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originally posted by: FlyersFan
I've had that happen. One time we were walking in downtown Gettysburg and were about to leave when I thought that I wished I had purchased a copy of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (I'm a big Lincoln fan). Within a minute a gust of wind blew a bookmark to my feet and it was a bookmark with the Gettysburg Address on it. I kept the bookmark and put it in a Lincoln book I had purchased. I considered it to be a gift from higher powers (they can hear thoughts).
originally posted by: nonspecific
I studied magic for some time and worked on a few different ideas for "magic" in a modern scientific world.
One concept I came up was that if there are an infinate amount of universes where every single possiblity exists then could you somehow put your self in that universe.
Ie there was a universe where the stuffed toy was in a particular shop and your subconsious mind allowed you to move into that universe allowing you to get your desired outcome.
originally posted by: N3k9Ni
a reply to: nonspecific
I think I understand what you're saying.
I don't think that a person can actively and deliberately make these things happen. The examples I gave were things I wanted, but "put on the back burner", so to speak. Using your theory of parallel universes, I think it's possible those thoughts developed an energy that created a temporal shift putting me in the right time frame to find the stuffed animal. Breaking my leg would be possible in a number of eventualities. I suppose finding the moose could happen on several levels, too, with different scenarios played out. Fortunately, I came into the one where I found the moose and didn't break my leg.
I've had a few experiences in the past with something I've wished for actually coming to be.
I studied magic for some time and worked on a few different ideas for "magic" in a modern scientific world. One concept I came up was that if there are an infinate amount of universes where every single possiblity exists then could you somehow put your self in that universe. Ie there was a universe where the stuffed toy was in a particular shop and your subconsious mind allowed you to move into that universe allowing you to get your desired outcome.