How to Manifest Anything: Understanding the Layers of Your Beliefs

“What beliefs do I need to manifest XZY?” is the most common question that lands in my inbox.

Let me make it simple for you.

No matter what you are trying to manifest, your subconscious mind always inspects three layers of beliefs before it gives the green light for materialization.

The first or innermost layer consists of I AM-type beliefs related – directly or indirectly – to your desire.

The middle layer includes beliefs expressing your relationship to the subject of your desire.

The third or outermost layer includes beliefs expressing your general opinions on the subject of your desire.

Let’s look at the example of money and abundance.

A wealthy person’s first layer would include beliefs such as “I am a money magnet”; “I am a valuable person”; “I am great with money”; “I am a money-making machine”; “I am in high demand”; “I am successful”; “I am abundant”; “I am financially free”; “I am always loaded with money”, etc.

His second layer would include beliefs like these: “money always comes to me so easily and abundantly”; “my income is constantly increasing”; “my bank account is always increasing”; “I always have more than enough money for everything”, etc.

Lastly, his third layer would consist of beliefs such as “money is a wonderful resource”; “more money equals more happiness”; “it is okay and wonderful to be wealthy”, etc.

If you aren’t manifesting what you want or your results are not exactly what you intended, it’s because somewhere in these three layers there is a belief that is inconsistent with your desire.

Going back to our previous example, if you want to manifest an extra million dollars in your bank account but you believe that more money means more problems, your subconscious may try to save you from “more problems” by not bringing you that extra cash. Or, even worse, it makes you get rid of the million dollars quickly by sending your way some unexpected expenses.

Therefore, your job as a prudent and conscious manifestor is to do the same inspection as your subconscious does and fix those pesky beliefs that could cause a blockage or kill your manifestation.

Step One: Identify Your Relevant Beliefs

The first step is to identify your beliefs that could be relevant to your desire.

I suggest you go through diligently the abovementioned three layers to make sure that you don’t miss anything important.

Now, this is the point where a lot of you cry out in despair “but I don’t know what I believe! What should I do then?”

Look, this is not rocket science.

To identify your beliefs in the first and second layers, take an honest look at your current circumstances. Why? Because your circumstances are the results of your subconscious beliefs.

So, if you are only pulling in a meager salary month after month after working 12-14 hours a day, you probably don’t identify as a money-making machine or the richest person on Earth. And you certainly don’t believe that money comes to you easily and abundantly.

To identify your beliefs in the third layer, follow these clues:

  • Pay attention to the opinions of your family members and closest friends on the subject of your desire. For example, are they constantly saying things like money can’t buy happiness or that all wealthy people are crooks?
  • Go through your Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, etc. watch history, the social media accounts you follow, and the news outlets you are reading daily. What kind of content were you fervently consuming in the last year or two? What kind of agenda/message did you allow your mind to munch on? Were you constantly hearing that one has to hustle and grind for money?

When you let your subconscious mind be bombarded with a certain idea on a constant basis, sooner or later it will accept it. Even if it’s not beneficial for you.

So make sure that the ideas you are entertaining are worth it. They may cost you a wonderful life.

Step Two: Re-write Hindering Beliefs and Add Supporting Ones

Once you identified your current beliefs that could relate to your desire, re-write the disempowering ones.

The easiest and most obvious way to do this is to inundate your mind with their exact opposites.

For example, if you are currently struggling to make ends meet, you need to affirm that you always have more than enough money for everything, you are always loaded with money, etc.  

If you believe that one must earn his money by the sweat of his brow, then you need to start telling yourself that money is very easy to get.

Simple enough, right?

Let’s take it up a notch.

Affirming the opposites of your disempowering beliefs will definitely help you to manifest your specific desire.

But getting creative and adding some additional supporting beliefs will get you there even faster.

For example, you don’t necessarily need beliefs such as “my life is so easy”, “I am a winner”, or “I always get everything that I want” to manifest a million dollars.

However, they would certainly create a state of mind conducive to financial blessings.

Similarly, it could be quite beneficial to affirm “I am always disciplined”, “I can easily focus”, or “I am a fast learner” for someone who wants to become a straight-A student.

As a final step, you must limit (or cut off completely) your exposure to disempowering beliefs.

“If you are not on guard, you can be persuaded by the press, television, or radio, to change your concept of self and unwittingly move into an undesirable state.” – Eternal States lecture, Neville Goddard

It’s time to unsubscribe from that YouTube channel, cancel your streaming services subscription, and spend less time with small-minded friends and acquaintances.

Curate the content you feed your mind with on a daily basis – there will come a time when you will be very grateful you did.