Is "manifesting" doing magic?

[Prue]

Hi there,

I'm doing research on magic in the early 21st century and I'm interested in your opinion:

• Is working with the 'Law of Attraction' and 'manifesting through thought vibration' magic?
• If so, even if this is introduced in a setting without ceremonial ritual? Think about at the beginning or end of a yoga class...

Love to hear your thoughts!

Blessings,
Prue

 

[Robert Ramsay]

The Law of Attraction is a kind of magical system. "Mainfesting through thought vibration" is also a kind of magical system, even if the name is total bollocks.
Disclaimer: what follows are my own ideas.
All magical systems are like the blind men and the elephant. Each blind man grabs a different part of the elephant and declares it to be like "this"
Tail - "The elephant is like a rope"
Leg - "The elephant is like a tree"
Trunk - "The elephant is like a snake"
and so on.

Magic is an unexpected consequence of normal human consciousness. It requires a belief system to implement it, but it doesn't matter what that belief system is - all it has to do is trigger the 'unexpected consequence'. The simplest belief system is just to believe in your own abilities as a magician.

The purpose of ritual is to drum your chosen magical system into you, and to get you into a state of consciousness where you can implement the magic.

I define the practical outcomes of magic as either "The engineering of coincidence" or "being lucky on purpose".

 

[querent k]

Totally is the same. The word Manifesting (without the added woo like `through vibes´ or something-something-quantum) I wouldn´t mind replacing Magic(k)...

 

[Prue]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Much appreciated.
Being lucky on purpose love it!