Every so many years these beliefs rear their ugly heads to deceive a new group of people. They appear to work up to a point, but what's really happening -- is that bit by bit, you're being pulled away from the truth.
As I told you before, I've been there and done that, years and years ago. I praise God that He got me away from the deception before it was too late. I pray the same for you.
For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Mat 16:26
I have been working with them all my life. I understand exactly how they work and I know that they do work. They work due to scientific and spiritual law. It's really that simple. These are essentially mechanical principles.
As someone said, the world is an energy field. (Matter is compressed energy, with its frequency slowed down.) What you give your attention to manifests. It's quite simple, really.