You’ve heard of “The Secret,” right? Well just in case you haven’t seen it,
the movie claims to reveal “The Secret” to manifesting whatever you want in life –
more money, your ideal relationship, perfect health. Quite a claim, huh?
It’s no surprise that “The Secret” has become so popular so fast. For many
of us it’s getting pretty old hat.
What I would like to do here is to talk about the key insight offered to us
“The Secret” and also discuss how the way it is presented has three main pitfalls
which lead people to conclude: “Oh that doesn’t work!” We’ll then discuss how
to overcome those shortcomings so you really can live the life you are MEANT
to live! Does that sound good? Well, let’s get started!
IThe Secret has met incredible success, and was followed by many other books and tapes on the Law Of Attraction. However, most of the authors don’t understand the Power they are dealing with, and their teachings can actually be harmful, both for individuals and for the world.
It’s like telling people about nuclear power and teaching them to build a devastating nuclear bomb in their backyard instead of a personal Power Station.
The Secret as it is shared today is dangerous and should be counterbalanced. This can only be done by dissipating the current confusion and misunderstandings that surround the Law Of Attraction.
Just the fact that there are so many, tends to prove that what they teach is not efficient. It is also strange that most of them don’t have a ‘real’ job, but make a living talking about personal development stuff.
How relevant could their knowledge be to regular people who have one job, and sometimes two, and struggle to make ends meet?
I was talking to a friend a few weeks ago about “The Secret” and was precisely that, “Oh, ‘The Secret’, that’s old news. It’s been disproved anyway, you know.” Knowing that she is in a place where her life is not going the way she would like it to go and knowing that she has tried much of what is presented in “The Secret”, I understood her position.
I guess they have no other choice and act out of ignorance – I don’t blame them. The rest may be genuine in their willingness to help others, but they lack real knowledge to do it.
“The Secret” begins with the idea that there is a secret knowledge that thegreat minds throughout human history have known and used to create their greatachievements. The list of those who knew The Secret is impressive. It includes such figures as Lincoln, Emerson, Edison, and Einstein. The premise is that if we
also had this knowledge, we could create great things as well.
So “The Secret” is old news, very old. If it is new to us, it is simply because it has been kept hidden, like a treasure only for those worthy of it.
According to the producers of “The Secret”, this knowledge was “banned” and is now revealed again, to us, so what does “The Secret” tell us?
Firstly, The Secret tells us that we are responsible for our own experiences.
Our lives are the way that they are because of choices we make, intentions that we hold, thoughts and feelings that we entertain, and actions we take. I’d call that a good start. No great secret, but a good start.
As OprahWinfrey said of The Secret, “I didn’t knowthat was a secret. I just thought that that is the way life is.” If that is the way life is, then what has been “disproved” about “The Secret?” Well, “The Secret” goes on to discuss the POWER OF INTENTION and THE LAW OF ATTRACTION.
The basic theory goes like this: if you want something, you put out your intention to have it, then, you visualize and feel it as if it is something you already have. You follow this up with appropriate action to make it real. When you do this, you attract that thing into your life.
Sounds simple enough, too simple, for there is a secret behind the Secret and forgotten Laws to follow.
Has “The Secret” Worked For You?
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