Looking to nature for the blueprints of manifestion
The content in this post refers to pregnancy in the form of a metaphor. For the purpose of the metaphor I have chosen to only speak to the aspects of a typical, “healthy” pregnancy. Please know that I am aware that not all pregnancies fit into this category and it is not my intent to disrespect, neglect, or make light of this. I send the Greatest Degree of Love to all women, in all stages, shapes, and forms of their experiences surrounding motherhood.
I have heard time and time again that we should look to nature to see the truth of how things work—the blueprints of the whole design are hidden in plain sight in the world around us. And we can see the truth in this throughout ages of scientific studies and the lists just keep getting longer. In fact much, if not all, of our modern technology is in one way or another modeled after nature.
I was recently inspired to look at the way manifestation happens so effortlessly in nature…and I see it is true! Animals in the wild live there lives led by their instincts and urges and next thing you know they are multiplying. Manifesting babies without even trying! A lot of the time this is how it happens for humans too, and for the most part we accept that this manifestation— a baby—is a sure thing. Once we get the confirmation that conception has occurred, we have full expectation that this is happening and after some months we will have a completely formed, tiny human in our hands.
The mother has conceived a perfect and whole idea, and then she spends the next several months fully convinced and in full expectation that she will be holding a baby soon. She nurtures her body to the best of her knowledge and ability, and she prepares and adapts her lifestyle to make room for this new creation. However, she is not actively building a baby. She is not planning or arranging what parts go where…she is not designing molecular structures…she is not deciding which genes will be expressed.
Her body and the Divine are doing all of the heavy lifting. (Not to takeaway from all of the amazing women out there, experiencing their body’s rapid and taxing morphs and shifts). My point is, she is not trying to build, plan out, or micro-manage the growth of this life inside of her. If her body needs some assistance, it will call out through a craving or some other type of signal to let the mother know what it needs, and she will most often respond appropriately.
It struck me in a new way, like never before, that we should be using this same model from nature for the other manifestations in our lives! Once the idea of or desire for a new manifestation appears and you have the urge or inspiration to take action, you have conception. The next step should be to relax and settle into receiving mode, remaining fully response-able so that you can clearly hear and respond to any needs or leads. And just allow the miracle to unfold with full expectation that there will be a gestational period and then a birth- a manifestation!
So, I have this BIG manifestation coming into being right now, and it is definitely not a human baby, but I am going to use the analogy to hopefully illustrate the process more clearly. Here goes: I always knew that I wanted to have “children” (really my impending manifestation) someday. And for a while now I have been thinking about having a “child” and how that might be a nice thing. I started thinking about what my life might look like with a “child”— dreaming. Then I got an urge to go find the other pieces of the “baby” making puzzle (the cooperative components) and once I found a good match we started playing around, practicing if you will, and next thing you know I was pretty sure I was “pregnant”. It kinda felt like it and I was excited but kinda nervous wondering if it was really happening. But I started doing things a little differently—like I would if I was “pregnant”.
And then a few weeks ago it happened! I got the sign that let me know this is definitely happening and now! The positive test per se. And that is when I got the inspiration to think of it like a pregnancy…moving into the realm of expectancy. Once you’re in a state of expecting, you are no longer wondering if and when it’s going to happen…it’s happening, there is a baby coming and you shift into a mode of nurturing and preparation. You are focused on making sure you are getting all of your needs met with rest and nutrition so that you can best support this growing life inside of you. And you are also preparing all of the things in your life so that you will be ready when the baby arrives.
As far as the actual manifestation of the baby goes…you are not actively doing that work or efforting at all, you are creating and supporting an environment conducive to growth. Maybe most importantly, you are getting excited! Picking out names and colors for the nursery. Curious about what your new bundle of joy is going to look like…what unique signature it will have just because you are the one that gave birth to it!
I am starting to feel my “baby” move! And I am getting the “nursery” ready— it’s so exciting to feel it growing even though it is not inside of me…lol! Pretty soon I will be making play dates and getting on the waiting list for the best preschool. Is it too soon to look into colleges?!?
So you see, once you move into expecting, you can be curious, but excited. There is no longer room or need for doubt and worry about whether it is coming…there is only knowing that it is.
I believe that adopting this approach and attitude around all of your creations will be the quickest and most joy-filled way to give them life and bring them into being! Ha! By staying in a state of being, as opposed to a state of doing,—being expectant, being curious, being open, being led, being surrendered, being joyful, being grateful, and being full of love— you most quickly attract other things into being! How AWEsome is that!
What are you expecting?
