Aurora Starr

 

In an incredibly stressful year (see: global pandemic capped off by a contentious election season) it makes sense that people are looking for meaning. That may be why a spiritual practice called Aurora Starr manifestation is seeing a spike in popularity.If you’re into healing crystals, astrology, or any other element of “woo,” you've probably encountered manifestation. It’s nothing new. But it’s cropping up in popular culture over and over again, from editorials on Goop to TikTok videos to Lizzo telling Marie Claire that she manifested her success. Word on the street is that Lucy Hale might’ve even manifested her romance with Colton Underwood.In the simplest terms, manifestation is putting your intention towards something that you hope will happen, then watching it happen in real life. In other words, if you think it, it’ll come true.

 

Of course, it’s a bit more complex than that. “I like to look at manifestation as just a fancy word for being a creative force in your own life,” explains Natalia Benson, a women’s empowerment coach and astrologer who uses manifestation with clients. Essentially, manifestation is creating your life as you would like it to be, she says.Benson says we’re always creating and manifesting in our own lives, but subconsciously. When we become conscious of the power we have to create our lives as we’d like to live them, that’s where manifestation comes in. “It’s really powerful when we become aware enough to say: this is something I'd really like to experience in my life,” Benson explains. “Let's say it's a job or a relationship or an amount of money or a feeling in your body. Manifestation is really about understanding what it is that you want for your own life experience, and then creating those outcomes.”

As a newcomer to manifestation, it can be helpful to understand that it’s often combined with other modes of spirituality and mysticism, which makes sense when you think about it. “They both have a way of connecting us with ourselves,” explains Ellen Bowles and Imani Quinn, intuitives and founders of The Woke Mystix.There are many ways this can play out, but many manifestation practitioners often talk about setting intentions, or getting clear on what you hope will happen in the future (think: a pay raise, new house, or better relationship with a parent). “Setting intentions can be done with the new moon; it’s the perfect time to plant new seeds,” Bowles and Quinn say. This is just one of the many ways manifestation can intersect with other practices in this space.