Marcella’s Favorite Things: Manifesting (and a link to a podcast)
I am a book lover. Not just a kindle or e-book lover, but a physical book in my hands, butt on my couch, coffee cup next to me, cat on my lap book lover. I have so many books even after Marie Kondo-ing my entire house. I did find some books to pass on to others who would be interested in them, but it was hard to pass them all out. So I created a space for them all to live. In the office, I have my screenplays, plays, film books, harry potter collection, writing-based books, and my Tarot books all in their own space, separated, their little homes. In the hallway next to the living room is where my spiritual books live.
In this post I’m going to share with you my 6 favorite books that are spiritual/self-help. Post a comment sharing your favorites! I’d love to explore more books! Also, here’s a link to one of our podcast episodes where we give tips, tricks, and share our manifesting stories!
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho was the book that truly began my entire spiritual journey. I read this book in middle school and didn't realize the affect it would have on me at the time. It opened my mind to possibilities. It made me see that anything is possible, to trust your gut, and follow your heart. I re-read this book whenever I began my spiritual journey and laughed at how blind I was to the truth of our world.
The next book you should read if you’re beginning your manifesting journey is The Astonishing Power of Emotions by Esther & Jerry Hicks. This is one we talk about specifically in our podcast, but it helps immensely. You’re not supposed to trick your mind into being positive. You’re supposed to upgrade your thoughts that feel better to then help you feel positive. In The Astonishing Power of Emotions, Abraham shares a scale of emotions, a ladder even. They help you climb the ladder to choosing and feeling better emotions. They provide examples and you can flip to the page with the emotion you're thinking and there are thoughts that can raise your vibration to help you move away from whatever negative emotion you’re experiencing.
You can find this used for $2 or $3, or new for $11
I love this book, E Squared by Pam Grout. Grout gives 9 experiments you can try to test your manifesting capabilities. This was just a fun, easy read and delivers immediate proof that thoughts create things. It is good if you are testing the waters or just want to see some experiments with what you can do with your mind!
You can find this used for $2 or new for $11
The Millionaire Course by Marc Allen is another that we talk about in our podcast. It is a must have for any manifesting library. This book is even better if you own a small company because he goes over the exact details of how he runs his company and actually pays his employees what they are worth, all the while making tons of money himself. It can get repetitive, but repetition is good with manifesting because your brain is being rewired for success.
You can find this for around $16 but I’m telling you, I’ve bought 3 copies of this book for friends and family. It’s amazing.
Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain is another great addition to your manifesting library. This book is better suited for those who have a sharp mental imagery/minds eye. If you can’t imagine worlds while you read, I do not recommend this book. But if you can see images as you read words, go for this! It’s about exactly what it’s called, using your imagination to begin manifesting!
You can find this for around $10. I think I purchased this because Marc Allen referenced it in his book. Not so sure.
Infinite Possibilities written by Mike Dooley is a really good one to add to the collection for the more advanced person. This book focuses on the idea beyond thoughts, the beliefs that we have towards things that we may not be aware of. Your beliefs in money, in work, in life can prevent you from manifesting things. You have to go beyond your thoughts to truly change your beliefs to then see change in your reality. I’ve heard he has tons of other great books that are less hard to follow, but I haven’t read them so I’m not sure. I say less hard to follow because he can get repetitive and heavy haha! But it’s great. I also have signed up for his “Notes From the Universe” daily emails and enjoy those little reminders as well :)
Can find used or new, $10-$15
