Manifesting, for the Rest of Us
A new generation has turned to an eons-old practice of envisioning positive outcomes.
Credit...Natalia Mantini for The New York Times
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By the time he was 9, Jerome Lamaar had learned how to seize on his heart’s desire. “I was hoping to get my hands on the Power Ranger Flip Heads,” said Mr. Lamaar, a 35-year-old, Bronx-bred fashion designer. “I never told anyone, but I wanted these toys so bad. I sat in my room holding this scenario in my head of how I would feel when I got them.”