Horoscopes, Manifestation, and Secular Religion

Before the clock struck twelve and we bid our farewells to 2019, many people began manifesting wealth, success, and travel into 2020. The irony of what ensued aside, there has been a growing emphasis upon the power each individual has in realizing their own future. While one could joke that manifestation is just dua in disguise, or that energies are souls with a different name, understanding the semantic lining makes it clear the former is steeped in a worldview quite separate from the Islamic perspective.