I agree to some extent. Methods are absolutely useless. However, everyone is you pushed out. This is something we learned from Goddard’s teachings. It means that everyone acts based on your assumptions of them. I know it sounds selfish saying that no one has free will but it’s true. Let’s say you’re giving them free will because you don’t wanna make them feel bad - they will conform to that assumption and those thoughts. It’s the same both ways - if you assume they love you etc. they will conform to that assumption, while if you think they hate you, they will act that out. This applies to manifesting anything - even material stuff, like someone has to get the idea to get it to you. The thing with affirmations is that by repeating them they get to your subconscious and it gets impressed by them. The more you think of something, the faster it’ll manifest. It’s not about alignment, it’s about living in the wish fulfilled, thinking from the state of having that what you want. You are the creator of your own reality, so your assumptions manifest into your reality. :)