He put it into words, or didn’t. Therefore to him it is, or isn’t.
That's the central teaching of "A Course in Miracles," the idea that you create your own reality through your own thoughts. The "Law of Attraction" is that you attract good or bad things by having good or bad thoughts, or good or bad "energy."
It is this belief that causes depression and psychosis, because people who suffer from disease or misfortune are taught that they are the cause of their own suffering. The only logical escape is suicide, as Sharon Lee Giganti, a former New Age guru, experienced with some of her disciples (see my original post above).
Castenada recounted a dream where a spirit guide revealed this teaching to him:
Castaneda is told that all he has to do to stay is to state his intention to do so out loud, because "[e]verything you say out loud in this world is for keeps." Id. Castaneda is suspicious that he is being tricked, but the voice tells him, "I cannot lie to you, because a lie doesn’t exist . . .