Cosmic Ordering
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Cosmic Ordering is the belief that individuals can use their desires to "connect with the cosmos" and make those desires become reality,[1] The idea is connected to the New Age movement and other concepts such as the Law of Attraction.
Followers write down a wish list of things they want to come true and submit it to the Cosmos and wait for it to happen.[2]
Cosmic Ordering is a phenomenon made famous since late 2005 by TV presenter Noel Edmonds.[3] Edmonds was first introduced to the book ‘The Cosmic Ordering Service - A Guide to Realising Your Dreams’ by his reflexologist. Noel Edmonds had not worked on TV since the end of his BBC TV show ‘Noel's House Party’ in 1999. One of his wishes was for a new challenge, and within months he was offered the chance to return to TV to work on Deal or No Deal.[2]
Cosmic Ordering has recently been put forward as a solution to women's inequality in academia. Proponents advocate asking the Cosmos for a promotion to help equal the playing field with men.[4] Opponents of the concept described the approach as "scandalous" and that "It sounds like an opiate to dull the pain of reality and I can't see the point. The university might as well give women cannabis to dull their senses."[4]
[edit] Further reading
- The Cosmic Ordering Service - A guide to realising your dreams. Barbel Mohr. ISBN 1-57174-272-7.
- The Ultimate Guide to Cosmic Ordering - Empower your destiny: Take control of your life. Andronicos Andronicou. ISBN 0-9554-6690-3.
- Cosmic Ordering Guide:Where Dreams Can Become Reality. Stephen Richards. ISBN 1-902578-24-4.
[edit] See also
- Goal setting
- New Age
- Stephen Richards
- Noel Edmonds
- Prayer
- Reality shift
- Synchronicity
- Law of Attraction
- Sedona method
[edit] References
- ^ South Bank head defends 'cosmic ordering' workshop, Educational Guardian April 27th, 2007
- ^ a b DEAR COSMOS, CAN I HAVE A HIT SHOW? The Daily Record, April 3rd 2006.
- ^ Need a lover or a house? Call on the cosmos The Daily Telegraph April 4th 2006.
- ^ a b 'Cosmic ordering' cure for campus sex war The Daily Telegraph April 28th 2007
