@everydaycoach - Apologies for the delayed response. My bandwidth was a complete mess.
Your point you raise is an interesting one and I tried to wrap my head around it. In the end I believe it comes down to meta-principles, i.e. how advanced you are in your development regards matters of the sub-conscious. For many uninitiated LoA, visualizing and manifesting may be "airy-fairy" and perhaps a bit intangible. In this instance step three gives beginners a bit of a stepping stone in a pragmatic way.
Thanks for the comment.