No matter which path you follow, they both boil down to what awareness is aware of and letting go of control.

Yes it does seem, at first, that there is a “you” who makes things happen in the world through blood, sweat, and tears.

Then there is another stage where the “you” you are is basically a conduit for a higher power to flow through you. Action is still taken, yes. Visualization and deliberate intention can still be done, yes. But the Source of Creation is the Source of Creation itself, rather than the limited energy you have in the moment.

You are connected to an infinite supply of energy, but you can only hold so much at a time. Use your personal energy and you’re limited. Allow Source to work through you and it’s unlimited.

It still seems to me like a stepping stone. First “you” try to manifest things, then you let God manifest through you, then you realize it was YOU all along, or something like that.