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Belief in the connection of unrelated events
Magical thinking or superstitious thinking is the belief that unrelated events are causally connected despite the absence of any plausible causal link
Magical_thinking
2005 memoir by Joan Didion
The Year of Magical Thinking is a memoir by Joan Didion, accounting of the year following the death of her husband John Gregory Dunne in 2003. Published
The_Year_of_Magical_Thinking
Topics referred to by the same term
Magical thinking is a set of related reasoning errors that are commonly associated with religionistic practices. Magical thinking may also refer to: Magical
Magical thinking (disambiguation)
Magical_thinking_(disambiguation)
American writer (1934–2021)
National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for The Year of Magical Thinking, a memoir of the year following the sudden death of her husband. She
Joan_Didion
11th episode of the 4th season of American Horror Story
"Magical Thinking" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story, which premiered on January 7
Magical Thinking (American Horror Story)
Magical_Thinking_(American_Horror_Story)
2004 memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Magical Thinking is a 2004 memoir by American writer Augusten Burroughs. The book contains stories from the adult life of the author. Magical Thinking
Magical_Thinking_(book)
Mental disorder involving eccentricity and social isolation in afflicted individuals
general population and is more commonly diagnosed in males. Odd and magical thinking is common among people with StPD. They are more likely to believe in
Schizotypal personality disorder
Schizotypal_personality_disorder
Practice of supernatural beings and forces
several intriguing figures engaged with occult and magical themes that went beyond conventional thinking. Michael Sendivogius (1566–1636), a Polish alchemist
Magic_(supernatural)
Magical symbol
represented various angels and demons which the practitioner might summon. Magical training books called grimoires often listed pages of such sigils. A particularly
Sigil
S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. 11 11 "Magical Thinking" Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck Story by : Wes Jones & Heidi Schreck Teleplay
List_of_Billions_episodes
Category of painful thinking or beliefs
latent egodystonic desires or magical-thinking capabilities. These imaginary latent egodystonic desires or magical-thinking capabilities generally express
Thought-action_fusion
2011 memoir by Joan Didion
Nights has been called a "companion piece" to Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, published in 2005, which focuses on Didion's experiences following
Blue_Nights
Jungian concept of the meaningfulness of acausal coincidences
experiences not indicative of schizophrenia can result from intensive magical thinking driven by severe presentations of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)
Synchronicity
British actress and activist (born 1937)
Day's Journey into Night (2003), and was nominated for The Year of Magical Thinking (2007) and Driving Miss Daisy (2011). Redgrave made her film debut
Vanessa_Redgrave
American actress (born 1954)
February 2014, and playing Joan Didion in the one-woman show The Year of Magical Thinking, based on Didion's memoir of the same name, in October and November
Kathleen_Turner
Practice of predicting information about a person's life
telling is dismissed by skeptics as being based on pseudoscience, magical thinking and superstition. A person who practices this art is called a fortune
Fortune-telling
Season of television series
that a previously unknown Earth witch might be able to help. 120 14 "Magical Thinking" Simon Burnett Karen E. Maser & Derek Simon October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)
Supergirl_season_6
American-British-Cypriot science fiction romantic drama film
Shiloah Music by Dan Romer Production companies 42 Mutressa Movies Magical Thinking Pictures Fetisoff Illusion Distributed by Vertigo Releasing (United
Next_Life_(film)
Knowledge of the hidden or the paranormal
symbols List of occult terms List of occult writers List of occultists Magical organization This theosophy, which is a Christian esoteric tradition adhered
Occult
Aspect of extrasensory perception
Leonard; Jones, Warren H. (1989). Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. pp. 193–194. ISBN 978-0-805-80507-9
Psychometry_(paranormal)
American actress (born 1955)
Glass Menagerie Amanda Wingfield Cleveland Play House 2014 The Year of Magical Thinking Joan Didion Laguna Playhouse 2015 Copenhagen Margrethe Bohr Rubicon
Linda_Purl
Type of magic based on imitation or correspondence
deliberately broken Magic – Practice of supernatural beings and forces Magical thinking – Belief in the connection of unrelated events Natural magic – Natural
Sympathetic_magic
Tony-nominated for playing Joan Didion in her memoir play The Year of Magical Thinking (2007) and playing a snooty elderly southern woman in the Alfred Uhry
List of awards and nominations received by Vanessa Redgrave
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Vanessa_Redgrave
Psychic ability
Leonard; Jones, Warren H. (1989). Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. p. 155. ISBN 978-0805805079 Anderson
Telepathy
Topics referred to by the same term
as stage magic, the art of appearing to perform supernatural feats Magical thinking, the belief that unrelated events are causally connected, particularly
Magic
Interpretation of out-of-body experiences
Leonard; Jones, Warren H. (1989). Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0805805086. Nema (1995). Maat Magic: a
Astral_projection
Notional club occupied by those who died at age 27
Debunker Divination Folk religion Fortune-telling Magic and religion Magical thinking Numerology Obsessive–compulsive disorder Perceptions of religious imagery
27_Club
Overview of and topical guide to thought
Crooked Thinking Systematic Inventive Thinking The Art of Negative Thinking The Lake of Thinking The Magic of Thinking Big The Year of Magical Thinking Thinking
Outline_of_thought
2006 book by Rhonda Byrne
Byrne's book represents "a time-worn trick of mixing banal truisms with magical thinking and presenting it as some sort of hidden knowledge: basically, it's
The_Secret_(Byrne_book)
Book of magic spells, invocations, and talismans
typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets; how to perform magical spells, charms, and divination; and how to
Grimoire
Supposed supernatural ability
Retrieved 4 February 2021. Jones, Lucy. "Desire, Delusion & The Rise Of Magical Thinking On TikTok". Refinery29. Retrieved 14 January 2026. Lim, Chelsie. ""I
Manifestation (popular psychology)
Manifestation_(popular_psychology)
Eye-shaped amulet believed to protect against the evil eye
Debunker Divination Folk religion Fortune-telling Magic and religion Magical thinking Numerology Obsessive–compulsive disorder Perceptions of religious imagery
Nazar_(amulet)
Non-fiction book by Kurt Andersen
Fantasyland is organized into six sections, detailing the spread of magical thinking throughout the country's history to illustrate how the state of the
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire
Fantasyland:_How_America_Went_Haywire
Western tradition of summoning a spirit, demon, god
tradition. Conjuration also refers to a summoning, often by the use of a magical spell. The conjuration of the ghosts or spirits of the dead for the purpose
Evocation
Working of magical feats by an individual
between two levels of existence Goetia (magic) – Invocation of demons Magical thinking – Belief in the connection of unrelated events Natural magic – Natural
Thaumaturgy
Magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences
George (ed.). "Viewing the Evil Eye in the Scripture: Reclaiming the Magical Thinking in Modern Times". Calian, Religion and the Problem of Evil. 16 (1)
Apotropaic_magic
Study of paranormal and psychic phenomena
and Magical Thinking, 1880–1920. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0521801680 McCorristine, Shane. (2010). Spectres of the Self: Thinking about
Parapsychology
Symbols believed to possess magical properties
Icelandic magical staves (Icelandic: galdrastafir, lit. 'galder staves', "incantation staves") are sigils that were credited with supposed magical effect
Icelandic_magical_staves
Belief or behavior that is considered irrational or supernatural
and facts. OCD that involves superstition is often referred to as "Magical Thinking" People with this kind of manifestation of OCD believe that if they
Superstition
Historical Society. Matthews, John (2005). The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures. p. 346. Kantrowitz, Lia; Fitzmaurice, Larry; Terry, Josh (16
List_of_cryptids
Manipulation of objects without physical interaction, with one's mind
causal link. As evidence, Wegner cites a series of experiments on magical thinking in which subjects were induced to think they had influenced external
Telekinesis
Claimed form of extrasensory perception
Leonard; Jones, Warren. (1989). Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. pp. 152–168. ISBN 0-8058-0508-7 Friedlander
Clairvoyance
Ghost that causes physical disturbance
Leonard; Jones, Warren H. (1989). Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking. Psychology Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0805805086 Lange, R; Houran, J
Poltergeist
Armenian-American actress
"Custody Battle" 2015 American Horror Story: Freak Show Alice Episodes: "Magical Thinking", "Show Stoppers" 2016–2022 Westworld Clementine Pennyfeather Main
Angela_Sarafyan
Magic used for evil and selfish purposes
some as "high magic", regardless of intent. During the Renaissance, many magical practices and rituals were considered evil or irreligious and by extension
Black_magic
Pseudoscientific belief
Internal locus of control Law of contagion List of New Thought writers Magical thinking Medical students' disease Mind over matter "Our Thoughts Determine
Law of attraction (New Thought)
Law_of_attraction_(New_Thought)
Magic used for selfless purposes
work. Gray magic – Form of supernatural magic Thaumaturgy – Working of magical feats by an individual Theurgy – Magic used to invoke divine presence Wicca –
White_magic
Rising of a human body and other objects into the air by mystical means
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Levitation_(paranormal)
American actress and model
Wedding, in which she played a bride who gets 'cold-feet' when she starts thinking her fiancé is not "normal". In October, American singer Miley Cyrus asked
Jamie_Brewer
Haunted doll and fictional character
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Annabelle_(doll)
Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against the evil eye
Debunker Divination Folk religion Fortune-telling Magic and religion Magical thinking Numerology Obsessive–compulsive disorder Perceptions of religious imagery
Cornicello
American psychologist
psychologist. He published articles and books on the history of psychology, magical thinking and visual perception. Zusne worked as a Professor of Psychology at
Leonard_Zusne
Postulated personality trait
linked with thin boundaries as well as with measures of schizotypy and magical thinking.[non-primary source needed] New age beliefs and thin boundaries may
Boundaries_of_the_mind
that Gretchen has been stealing some of his stronger medicine. 59 10 "Magical Thinking" Jordan Vogt-Roberts Marquita J. Robinson & Jane E. Sussman March 13
List of You're the Worst episodes
List_of_You're_the_Worst_episodes
Marks resembling the wounds of Jesus
psychologist Leonard Zusne in his book Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking (1989) has written: Cases of stigmatism fall into two categories: self-inflicted
Stigmata
Educational philosophy
faced controversy due to Steiner's connections to racist ideology and magical thinking.[discuss] Others have faced regulatory audits and closure due to concerns
Waldorf_education
2021 studio album by Dar Williams
on "Let the Wind Blow", "Magical Thinking", and "Sullivan Lane", electric guitar on "Let the Wind Blow", "Magical Thinking", and "Sullivan Lane" Larry
I'll_Meet_You_Here
Cryptid legend from West Virginia
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Grafton_monster
American paranormal investigators and authors
anything on a God". Novella responded, "It takes work to do solid, critical thinking, to actually employ your intellectual faculties and come to a conclusion
Ed_and_Lorraine_Warren
Divination game
intelligence behind them. He argues that divination games involve magical thinking, saying "Often the 'answers' received [in divination games] might be
Charlie_Charlie_challenge
Internet slang for "delusional"
Advanced Learner's Dictionary in 2025. Law of attraction (New Thought) Magical thinking Look up delulu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "What Is "Delulu"
Delulu
Fourth season of American Horror Story
While doing so, Pepper finds a magazine with Elsa on the cover. 49 11 "Magical Thinking" Michael Goi Jennifer Salt January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07) 4ATS11 3.11
American Horror Story: Freak Show
American_Horror_Story:_Freak_Show
Disorder of thought form, content or stream
behavior repeated actions as an attempt to rid the intrusive thoughts. Magical thinking: A false belief in a causal link between actions and events. The mistaken
Thought_disorder
American spy thriller television series
Production companies Exaggerated Pictures Big Adventure 6107 Productions Magical Thinking Pictures Pacesetter Productions Universal Television Original release
Ponies_(TV_series)
Concept in popular psychology
Viewing Star Trek as an Introduction to Cognitive Science and Ways of Thinking About Narrative, Theory of Mind, and Difference". In Rabitsch, S.; Gabriel
Empath
American cinematographer and director
American Horror Story, Goi made his series directorial debut with "Magical Thinking". He served as the series' exclusive cinematographer from the premiere
Michael_Goi
Perception of meaningful patterns or images in random or vague stimuli
Leonard; Jones, Warren H (1989). Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. pp. 77–79. ISBN 978-0-8058-0508-6. Retrieved
Pareidolia
Seeking visions in a reflective surface
Leonard; Jones, Warren H. (1989). Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN 978-0-805-80507-9. De Camp, Lyon
Scrying
Alleged creature in Wexford County, Michigan
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Michigan_Dogman
American writer (born 1965)
for alcoholism. It was followed by two collections of memoir essays, Magical Thinking (2003) and Possible Side Effects (2006). His first novel, Sellevision
Augusten_Burroughs
American reality show personality
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Tyler_Henry
Superstition about numbers
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
11:11_(numerology)
Tendency to perceive connections between unrelated things
Confirmation bias False equivalence Ideas and delusions of reference Magical thinking Post hoc ergo propter hoc Texas sharpshooter fallacy "PIA01141: Geologic
Apophenia
Japanese figurine of a beckoning cat
Debunker Divination Folk religion Fortune-telling Magic and religion Magical thinking Numerology Obsessive–compulsive disorder Perceptions of religious imagery
Maneki-neko
Pseudoscientific concept
Leonard; Jones, Warren (1989). Anomalistic psychology: a study of magical thinking. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. p. 167. ISBN 0-8058-0508-7. Kendrick
Remote_viewing
Supposed 1943 US Navy experiment
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Philadelphia_Experiment
Modern urban legend
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Vegetable_Man_(cryptid)
2014 American film
May 12, 2024. Fields, Liz (March 10, 2023). "Film Fatales Founder's Magical Thinking Flips Hollywood's Script". Los Angeles. Retrieved May 13, 2024. Mitchell
I_Believe_in_Unicorns
Purported phenomena beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding
psychologist David Marks wrote that paranormal phenomena can be explained by magical thinking, mental imagery, subjective validation, coincidence, hidden causes
Paranormal
Time of night associated with supernatural events
Debunker Divination Folk religion Fortune-telling Magic and religion Magical thinking Numerology Obsessive–compulsive disorder Perceptions of religious imagery
Witching_hour
Wine box claimed to be haunted
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Dybbuk_box
Urban legend
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Black-eyed_children
Buecker James Wong December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17) 4ATS10 2.99 49 11 "Magical Thinking" Michael Goi Jennifer Salt January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07) 4ATS11 3.11
List of American Horror Story episodes
List_of_American_Horror_Story_episodes
Paranormal sight of the future
Leonard; Jones, Warren H. (1989). Anomalistic Psychology: A Study of Magical Thinking. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-805-80507-9 Ciccarelli
Precognition
Phenomena not subject to the laws of nature
Supernatural. Divine retribution Journal of Parapsychology Liberal naturalism Magical thinking Paranormal Parapsychology Preternatural Religious naturalism Romanticism
Supernatural
Allegedly haunted doll
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Robert_(doll)
Magic used to invoke divine presence
theourgía), also known as divine magic, is one of two major branches of the magical arts, the other being practical magic or thaumaturgy. Theurgy describes
Theurgy
Limestone block in Blarney Castle
Debunker Divination Folk religion Fortune-telling Magic and religion Magical thinking Numerology Obsessive–compulsive disorder Perceptions of religious imagery
Blarney_Stone
10th episode of the 4th season of American Horror Story
as Rita Gayheart Episode chronology ← Previous "Tupperware Party Massacre" Next → "Magical Thinking" American Horror Story: Freak Show List of episodes
Orphans (American Horror Story)
Orphans_(American_Horror_Story)
That which appears outside or beside the natural
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Preternatural
Fear of the number 13
Debunker Divination Folk religion Fortune-telling Magic and religion Magical thinking Numerology Obsessive–compulsive disorder Perceptions of religious imagery
Triskaidekaphobia
1977 book by Jay Anson
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
The_Amityville_Horror
Italian-American screenwriter and film director
Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. "Inside Francesca Gregorini's Magical Thinking". The Advocate. January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2021. "AWFJ Women
Francesca_Gregorini
Claim of supernatural activity
Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence of the paranormal Pseudoskepticism Scientific literacy
Enfield_poltergeist
1992 book by Marianne Williamson
TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT IMPULSIVELY": MARIANNE WILLIAMSON EXPLAINS HER MAGICAL THINKING". Vanity Fair. "Experts Criticize Marianne Williamson's Views on Vaccines
A_Return_to_Love
Type of psychological therapy
known as cognitive distortions, such as all-or-nothing thinking (splitting), magical thinking, overgeneralization, magnification, and emotional reasoning
Cognitive_restructuring
Spiritual practice
mediumship and Spiritualist practices can be explained by hypnotism, magical thinking and suggestion. Trance mediumship, which according to Spiritualists
Mediumship
Conspiracy theory of reptilian humanoids
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Reptilian_conspiracy_theory
Fictional communicable disease
Debunker Divination Folk religion Fortune-telling Magic and religion Magical thinking Numerology Obsessive–compulsive disorder Perceptions of religious imagery
Cooties
English writer, magician and publisher
ISBN 9780904311457 My Years of Magical Thinking. The Mouse That Spins, 2017. ISBN 978-0904311242 Thoughts on: Post-truth Politics & Magical Thinking. The Mouse That
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