My Own Brain Rejected My Manifestation. Why I Keep Blocking My Success

Ashlee Cox • November 1, 2025

Remember that low-stakes manifestation experiment I shared—the one about seeing a neutral object (a star)?


Well, I tried it. 


I affirmed, "I always see evidence of stars," and then I immediately proved that I am a ridiculous, over-complicating human being.


The evidence started rolling in immediately: a starfish, an asterisk in a newsletter, even a K-Pop album titled 'Starkissed.' 


And my brain rejected every single one.


 “Hmm, is that starry enough? Nope, that’s just punctuation. Doesn't count!”


I was hunting for the big, bold, impossible-to-deny evidence.


 I was rejecting the subtle, beautiful abundance because it wasn't dressed up in a metaphorical tuxedo.


In The Ash Files, I reveal what this experiment made me realize about my business and yours. 


This isn't about the universe not sending you signs; it's about your own internal perfectionist actively rejecting proof of your power. 


You are blocking your own success because it doesn't look the way you pre-ordered it.


Unlock this post to learn the next step—The Screw Discovery—that finally shattered my "Not Starry Enough" delusion.


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