5 Steps to Creating A Talisman (To Transform Superstition To Magic)
Enchant Understanding how magical thinking works is a powerful ally in the use of psychological strength to our advantage.Magical thinking and superstition may appear ridiculous. They’re things that attract the ignorant and the impressionable. Paradoxically, the irrational actually influences our brains more than many would like to believe.Psychology professor, Bruce Hood demonstrated the effectiveness of superstition during a talk at a science fair. Hood challenged the audience to try on a blue jacket in exchange for ten pounds sterling. Several volunteers agreed to the proposal, but before they could try the jacket on, Hood told them that the garment had belonged to serial killer, Fred West. With this knowledge, most of the volunteers simply refused. They were faced with anapotropaicact, an instinctive rejection of the “ominous,” and a discomfort that is the basis of superstition. This occurs even in the most rational people (at a science fair). Interestingly, the experiment ended wh...