The Secret...

My therapist told me to read the book called "The Secret". Its
also been made into a movie.

I was just wondering if anyone here has read the book or seen the
movie?

Any comments are welcome, thank you..

ziggy1

What I read about "The Secret" is that it is incorrect, the law of attraction means that it is coming from the outside and it will always be on the outside, what you really need to do is manifest inside yourself to become successful.

Just my 2 cents.

Yes, I think ladymacabethadmunsen was recommending that.

http://forums.psychcentral.com/showf...o=&fpart=1

Hi Ziggy...

I was forced to watch the movie with some friends. I believe some parts of it are correct (like thinking positively will make you feel better) but I also think it has some problems as a theory... because apparently thinking positively will only get you good things (and never anything bad).

It's interesting to watch regardless

"The Secret" is based on a common belief system that has been around for quite awhile called "the law of attraction". I personally don't find any merit to it (and I used to believe in it). I know a lot of $ keeps being made repackaging it.

Some resources:

law of attraction
The Secret
The Secret Behind the Secret

Your mileage may vary.

I haven't read it nor seen the movie. Nothing new to me

Quantum physics has proven what they call "the observer effect" in that what you expect to see is what will happen. (Not that you create hallucinations mind you.)

I can draw substantial items into my life, and often use it as a game to keep my mind sharp. I began with expecting to find a yellow ball in my front yard, years ago. There were no children in the neighborhood, in fact not even all the lots were developed. I think it took 2 weeks and one morning on my way to physical therapy, after daily "intending" to find the yellow ball: there it was, in my front yard.

I can't do this when I am overly stressed (allowing things to bother me) nor is it as effective if I eat meat.

nope sorry...sounds like a good book/movie..i think ill look into it.

The skeptics sites were VERY interesting. I want to not trigger myself here but these "new agers" got to a dying friend of mine years ago and told her if she had really healed her inner wounds and created health in her life she would not be dying. This was said to her 2 weeks before her death. The woman who said it grasped at every cult that came along. There was one who's name escapes me but oh, Co-Counseling!!! YUCK! Anyway, it has taken me approximately 17.5 years to forgive the woman who said that to my dear dying friend. And I forgave her for me, I was using my energy in a way that it was hurting me to feel hateful to her. I am a slow learner after all.

Anywho, There is value to the basic premis that energy you put toward others will come back to you. It's called the Golden Rule. Simplified, Do Unto others as you would have done onto you. Love thy neighbor even more then thyself. "Interpretation of the torah". Good to remember how we want to be remembered in this life.

interesting stuff.... been reading a lot of stuff like this in other books for years - self-help books, mind-expanding books, and all.

hey, sky? are you a scientist? hehe