How to Manifest

Imaginal Act + Affirmation

The most powerful way to manifest is through what Neville Goddard referred to as an Imaginal Act. It is a brief moment of experiencing the desired manifestation in imagination as though it were already accomplished fact, as though you have momentarily entered into the desired reality in awareness, embodying both the physical and psychological aspects of that reality. Doing so impresses the moment onto the subconscious mind, which is your personal interface into the Universal Mind, where the Universal Mind will replicate the moment (and all it implies) in physical reality.

The Anatomy of a Powerful and Accurate Imaginal Act

An imaginal act is not a daydream — it is a precise creative operation performed within consciousness. It has structure, purpose, and psychological depth. When done correctly, it imprints the subconscious with a blueprint of the fulfilled desire and compels external reality to conform.

Define the End

Begin with a clear and definite end. A scene that would only occur if your desire were already fulfilled. This is the “effect” you wish to cause — the final condition that implies all else has been accomplished.
For example, if your desire is a loving relationship, your scene might be a moment that could only happen once you are already together — not the first meeting, but perhaps the familiar ease of waking up beside them or hearing someone say, “I am so glad you two are together.”

Consider whether the scene you are imagining could happen in any case other than if your desire were fulfilled. The Universe will take the path of least resistance, even if that means finding a loophole in your imaginal scene. Imaginal scenes manifest literally, so be sure what you are imagining could only happen if your desire were accurately manifested.

Thinking within the scene that it all worked out perfectly can ensure your scene manifests the way you intend, because your thoughts within the scene are part of what gets impressed. You would not be thinking how perfect it is if your manifestation failed.

First-person Point of View

You must enter the scene as a participant, not an observer. See from your own eyes, hear with your own ears, feel with your own senses. You are not looking at yourself having it — you are being the self who already has it. This distinction transforms fantasy into creation, for the subconscious accepts only what you inwardly identify with.

A Sense of Reality

The force that makes an imaginal act effective is the psychological sense of reality — the feeling that what you are imagining is actually happening. It’s not about how vivid the imagery is, but about how real it feels. This inner knowing — that quiet appreciation, gratitude or relief as though it were already true — is what fuses the idea with power. Feel the satisfaction, relief, love, or accomplishment that naturally accompanies fulfillment.

You do not have to believe that it is actually happening in that moment, that would be nearly impossible, but you do want to “be there” mentally to the degree that you are having the experience of it. The key is always to experience the reality of it.

After the Imaginal Act

Once you have made this impression upon the subconscious mind, it is done and should be accepted as so. Your only job then is to not undo or delay what you have done by impressing stronger contradictory ideas. Contradictory impressions are created when you react to circumstances as though they were final reality, when you entertain inner conversations that imply the failure or absence of your manifestation, or when your expectations are contradictory to the unfolding of your fulfilled desire.

In the face of such experiences in physical reality or ideas in your mind, you are to simply remind yourself of your Imaginal Act and the infallibility of Law and that what you are seeing in current physical reality is old manifestation playing out, leading into your chosen end-result.

Affirmation

An affirmation is a decision declared, not a statement to be repeated in hope of impressing the subconscious. To affirm something is to declare the outcome you have chosen and to hold that declaration as fact until reality rearranges to match it. You’re not trying to “convince” your subconscious or force a belief; you are issuing a command. Your affirmation fixed the end-result in consciousness and refusal to entertain alternatives. You state the specific external outcome you’ve chosen—not vague self-concept lines like “I am worthy,” but concrete expressions of the reality that reflect your worth, love, success, or power. The subconscious responds to structure and definition, so the more precise your declaration, the more directly it can reproduce it. So if you want to declare, “I am worthy”, consider what would prove to you that you are worthy and affirm that statement.

Affirmation can be used two ways: as support for an imaginal act or as a standalone method of manifestation. On its own, affirmation works by establishing a definite end and then anchoring your mind to that end with unwavering certainty. You say it once as a decision—“This is now happening”—and you repeat it only to return your attention to that decision whenever your mind drifts. You are not repeating to implant the idea; you are repeating to remain loyal to the outcome you already set in motion. Whether you affirm a message received, a relationship established, a body healed, or a financial outcome secured, the principle is the same: choose the end, declare it, and remain in that declaration until it materializes. Your affirmation is the boundary line you draw in consciousness. You said it is so—therefore, it is.