Becoming Magic: A Course in Manifesting an Exceptional Life (Book 1) Paperback – April 23, 2014

This book was absolutely Phenomenal! The authors writing style is fantastic. I've been studying manifestation for many, many years, but the techniques that are presented in this book are simply magical. Could it really be this simple? Magic is real and once we become magic, then magic starts to happen. Looking forward to reading the rest of her books. I also joined her Academy of Magic to learn more and hone my magic.

Some of the book statements are:- it's who you are determines your life circumstances- if you are not ready you can receive through application of the Law of Attraction and then lose it imminently- so the first step in receiving is changing who you are, your beliefs and attitudes- take responsibility for everything happening in your life- stop complaining in general, you may complain only if it can change something immediately- stop reading/watching/listening news as they are generally much worse than reality- fill your journal of gratitude, you should find good in your current life to attract more good- notice good changes in your life and build your belief that you can do anythingSo the book does not say anything about techniques of attracting something you want, instead it creates foundation for it and accents that you would rather not get anything you are not ready to get because you will lose it.I really enjoyed the book and highlighted it here and there.Personally I already know all these points from other books on the Law of Attraction but I'm glad to hear them again in this arrangement, in this system, with new arguments, with new accents.As for my actions,- I already has taken resposibility for my life- I do not complain generally- I read news only occasionally- I recently started conscious expression of gratitudeAfter reading this book I'm going to buy paper notebook specially for gratitude journal and expressing my gratitude on paper. And of course I'm going to read the second part of this book under name "Doing Magic" with much pleasure.63 days of keeping journal update: my weight became 2.9 kg closer to my ideal one and keeps moving in right direction. I consciously tweaked my diet but I think positive emotions helped me to keep going. There are some promising shifts in my already good financial situation, but I cannot measure and report them awhile.

There are a miriad of books out there about self help, spirituality or new age philosophies. I've read all the famous ones and a wide selection of the more esoteric books. This book is different. It is refreshingly different. No esoteric mumbo-jumbo, no religious teachings or making things up (like many Law of Attraction or Quantum books!).The author is clear and focused. This was an easy read (couldn't put it down and finished in 1 day). Started practicing this right away (how difficult can it be to detoxing you from social media, negative news sites, your own mind chatter? It can happen right away! I stopped some energy sapping behaviours within 2 days! I'm approaching my latest project with great energy and happiness.It's like the author says in the book: nobody can taste raspberries for you! You can't experience the taste by reading about it! You have to go out there and experiment.Don't let the title of "Magic" put you off. This book is a fantastic refreshing reading for religious and non-religious persons. If you are disappointed by the Law of Attraction (especially if you never made it work for you), then this is THE book for you. Thanks Genevieve for a wonderful book. Will read it again - BEFORE I go onto her next book about "Doing Magic" (already on my virtual bookshelf!)

Once Is Not EnoughI'm feeling too lazy to write an elaborate review, but I did want to say,...I think this is a really good book. Maybe it's TOO good. What do I mean?I've read and studied a LOT of material around this subject, and, to me, this book (and its corollary, `Doing Magic) pretty much wrap it all up. BUT they do so in a pretty easy, straight forward way that could EASILY be misunderstood.You can read the books in pretty short order. And then you can think, "Ahh, I've got it." But if you don't actually DO what the books say to do, you won't GET the changes you want.You have to DO what the books tell you to do. Otherwise, it's like getting a great recipe for a great meal, but never taking the steps of the recipe. You never get to taste the actual meal.In other words, it's a great book, but you gotta do what it says. And I CAN'T imagine that if you actually DID what the book says to do, your life would not dramatically (over a bit of time) improve.So why 4 and not 5 stars? Because, for reasons I've said, it may be TOO good."Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened." - Sir Winston ChurchillAdded 11-17-14: You need to understand that ALL of us are ALREADY manfesting EVERY experience and condition we have. We always HAVE and we still DO, and we always WILL.As the Bible puts it, "Ye are gods, Children of the Most High."So, we are ALL already the gods of our own life experiences.So, the 'trick' to creating the ry we really WANT to be experiencing MUST lie in how we are handling OUR part in the manifestation process of our lives.This book very well informs us on what WE need to do, in order to DELIBERATELY improve what we are already doing which is, creating all and every of our experiences and conditions.EVERYTHING you've ever experienced is YOUR manifestation. You just need to come to understand how to more SKILLFULLY manifest what you WANT, as opposed to unwittingly continue to manifest less than what you really want.