The Difference Between Real Manifestation and the Fake Version

I’m sorry if this is too long. I was thinking that if I could talk to past me, I would love for someone to tell me the difference between real manifestation and the fake version some people sell online.

My manifestation journey started January 2025. I learned about it on Youtube and thought I’d give it a try. I just decided what I wanted, and affirmed and imagined. My goals were a better paying job, a nicer apartment and of course a man. 

Nothing was happening beyond me trying to make everything a sign or experiencing confirmation bias. Nothing was truly changing. I went down the rabbit hole and brainwashed myself into just doing the techniques more.

I did exactly what Paulie warned us about. Wanting circumstances to change and not changing ourselves. In my attempts to not break the illusion that I was in control while pushing down anxiety I got on Tinder to find the man. I came across a profile that was everything I wanted. This man was out of my league but I went for it. He likes me back! This man was Henry Cavill hot.

We talked and he was incredibly romantic and talked to me like I was the most beautiful woman in the world. I thought this is it, my manifestation!!! I gave him my number and deleted Tinder.

We talked every day, all day. We would send each other pictures of what we were doing. I felt like I finally had someone to share my day with. I was happy. Nothing happening with the job or apartment at this point though.

About a week in, this man wants to get dirty over the phone. I thought maybe we can take it slow, maybe meet in person first. I started to ask for more pictures of him and they were off. I decided to reverse search the images.

The fantasy collapsed. I was being catfished. I confronted him but he blocked me. I searched his phone number and it was one of those VoIP numbers. I felt so stupid. I feel like I got manifesting PTSD. I wanted it to be true but so far, it had just made me put myself in a position in which I wasn’t using reasoning. And coaches say that if you don’t believe it’s real then it’s not. It made me feel vulnerable and taken advantage of not just by the catfish, but by the manifestation community.

A friend of mine coaches with Paulie. She got her miracles and told me Paulie was different. That she wants us to use our reason, and question the teachings to have unshakable faith. I signed up and now the success story starts.

Paulie cares about the truth. She gave me tools so that I never had to be afraid of being lied to again. With her I felt it was ok to be smart and have questions. She even encouraged me to look into different spiritual systems and judge for myself. She gave me my confidence back and showed me true empowerment.

Once I had a system I could trust, what was next was to become free from the old man. I know a lot of people say emotional revision is hard, but that wasn’t my experience. I thought I knew Jesus before. I went to Bible College! But what I was taught was a true incarnated, intimate relationship with Jesus. I think this is what made emotional revision a breeze and set me free from the old identity.

Thanks to those teachings, I am free. I’m no longer scared of being manipulated or disempowered by the old man ever again.

From the presence of unconditional love, I imagined. It felt more vivid than before. It felt like I was being shown the future, not trying to make it happen. It was beautiful. It caused genuine gratefulness, plus this was something I could trust and believe in with all my heart.

A friend told me about a job that would be perfect for me. I applied and walked into the interview with the knowing and grateful feelings. With this job, I could get my perfect apartment.

I know the housing market it’s not amazing right now, but nothing is impossible to God. The apartment was the same one from the vision I had. It was all easy and effortless, like I was receiving gifts that were meant for me.

And then, the last piece of my vision.

We got a new hire. And you guessed it, it was a man that was Henry Cavill level hot. I thought a man like that is not single and even if he is why would he choose me? I had a session and Paulie walked me through a bodily experience of what true love is. I understood not just intellectually, but through experience that it had nothing to do with looks. All my insecurities fell away. I went back to being led in imagination and it was like I was actually living it. It’s the most mystical experience I have ever had.

We are a couple now, and once his lease is up he’s moving in with me, because now I have room for a man in my heart, in my awareness and in my beautiful new apartment.