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> Can I buy sugar pills and tell myself “these pills will help with problem X” and have an expectation that they will work?

I've been told that this is the basis for magic, and that the answer is yes. Better still is to come up with a ritual that transforms them into problem-X pills, something symbolic of problem X. With practice, your magic might even become stronger (because you have prior experiences that make you believe).




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