Manifest Like a Neuroscientist: Taurus New Moon Pick-a-Pile Tarot

Happy Friday, Angel Hearts! A manifesting video on YouTube inspires this week’s pick-a-pile Tarot readings. It was a mindblowing interview by André Duqum with the neuroscientist Dr Tara Swart. The reason we are going with a manifesting theme this week is, of course, the upcoming New Moon in Taurus this weekend—THE Manifesting Moon of the year. The Moon is exalted in Taurus, the New Moon is the time to sow new seeds, and the Fixed Earth sign Taurus is the safest bet for materialising your thoughts and desires.

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What Does It Mean to Manifest Like a Neuroscientist?

Manifestation Is a Cognitive Skill, Not a Cosmic Handout

Dr Tara Swart’s model of manifestation moves beyond wishful thinking or waiting for “the universe” to provide. Instead, it places the power squarely in your hands—and your brain. This approach doesn’t deny mystery or synchronicity, but it explains how noticing and acting on opportunities is the real magic. Manifesting isn’t passive. It’s an active process that depends on what you believe, how you focus your attention, and whether you’re actually taking steps in the physical world.

You Get What You Believe You Deserve

The biggest block to manifestation is a lack of belief in your own deservingness. This isn’t about superficial confidence; it’s about what lives deep in the subconscious. These “ghosts” from childhood and early conditioning often run the show without us realising it. Dr Swart’s method calls for surfacing these old scripts, understanding where they came from, and consciously rewriting them.

Align Head, Heart and Gut to Create Magnetic Desire

According to Dr Swart, when what you want is aligned in your head (logic), heart (emotion), and gut (intuition), it creates a sort of gravitational pull. This “magnetic desire” keeps you motivated and helps you stay the course even when results aren’t immediate. If one part of you is out of alignment, it can cancel out the others. Clarity and authenticity matter more than surface-level motivation.

Attention Shapes Reality

Your brain is always filtering out irrelevant information so it doesn’t get overloaded. This filtering process can either help or hinder manifestation. If your mental filters are tuned to fear or scarcity, you’ll miss opportunities even when they’re right in front of you. The goal is to consciously train your brain to look for signs of support, pathways, and synchronicities related to your goals.

Action Trumps Intention Alone

This is where manifestation often stalls. Visualisation and affirmations help, but they must be backed by deliberate action in the material world. Neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to rewire itself—requires repetition and real-world reinforcement. Change takes time, consistency, and the willingness to stay the course when things get uncomfortable.

Manifest Like a Neuroscientist: Pick-a-Pile Readings

The following readings use a 4-card Tarot spread inspired by Dr Tara Swart’s neuroscience-based manifesting model. The positions are:

1. The Magnetic Desire – What your head, heart, and gut truly want to create.
2. The Ghost – A subconscious belief that might be sabotaging your success.
3. The Filter – What you need to focus on to recognise and grasp aligned opportunities.
4. The Action Step – A practical step you can take now to anchor your intention in the physical world.

1. Manifest Like a Neuroscientist – Healing Through Connections

1. The Magnetic Desire – The Lovers
You deeply desire union and wholeness within, for your life path and your sacred mission. This isn’t about fleeting desire; it’s about choosing something (or someone) that reflects your truth back to you with clarity.

2. The Ghost – Two of Wands
There’s a buried belief that you have to choose between passion and stability, or that you can’t have both love and purpose at the same time. The ghost here whispers, “Don’t get too comfortable—it won’t last.”

3. The Filter – Six of Pentacles
You may be filtering your experiences through imbalances in giving and receiving. You’re noticing when others take too much or give too little. Shift your filter to see goodness and generosity in yourself and others. Find joy in giving.

4. The Action Step – Two of Cups
Seek connection where mutuality is already present, and be your own best friend. A partnership based on equal exchange is available now—but only if you’re willing to recognise and receive it without fear of loss or imbalance.

2. Manifest Like a Neuroscientist – Quiet Confidence, Loud Results

1. The Magnetic Desire – Six of Wands
You want to be seen, recognised, and celebrated. This is about a victory that is earned through authenticity. There’s a calling here to lead, not out of ego, but out of embodied wisdom and accomplishment.

2. The Ghost – The Emperor
An old internalised model of control and perfectionism could be undermining your confidence. You may have equated success with rigidity or felt that being “in charge” meant being emotionally distant. There’s a fear of becoming the very structure you once resisted.

3. The Filter – The Fool
Life is offering you new beginnings, but you might be filtering these through caution rather than curiosity. Pay attention to what feels fresh and slightly daring—opportunities that require trust rather than control. Look for every opportunity to have new experiences, even if you don’t know the outcome.

4. The Action Step – The High Priestess
Rather than making loud moves, go inward. Let your next step rise from intuition, not from external validation. Stillness is not stagnation. There’s power in letting the answers find you.

3. Manifest Like a Neuroscientist – Breaking the Loop

1. The Magnetic Desire – Two of Swords
You’re craving clarity, peace, and resolution—but you might not realise it. The mind wants relief from constant weighing and second-guessing. Deep down, you long to know and decide.

2. The Ghost – Eight of Cups
A fear of abandonment—or of being the one who leaves—keeps you stuck in indecision. The ghost here is an old belief that walking away always equals failure, rather than a necessary step toward alignment. For some, it may also mean that you doubt your ability to stick with your decision, having taken the easy way out too many times in the past.

3. The Filter – Three of Wands
Your filter may be focused on delay or what hasn’t arrived yet. Instead of scanning for signs of failure, start noticing signs of movement. Even small shifts count. Use a connection filter that allows you to see how well-connected you are and how meaningful your contribution is, continuing to widen your circle of influence.

4. The Action Step – Five of Wands
Engage with the mess. Step into the creative friction and be willing to hash things out—internally or with others. Growth is happening through contrast, not in spite of it. This time, you won’t walk away from the challenge; you’ll enjoy it because you know it’s making you stronger.

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