I can only speak for myself and my experiences, Nash. Here is something I published today on the subject of manifesting - maybe, you'll like it:
https://medium.com/queen-s-children/tomorrow-dreamed-me-848d81da07b3
Written by Dennett
I was always a writer but lived in a bookkeeper’s body before I found Medium and broke free — well, almost. Working to work less and write more.