Think of something tangible that you really desire. Perhaps it’s a piece of clothing, or a new car. Maybe it’s enough money to pay off an old debt. Maybe you want to write a book and have it published.
Normally, we would hear that you should sit and visualize yourself being, doing, or having this desire. You might chant an incantation or say an affirmation. Maybe you would burn a candle of an appropriate color or call on a deity or angel to assist you.
These things are all helpful and can really assist you in your magical endeavor. However, there is another method that can often work even more quickly than any other. That is working with your desire as energy.
Find yourself seated in a comfortable posture. Close your eyes and relax your body and mind. Allow your desire to come to mind. Next, ask yourself how this thing might appear as pure energy. Notice what you see. What are the patterns? What are the shapes? What are the colors?
Next, work with and play with this energy. Notice how you can change it—how can you make these energy patterns even more beautiful. Notice how the energy responds to your thoughts about it. Continue to work with this thought-form for a few minutes.
Repeat this process several times over the next few days. Eventually, you will feel a sense that it is done and that no more work is necessary. Then, release the thought form into the causal plane, where it can manifest in its highest, most beautiful form.
Here is a lecture I gave on building a thought-form of that which you desire: