Why Humans Are Fascinated by Magic And What That Reveals About Manifestation
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- Feb 3
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To be honest, we aren’t fascinated by magic because of the deception.
What it really is is the instant when the brain fails to make the connections.
Our brains are smart, and thus we always try to draw a line, for instance, a sequence. Cause and effect. An unbroken line from point A to point B. So, when something occurs, and the line is not visible, the brain stops thinking for a while.
That moment of stopping is enchanting.
That moment of stopping is what we label as magic.
This is why we become fascinated by magic, not because of deception, but because our minds briefly lose their usual grip on understanding.
Not that something miraculous just happened, but because our usual method of comprehension has not acquired sufficient data.
This is a very important point that most people overlook.
Magic is born in the interval between the time an event occurred and the time the awareness grasps the mode of occurrence.
During a magic performance, it is the reveal that gives the moment of awe. But the actual secret was hidden in the earlier times. Silent. Out of the spotlight. The result was already being prepared long before there was any indication that anything had changed.
In life, the same approach is applied.
When something is sudden, or for a person, it changes their way of thinking or attention. The first thing that comes to mind is, How did this happen?
But answers are not usually found in there.
The answer lies in the when.
When did a shift take place?
When did a decision become gentle?
When did a belief become not so tight?
When did one’s body lose its rigidness and go into an accepting mode?
When did the surroundings change, even if it was just a tiny bit?
When did the unity start forming before the signs of it were still hidden?
Nothing comes from nothingness.
What seems to be miraculous is generally the result of unobserved momentum.
Hence, when a person comes across something weird or inexplicable in life, the approach shouldn’t be to worship it. Also, it should not be brushed off as unimpressive.
Instead, the approach will be to play it back.
To return to the moment just before the moment.
To see where the trajectory had subtly changed.
To realize what was possible, even when there were no words for it.
When one comprehends the when of a thing, the magic does not evaporate.
It turns into a power that can be usable.
And that’s the difference between believing in magic…
and learning how to live inside it.
If this reflection resonated, it connects closely with Waking Up in the South by Brooke Coleman. Both explore how change begins quietly, how awareness arrives before explanation, and how identity is shaped long before outcomes appear. Where this post examines the mechanics of unseen momentum, Waking Up in the South brings those ideas into lived experience.
Continue reading here: Waking Up in the South by Brooke Coleman
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