"Manifestation wasn’t always so common, and was recently popularized via social medias like Tiktok and Instagram, but whether this a good or bad thing is still up to debate." --Phoebe Lefebvre
Manifestation, a relatively common practice of bringing desires and energy into your life through the law of attraction and belief. The law of attraction is based on the idea that you get back what you put into the universe. Through a series of thought patterns and a positive mindset, you can shift your life into a more positive light and move through life more confidently. The law of attraction is often compared to the idea of “Karma” in that whatever you do, good or bad, will come back to you.
However, manifestation wasn’t always so common, and was recently popularized via social medias like Tiktok and Instagram, but whether this a good or bad thing is still up to debate. I found out about manifestation through social media, which is a big outlet, but the way it is presented has so many negative connotations. It is hard to say if social media is promoting manifestation in a way that presents it as a tool to improve people’s lives, or if social media users are using the word “manifestation” to attract a wider audience. The word manifestation is losing its meaning.
Manifestation also revolves around the concept that you have the power to change anything because you are the one who controls your own thoughts and feelings. Since you’re the only one who can feel your feelings, you’re the only one who can change them. Once you learn to shift your thoughts and mindset, these ideas will come together, and if properly directed, make an impact on the physical world.
But, regardless of all the proper info about manifestation that's out there, misinformation still plagues the internet. Platforms like Tiktok, Twitter and Instagram are all hives for giving manifestation a bad rep. People create videos like “write your crush's name on a piece of paper 3 times, put it under your pillow and they’ll fall in love with you!” and they get millions of views. As of right now, #manifestation has 10.4B views, and searches of ‘manifesting’ and ‘how to manifest’ on the web have gone up over 400%.
This misinformation is extremely misleading, and not the way that manifestation should be presented, especially on platforms that are more directed towards teenagers. If the internet as a whole was able to shift its gaze and view manifestation as a life tool, instead of a way to get clout, it would only benefit us. Manifestation should be viewed as a way to better ourselves and our lives, not a way to manipulate other people's actions and feelings.
While social media definitely distorted the facts, it also brought light to a subject that a lot of people knew nothing about. While the extra attention isn’t unwelcome, the negative attachments that get strung along with it are. The more the word manifestation is linked to videos and creators wanting attention, the more we negate the true meaning of the word.
https://jour.com/blog/what-is/what-is-manifesting-and-how-to-manifest
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/manifesting-tik-tok
https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/health-fitness/how-to-manifest-744156
However, manifestation wasn’t always so common, and was recently popularized via social medias like Tiktok and Instagram, but whether this a good or bad thing is still up to debate. I found out about manifestation through social media, which is a big outlet, but the way it is presented has so many negative connotations. It is hard to say if social media is promoting manifestation in a way that presents it as a tool to improve people’s lives, or if social media users are using the word “manifestation” to attract a wider audience. The word manifestation is losing its meaning.
Manifestation also revolves around the concept that you have the power to change anything because you are the one who controls your own thoughts and feelings. Since you’re the only one who can feel your feelings, you’re the only one who can change them. Once you learn to shift your thoughts and mindset, these ideas will come together, and if properly directed, make an impact on the physical world.
But, regardless of all the proper info about manifestation that's out there, misinformation still plagues the internet. Platforms like Tiktok, Twitter and Instagram are all hives for giving manifestation a bad rep. People create videos like “write your crush's name on a piece of paper 3 times, put it under your pillow and they’ll fall in love with you!” and they get millions of views. As of right now, #manifestation has 10.4B views, and searches of ‘manifesting’ and ‘how to manifest’ on the web have gone up over 400%.
This misinformation is extremely misleading, and not the way that manifestation should be presented, especially on platforms that are more directed towards teenagers. If the internet as a whole was able to shift its gaze and view manifestation as a life tool, instead of a way to get clout, it would only benefit us. Manifestation should be viewed as a way to better ourselves and our lives, not a way to manipulate other people's actions and feelings.
While social media definitely distorted the facts, it also brought light to a subject that a lot of people knew nothing about. While the extra attention isn’t unwelcome, the negative attachments that get strung along with it are. The more the word manifestation is linked to videos and creators wanting attention, the more we negate the true meaning of the word.
https://jour.com/blog/what-is/what-is-manifesting-and-how-to-manifest
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/manifesting-tik-tok
https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/health-fitness/how-to-manifest-744156
