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Introduction to Manifestation with Internal Family Systems (IFS)
There are so many ways one can manifest. And I am not saying those other ways or methods are wrong, I am just saying that those methods might not work for everyone. We are all unique and need different ways to obtain the same goals or dreams that we are manifesting. My method of manifestation uses Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Unlike other manifestation methods that often dismiss, invalidate, or dismiss any emotions that aren’t positive, this one focuses on addressing the subconscious blocks (those uncomfortable emotions) that get in the way of manifesting. IFS also focuses on bringing us into alignment with our True Self, to become Self-Led, and connected to the Universe. This is how you manifest your most amazing life! But first…
What is Manifestation?
Manifestation is the process of transforming your desires and ideas into reality. It is based on the belief that the Universe is constantly giving you what you focus on, so by focusing on your desires, through intentional actions, you can manifest them into your life.
And for manifestation to work we must believe in ourselves. And really truly believe it to our core. We must believe that we can have what we desire.
What is Internal Family Systems
I view the world through the lens of Internal Family Systems (it’s the therapist in me!). Internal Family Systems is an evidence based therapy practice, developed by Richard Schwartz.I believe IFS not only works in a therapeutic setting but also within manifestation.
According to IFS, we are composed of many parts, aspects of our personality, and our True Self. We’re born with all of our parts, just like we are born with our True Self. Our True Self is our authentic self, our higher self, or soul, our spirit. You can call it whatever you would like to call it. But in Internal Family Systems, we call it True Self. Our parts and True Self work together. Our True Self is what connects us to the Universe. Our parts are what make us human. However, our parts can also take on new jobs and roles based on our experiences. Particularly in childhood/adolescence.
IFS helps us connect with these parts of us building relationships and trust within our internal world. No longer having that internal struggle, being pulled in many directions, or second guessing ourselves or our abilities. IFS brings healing and harmony to our internal system, just the way it was intended to be.
How Our Parts Can Show Up
We find that our parts often take on new jobs and roles throughout our lives, often starting in childhood, based on our experiences. For example, a part could take on the role of a perfectionist if it saw that you were reprimanded for not doing a “good job”. This part is trying to avoid the hurt and pain the system felt by being reprimanded.
This is where IFS comes in. The concept of IFS is to work with the parts of us that are stuck in these jobs and roles. We build a relationship with between True Self and the parts and even allow the parts to choose new jobs that are still in alignment with their intention. And also, something that they actually want to do without feeling overwhelmed or exhausted. Our parts can actually take a break if they would like to. And that’s really powerful. Thinking about being able to have more control over what’s going on internally. Not only that but allowing the parts to take that step back and to be able to really see what is happening, that it’s no longer this thing that happened when we were a child.
True Self in Internal Family Systems
True Self, also known as our authentic self or higher self, is our intuitive guide. When we are in True Self, we are open to the Universe and can receive what it offers. Accessing True Self energy means being present, connected to our bodies, and aligned with the creative consciousness of the Universe.
Knowing you’re in True Self involves experiencing at least one of the 8 C’s: compassion, curiosity, clarity, creativity, calm, confidence, courage, and connectedness. In other words, are you feeling open? These qualities signify that you are aligned with your True Self and ready to co-create the life you desire with the Universe. Being in True Self energy is also how we connect with our parts.
That is the benefit of Internal Family Systems. The intention of all of this is to put True Self in the driver’s seat, and that the parts are there to help navigate. IFS helps True Self work with those parts so that we can become Self-led. And the parts can do the things that they want to do and need to do based on those positive intentions, being much more helpful than harmful.
Relating Internal Family Systems and Manifestation
Now, you might be asking, what does Internal Family Systems have to do with manifestation? Well, let me tell you to be successful and consistent with our manifestation practice, we need to be in our worth, and in alignment with our True Self, our authentic self, to be able to connect with the Universe.
We’re unable to do this if our parts are taking over and doing things like self-sabotaging behaviors. For example, self-sabotaging behaviors can be perfectionism, people pleasing, that harsh inner critical voice, procrastination, and there are others. But I’ve seen that those are oftentimes the main ones.
The self-sabotaging behaviors come from a place of fear, judgment, expectations, and limiting beliefs. None of these sound like we are in our worth, or in alignment with our True Self when we have fears, self-judgments, and limiting beliefs. These are often not even consciously on our radar. These things are rooted in our subconscious. So, we don’t even realize there are things internally that are blocking us from getting into True Self energy, connecting to the Universe, and manifesting.
With IFS, we get to that root. Help the part that is holding onto these fears, limiting beliefs, and so on. This healing and shifting on a subconscious level is what brings us closer and closer to opening up to the Universe and our manifestations. When there is internal harmony and we can be Self-Led, this is when we truly become magnetic!
Self-Sabotaging Parts
Using Internal Family Systems we can see that our self-sabotaging behaviors blocking our manifestations, are actually parts of us. And they took on these new jobs or roles in our childhood as a reaction to what we were dealing with at the time. Remember, our parts all have positive intentions. I’ll give you an example, if a caregiver was critical of us, a part of us is going to take on this role. The intention behind it is to keep us in line to prevent getting scolded, yelled at, or whatever that critical caretaker was doing. So, it becomes critical of us. This is often times the inner critic, that inner harsh, critical voice that we have.
Now another example would be the people pleaser part. This part most likely came about because of fear of rejection, abandonment or insecurities that it picked up earlier in life.
And in case you are wondering, we cannot get rid of any parts. But we can reassure them that we can’t get rid of them, because it is a big fear. And there are no bad parts. They all have positive intentions, even if it doesn’t seem like it! Once we understand their perspective, and we gain an understanding of why they have taken on this role for so long, we can become more compassionate, and be more open to that part. And right there, this is where we start to find harmony. And we can have a system inside of us that really runs well together with True Self taking the lead. So, isn’t that exciting?
Why Law of Attraction Doesn’t Work
I wanted to also talk about those New Age manifestation practices that I find to be very harmful. This includes the Law of Attraction. If you’re not familiar with the Law of Attraction, or the Secret, which is a book and a movie based on the Law of Attraction. It’s based on this premise of being able to think positively so that you can raise your vibration, and the Universe will provide. but you need to only think positively because if you do not think positively only then we cannot co- create and manifest with the Universe.
This is where I struggle with the idea of the Law of Attraction and that positive thinking only. The concept is that if you think positively about yourself and about the things that are going on around you, you are going to build your self-worth. However, that is so not true. You cannot “fake it till you make it” when it comes to self-worth.
Self-worth is internal, our self-worth is rooted in our subconscious. And if we are pretending, which is really what this whole positive thinking thing is, if we’re not actually working on that root cause of why we’re not feeling good about ourselves, we are pretending and then that’s ego, which is a part.
By doing this positive thinking only, our manifestations are not going to come through. And that’s because this whole premise of the Law of Attraction and the positive thinking is based on conscious thoughts. If we are only working on a conscious level, and not in that subconscious level where our self-worth is rooted, we’re not going to really get anywhere. We need to get out of the conscious level and dig deeper. When we are working in that conscious level, we are avoiding and invalidating those parts of us that have been hurt in the past.
Spiritual Bypassing
We can’t avoid or repress these parts, we can’t get them to go away. What we’re doing when we’re just doing the positive thinking only is that we’re spiritual bypassing. And if you’re not familiar with this term, it’s defined as “a tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, and unfinished developmental tasks”.
When we are spiritually bypassing, we are not in alignment with our True Self. And we are not going to be able to manifest because we’re not able to connect with the Universe. Because the parts are going to be in the way. The parts haven’t healed. We need to look at all of our parts and accept all of them and work with them. We can help them and heal them.
Now of course or if your self-worth is already all good, and you feel really good about yourself, then the Law of Attraction probably works great for you. For the rest of us, we need some help. And we need to be able to get into our subconscious and deal with those limiting beliefs, those expectations, those societal pressures, and norms that are getting in the way of what we want in our lives.
In other words, those self-sabotaging parts of us that are fueled by those limiting beliefs, expectations, societal norms and pressures, to keep going, despite what our True Self actually longs for. The premise of the Law of Attraction is all about mindset. And although I appreciate a good mindset shift, if you are not getting to the root so that you can heal and work with those parts that are blocking you from being in your full self-worth.
The Universe isn’t Spiteful
In these New Age manifestation practices there is a belief around thinking negatively and if we are thinking negatively we will manifest bad things. I really struggle with this concept. I don’t believe that my Universe is spiteful. It is not punishing. I feel that the Universe understands if we’re having a bad day, if we’re going to be upset, if we are going to have issues with something if we are not going to be in constant high vibes, or whatever it is, I think the universe is much more forgiving. I think that if it sees that we are working towards something and we are working on ourselves, then that is what the universe wants to see. Right?
We’re never going to be perfect. And I don’t think the Universe expects it. I don’t believe that everything happens for a reason, either. Because that goes back to the idea that the universe is spiteful. Instead, I do think that bad things happen. Because we don’t have control over everything. We all have free will. There are bad people out there in the world. And there are bad things that happen. We sometimes don’t have control. And that’s okay. It’s not our fault.
My Universe is loving and forgiving. When we are unable to express any negative thoughts or feelings, we end up invalidating those parts of us that are feeling some type of way. We invalidate that angry part that might rightfully feel angry. Or we invalidate that sad part that is feeling hurt and needs some nurturing from us from our True Self.
Let’s Not Invalidate Our Parts
Once we figure out how to to work with those parts that are feeling these ways, it becomes much more manageable. Internal Family Systems doesn’t take away all of the, negative or bad feelings or thoughts. It actually just helps us work with those parts that are feeling that way. So that we can give them the things that they always needed, that they might have needed when we were children.
This is how I use IFS to manifest, and it’s my goal to help you too! I guide individuals to get to the root of the subconscious blocks that gets in the way of their manifestations. Through alignment with their True Self, connection with all parts of themselves, and becoming Self-Led, they become open to the Universe and manifest their most amazing lives.
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Where most people think manifesting is all about positive thinking only, or that you must be in high vibration all the time — what they’re missing is the CRUCIAL step that comes before anything else; That is being in your worth.
But the self-sabotage is impacting your worth. And it’s coming from past programming, conditioning, and limiting beliefs. These turn into unconscious patterns and cycles blocking your manifestations.
Without being in your worth, or aligned with your authentic, True Self, your manifestations will not come through. You will not be your most magnetic,
despite how much you try to “positively think” your manifestations into existence.
To manifest the life you truly want you must master getting to the root of your blocks from past programming, conditioning, and limiting beliefs, that are sabotaging your manifestations, and honestly, sabotaging your life.
This E-Course uses techniques from Internal Family Systems to help you align with your True Self energy and begin working with those parts of you that have been sabotaging your manifestations.
By using these techniques, you are shifting perceptions of yourself and the world around you, at the root.
These evidence-based techniques help you learn how to reprogram and retrain your brain, so it no longer is running off invisible scripts based on past programming, conditioning, limiting beliefs.
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