Manifesting

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The practice of consciously creating reality through focused intentions and thoughts leads to the materialization of desires and aspirations
2. The process of making ideas or desires become real through focused mental effort
3. Actively turning hopes or goals into actual experiences by directing thoughts intentionally

Etymology: Manifesting is the present participle of "manifest," and the older verb carries a sense of having your hand on something. The adjective came into Middle English from Latin "manifestus," meaning "palpable" or "obvious," and the Latin word is built from "manus," meaning "hand," joined to a second element whose origin is uncertain. The idea is of something so plainly visible it could be touched, which is why an obvious truth was once a thing you could grasp. The verb meaning "to show plainly" came later, and the modern sense of making a wish or intention become real grew out of that notion of making something visible and undeniable. The Latin root also lies behind "manifesto," a doublet of the same word, which entered English from Italian and kept the idea of a public declaration of intent.

Synonyms: demonstrating, exhibiting, displaying, revealing