I think prayer is hugely underrated. We are now at the beginning of the information age, and I predict that there will be a lot of big metaphysical discoveries within the next 100 years.
In Norway, we had a famous healer called Snåsamannen (Jorulf Gjerstad). He was known for his healing powers and has estimated there to be 50,000 people visiting during his lifetime.
As a kid, I used to roll my eyes when somebody mentioned praying as a tool. It did not make sense to my closed mindset. However, as I'm getting older and older, I realize there is more to this world than what we can see with our bare eyes.
Dean Radin's book "Real Magic" was an eye-opener to me, especially since he takes the scientific approach, proving it with statistics.
Masaru Emoto's groundbreaking work on the impact of thoughts and intentions on water molecules is a striking example of this. His experiments showed that water exposed to positive words, prayers, and intentions formed beautifully intricate crystals, while water subjected to negativity became chaotic and distorted. While controversial, his findings suggest that our thoughts and intentions have tangible effects on the world around us, further supporting the idea that prayer can influence reality.
Even modern research hints at the impact of collective intention. Studies from projects like the Global Consciousness Project suggest that human thought, when unified, can influence outcomes on a grand scale. Prayer aligns your energy with that of a higher consciousness, creating ripples in reality itself.
Skeptics will mock, but the truth remains: prayer is a tool as old as time, sharpening the mind, empowering the spirit, and connecting us with the infinite. In a world ruled by logic, prayer reminds us that not everything powerful can be seen or measured; some of it must be felt and believed.