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Separating the "woo" from the work of manifesting in two new books

Neurosurgeon James Doty and neuroscientist Sabina Brennan ask if there is any real science in manifesting in their new books

By Kayt Sukel

16 October 2024

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If you manifest it hard enough, might you find yourself here?

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Mind Magic
James Doty (Yellow Kite (UK); Avery (US))

The Neuroscience of Manifesting
Sabina Brennan (Orion Spring (ebook and audio))

Earlier this year, my daughter moved into college for her first year of university. Amid the boxes lining the hallways, I noticed a bulletin board covered in photos of scrub-clad physicians and inspirational quotes. When I stopped to take a closer look, the mother of the student it belonged to came out to say hello.

“I told my daughter to put her vision board where she can see it every time she…

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