Magical Thinking is as old as Humanity - seriously. However, the power in magical thinking is linked to a few psychological tactics that can help people to become less depressed, more optimistic, and more resourceful in solving our problems. It's not a solution for chronic, incurable illness or abject poverty, or dealing with an abusive spouse, but it is can be helpful to rise above our miseries (to a point). Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater...