Introduction: We're all believers
Objects carry essences : cooties, contagion, and historicity
Symbols have power : spells, ceremonies, and the law of similarity
Actions have distant consequences : using superstition to make luck work for you
The mind knows no bounds : psychokinesis, ESP, and transcendence
The soul lives on : death is not the end of us
The world is alive : animals, objects, and gods are people, too
Everything happens for a reason : you've got a date with destiny
Epilogue: The world is sacred : a stab at a secular spirituality.
Introduction: We're all believers
Objects carry essences : cooties, contagion, and historicity
Symbols have power : spells, ceremonies, and the law of similarity
Actions have distant consequences : using superstition to make luck work for you
The mind knows no bounds : psychokinesis, ESP, and transcendence
The soul lives on : death is not the end of us
The world is alive : animals, objects, and gods are people, too
Everything happens for a reason : you've got a date with destiny
Epilogue: The world is sacred : a stab at a secular spirituality.
