When a manifestation is not working, the cause is almost never that you chose the wrong technique. It is usually that the state you live in most of the day is still the old one. Here are the six most common reasons, and what to do about each.

1. You are practising the wish, but living in the lack

Ten minutes of feeling it done, followed by sixteen hours of worrying, is sixteen hours of assuming the problem. What to do: make returns to the end short and frequent. See the one minute practice.

2. An older assumption is cancelling the new one

You assume the relationship, but underneath you assume you are hard to love. The deeper one wins. What to do: work on self-concept and look for the limiting belief.

3. You keep checking

Refreshing, counting days, looking for signs. Checking is the behaviour of someone who does not have it. What to do: when the urge comes, ask how you would behave if it were already settled, and do that.

4. You are trying to control how

Insisting on a route narrows what can happen and keeps you in strain. What to do: hold the end firmly and the path loosely. See how to live from the end.

5. You are gripping

Needing it badly is itself the state of lack. What to do: give yourself the feeling first, and let need soften. See detachment in manifesting.

6. The wish is not really yours

Sometimes we chase what we think we should want. Part of you is not on board, and it shows. What to do: check with your Inner Authority. Does this wish bring relief when you imagine it, or pressure?

A quick self-check

  • How do I feel about this subject most of the day?
  • What do I say to myself right after I state the wish?
  • If it arrived tomorrow, is there any part of me that would be uncomfortable?

Your answers will usually point straight at the reason.

It may already be working

Outer change lags behind inner change. If the subject feels lighter than it did, you are on the way. See how long manifestation takes.

When to get help

If you have gone round the same loop for months, another pair of eyes helps. That is what the Intro Session is for.

Watch: Valerie talks about this in Aligned and Still Not Manifesting? This Is Why, and How to Flip It on YouTube.