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In a nutshell, contends that it’s possible to use your imagination to manifest the life of your wildest dreams through visualisation, meditation, and affirmations. It’s easy to write this framework off as codswallop, given how it ignores the structural inequities that restrict many people from simply dreaming their way to a better life. At the same time, self-confidence and mental health have a huge impact on how humans experience the world and both are highly malleable. Further, visualisation is an enduring tool that is promoted by ancient religions and contemporary psychologists alike. Gawain emphasises the need to connect to a “higher self” who will steer you to manifest what is truly valuable,reads as a less nefarious precursor to and the prosperity gospel of new-age evangelism. While visualising your dreams as if they’re already real might feel a tad delusional at first, it got Gawain and her gospel all the way to Oprah’s couch!