Book Report: The Magic of Psychic Power by David Schwartz (c)1968

The Magic of Psychic Power by David Schwartz (c)1968

If this book were written today, it would be called something like "The Secrets of the World's Most Successful People and How to Become One Yourself," or something like that, and it would be displayed prominently in the business section of the bookstore. Having been written in the 60s, it's called what it is. Interestingly, one of his earlier books, "The Magic of Thinking Big" has done precisely that, and is an all-time best seller, with a number of well known people citing it as the motivation for their success.

There's very little "magic" of the Halloween variety, and most of the "psychic power" has to do with psychological practices that can motivate you towards success in the things you want to do.

Starting with Schwartz' First Law: "80% of everything good is owned by 20% of the people," he encourages the reader to stop giving up his power to others and start going after what you really want. 

This is pop-psychology at it's finest, and when it comes to motivation, not a bad book at all. The author has evidently done a great deal of research and thought, and worked with many, many clients, the result of which is that he's thoroughly mapped our lists of all the things that hold most people back (his Seven Deadly Sins that Produce Failure, and Six forms of Psychological Slavery, for example), and explores each in detail. He then offers a number of ways to be3come successful at your chosen area, with advice taken from Disraeli, Steve McQueen, Lyndon Johnson, Churchill and others, as well as his own practical strategies to motivate people, develop leadership qualities, avoid worry and overcome fears, and more. 

There's a series of "Psychic Conditioners" which are reframes and affirmations designed to fire up your motivation and change the way you look at things. 

This book won't tell you how to move things with you mind, but it may do more. It had a lot of practical ways to overcome your limiting beliefs and behaviors. If you're a Practitioner of changework, some of these techniques would be very good for your clients.