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Gratitude is the Fast Track to Manifestation from The Secret Manifestation Cards by Rhonda Byrne. 

To massively accelerate manifestation, incorporate gratitude into the three-step creation process of ask, believe, receive.

When doing the first step of the Creation Process, Ask, write down what you want, but begin each sentence with:

“I am so happy and grateful now that…”

This simple yet powerful phrasing opens the energetic channels of the heart and aligns you with what you wish to receive — not in the future, but as if it is already done. Gratitude collapses time.

When we anchor into heartfelt gratitude, we activate a frequency that magnetises miracles. It’s not about pretending or forcing a feeling — it’s about remembering what already is, and embodying the joy of receiving as if it’s happening now.

The Charms

The Lovers Tarot Card - A reminder that manifestation is never just about things — it’s about resonance. What you desire is rooted in love, union, alignment, harmony. Whether this is romantic love, soulful partnership, or deep inner integration, gratitude brings you into right relationship with yourself and with life. Ask yourself today: “What am I ready to unite with? What choices honour my heart?” Let gratitude guide your yes.

The Paint Palette – You are the artist of your life. Use gratitude as your most vibrant colour. Your reality is shaped by the brushstrokes of your thoughts and feelings. Paint the future with joy already in your heart.

The Spanner – Practical magic is at play. Gratitude doesn’t just feel good — it works. This charm invites you to fine-tune your mindset, adjust your inner dialogue, and stay open to the tweaks and turns of the journey.

The Sheep – A symbol of gentleness, trust, and quiet knowing. This charm reminds you to soften. There’s no need to push. Let your faith and your gratitude lead the way.

The Invitation

Today, write your desires beginning with “I am so happy and grateful now that…” and feel each word as a living truth. Watch what begins to unfold. This works in so nicely with the energy of the Capricorn Full Moon we have here in NZ on Friday. 

Happiness Attracts Everything You Want from The Secret Manifestation Cards by Rhonda Byrne. 

The shortcut to anything you desire is to be and feel happy now. It's the fastest way to bring money and anything else you want. Those feelings of happiness will radiate out and attract back to you all the things that bring you happiness, which will not only include an abundance of money, but everything else you want

Happiness is not a reward at the end of the path—it is the path itself. When you align with the energy of joy, you send out a clear, magnetic signal to the Universe, calling in more of what delights your spirit. Money, love, connection, purpose—it all flows more freely when your inner world is vibrant with gratitude and play.

Choose happiness as your main frequency, even if only in small moments. Smile at the sunlight, dance in your kitchen, savour your tea. These sparks of joy multiply. They become the currency of your reality.

Charms.

Monkey: A reminder to play, to loosen your grip, to find humour in the moment. Swing freely between the trees of possibility—life is not meant to be all effort. Joy invites miracles.

Horseshoe: Good fortune is circling near. The Universe is conspiring in your favour—especially when you let yourself believe in a little magic. Stay open to synchronicity.

I Love You charm: A whisper from beyond, a personal sign of love from your guides and ancestors. Their presence is felt in the most unexpected ways—treasured and true.

Let happiness be your compass today. Return to it whenever you wander. Know that your joy is not frivolous—it is foundational. The more you allow yourself to feel good, the more the world will rise up to meet you with everything your heart desires.

Perfect Health is Yours from The Secret Manifestation Cards by Rhonda Byrne

"The path to eradicating disease is not to fight it. You get what you focus on, so if your focus is on fighting the disease, you will attract more of it. Keep your mind focused on health and well-being, and your thoughts and words, and imagine yourself completely healthy and well."

This card reminds us that what we dwell on, we draw closer. Instead of entering into battle with illness, shift your gaze entirely toward vitality. Picture your body as already whole. Speak of your health as if it's already here. Let your imagination become your sanctuary. The perfect house—your body, your temple—responds to the loving thoughts you hold about it.

Charms

The Pearl and the Shell – A symbol of hidden beauty and inner wisdom. Just like the pearl forms within the shell, healing is already forming within you, quietly and gently. Trust in the unseen progress.

The Peace – A reminder to relax into stillness. Inner calm is fertile ground for restoration. Choose peace in your mind and body.

The Butterfly – Transformation is not only possible, it's already underway. Something delicate, beautiful, and new is emerging from within you.

Let this be a week of gentle affirming. No pushing. Just allowing. Let the vision of wholeness settle into your bones.

The Transformative Quest – Healing the Inner Child Oracle.

The Healing the Inner Child Oracle is a gentle but powerful guide for anyone ready to meet, nurture, and reclaim the innocence, joy, and resilience of their younger self. With its soft, colourful, and heartfully simple imagery by Eddie Art, this deck creates a calm, safe space to explore deep and sometimes tender emotional terrain. The illustrations feel innocent and peaceful — never overwhelming — allowing the mind and heart to wander, imagine, and receive.

While the artwork may feel light and playful, the deck itself is no lightweight. It holds a strong container for transformational work. As the creators say, “Embark on a transformative journey towards wholeness and healing with the Healing the Inner Child Oracle cards.” That’s exactly what it offers — and delivers.

The guidebook offers practical and heartfelt support through each card, including an invitation, a message from the inner child, and a journey. These entries are like loving conversations that speak directly to the core of your being. They’re not just reflective — they’re active. This oracle gives you three main ways to engage with the healing process:

The spoken word — speaking aloud invites the formless to take form.

The written word — journaling your experiences brings understanding and clarity.

Visualisation — through imagination, we reshape how the past lives within us.

This holistic approach gently reconnects us with the truth that “your inner child holds the key to wholeness.” As we invite these younger parts of ourselves into the light of conscious awareness, we begin to reclaim lost vitality, authenticity, and joy.

At the beginning of the guidebook, there’s a beautiful prayer to the Divine Mother, adapted from The Return of the Mother by Andrew Harvey. A section of it captures the inner child so perfectly:

“That union between masculine and feminine from which each of us, the divine child, is born — that child that is flesh of your flesh, heart of your heart, light of your light — that child is free from all dogma, free from all shame, free from all false divisions between holy and unholy, sacred and profane, free to burn out in love, free to play in love, free to serve in love, as love, for love, in the heart of your burning ground of life.”

These words encapsulate the purity and freedom we are being guided back to. This deck really helps you do that — to face and tend to the wounds that dimmed your light and to remember the divine child within you who is still alive, still worthy, and still whole.

One of the most powerful moments I had with this deck was with the Grief card. After losing both of my parents in the last five years, this card invited me to write a letter. That letter helped transmute grief into love and legacy, allowing me to reflect on what I want to pass down — not materially, but emotionally: resilience, power, and the importance of following your heart.

Other stand-out cards for me included Blind Spot, Fear, Play, Shadow, and Coming Home — each offering something unique and healing. The final card in the deck is Love, and its message is especially profound:

Love is not what you feel. Love is what you are. Nothing can separate you from love. You cannot lose love. Nobody can take love away from you, because it is your essence.

The deck also includes beautiful quotes that deepen the reflection. One that stayed with me, from Brené Brown’s Atlas of the Heart, reads:

 “Our connection with others can only be as deep as our connection with ourselves. If I don't know who I am and what I need, want and believe, I can't share myself with you.”

This deck holds the potential for long-term, layered exploration. After a week of working with it, I feel like I’ve only just scratched the surface. It’s the kind of companion I could easily journey with for a full month or more.

I truly hope Nina and Eddie create more decks in the future — I’d be excited to see where they go next. Healing the Inner Child Oracle is one I will return to again and again, and I believe anyone who picks it up will find both comfort and courage within its pages.

SHADOW from Healing the Inner Child Oracle by Nina Mongendre and EdieArt. 

INVITATION 

"How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also if I am to be whole.” — C.G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul.

The shadow is an aspect of the personality, a memory, a feeling, or belief we repress and send into the unconscious. Until we recognise and integrate our shadow parts, we will continue to project them onto others—any part of ourselves we reject.

Whether it is a trait deemed too much, too sensitive, too angry, too powerful, or even too radiant, it may have been cast out of sight to protect us. But shadow work is essential if we want to truly know love. For love to be unconditional, it must include every part of us.

The parts living in the shadow are often young and frightened—just like the inner child, they are in need of acceptance, curiosity, and understanding. When we shine the light of our awareness into the disowned aspects of our psyche, we often discover these forgotten inner children waiting patiently in the dark, longing to be seen.

If we ignore the shadow, we ignore the wounded parts of ourselves—and they will find ways to surface: through overachieving, perfectionism, addiction, survival behaviour, emotional collapse, disconnection, or a deep sense of emptiness.

It is worth reclaiming these parts. To deny the shadow is to deny the night. And without the night, we are only ever half complete.

This card is a gentle, powerful invitation to reach into the forgotten places within and retrieve a part of you that was once exiled. Love it. Listen to it. Let it belong.

INNER CHILD

Children crave love and belonging and will often repress certain traits or behaviours in order to be accepted by their caregivers. In their young innocence, they may come to believe that love must be earned or that being fully themselves is somehow unsafe.

Recall a moment where you felt judged, ashamed, or embarrassed as a child. Perhaps in that moment, you silently vowed never to feel that way again—and in doing so, sent a tender part of yourself into exile.

This card invites you to connect with this wounded and repressed aspect of your inner child. Gently call them forward. Let them know it is safe now. Safe to be seen, safe to be felt, safe to be held in your heart.

Extend your hand in welcome. Be curious about what they need, how they feel, and what it’s like for them to step into the light of your awareness after so long in hiding.

You may wish to take some time to write to this part in your journal. Let your pen become a bridge. You might ask:

— Who are you?

— What are you afraid of?

— How can I help you trust again?

When you’re ready, place a hand on your heart and speak this aloud:

“I claim you as my own. You are a part of me now.”

In this reclaiming, healing begins.

JOURNEY

Take out your journal and write the names of three people you love and admire. What is it about them that lights something in you? What do you deeply respect or appreciate in their way of being?

Now, write the names of three people you strongly dislike. These might be public figures, historical figures, or people from your own life. For each one, list at least three reasons why you feel that way. Be honest. Be unfiltered.

Then look again. For each statement—I dislike them because they are dishonest—turn it inward. Where does that same quality live within you? Have you always been honest with yourself? Have there been times you said yes when you meant no? Times you betrayed your truth to keep the peace, avoid conflict, or be loved?

We often find it easier to name uncomfortable qualities in others than face them in ourselves. This projection protects us from pain, but also distances us from our wholeness.

Now return to those you admire. What qualities do you see in them? Bravery, creativity, strength, tenderness? Consider that these traits also live within you. This is called the positive shadow—the gifts and greatness we’ve hidden away, afraid they might shine too brightly, or set us apart. Afraid of how powerful we truly are.

This journey asks you to own it all—the light and the dark, the gift and the wound. The more someone else’s behaviour triggers you, the deeper into your own shadow you are being asked to go. And the more you admire another, the more of your own brilliance is being reflected back at you.

We leave you with this remarkable quote by Toko-pa Turner:

"There’s a special quality about stillness in a person who encounters their shadow wholeheartedly. Your body may relax in their company because it understands in the subtle communications of their presence that nothing is excluded—in themselves or you—from belonging. Such a person, who has given up guarding against the shadow, who has come to wear their scars with dignity, no longer squirms from discomfort or bristles at suffering. They’re no longer embraced in avoidance or conflict. They carry a deep willingness to dance with the inconstancy of life."

Let your journey take you there. Into truth. Into tenderness. Into everything you are.

THE CHARMS

Camel – The camel reminds you of the deep inner reserves you carry for long journeys. You may be walking through dry lands now, but you are not without resources. You have the strength and nourishment within to endure and to grow. Your path is ancient, sacred, and wise.

Boat – The boat offers safe passage across emotional waters. It shows you that you can move through the tides of feeling, no matter how vast or uncertain. You are not adrift—you are being carried. Trust the process, and surrender to where the current is taking you.

Revolver – The revolver is a symbol of projection, defense, and reaction. It calls you to notice where blame is fired outward instead of felt inward. Rather than go to war with yourself or others, lay down the weapon. Choose awareness over reactivity. Compassion over control.

Conclusion:

You are not here to be perfect. You are here to be whole.

This work is not about fixing what is broken, but remembering what was forgotten—reclaiming the cast-out pieces, the tender wounds, the quiet brilliance hiding behind shame or fear. Shadow work is not the end of the path—it is the threshold of belonging. True belonging, where no part of you is left behind.

As you walk with the camel’s endurance, cross the waters in your boat of feeling, and disarm the revolver of old defences, remember: each step you take toward your shadow is a step toward love.

Let this card be your mirror, your compass, your invitation home.

TENDING from Healing the Inner Child Oracle by Nina Mongendre and EdieArt. 

Invitation: Every living thing has needs and requires tending and nourishment. And like any thriving garden, those needs require daily attention. Our relationships, both with others and ourselves, blossom through care, presence, and nourishment. This card is an invitation to attune with gentleness to what is—your body, your emotions, your thoughts.

Like a gardener who knows the turning of the seasons, you are asked to notice what in you is budding, blooming, or needing rest. When you tend to your younger parts with patience and reverence, you nourish the roots of self-trust. In time, these parts grow strong enough to stand in the world. But for today, they need your warmth.

“It is an honour tending to your needs. I will tend to you until we become one.”

Inner Child: Was there a flower or plant you loved as a child? Did you press petals between pages or marvel at the burst of spring blossoms? Perhaps you remember the joy of watering something and watching it grow.

This card invites you to revisit that wonder. Imagine your inner child as a young, tender shoot—reaching for light, needing consistent nourishment. Today, you are their caretaker. Through presence, through small loving acts, you remind them they are safe to bloom. Tend to one specific need they have today, however small. Your adult self is ready. You’ve become the one who knows how to nurture what once felt fragile.

Let your care be both a return and a reweaving.

Journey: Close your eyes and step into this living garden. Where are you drawn? Are your hands in the soil, planting intention? Or are you resting in the lap of the rose—its petals wrapping around you like the embrace of the divine feminine?

This space is sacred, timeless, and alive within you. Feel the earth beneath your feet. Smell the green. Hear the soft rustle of leaves or the hum of bees. Notice how it feels to give love to this space—and how it gives love back.

This is tending. A cyclical dance between effort and surrender. Between offering care and receiving nourishment. Between being the gardener, and being the garden.

Let yourself be nourished in return.

Charms
Hamsa Hand – A sacred symbol of protection and blessing. You are held in divine hands. The act of tending is also a shield—what is loved becomes guarded by spirit.

Wheel of Fortune – A turning of seasons, a karmic bloom. Something in your tending today changes the pattern. There is a shift. Trust the timing of your garden.

The Button – A reminder of what holds things together. A symbol of connection, restoration, and integration. What has come undone in the past can be re-stitched with love. You are weaving the old and new parts of you into wholeness.