The Science of the Spoken Word, NLP, and New Thought philosophy have all contributed to the the design of invocative affirmations. They are put into an "Invocative Question" (Invoc-Q)or "Positive Response Question" (P.R.Q.) format. This format is designed to commission one's Body-mind, Spirit, and Higher Power -- as well as to send one's brain on a mission -- to search, find, develop, and report. This is done for the purpose of "manefesting the answers and/or solutions to appropriate* questions -- perhaps through communications that one senses within (via thoughts, feelings, imagery, etc.), and/or through one's external experience(s) with things, situations, people, etc. And it is done with the acknowledgement that "ANSWERS ARE FACILITATED!" -- according to one's highest needs, and with Divine Order, Divine Love, and Divine Timing.

P.R.Q.'s accomplish the objectives of affirmations; in fact, they can employ them. It starts off with an acknowledgment-preamble (such as on the "Quest...Shen" exercise sheet) and then is followed by questions. These are designed in such a way that the Universal Body-Mind can only respond by producing "positive" answers and solutions (or none at all) - internally as well as externally (manifested into reality). ... One of the advantages of the question technique is that it can be used by the worry- occupied mental type of personality with wonderful results: Just by using that (excess) mental energy to flood the mental computer with "positive response questions" (PRQ's).

Note that PRQ's/Invoc-Q's are preceded by an acknowledgment ("I acknowledge my Total Being ... capacity to effectively ... search for, find, & develop any & all answers & solutions ...") that, as is usually the case, is self explanatory. You might read this "preamble" again to see if it provides clarification as to the means and potentials (of the whole process/technique) than does this description.