Law Of Attraction 101: How To Make Magic In Your Life

There are a few contradictory explanations of the law of attraction out there, but simply put, it comes down this: like attracts like. The more you focus on something, the more of it you’re likely to attract into your life. What you focus on expands, and in turn, the way you choose to direct your focus makes you a co-creator of your own life experience. If you focus on the negative, more negative things might pop up in your life - but if you shift your focus to the positive, you’ll get more positive.

These days, you’ll see law of attraction quotes plastered all over positive-minded corners of the internet, but the concept was first introduced to most people by Esther and Jerry Hicks in the 1980s. (Other much-loved LoA experts include Gabby Bernstein, Joe Dispenza, and Marianne Williamson.)

Plenty of celebs love the law of attraction too. Will Smith regularly shares that he believes we can create our own reality. Oprah has long told anyone who will listen about the life-changing power of LoA, and Madonna has been talking about manifesting her dreams into existence since the 80s!

The idea of merely thinking about what you want is just the tip of the manifestation iceberg. For the law of attraction to truly work in your favor, you need to send out a vibration on the level of the thing that you want.

If you want a raise, don’t spend all day focusing on how you don’t feel like your current income is enough. Sure, that counts as thinking about what you want, but it just draws attention to the feeling of being broke, which will attract more of that into your life. Instead, pretend you’ve already gotten your raise and play around with how that might feel. Act how you’d act if it already happened. When you feel like you already have what you want, you raise your vibration to the level of having that thing - and that’s when you’ll start to manifest what you desire. Believe it’s already yours. Soon enough, it will be!

So, how do you raise your vibration to the level of your goal to set the law of attraction in motion? It’s all about pretending you’ve already received it. Make a Pinterest board that inspires how you would think and feel if you already reached your goal. Meditate often. Do things you love to do and keep your mood high.

When you’re trying to use the law of attraction to manifest something epic, like an “impossible” amount of money or a gigantic dream, be patient with yourself. Manifesting requires believing that your goal is possible, and it can take some time to expand your horizons and crush your limiting beliefs. If it doesn’t manifest right away, don’t panic about doing the law of attraction “wrong,” just keep going back to imagining receiving your goal. The more you focus on it, the closer you’ll get to believing it’s possible - and that’s when the magic will happen.