The irrational picture of the world is all magical, shamanic and witchcraft, what children, women, mystics and esoterics tend to believe in.
In an irrational picture of the world, a person can be in three different situations. In the first situation, the result can be created by our direct actions, in the second we influence the result, but not directly, but indirectly, and in the third situation we cannot influence what we get, what happens to us or around us.
More. The first situation is the “Shamanism” situation. The shaman directly communicates and interacts with the magical world, the world of spirits, and the result depends on him personally. Of course, as in the case of procedures, the result is sometimes more possible, sometimes less. Building a fire in the forest in heavy rain is more difficult than lighting a stove with dry wood at home. Also, talking to angry spirits is more difficult than when the spirits are benevolent.
The second situation where the result is indirectly influenced is the belief in prayers, omens and rituals. Those who pray have a chance to be heard. But a chance is not a guarantee: everything is in the will of God. The sign says that this happens often — but it never promises definitely. Student ritual to put a coin in a slipper and shout in the light of the moon: “Freebie, come!” — they say it helps, but not for everyone. These are all indirect influences on the magical world.
And the last, third situation is life in the power of the irrational without the possibility of influencing this irrational. «The Game of Blind Shiva». For a native of the jungle, the fall of a coconut on his head is not at all an accidental event, even if there is no one on the palm tree at that time. The gods are angry with him, nothing depends on him here. The only hope is the shaman.
In order to achieve their goals, a person with an irrational picture of the world can directly shaman, turn to prayers, signs and rituals for fine tuning, and at the same time take into account the possibility that the Universe, God or other Higher Powers will still dispose in their own way.
A person with an irrational picture of the world is not crazy, in many situations he can be quite rational. In an irrational picture of the world, rational things (for example, rational numbers) may well exist, and in irrational procedures rational means of influence can be used, such as money (to light a candle, you need to buy it), matches (to light a candle) and washing powder (to wash clothes). when it gets dirty).