Changing the spelling of one's name to ensure success, performing rituals for good luck, wearing colored gem stones for success in business all these fall into the same category of psychological reinforcement. Hence, emerged the blood-sucking professions of astrology, palmistry, vastushastra, numerology etc. The very existence of these fraudulent professions is predicated on the fear and anxiety of vulnerable masses. Thus, a persons superstitious beliefs become the tool of exploitation in the hands of ruthless fraudsters.

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  • Fear — Understanding and overcoming the anxieties that hold us back
  • Science — Discovery, inquiry, and the wonders of the natural world
  • Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth

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