Rodgers credits 'manifestation' for Packers' resurgence as win streak has them thinking playoffs

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers have clawed their way back into playoff contention after a 4-8 start, and the Green Bay quarterback has credited the 'power of manifestation' for the significant turnaround.

Green Bay looked all but out of the postseason picture after a Week 12 loss at the Eagles, but the defense has stiffened up in the last four contests as the Packers have revived their season.

And the eclectic Rodgers believes off-the-field influences are to thank for the team's uptick in form.

'I do believe in the power of manifestation and I do believe in momentum and I believe very strongly in the force of the mind,' he said after last weekend's 41-17 win over the Vikings.

'And when you start to believe something strongly, some miraculous things can happen. 

Manifestation can be defined as thinking aspirational thoughts with the hope of making them happen in real life.

Whether it's a job, relationship or in Rodgers' case - a winning streak - the idea is that belief in one's goal - combined with proactive steps towards it - will see it come to fruition.

While it's unclear what kind of steps Rodgers took in trying to reverse the team's fortunes, the team is now on the brink of the playoffs with a win-and-in matchup vs. the Lions on Sunday. 

'I was resigned to some of those realities being possible,' Rodgers said about the prospect of the team missing the playoffs. 

'And when I took my mind there, I had a peace about it. I had a peace about all of it. Whatever was supposed to happen, I was surrendered to that reality — with also the resolute mindset that we could still get back in this thing.'

Rodgers, who has already thrown his most interceptions in a season since 2010, has also been public about his use of ayahuasca in the past - and the apparent positive effects of it on his play.

The South American hallucinogenic tea is touted as an alternative treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, with shamans considering the psychedelic a 'wisdom' plant that allows an entry into the spiritual world.

'I did ayahuasca in 2020 and I won two MVPs,' Rodgers told Fox Sports in September. 'I don't believe that it's a coincidence. I don't really believe in coincidences.

'I believe in science and synchronicities, and I really feel like that what that allowed me to do is to have a greater love for the game that I play, greater love for my teammates and I had maybe my best season of my career in 2020 and then followed up last year with an even greater integration of a lot of those lessons.'