All religion is basically subconscious self-worship through egotism(in this perspective I am sharing), however, I remembered a detail about early magical practice with a new angle I haven't thought of before for consequence for the rest of the development of humanity's psyche.

Ancient magic was all association. They didn't know it, but they were tricking themselves into thinking they could do magic. Like if you pretend to use psychic powers to influence a sports game on television or such. It adds the idea of some level of control. Sometimes it seems to work, sometimes it doesn't. But, when it does it creates the illusion of power. Then you can believe you can do anything in a way, similar to how humans thought themselves above nature once they could farm.

So, this probably was a natural development, but one cannot try to achieve the impossible unless they already believe they have some power over another thing, even if they do not understand it it gives them the ability to exercise practice over a thing, if it is interactable.

Which means, this illusion of control could have helped people brave understanding the world. It might be a precursor to curiosity, power fantasies.

Which in turn is like entertainment. If one 'controls' everything in their perspective they have no new heights, so seek what is new, hence curiosity, exploration. They say this is what made humans different from the other hominids and gave us a population advantage.

Just something I felt like sharing. Feel free to discuss.