Every word By Adeline Atlas (SOS: School Of Soul)
Jan 26, 2026
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Manifestation vs. Manipulation
Now you know that energy is real. You now know that energy creates, and you also know that energy created can affect and effect the seen and unseen worlds. Next, let’s talk about manifestation vs. manipulation, which are both ways of altering reality. When it comes to the question of manifestation vs. manipulation, the question is really creation vs. deception, because even deception has creative powers.
In the age of the internet, manifestation and the Law of Attraction have exploded in popularity. The message is simple: speak your desires into existence and believe in the outcome to attract positive results. But here’s where things get tricky. If you “speak it to see it,” does that make you a liar? Speaking something into reality that hasn’t yet materialized might seem like a falsehood. Could this stigma around lying have been purposefully propagated to stop people from harnessing their creative power?
Manifestation and manipulation may seem like similar forces at first glance—they both influence reality—but they come from vastly different places. Manifestation is an act of creation, a soulful expression of aligning energy, intention, and belief to bring something into being. It’s rooted in light, love, and the power of the Soul. Manipulation, however, is a distortion of this power. It relies on control, deceit, and force rather than attraction and creation energy.
Here’s the critical distinction: manifestation requires creation energy, not just any energy, SOURCE ENERGY, which is the Soul's unique ability to bring something new into existence through its connection of INSPIRATION—inspiration means to be IN-SPIRIT. It is Spirit coming through—only the Soul’ed have this channel to Source Energy.
Manipulation, by contrast, is the method of those who lack this creative spark. These are empty vessels, individuals disconnected from creation energy. They can’t manifest for themselves, so they siphon energy from those who can. They distort reality through manipulation because they lack the capacity to create a reality of their own.
Those with a Soul—connected to Source Energy—have the inherent ability to manifest. They can envision, speak, and bring into existence the life they desire. This creative energy flows directly from their connection to Source, enabling them to transform thoughts and intentions into tangible outcomes.
The Soulless, however—those who exist as empty vessels—lack this divine connection. "Soulless" can seem like a heavy term and is not well-known to many. You can read in-depth about the difference between the Soul’ed and the Soulless in Volume 1: Soul Game. But for now, think of the stereotypical narcissist who drains you of your energy—that is a more modern example to demonstrate those who can create energy and those who take and drain energy for fuel.
The Soulless cannot create. As the Bible says, demons have no creative power. Anything that does not have a Soul is still ‘inhabited.’ If you find the word "demon" heavy, think of it in terms of this: if there is no Soul, no light home in the body, then it is by default dark—some would say they have a dark entity. They rely on manipulation to alter reality, hijacking the energy of creators through tactics like fear, gossip, and negativity. Manipulation is their counterfeit version of manifestation.