The purpose of a vision board is to activate the law of attraction to begin to pull things from your external environment that will enable you to realize your dream.

Vision boards have been used by people in one form or another for years.

Recently, it is John Assaraf’s story of manifesting his giant mansion by using them (in ‘The Secret’) that has popularised the concept.

So here we go– back to school. Everyone take out your copybooks and draw a picture! The first pictures children draw are of a house, a sun, friends, family car, a birthday cake, pets– a vision board is not much different.

You will need:
A poster board
A large assortment of magazines
Glue, Pritt stick or sticky tape
Scissors
Marker pens

These are the basics. What you want to do is to create a visual collage of what you want.

Step 1: Compile your pictures, by going through the magazines and tearing out the ones you like; the ones which most represent what you would like to manifest in your life. Selecting the images adds clarity to your desires.

Make sure that each cut-out to go on your board resonates with your desires and makes you excited at the mere look of it. Or you can take the time to draw out what you want.

Step 2: Sort and cut. Begin by laying your favourites on the board. Crop the images using the scissors. Pictures to be included might be, for example: a beautiful home which you aspire to; fruits and vegetables to be more healthy; a campervan to travel in; a candle representing a peaceful and grateful mind.

Step 3: Arrange your pictures on the board to your satisfaction, then glue them in place. It is optional to leave a space in the centre for a photo of yourself looking your most happy and healthy. You can also leave a space at the bottom of the board that reads: Date created: (today’s date), and Date manifested (blank).

This lets you know, every time you look at your vision board, how long your vision has been gestating since its creation, and also gives you more of a sense of urgency to see your dream manifested to completion.

You can also add writing to your board around the pictures. For instance, you might assign a theme to each corner of the board: health, job, spirituality, relationships, etc.

Step 4: Strategic positioning. Place your vision board where you will see it most often, so it can inspire you throughout the day. The purpose of the vision board is to release the energy needed to make those leaps and changes that you need in order to create your life the way you want it. But if you are sensitive to what others might say about your vision board, then keep it in a safe place where you can look at it regularly without inviting negative criticism and thereby avoid having to justify it to family and friends.

Step 5: Update your vision board regularly. It’s a dynamic piece of working art which needs to change as your goals and vision change. So, if some of the images become stale for you, or less appealing, replace them with fresh ones.

Positive intention and a quiet place are important for focussing you while creating your board. You might already know what you want and just need to find the pictures to match your dreams.

Don’t forget to include images which are congruent with your goals, such as where you would live, what you would wear, where you would travel to… any changes in your life which would result from achieving your goal should be included.

Or, your dream might emerge more clearly in the creation of the board. It has worked that way for many people. Leave yourself open, and allow the images to influence you and stir emotion while flicking through the magazines and compiling the pictures. You might find that you have little epiphanies from making a vision board.

Visualisation is extremely powerful. Choose only images which are the most positively emotionally charged for you. And good luck on your path of realisation. May all your dreams come true!