How to Manifest by Receiving Instead of Forcing
Receiving Is the Energy Your Soul Has Been Waiting For
What if the missing piece in your manifesting practice isn’t more effort—but less?
You’ve lit the candles. Written the intentions. Made the vision board. Maybe you’ve even worked with the moon, or whispered affirmations before bed.
You’re doing everything right…so why does it still feel like nothing’s happening?
This is one of the most common things I hear in my sessions. People who are deeply spiritual, committed to the Law of Attraction, and ready, but still feel like what they want just isn’t arriving.
Often, the missing piece isn’t what you’re doing, it’s how you’re being. Because real manifestation doesn’t come from striving. It comes from receiving.
About Me
I'm Janet Rae Orth, and over the past 30 years as an intuitive reader and spiritual guide, I've noticed that the people who struggle most with manifesting are often the ones trying the hardest. They come to me exhausted from doing all the "right" things but still feeling blocked.
Through my readings, spiritual guidance, workshops and immersions, I help clients shift from forcing to flowing—teaching them how to recognize when they're in striving mode and how to move into the receiving energy that actually attracts what they want. When you learn to trust your alignment instead of your anxiety, manifestation becomes effortless.
💫 Ready to discover what's blocking your manifestations? In an Intuitive Reading, I'll help you identify whether you're in striving or receiving mode and guide you toward the aligned energy that actually attracts what you want. [Book Your Reading →]
Why Trying Harder Blocks What You Want
Most of us were raised in a culture that rewards hustle. We’re praised for pushing through, working harder, doing more. So it makes sense that when something isn’t manifesting, the instinct is to tighten your grip—to meditate longer, script harder, think about it more.
But eventually, that path burns you out. Trying too hard is still trying to control. And control comes from fear.
It’s fear that says, “If I stop thinking about it, it won’t happen.” Fear that whispers, “If I relax, I’ll miss the window.” Fear that insists, “If I’m not doing something, I’m doing it wrong.”
But the soul doesn’t manifest from fear. The soul manifests from resonance. So what if your next step isn’t to do more—but to be differently?
Why Manifesting Doesn’t Work When You’re in Striving Mode
Striving comes from fear—the belief that if you don’t control it, push it, or force it… nothing will happen. But the soul doesn’t work that way.
When you’re gripping too tightly to an outcome, your energy sends a message of tension, not trust. You can be doing all the “right” rituals—but if your energy is tense, your body guarded, and your spirit anxious, you’re unknowingly blocking what you’re trying to receive.
Here’s how striving energy can show up:
You feel like you’re doing everything right but nothing’s moving.
You obsess over signs, timing, or the “how.”
You feel anxious or defeated if it doesn’t come fast enough.
You start to doubt your path—or change direction too soon.
The problem isn’t your desire. It’s the energetic approach.
Why Receiving Feels So Hard
Receiving sounds soft, right? Easy. Relaxed.
And yet it’s often the hardest phase of the manifestation process.
Because receiving requires trust. And trust feels risky when you’ve been let down before. It asks you to loosen your grip on timing, outcome, and logic—and to open to a quieter kind of knowing.
Receiving asks you to soften your nervous system, even when you’re on edge. To stop grasping for signs and start believing in your alignment. To breathe into uncertainty with the faith that what’s meant for you is already on its way.
This is a radical shift—especially for those of us used to holding it all together. Especially when you’re tired from spiritual practices. Overthinking. Anxious from doing.
Receiving energy doesn’t ask you to stop caring. It asks you to stop clinging. This is the energy your manifestations are waiting for.
Receiving Is a Frequency, Not a Feeling
To receive is not to wait around doing nothing. It’s an energetic state. A frequency of openness, clarity, and inner congruence. It’s the moment when your nervous system, body, and soul fall into harmony.
You can feel it.
It’s the quiet sense of knowing that doesn’t need constant reassurance. The subtle joy that rises when you do something just because it delights you. The breath you take when you finally stop forcing, and your shoulders relax without you realizing.
You begin to trust in something bigger—not because you’re certain of the outcome, but because you’re certain of your alignment.
“By yielding, one can overcome. By being still, one can move forward.” – Lao Tzu
What Receiving Energy Feels Like
Receiving isn’t doing nothing. It’s doing less of what pulls you out of alignment.
It’s the moment you exhale and soften. It’s when you stop chasing and start allowing. It’s when you get quiet enough to hear your soul again.
Receiving energy feels like:
Spaciousness in your body
A quiet sense of knowing
Detachment from the outcome, but not from your desire
Trust in divine timing, even if your mind still has questions
In this state, manifestation becomes a partnership, not a performance. Receiving is a willingness to be guided by something greater than the mind.
And often, that guidance arrives in the form of signs and synchronicities.
🌸 Signs You’ve Shifted Into Receiving Energy
You feel peaceful—even if things are uncertain.
You trust your path, even without constant signs.
You act from inspiration, not anxiety.
You’re less attached to outcomes—but still deeply aligned with your desires.
You experience more synchronicities, flow, and intuitive nudges.
How to Stop Forcing Your Manifestations and Start Receiving
This isn’t about doing nothing. It’s about doing differently.
Maybe you light a candle—not to manifest, but to honor the space you’re in. Maybe you journal—not to problem-solve, but to remember what you already know. Maybe you rest—not because you’ve earned it, but because your spirit is asking for stillness.
Receiving can look like pausing before you say yes. It can look like deleting the “just checking in” text. It can look like going outside to let the sun touch your skin instead of spiraling in your mind.
It often doesn’t look like progress. But energetically, it’s everything.
Because what you’re doing is shifting the frequency—from effort to embodiment. From lack to having. From striving to surrender. Receiving doesn’t mean doing nothing. It means doing differently.
How to Receive Without Just “Waiting Around”
Receiving doesn’t mean sitting back passively and hoping something will happen. It means choosing actions, rituals, and environments that support your alignment—not your anxiety.
Try this instead:
🕯️ Create a ritual that anchors you into presence, like lighting a candle and setting an intention from a calm place—not a rushed one.
🌸 Do something joyful just for the sake of feeling good. Joy is a magnetizing frequency.
🌀 Ground your nervous system before visualizing. Get your body into a relaxed state first—then imagine your desire as already done.
🧘♀️ Get quiet and listen for subtle guidance—this is where the real magic enters.
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Let Your Soul Lead: Advanced Manifestation Techniques
What if your only job right now is to match the energy of what you’re calling in?
To embody what it would feel like to already be there—peaceful, safe, clear, fulfilled.
You don’t need to micromanage the Universe. You need to become a match for the vibration you’re asking to receive.
That shift starts in the body. It starts in the breath. It starts when you stop proving, pushing, or performing—and simply let go.
I learned this lesson in the most unexpected way—from watching my own daughter put everything I teach into practice.
🌟 A Personal Story: When Letting Go Really Works
In Manifest Your Dreams in 3 Easy Steps, I share a personal story—about how my daughter (who, it turns out, was actually listening to me) ended up using everything I teach about energy, alignment, and receiving.
She didn’t force. She didn’t push. She trusted the Universe with certainty—and let go. And then? The exact puppy she wanted—breed, color, temperament—literally dropped into our lives the very next day.
It was one of those moments when the student becomes the teacher. A masterclass in the Law of Attraction. The Universe delivered. She received. And me? I should've been taking notes—because guess who's taking care of the puppy? (Fortunately, she's adorable. The puppy, not the teenager. 😉)
✨ Read the full puppy manifesting story ➝ [Manifesting in 3 Easy Steps]
It’s the surrender. The trust. The rest between the waves. Not passive—but deeply powerful.
💫 Feeling stuck in striving mode with your manifestations? In an Intuitive Phone Reading, I'll help you identify what's blocking your ability to receive and guide you into aligned energy that actually attracts what you want. [Book Your Intuitive Reading →]
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What's the difference between receiving and just waiting around doing nothing? A: Receiving is an active energetic state, not passive waiting. It means choosing actions that support your alignment rather than your anxiety—like grounding your nervous system, following joy, and trusting subtle guidance. You're still taking action, just from a different energy.
Q: How do I know if I'm in "striving mode"? A: You'll feel like you're doing everything right but nothing's moving. You might obsess over signs and timing, feel anxious if things don't happen fast enough, or constantly change direction. Your body will feel tense even when you're doing spiritual practices.
Q: What if I've been trying to manifest something for years with no results? A: This often indicates you're in striving mode rather than receiving mode. When you shift your energetic approach and release the grip on timing and "how," things can move surprisingly quickly. Sometimes what you thought you wanted transforms into something even better.
What My Clients Say
"I was exhausted from trying so hard to manifest. Janet taught me how to shift into receiving energy, and everything I'd been forcing finally started flowing effortlessly." - Michelle K.
"After working with Janet, I realized I was blocking my own manifestations with anxiety. Now I trust the process and things come so much easier." - David R.
“Janet showed me the difference between striving and receiving. Within a month of our session, I manifested exactly what I'd been struggling to create for two years." - Lisa T.
Read what more clients have to say on the testimonials page [here]→
Ready to Go Deeper?
If you're tired of trying so hard and want to master the art of receiving, join me for my 3-Day Manifestation & Intuition Immersion.
Over three transformative days, you'll identify what's been blocking you, release limiting beliefs, and gain practical tools to shift from striving to effortless receiving energy. You'll leave with a complete toolkit that works with your energy, not against it.
Bonus: Immersion participants can add on an exclusive horse telepathy experience with Janet at Purple Sage Ranch—where you'll practice your non-verbal communication abilities with wise beings who naturally respond to authentic energy.
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Final Reflection
So ask yourself:
✨ What do I need to stop doing in order to start receiving?
✨ What would it feel like to trust that it’s already on its way?
Your manifestations don’t need you to push harder. They’re waiting for your openness, your trust, and your joy. Manifestation isn’t about proving you’re worthy. It’s about remembering that you already are.