Treasure Mapping
is a fun and fabulous way to manifest!
Treasure Mapping is a fun and fabulous way
to manifest!
by Anisa Aven
Q: How does "treasure mapping" work and
what suggestions do you have for me to try it out? I have
been researching on the web and just have not been able to come
up with anything. I read your article on "Manifesting
your Dreams" and thought it was great. Some practical,
visual, how-tos would be the "cherry"!!
A: Treasure mapping (a.k.a. creative collage, story-boarding, or
printed visualizations) is a fabulous way to clarify and add power
and passion to anything you want to create.
The mind accepts what you picture as your reality.
For example, if you want to lose 20 pounds but every time you look
in the mirror you see the "you" that still needs to lose
weight, then you are fighting the image in your mind making the
creation much more difficult. On the other hand, if you can
remember a time when you were your ideal weight and even better,
find a picture of you when, then you can imagine yourself according
to the image you want to be. Seeing yourself in this picture
and feeling it as if it were now, will increase the vibration around
this "body" and make it easier for you to lose weight
and create the body you want.
One very fond memory of how I used a treasure map to manifest
was when my friend, Dr. Jackie St.Cyr (www.n8chiro.com), and I wanted
to create a trip to Hawaii. We both made collages in October
of '98. By December, we had everything in order to fly to
Maui, stay 14 days, attend a fabulous seminar, and have two great
friends fly out to meet us. All with a budget that NO travel
agent could ever offer! The circumstances and magical events
seemed to line up with very little effort. Even more miraculously,
on my collage I had written and illustrated how I wanted a wonderful
babysitter to take care of my son Parker, 20 months at the time,
during my weekend seminar. The seminar started on Friday at
7 PM but as of Friday at noon, we still did not have any idea how
I was going to attend. Then I made an "accidental"
phone call to a veterinary clinic. Some how the receptionist
said, "Well, what are you looking for?" I said, "I'm
in town only for a few short days and would like to find a fabulous,
responsible, loving, attentive daycare or babysitter."
She said, "I have my son in a husband-wife owned daycare and
I love them. Call this number." Of course, they
were wonderful and Parker and I both, remember them fondly with
the pictures we took.
Another amazing creation from those collages was a bracelet that
we manifested which upon closer inspection was a perfect match to
a very unique bracelet that one of the women in the collage was
wearing. The bracelet was the unintentional but delightful
icing on the manifesting cake!
Here are some tips that I use when creating a collage and a few
different ways you can use the treasure mapping process.
-Use a large poster-board (any color) and cover the entire board
with pictures and words that represent what you want to create
-Take a larger poster-board and cut into 4 sections, each
section becomes a different goal or area of your life.
-I like to write my goal affirmation on the front and back of my
poster-board. Sometimes the front gets completely covered
but then I have it on the back also. I use this affirmation
as I look, visualize and fantasize using the pictures.
-When selecting images, keep in mind that you are looking for a
feeling. The image or words should give you the "feeling"
that you will feel upon manifestation.
-Use a manila folder, cover all sides with pictures, images, and
magazine clippings and then store your loose clippings, journal
notes, and "signs of land" inside the folder.
-Take a journal; write down your goals in the form of affirmations
and cut/paste one or two images on each page that conjure the feeling
or motivation needed to achieve each goal.
-Take a shoebox and paste magazine clippings, pictures and photos
on the outside representing the life you are creating. This
is now your "creation box" and as you gather images that
represent what you want - drop them into your box with a prayer.
-Cut out slogans and ad words that make you feel inspired.
Marketing executives brainstorm for hours to come up with those
catch phrases and you can leverage some of that energy that mass-consciousness
has invested in some of them. Cut out or write and add any
phrase that makes you feel inspired to your treasure map.
-Have a treasure-mapping party with your friends and appropriate,
supportive family members. Kids love to treasure map.
-Place the collage in a special place where you can look at it every
day. When you notice that you are no longer looking at - then
move it to another, fresh spot!
Some suggested supplies:
-Photocopies of you, specifically your face to paste onto images
on your treasure map. This is not necessary to manifest but
can sometimes add significant energy to your creative abilities.
-Magazines, pictures, news-clippings
-Stick glue
-Scissors
-Poster-board, journal, manila folders, cardstock paper or creation
box
-Markers, crayons or other fun writing apparatus
-Affirmations and goal list easily accessible to transfer to front/back
of treasure map
-Stickers, glitter and construction paper can be fun
-Gel pens and black paper can be fun too
-Stencils, rulers, letter stickers can be useful as well
Just a couple of DO NOTS:
· Don't
use black and white images to manifest a trip or it'll end up raining
the entire time you're there. (A friend did this and it really did
rain every day!)
· Don't
add a specific someone onto your collage if a) you don't want to
manifest him or her or b) they don't want you to manifest them.
This is just asking for trouble and can make your creative waters
quite murky! (An image of someone that you do not know is fine).
· Don't
let your collage get outdated, stale or old. If you have lost
interest in using the collage to imagine with then it's time to
create a new one or to spice up the old one.
Although most of my personal treasure maps, are too large to scan.
I will occasionally create one on a manila folder. I've scanned
in a sample of one for you to view! ( I used this one to manifest
a great meditation room)
I also use pictures, and collage with my affirmations. Here's a
smaple of some of my affirmations with a couple of inspiring pictures
(my children) .
Written & Copyrighted by Anisa Aven, Receive Anisa's Conscious
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