Another Tale of Ascension Fueled Manifestation
December 28, 2016
A couple weeks ago, I was in bed reading a lovely little book called “The Awesome Science of Luck” by a not so widely known author named Peter Ragnar. There are things in that work and in his other books and videos that I don’t agree with and things that I might find slightly off-putting, and there are elements that I deeply appreciate and find downright magical. That evening the experience of reading the book fell squarely in the magical column. Between that and my meditation practice, I definitely fell asleep deeply intuitive zone. The next morning I awoke with subtle feeling as if I had taken in some Felix Felicis. A deep, comfortable Silence seemed to fill in all the corners of my inner and outer world.
Sitting at the edge of the bed, a clear thought moved across my mental horizon, “if you go to Nordstrom or the Goodwill in NW, you will find a beautiful winter coat hidden away where it shouldn’t be at a deeply discounted price. Heeding the thought, we decided to take a little trip into slightly wintery Portland. Planning the route out, the first place we decided to go was the Goodwill. Digging through the CD’s we found some treasures. I meandered back to the men’s sweaters and XL coat section. Going through the jackets I spotted some camel fabric that looked to have some quality from a distance. A feeling akin to déjà vu mixed with a palpable sense of magnetism grew larger as I moved closer and closer. The Silence grew loud. I quickly noticed that this coat was in no way a men’s XL. Taking it off the rack, the tag read Brooks Brothers, 100% camel hair, and the size was double petit- which happens to be the perfect size for my wife. My wife Luna had actually been wanting a coat of that sort of cut for quite a number of years, a recent viewing of Newt Scamander leading to a resurgence of that desire. I took the coat off the rack, and brought it to Luna to see if she would be interested in such a coat. It fit her perfectly, and although it wasn’t red (the color she had envisioned for it), she nevertheless enjoys it immensely both for its inherent aesthetic loveliness and for the magical way it entered our life.
I knew it was a valuable coat, my guess in the store was that it would be around $700 new. We paid $80 for it, only to find out later that the coat usually goes for $1298. What is even more magical about this find was that it was the confluence of a few desire streams that had come around in the past year for whatever reason: Brooks Brothers (I know, rather waspish!), cashmere (camel hair is close enough), long overcoat, and steep discount. In subsequent trips we were showered by even more of it, with me finding brand new Brooks Brothers pants for $7.00 (retail $100) and Luna finding both a $200 cashmere sweater (on that day, my gut instinct was for her to find a cashmere sweater or cardigan) for $20, and a Brooks Brothers double petit pure cashmere sport coat for $15.00.
Of course, the central beauty of all this wasn’t the stuff, it was the magic of tuning into the river of intuition and choosing to follow it. There are some other elements in here that I have found to be common to the other strange experiences of manifestation from my life, perhaps they may even be principles of a kind. The first thing I have observed is that many of the things that I have wanted, haven’t necessarily been things that I would identify myself with wanting. In this case, Brooks Brothers clothing fits the bill. The fewer things you identify with liking or disliking, the better. The more stuff you pile onto your identity, the less flexible you become, while the confines of life become more and more narrow. Be like water indeed!
Many strands of manifestation and Law of Attraction speak of it as if you are making something happen. While there is certainly some volition, I might describe my experiences as being more akin to stepping out of the way and allowing the river of life to take you for an adventure. If there is a doing involved, then it’s more of an “undoing-doing”.
If you are a tiny drop of water, then you might only ever bump into the tiny drops right next to you, but if you were to live as the entire ocean, then you could experience all of the drops. How does one live like the ocean? Herein lies the most important principle, and that is the Silence. In this case, the mind is the ocean. Most of us spend most of our time on the often-choppy surface level, fighting the currents, and avoiding the rocks of life. However, we can also experience life in a different way. We can dive below the surface of the mind and experience peace, vastness, silence, and a profound sense of stability. It can be like sitting peacefully at the bottom of the pool, only we are also able to more fully enjoy the party at the surface. In my life, my long time meditation practice has been the most profound catalyst for these sorts of experiences and so much more.
Please feel free to contact me if interested in meditation, the expansion of consciousness, and manifestation in general. I’d love to hear your stories. I’d also love to be of some service. After a decade and a half of cultivating these sorts of experiences and teaching meditation, I’ve begun to coach and assist others in perfecting their own practice of swimming in the Presence, flowing with the River, and accepting the bounty hidden in plain sight.
