Oct/Nov 2025 Aspire Magazine Full Issue | Page 32

Here’ s where we revisit the control issue. If you’ re treating manifestation like you’ re placing an order with Cosmic DoorDash—“ one soulmate, extra tall, emotionally available, please deliver hot”— you’ re missing the point.

The universe isn’ t a vending machine. It’ s a conversation.

Drawing your desires shifts the vibe. A doodle isn’ t a demand slip; it’ s an offering, a symbol of feeling, a broadcast and a reception. It says: here’ s the essence of what I want— love, abundance, vitality— but I’ m open to being surprised by the form.

This is how you step out of scarcity and into trust. Scarcity says,“ I need this exact house, three throw pillows from Anthropologie, and someone who texts back within five minutes.” Trust says,“ I’ m open to the essence, in whatever form actually serves me.”

Art makes that possible. A circle can be wholeness, or community, or pizza night. A

spiral can mean growth, release, or the hair on your dog’ s favorite chew toy. The meaning lives. It breathes.

Words are powerful— but they march across the page like little soldiers. Images, shapes, and symbols? They crash the party, steal the snacks, and get straight to your unconscious!

Dreams don’ t show up as neatly bulleted lists. They arrive in images. Synchronicity doesn’ t text you in paragraphs; it throws symbols and people and all kinds of random“ coincidences” in your path. So why wouldn’ t we manifest in the same language?

This is why“ bad art” is still potent. If manifestation worked on perfection, we’ d all be screwed. But the crooked star doodled in the corner of your notebook? That might carry more magic than a perfectly calligraphed affirmation repeated ten times.

Because it’ s not about impressing anyone. It’ s about bypassing your inner critic and speaking in symbol.