What EXACTLY do some people mean by the "Universe"?

The idea of "putting something out to the universe" usually means to project your thoughts or wishes outwardly to try to have an effect on reality. One one hand, that might be considered "paranormal", meaning that it is outside the normal rules of cause and effect-- my good thoughts are not going to heal a sick person, and my wishes are not going to make me win the lottery right? On the other hand, even hardcore science is aware that "reality" and the systems that we live in are all inter-related-- there is a "universe" of matter (things)- space (nothing) and energy that flows between. Your have an effect on your universe, small and big-- you can control your own immediate systems--your body, objects around you, systems that you interact with--people, money, the internet, etc--- you as a PARTICIPANT effect the WHOLE SYSTEM. Therefore, it might sound new-agey and "paranormal" to think that you could effect anything in the "universe" but there is a massive universe withn yourself and outside yourself-- small things add up to big things. When you have explored enough of the these influeces, you may see that the angels and spirits are ALL YOU--you are actually the universe. Uni means one--and you only have the prespective of the one. The complexities that appear to be outside yourself are lessons to your greater self, which encompasses everything.

Wouldn't "Paranormal for Dummies" be kind of redundant?

child, i don't think even they know what they are talking about.

not to be too scientific, but the universe means everything. When your at one with the universe, you have acheaved peace and harmony in everthing. You have no problems, no fears no negative energy. nothing paranormal with anything like that in saying "universe".

The universe is the space that contains all matter. We are on Earth, which is one of eight planets in our solar system, which is one of many billions of solar systems in our galaxy, which in one of billions of galaxies in the universe. That's the natural explanation. The word universe can also be used figuratively in reference to an entire body of whatever it is that's being referred to (i.e. In the universe of TV chefs, Anthony Bourdain is my favorite.)

I'm an analyst, the universe in my context means everything, therefore the Universe is everything possible. If you want to talk about spirits, far enough, the Universe includes everything.

Some people won't say God, so they say "Universe"