6 Ways to Use Affirmations for Manifestation
Affirmations are simply stating what you want to manifest as if it's already happened. It's seen as a way to form a clear picture of what you desire by focusing on it from the end, and this helps you to bring it into existence.
Affirmations are also helpful from a psychological perspective, and are seen as a way to reframe your outlook and positively move toward a specific goal.
But once you've come up with your affirmation, what can you do with it? There are a lot of different ways to use your affirmation. I'll go through a bunch of them here, but do keep in mind that there is no right or wrong way. Do whatever you gravitate to and feel is right to you. What works for someone else may not for you if it doesn't align with you, and that's okay. Trust your own intuition to guide you to the option that works best for you.
Now, if you still have a hard time choosing, I will include some notes on who each might resonate with most astrologically. In case you need it; these can be Zodiac signs for your Sun, Moon, or Rising.
Let's review 6-ish ways you can use your affirmation to manifest:
Writing it in repetition.
There are a lot of manifestation techniques that involve writing your affirmation in repetition, so this is pretty common. The most popular would be the 55x5 method, where you write down your affirmation 55 times for 5 days, or the 3-6-9 method, where you write down your affirmation three times when you wake, six times in the middle of your day, and nine times before bed.
Writing your affirmation in repetition helps to make it clearer for you, and make you firmer in your desire. It also explicitly puts out to the Universe what you want to manifest.
Who might resonate with it: Gemini or earth signs [Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn]
Robotic affirming.
With robotic affirming, you simply repeat your affirmation out loud or in your head without any emotion. Usually, when you're focusing on your affirmation, you're supposed to feel the emotion of what you want to manifest, but many people struggle with that and may have difficulty connecting with the right emotions, or even knowing how exactly they'd feel.
Robotic affirming takes emotion out of the equation, and therefore also takes your monkey mind out of it. Sometimes when we're trying to fele the right way, the mind just kind of makes that impossible. With robotic affirming, it's kind of a self hypnosis to bypass the conscious mind.
You can use robotic affirming at any time of day; some prefer to do it first thing in the morning, some prefer to do it right before going to sleep, and some prefer doing it at specific times of day or while doing certain activities. Remember, no right or wrong, just whatever jives with you.
Who might resonate with it: Mutable signs [Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces]
Using it with water.
Water is believed to hold vibration, energy, so it can be useful in manifestation. There are a few ways you can use water with your affirmation. The first would be to recite your affirmation into your shower or bath water. As you bathe, envision the water absorbing the energy of your affirmation, and soaking what you desire into you, helping to bring it into your life.
The second would be to get a cup of water and recite your affirmation into the water. Again, visualize what you want to manifest being absorbed into the water. Then drink the water and envision it being your reality.
A third way is to take two cups, and one has water while the other is empty. Using sticky notes or some paper with tape, write your current state and place it on the cup with water. Then write your desired state - your affirmation - on the empty cup. Meditate over it for a bit, and visualize the water absorbing your current state. Then pour the water into the empty cup with your affirmation on it, and try to feel that what you want has happened. Close by drinking the water and leaving it to the Universe.
Who might resonate with it: Water signs [Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces], or a strong natal Moon or Neptune
Putting it on your vision board.
If you're more of a visual person, you can put your affirmation on your vision board. You can write it out in colorful ink, or use really nice penmanship. Or design something with your affirmation on your computer and print it up and put it on your vision board. You can cut out words or letters to spell out your affirmation from magazines or newspapers. Feel free to get creative with this one.
Who might resonate with it: Taurus, Leo, Libra, Capricorn, Pisces
Keep it on you.
A super simple way to use your affirmation for manifestation is to simply keep it on you. The late, great Bob Proctor used to talk about a "goal card" - write your affirmation on a card or some paper and keep it in your wallet, purse, pocket, etc. An alternative method is to keep it under your pillow so it's absorbed by your subconscious as you sleep.
Who might resonate with it: Fire signs [Aries, Leo, Sagittarius]
Keep it somewhere you'll see it daily.
Instead of keeping it on your person, you may prefer to actually see it each day, so you can write down your affirmation and keep it somewhere you'll see it every day: on the mirror in your bathroom, on your computer screen, on your nightstand, on your steering wheel, on your cell phone, etc. This brings you back to it each day.
Who might resonate with it: Earth signs [Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn], Aries, or Aquarius
Recap:
repeatedly speak or write your affirmation
use water with your affirmation
add your affirmation to your vision board
keep it with you or where you’ll see it daily
