Magic in A Course in Miracles
The belief that something has the power to heal us, save us, or make us safe when, according to the laws of God, it has no such power. The actions of something invested with this false power. We primarily invest false power in two classes of things: first, external things like bodies, “pills, money, ‘protective’ clothing, influence, prestige, being liked, knowing the ‘right’ people,” etc. (W-50.1:3), and second, our own separate will, which we wrongly see as having the power to keep us safe and solve our problems. [CE Glossary-27]