wanted to drop something i consider knowledge on you.... i am sure you know of manifestation... people have had this down to a science for thousands of years. be careful, fore if this information does resonate with you, and you are not of pure heart mind and soul, it will eat you alive. this is my interpration of it:
with this I am speaking more of energetic manipulation.... as we once found out there were air waves all around us and we could manipulate them to have wireless data streaming whatever we want, it has been found that there are energetic webs all around us that behave and interact based on certain patterns, and upon studying these patterns - or at least our personal interpration of them, we can influence/manipulate these energy patterns. for example, every action can do anything, and does, at all times. for example, if you are drinking a cup of water, you set it down, and while saying out loud "yeah she'll be here in a minute" it hits the table, those actions are linked, and that energy makes that event more likely to happen. now these things happen unconsciously all the time as the divine unfolding plan - or organized chaos as I view it - some view it as just random chaos unfolding....
Now, say you were to PAY ATTENTION to this, and you place a cup down with the purposeful intention, while it hits the table, purposfully remarking outloud "i will get the job soon", or something of that nature. And lets say you do this with multiple things, the more often you put this into the energy web - the more likely it is to happen. now it does not nessicarily have to be more TIMES, or more time. this can be explained in quantam physics like string theory, etc.. its another reason why prayer works...
now lets talk more quantam theory? do you know the double slit experiment? if not, watch this quick 5 minute cartoon video explaining it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu57B1v0SzI
okay so double slit experiment, now imagine that, however instead of being applied to marbles or light being shot through two slots, being applied to manifestation of reality, and any given specific situation and any of its infinite possible outcomes. Now, in the double slit experiment, when being observed, the molecule behaved completely differently, and the observer collapsed the wave. Now when we apply this to what I said, when we focus on any given specific outcome, or give it thought, we are being the observer in that experiment - and observing that as the outcome. now this is happening at all times - when we are thinking and analyzing any situation, the more thought we give something, the more energy. The more energy, when it comes down to what i would call here point 0 and it is time for that wave to collapse, the one with the most energy (and if it is an intertangled situation involving multiple people, the most energy from all those involved and aware of the situation) becomes the reality that is chosen. now, as i said, more time thinking does not nessicarily mean more energy ([thought|time] != energy), and there are other methods of putting more energy towards a specific outcome and collapsing the wave.
as per manifestation, just as we have learned that we create our reality with our thoughts, just because we think something more often does not make it nessicarily more likely to happen than say something we put more energy into... TIME DOES NOT EQUAL ENERGY. therefore, more time spent thinking something while it DOES make it more likely to happen, is a very inefficient way to manifest.
for exmaple, you could put energy into something by like, taking 1 hr to set up a very intricate crystal grid of your own artwork, and with each crystal you put down placing a seperate intention, then sit in the center of it and meditate towards it for another hr, maybe toning outloud towards it or some people even use blood or semen and place it on an altar (i would advise against blood- far too powerful and long lasting), then at the center of it, light a candle or something and speak your intention. all that energy behind the entire ritual - goes straight toward that intention.
now this can be used for ANYTHING - to a certain extent - especially while we are young. now you need to be careful, because let me give you a very simple example of something that seems harmless but could effect the entire world:
lets say with complete faith that this is the way to manifest this and it WILL work, and you take a piece of paper, write on it "tomorrow i will meet a woman named jenny, and we will talk about shoes." then you place this paper on a table, put a candle on top of it, and light it. then after the wax melts, you pour the wax in a cup, and let it dry... then you pour water in the cup, and drink it. Now, next day, you are walking thru town, and you meet this woman named jenny, and you guys discuss shoes for ten minutes. that is all, end of that part of story. no big deal right?
well lets say at that moment when you met jenny, before you had made your modification, she was going to meet Dan. Her and Dan were going to hit it off and fall in love, and eventually have a child. That child was going to find the cure for cancer. However, your simple shoe thing prevented that.
You see what I mean? best to not use it to influence the world, or others, even indirectly, and instead just your own mind and energies. even changing your own path indirectly can influence others.