There is an esoteric way to influence devas and different beings into action to do something but Buddha already explained it was not the right way to do so in his suttas about wrong livelihood. Most are superstitious and made up but some practices are real based on my experience but I do not know about their consequences in the future. I think we can bypass to some extent kamma of this life and influence things the way we want if we know how but compared to the whole sansara it’s still nothing. I would compare it to the smartphone, we can use certain ways nature and supernatural moves but it’s still mundane stuff that will not lead to Nibbana. Imagine that you can magically create some wealth or bring something to yourself – your mind would be very “hyped” up and you would develop lustful, hateful thoughts, you would smash your enemies etc. which is only fuel to ignorance.
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
