Magic and the Law of Attraction II: Self-Hypnosis

Manifestation means attracting what we imagine. Skeptics make the mistake of saying, “All you have to do is think it? And it comes?” as if controlling one’s thoughts is an easy thing to do. There is an inner skeptic (even in believers) that fills us with uncertainty and doubt — and this is the case in spite of breakthroughs in neuroscience and behavioral psychology proving the effectiveness of manifestation. As Dr. Tara Swart writes in The Source:

just as modern science shows us how age-old practices such as mindfulness and many of the ancient medical principles of Ayurveda have demonstrable, evidence-based benefits, so our understanding of neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to flex and change) demonstrates that directing our thoughts can influence not only our perception of ‘reality’ but also our material life circumstances, our relationships, and the situations we attract into or tolerate in our lives. The way we think determines our life

Manifestation is, in many ways, simply self-hypnosis; and like hypnosis, it works because the participant believes it will. Britain’s most notorious hypnotist/ magician, Derren Brown, says that hypnotism ‘clearly relies on the expectation of my subject rather than any special powers I might have’.