How “The Magic” Book Changed My Life.
By: Ruchi Shah
Tags: Life Lessons, Self Improvement, Life, Book Recommendations, Books

To understand the concept shown in “The Magic,” you have to know the basic concept of how the universe actually works in terms of energies and vibrations.

Let me tell you a little back story before I get to “The Magic.”

I learned about the book “ The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne in 2013/14. I was in the early 20s, and around that time, I discovered the word “spirituality.”

But at such an age, many life-altering events take place like studies, pay back the student debts, struggle to find a job, make a career and try to find “the one” for you, which threw the word “spirituality” out of the window.

In that chaos, The curiosity to learn more about spirituality got lost.

In 2016, I hit rock bottom (At least that’s what I thought.) I was in a bad phase. I stayed in for weeks, avoided human contact at all cost. Not because I was depressed all the time, but I didn’t respect myself enough. I felt like a complete loser who wasted precious time, money, energy, and the opportunity to create a good life in a different country.

But you know, sometimes you just get lucky with friends. I can’t thank you enough for those beautiful souls in my life.

My friend, who is an intense reader, suggested me to read “ The Secret.”

Since he drove for 30 minutes to give me the book, I couldn't disappoint him. Out of respect, I kept the book. But it was just lying on the table next to my bed for weeks.

Every few days, he would message me asking, “How do I like the book?”

And I kept saying, “Honestly, I don’t think I want to read it at the moment.”

He patiently waited for weeks after weeks. (Who does that after such disappointment for months?)

Anyway, out of guilt, I started reading the book.

At first, the book sounded like a fiction story to me. The words like Imaginations, conscious, and unconscious mind, the universe, and vibrations sounded too spiritual and far from logic.

But whatever they were saying started making sense after few pages into the book.

“The secret” opened up a whole new invisible realm to me that I never knew existed. But the problem was it just gives you an insight into how the universe works. Not how to apply it in our daily life.

So again, I ran to the same friend and asked,

“I have an idea of how the universe and vibrations work, but I honestly have no idea how do I apply it in my daily life?”

He messaged me a quote from Anton Chekhov,

“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”

Again, the sweetheart as he is took “the secret” and handed me “The Magic” book.

But while handing me the book, he put a condition to me.

He said, “ Promise me, you won’t miss a single day of practice for 28 days.”

Not going to lie; I thought he was being dramatic (says a person whose life was full of drama at that time)

Well, I wanted the book, so I agreed.

It was the “The Magic” that showed me step by step process of how exactly I can engrave a deep sense of gratitude in my life.

Indeed it was magical.

The book breaks down detailed daily practices for 28 consecutive days with clear explanations of the process, effects, and gratitude results.

All my life, I thought I appreciated people and situations around me. But, I was far from a sense of gratefulness.

The book taught me what’s really being grateful feels like.

When I committed myself to consistently practice the exercises for 28 days. The people around me and I noticed a drastic positive change in my attitude.

I became more positive about people and situations. In the worst scenarios, I could keep myself calm and could understand others' perceptions. The positivity was so uplifting that the vibrations started to spread to the people and the environment around me.

Here are the things I observed that brought positive change in the attitude of whoever read the book.

Lift your mood instantly.

Do you notice an intense roller-coaster of emotions in your daily life?

If you look at it scientifically, you find out that all human beings experience many emotions because of our hormones and brain activities that release different chemicals in our brain.

One moment you are feeling happy or cheerful, and the next minute you feel annoyed or frustrated.

We could often track down what made us feel the way we did, but we can’t find a concrete explanation most of the time.

We can’t change it; after all, we live in society. One way or another, situations and people will get to your nerves.

The Magic techniques make you focus on the positive qualities of the person whose upsetting you? To focus on how he/she the positive things they have done for you in the past or present?

By asking these questions, you will feel grateful to have this person in your life. And it starts to shift your annoyance to a sense of gratefulness. This will trick your brain into feeling happy, which automatically lifts your mood up.

The fun part is, it only takes a minute or two for you to get out of any negative mood at any time and anywhere.

Boost your confidence

When do you feel most confident?

When you feel that everything is under control, under YOUR control.

The Magic have a practice where you write down the list of things you desire. Then they ask you to feel the exact same way you would feel if you received it at this moment.

How would you feel? Overwhelmed? Excited? Satisfied?

This is the key. The practice may seem like an illusion, but it’s not; this practice releases intense vibrations into the universe as if you have already possessed the things you have asked for.

And universe only understands vibrations, so it sends the same intense emotions your way.

It represents what Albert Einstein has discovered,

“Every action always has an opposite and equal reaction.”

The opposite reaction explains that the vibrations you are “sending out” into the universe, you are “ receiving” the same vibrations.

You feel confident when you feel the authority to change your circumstances and achieve new heights in your life by practicing gratitude. It’s like a positive spiral circle that brings in more desired things in life and boost your confidence.

Trust me, any logical things (not the flying elephant, please) you have dreamed of, you can fuel it up with gratitude, and you will see it happening right in front of your very eyes.

Clears your vision

At the beginning of the book, they ask you to make a list of things you want to accomplish in life. It has 7 different categories, and you have to make a list of detailed things you desire in life.

Plus, while listing them down, you have to be as specific as you can. For example, if you desire a car, you have to be specific about which model, color, engine, features even the colors of seat cover, you want for your dream car.

This practice forces you to think of the things you desire in life. And making a list of your goals and future plans helps you be more affirmative about your choices.

I personally was quite confused between being a writer or a manager at a multinational company.

Being a writer would have made me feel satisfied at the end of the day,. Still, the financial growth might not be the same as the managerial position. But when the magic forced me to visualize my next few years,

I found my answer, I wanted to make a difference in the world. And as a writer, I could reach the level of fulfillment.

See yourself as a good person.

When your perception of other people and situation changes, you feel more connected with them.

You will start to understand their side of the story with a positive approach, making you more compassionate. And, it will help you find the right solution for any situation,, which can be a win-win for both parties involved.

When your emotions shift to compassion, it decreases the events where you feel negative emotions such as guilt, remorse, anger, irrational and unreasonable. That way it will only increase your respect for yourself.

Plus, the magic has a practice where you love each part of your body, your own thoughts, and your present life in general.

This reflection creates a positive impact on how you look at yourself. This teaches you to go easy on yourself.

These self-reflection exercises will make you fall in love with yourself, inside and out.

Success keeps your feet on the ground.

“Whoever has gratitude will be given more and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have gratitude, even what he or she has will be taken away. — The Magic

This quote simplifies that one can achieve almost anything in life by being grateful for the things he already has.

But at times, we get consumed with success, and at some point, we feel superior than others, which can last for a moment, day, weeks, or years.

It only breeds arrogance that affects our relationship with others.

This book teaches you to recognize other’s strengths and be appreciative of how they have fought their battle.

By doing these, the focus shift from “Your” success to “Our” success.

Consideration for other's contributions when things are accomplished helps you keep your feet on the ground.

Train your brain to see good things in any situation.

In this book, 28 magical practices have been specifically designed so that you impregnate your cells and subconscious mind with gratitude.

This allows you to make gratitude a habit and a new way of life.

Each magical practice in the book is a wealth of secret teachings that will expand your knowledge about your past, present, and future in magical ways.

Gratitude is portable. — you take it with you wherever you go. — The Magic

The good thing is, you don’t need to clear your calendar because each of the practices has been specifically created to fit into your daily life, whether it’s a workday, weekends, holidays, or vacations.

I have accomplished most of the things I have desired through the practices shown in the book.

With this write-up, I am trying to play my part to spread the word around about “The Magic” so others can reform their lives as me and many of my closed ones have.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.