美國教會名人皮爾(Norman Vincent Peale)一向大力推動觀想,他說﹕「耶穌……是第一個教導"心像"力量的人……十九個世紀之後,科學家、心理醫生、和心理學家開始宣講[同樣的事]。」[34] 他亦說,觀想可以幫助增加自尊、解決金錢問題、婚姻問題、健康問題、孤獨和憂慮、並且使你成功。[35]
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