Unintelligible as it is, new book is part of a ‘manifesting’ trend offering the young and spiritually lost an illusion of control
. The self-help practice, based on the magical belief that mental rituals can move the universe in your favour, has exploded in popularity.
You see it, for example, in the astonishing popularity of astrology among young people. For my generation, for whom reading your horoscope is an embarrassing secret, this can be jarring. At a recent party, I was surprised to stumble into an earnest astrology conversation between people in their late 20s, bonding over the fact that two of them were Capricorns, and analysing their moon signs in great detail.
Why is this happening now? Here’s one simple explanation: with the decline of mainstream religion in many parts of the world, all sorts of human needs – community, meaning – are being left unmet. Enter the new gods. Amid increasing loneliness, declining relationships and global uncertainty, people are desperate for a sense of control and achievement. That accounts for the rise of self-help. But this isn’t quite the whole picture, I think.
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