, hear, smell, feel, even taste? the more sensory details, the more real it feels to your brain

step 3: include the emotions ~ how does it FEEL to be living this reality? confident? grateful? excited? really lean into those emotions

step 4: visualize the process, not just the outcome ~ see yourself taking the actions that lead to your goal, handling challenges, growing through the journey

step 5: end with gratitude ~ thank your future self and the universe for this experience, as if it's already happened

⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆ my personal visualization story ⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆

when i was applying to college, i spent time every day visualizing not just getting accepted, but the entire experience. i visualized walking around campus, sitting in lectures, studying in the library, even having challenging conversations with professors.

i didn't JUST see myself succeeding !! i visualized myself working hard, sometimes struggling, asking for help when i needed it, and growing through the challenges.

when i actually got to college, so many moments felt familiar because i'd already "experienced" them in my visualizations. it made the transition smoother and helped me feel more confident navigating new situations.

⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆ different types of visualization ⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆

outcome visualization ~ seeing yourself having achieved your goal process visualization ~ seeing yourself taking the steps to achieve your goal obstacle visualization ~ seeing yourself successfully handling challenges that might come up identity visualization ~ seeing yourself as the type of person who naturally has/does/is what you want

i like to rotate between these different types depending on what i need. if i'm feeling unmotivated, outcome visualization helps. if i'm feeling overwhelmed, process visualization breaks things down.

⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆ making visualization a habit ⋆｡‧˚ʚ♡ɞ˚‧｡⋆

the key is consistency, not perfection. i do 5-10 minutes of visualization almost every morning, usually right after i wake up when my brain is still in that dreamy, receptive state.

some days my visualizations are super vivid and emotional. other days my mind wanders and it feels kind of meh. both are fine! the important thing is showing up consistently.

your visualization homework: pick one goal and spend 5 minutes every day this week visualizing it using the technique i outlined above. notice what comes up for you excitement, resistance, new ideas, whatever. all of it is valuable information.

✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧

xoxo, mindy ♡

I know this is something that’s mentioned a lot when it comes to law of assumption, but it’s not always explained clearly. For a while, I didn’t fully get it. So, I want to break it down for anyone else who isn’t fully understanding it.

What is it?

Self concept is defined as knowing your beliefs when it comes to yourself. Like, who are you? Who do you see yourself as? What things do you have as this person?

This is seen as important when it comes to LOA because who you see yourself as and know yourself to be is what will manifest. For instance, you embodying someone who’s a millionaire will put you in that role. You will have millions of dollars because you see yourself as that person.

It’s different than self esteem and self confidence because those are you valuing yourself, knowing your self worth, and feeling comfort (or not) in who you are. This tripped me up before because self concept sounds like it’d be the same as these two things, but, it isn’t. However, it can easily go hand-in-hand with these things.

How do I develop good self concept & embody who I want to be?

Well, this is entirely up to you. If you feel yourself struggling too much with self concept, find something that will improve it. I know for me personally, writing lists and putting together vision boards can help me think of what I want for myself and who I want to be. These things might not work for you, though. Everybody’s mind works differently. So, this is why I’m saying find what works best for you.

When it comes to embodying who you want to be, again, this is entirely up to you. Everyone is going to view roles, types of people, and how they see themselves differently. For example, when my boyfriend realized how to manifest me as his girlfriend, he told himself he’s gotta start acting like my boyfriend (I know because he told me this). So, what he did was interact with me more, perform acts of service, plan a date, and bring me flowers. Is every man going to do these things to manifest the girl he wants? No. This is specifically how my boyfriend viewed his role as being my boyfriend. This will be different for every other man. For instance, another guy might manifest his girl by asking her out, knowing she’ll say yes, and then tell her how beautiful she is to woo her further.

Do I have to believe & have a strong self concept?

So, something important Sammy Ingram has talked about is this question of whether you have to believe or not. She brought up an interesting point that disbelief is common if you’ve never had what you’re trying to manifest. For instance, you might not believe you can be a millionaire if you’ve been living in poverty your whole life. So, what can you do? Simply affirm what you desire.

Let’s say you have $200 in your bank account right now. Instead of telling yourself, “wow, I’m poor,” tell yourself, “wow, look at those millions of dollars in there.” You don’t even need that affirmation specifically. Think of what someone rich would do or say looking at their bank account. In your mind, what would you say if you say if you saw $1,000,000 in there and that’s what you were used to seeing? Form your affirmation based on that.

So often you'll hear people talk about inspired action and manifesting but no one ever really speaks about what inspired action is. Or when they do (at least from my observations) they refer to an action that feels less like inspired action and more like doing what you have done had you not been manifesting in the first place. So I just thought I'd list a few things that aren't typically considered inspired action.

Googling or searching the internet for the thing you want. For instance if you're manifesting a deal on something or trying to get something that is unusually hard to find.

Casting a spell. Because sometimes the spell is the greatest inspired action we can take.

Saying affirmations or mantras.

Going some place you wouldn't normally go but that you feel intuitively led to.

Doing shadow work.

Consciously and regularly taking time to visualize what you want.

Making and tweaking your vision board as needed.

As we know magick and manifestation require energy directed towards a specific goal or outcome, all of these things I named require just that. And I always say if you are working like crazy towards "manifesting" your goal, that it isn't manifestation, that's just hard work. Which if that's what you consider to be manifestation, there is nothing wrong with that. But I thought I'd just put seemingly unconventional methods of inspired action out there. But of course approach magick and manifestation as you will.

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