Kathy’s positive manifestations range from things she’s thankful for and hopes to do again (“I am grateful I went to Las Vegas”) to positive changes she’d like to see in her life (“I have a group of girlfriends that I fit in with”). Since she began doing this last year, at least seven out of 10 of her “wishes” have come true.

So on April 4th, two days after Texas’ governor issued a statewide stay-home order to thwart the spread of coronavirus, Kathy decided to manifest something positive for the world.

That night, she sat down with her journal and wrote a prediction that “everything is back to normal.”

Freya Tillem, who also believes in the powers of manifesting, says that it’s common to word affirmations in the present tense, particularly using phrases that start with “I am..”

Tillem runs a stationary company in Los Angeles with her sister Phoebe, and one of the products they sell is a “Release and Manifest” kit. It comes with two notebooks, a palo santo stick, and a matchbox. Users write down things they want to change or leave behind in one notebook, rip off the pages, burn them, and then, in the second notebook, record positive intentions for the future.

“The two notebooks — the black ‘Release’ and white 'Manifest' — are a nod to the duality of growth and transformation, and the idea that we must honor our past, while looking to the future, and remaining in the present,” she said.