The Law of Attraction is an idea that is widespread in New Age and New Thought philosophy. It posits to never dwell on the negative, as the metaphysical principle of life is embodied in a "law of attraction": "you get what you think about, your thoughts determine your destiny."
Dick Sutphen affirms that the Law of Attraction states, in a nutshell, is like attracts like.
Books have been written on the subject by Michael Losier, Jerry and Esther Hicks, Penny Jordan, Sheryl Woods, Robert Anthony, Kristi Gold, Liz Gerstein, David Hooper, Sandra Anne Taylor, Ernest Holmes, William Walker Atkinson, Norman Vincent Peale, Robert Collier, Israel Regardie, Anastasia Kile, Mark Allen, Bob Proctor, Joe Vitale, Dr. Wilfredo Chevere, and Lynn Grabhorn.
One web site offers contacts with business, spiritual, and life coaches who include the "Law of Attraction" in their approach.
Esther Hicks, a professional channel, is one of the best-known proponents of the subject. Her web site describes it as "The most powerful law in the universe."
In March 2006 a film The Secret based on, and explaining, the "Law of Attraction", was broadcast through the internet. Larry King, Ellen Degeneres, and Oprah Winfrey have recorded shows based on the film. A book based on the film has recently been released
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
NEWSWEEK: No New Thinking in Rhonda Byrne's Publishing Phenom 'The Secret'; Just New Marketing, Newsweek Concludes
Newsweek :: NEWSWEEK: No New Thinking in Rhonda Byrne's Publishing Phenom 'The Secret'; Just New Marketing, Newsweek Concludes:
"NEW YORK, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- In the current issue of Newsweek, Senior Editor Jerry Adler takes a cold-eyed look at Australian television producer Rhonda Byrne's new self-help book, 'The Secret' - a publishing phenomenon featured on Oprah with 1.75 million copies projected to be in print by March 2, plus 1.5 million DVDs sold - and concludes that although the book brings 'breathless pizzazz and a market-proven gimmick' to the tired self-help genre, what it doesn't contain is a secret. 'That should be self-evident to anyone who has ever been in an airport bookstore. The film and book are built around 24 'teachers,' mostly motivational speakers and writers (dressed up by Byrne with titles like 'philosopher' or 'visionary') who have been selling the same message for years,' Adler writes.
Byrne's 'secret' is the law of attraction, which holds that you create your own reality through your thoughts. The book's explicit claim is that you can manipulate objective physical reality - the numbers in a lottery drawing, the actions of other people who may not even know you exist - through your thoughts and feelings. Byrne emphasizes that this is a law inherent in 'the universe,' an inexhaustible storehouse of goodies from which you can command whatever you desire from the comfort of your own living room by following three simple steps: Ask, Believe, Receive."
"NEW YORK, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- In the current issue of Newsweek, Senior Editor Jerry Adler takes a cold-eyed look at Australian television producer Rhonda Byrne's new self-help book, 'The Secret' - a publishing phenomenon featured on Oprah with 1.75 million copies projected to be in print by March 2, plus 1.5 million DVDs sold - and concludes that although the book brings 'breathless pizzazz and a market-proven gimmick' to the tired self-help genre, what it doesn't contain is a secret. 'That should be self-evident to anyone who has ever been in an airport bookstore. The film and book are built around 24 'teachers,' mostly motivational speakers and writers (dressed up by Byrne with titles like 'philosopher' or 'visionary') who have been selling the same message for years,' Adler writes.
Byrne's 'secret' is the law of attraction, which holds that you create your own reality through your thoughts. The book's explicit claim is that you can manipulate objective physical reality - the numbers in a lottery drawing, the actions of other people who may not even know you exist - through your thoughts and feelings. Byrne emphasizes that this is a law inherent in 'the universe,' an inexhaustible storehouse of goodies from which you can command whatever you desire from the comfort of your own living room by following three simple steps: Ask, Believe, Receive."
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Law of Attraction Secrets on Squidoo
Law of Attraction Secrets on Squidoo:
"The Law of Attraction is the most powerful Law in the Universe and simply means that you get what you think about... whether you understand it or want it or not.
Law of Attraction does not judge what you are thinking, but only responds by giving it to you."
"The Law of Attraction is the most powerful Law in the Universe and simply means that you get what you think about... whether you understand it or want it or not.
Law of Attraction does not judge what you are thinking, but only responds by giving it to you."
The Law of Attraction: A Comprehensive Guide on Squidoo
The Law of Attraction: A Comprehensive Guide on Squidoo:
"'Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.' - Albert Einstein 1879-1955... Learn how to use the Law of Attraction in your life. Watch the primer video, download the free 80 page book, and review inspirational quotes from well known people about the law. "
"'Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.' - Albert Einstein 1879-1955... Learn how to use the Law of Attraction in your life. Watch the primer video, download the free 80 page book, and review inspirational quotes from well known people about the law. "
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Spilling 'The Secret': The mystery behind the blockbuster book
PORT ST. LUCIE — Even before a klatch of ministers, authors and self-help gurus converged on the Oprah show earlier this month to reveal the mysterious key to a happy life, "The Secret" was out.
And boy, is it out.
After Oprah did a show on "The Secret" on Feb. 8, her Web site received so many hits from intrigued viewers, it almost crashed, she said in a follow-up show eight days later where she talked again about the phenomenon. This mishmash of philosophical principles, New Age ideas and spiritual theories, comes by way of a book and accompanying video, by Australian television producer Rhonda Byrne, purporting like attracts like — if you think positive thoughts, positive events will follow.
It claims readers can employ the method to do everything from finding love to making money to curing cancer.
The book has sold 500,000 copies since Oprah featured it, according to USA Today.
Amazon.com, Publisher's Weekly and USA Today all list "The Secret" as their top seller. And you can't even buy it on Amazon.com. They are out of stock.
Rita Truax, owner of Dreamcatcher, a New Age store in Stuart, says she sells out of the videos as fast as she can stock them.
"I kind of do what 'The Secret' encourages, and envision all this good business," she says. "Really since it hit Oprah, it's really gone crazy."
Local Unity churches have been using a version of "The Secret" for years, and have scheduled showings of the film to anyone interested.
The Rev. Mary Katherine Dombek, minister at Port St. Lucie Unity, where the video will be shown, says the Unity Church has believed in the power of positive thought since the 1880s, but the idea had been around for thousands of years before that
"We can create another kind of world," Dombek says. "If all this does is have people realize that they are no longer a victim of society, of their job and their parents, than that is one thing that's been accomplished.".
http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/books/article/0,,TCP_1164_5374290,00.html
And boy, is it out.
After Oprah did a show on "The Secret" on Feb. 8, her Web site received so many hits from intrigued viewers, it almost crashed, she said in a follow-up show eight days later where she talked again about the phenomenon. This mishmash of philosophical principles, New Age ideas and spiritual theories, comes by way of a book and accompanying video, by Australian television producer Rhonda Byrne, purporting like attracts like — if you think positive thoughts, positive events will follow.
It claims readers can employ the method to do everything from finding love to making money to curing cancer.
The book has sold 500,000 copies since Oprah featured it, according to USA Today.
Amazon.com, Publisher's Weekly and USA Today all list "The Secret" as their top seller. And you can't even buy it on Amazon.com. They are out of stock.
Rita Truax, owner of Dreamcatcher, a New Age store in Stuart, says she sells out of the videos as fast as she can stock them.
"I kind of do what 'The Secret' encourages, and envision all this good business," she says. "Really since it hit Oprah, it's really gone crazy."
Local Unity churches have been using a version of "The Secret" for years, and have scheduled showings of the film to anyone interested.
The Rev. Mary Katherine Dombek, minister at Port St. Lucie Unity, where the video will be shown, says the Unity Church has believed in the power of positive thought since the 1880s, but the idea had been around for thousands of years before that
"We can create another kind of world," Dombek says. "If all this does is have people realize that they are no longer a victim of society, of their job and their parents, than that is one thing that's been accomplished.".
http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/books/article/0,,TCP_1164_5374290,00.html
Friday, February 23, 2007
The 'Secret' society
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Books :: 'Secret' society: "'Secret' society
Are we finally discovering the truth that's been hidden from us for centuries, or is this new phenomenon just taking advantage of us?
February 23, 2007
BY MAUREEN JENKINS Staff Reporter
Imagine this scenario: Your bills are all paid, with unexpected dollars showing up everywhere you turn. Your career is flying high, with accolades and promotions coming fast and furious. You're madly in love; your kids are wonderfully behaved and earning top grades. Your body's in great shape and now that you think of it, you've never felt better.
If only life were that easy.
The Best-selling book 'The Secret' by Rhonda Byrne teaches readers how to take on life the easy way.
But it should be, insists Rhonda Byrne, creator of the controversial yet top-selling The Secret.
She says it's all about harnessing the 'laws of attraction,' which through the power of positive thinking woo health, wealth, great relationships and other earthly joys into your life. She believes it's this law that governs the universe and everything in it -- and that you've got the innate power to imagine, and then create, the fabulous life you want. And the Universe longs to give it to you. "
Are we finally discovering the truth that's been hidden from us for centuries, or is this new phenomenon just taking advantage of us?
February 23, 2007
BY MAUREEN JENKINS Staff Reporter
Imagine this scenario: Your bills are all paid, with unexpected dollars showing up everywhere you turn. Your career is flying high, with accolades and promotions coming fast and furious. You're madly in love; your kids are wonderfully behaved and earning top grades. Your body's in great shape and now that you think of it, you've never felt better.
If only life were that easy.
The Best-selling book 'The Secret' by Rhonda Byrne teaches readers how to take on life the easy way.
But it should be, insists Rhonda Byrne, creator of the controversial yet top-selling The Secret.
She says it's all about harnessing the 'laws of attraction,' which through the power of positive thinking woo health, wealth, great relationships and other earthly joys into your life. She believes it's this law that governs the universe and everything in it -- and that you've got the innate power to imagine, and then create, the fabulous life you want. And the Universe longs to give it to you. "
Thursday, February 22, 2007
The Secret? It's Out, It's Old, and It's Obvious
The Blog Joan Z. Shore: The Secret? It's Out, It's Old, and It's Obvious The Huffington Post:
"What has seized America? Not a new guru, not a new sect, but a little group of people who claim to have discovered, and are now promulgating, the Secret of the Ages.
This is no small claim. And yet their formula is embarrassingly simplistic: 'Like Attracts Like.'
This is not brain surgery or quantum physics."
It is the Power of Positive Thinking all over again. It is Werner Erhard, Tony Robbins and Deepak Chopra all rolled into one. Only, it has been given a short, catchy name and it has been launched at a time in our world where everyone is looking for a rapid answer and a quick fix.
We do not have time to read philosophy, to engage in esoteric discussions, or to formulate theories. Even psychotherapy is too long and too costly an undertaking. We want the ready-made, the microwaved, the heat-and-serve, the wash-and-wear; we do not want to be bothered with serious study and careful analysis. We want answers at a discount, nicely packaged and ready to go.
"What has seized America? Not a new guru, not a new sect, but a little group of people who claim to have discovered, and are now promulgating, the Secret of the Ages.
This is no small claim. And yet their formula is embarrassingly simplistic: 'Like Attracts Like.'
This is not brain surgery or quantum physics."
It is the Power of Positive Thinking all over again. It is Werner Erhard, Tony Robbins and Deepak Chopra all rolled into one. Only, it has been given a short, catchy name and it has been launched at a time in our world where everyone is looking for a rapid answer and a quick fix.
We do not have time to read philosophy, to engage in esoteric discussions, or to formulate theories. Even psychotherapy is too long and too costly an undertaking. We want the ready-made, the microwaved, the heat-and-serve, the wash-and-wear; we do not want to be bothered with serious study and careful analysis. We want answers at a discount, nicely packaged and ready to go.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
The Secret Boosts Sales of Other Inspirational Books
The Secret Boosts Sales of Other Inspirational Books:
"Jeffers Press reports a noticeable surge in sales of its book, Shortcut to a Miracle: How to Change Your Consciousness and Transform Your Life in the months since the release of The Secret book and DVD.
Santa Monica, CA (PRWeb) February 21, 2007 -- Thanks to the phenomenal sales success of the inspiring DVD and book, 'The Secret,' following full-length segments on Oprah and Larry King Live, another book of related spiritual and inspirational material has experienced a notable surge in sales.
The Secret has definitely reinvigorated Shortcut's sales.
'The Secret' dramatically portrays how a number of successful visionaries and motivators have achieved phenomenal results in their lives through the application of the scientific principle called the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction simply states that the thoughts we choose to think and the ideas we choose to believe determine the circumstances of our lives, good or bad. By consciously choosing thoughts and beliefs of success, we can program our subconscious minds to attract that success into our lives."
"Jeffers Press reports a noticeable surge in sales of its book, Shortcut to a Miracle: How to Change Your Consciousness and Transform Your Life in the months since the release of The Secret book and DVD.
Santa Monica, CA (PRWeb) February 21, 2007 -- Thanks to the phenomenal sales success of the inspiring DVD and book, 'The Secret,' following full-length segments on Oprah and Larry King Live, another book of related spiritual and inspirational material has experienced a notable surge in sales.
The Secret has definitely reinvigorated Shortcut's sales.
'The Secret' dramatically portrays how a number of successful visionaries and motivators have achieved phenomenal results in their lives through the application of the scientific principle called the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction simply states that the thoughts we choose to think and the ideas we choose to believe determine the circumstances of our lives, good or bad. By consciously choosing thoughts and beliefs of success, we can program our subconscious minds to attract that success into our lives."
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
It Has Appeared on Oprah and CNN, but Is The Secret Really a Secret?
It Has Appeared on Oprah and CNN, but Is The Secret Really a Secret?:
"Ruth Fishel, therapist, meditation speaker and teacher and author of the best selling book Time For Joy, candidly discusses this very topic with CBK's Denise Turney (www.Chistell.com) on Off The Shelf. Fishel is familiar with the power of thought. She is a former alcoholic who has been sober for 33 years. She meditates daily and started a rehabilitation program, Serenity Transitional Employment, in Cape Cod for former alcoholics that is now run by the state. In 1992 Fishel lost her beloved son just as she prepared to create the dedication page to her hit book Hang In 'Til The Miracle Happens. It was a loss not wished upon anyone, but an event that causes her to be familiar with the pain Super Bowl champion coach Tony Dungy and his wife, lived through last year."
"Ruth Fishel, therapist, meditation speaker and teacher and author of the best selling book Time For Joy, candidly discusses this very topic with CBK's Denise Turney (www.Chistell.com) on Off The Shelf. Fishel is familiar with the power of thought. She is a former alcoholic who has been sober for 33 years. She meditates daily and started a rehabilitation program, Serenity Transitional Employment, in Cape Cod for former alcoholics that is now run by the state. In 1992 Fishel lost her beloved son just as she prepared to create the dedication page to her hit book Hang In 'Til The Miracle Happens. It was a loss not wished upon anyone, but an event that causes her to be familiar with the pain Super Bowl champion coach Tony Dungy and his wife, lived through last year."
Monday, February 19, 2007
What's the Secret?
Book is hardly a secret:
"What's 'The Secret'?
It's a controversial self-help book (and DVD) that has reached phenomenon status -- by purporting to know the secret to happiness.
Want a new job, a million dollars or a gorgeous girlfriend?
Author Rhonda Byrne says the secret is the law of attraction: If you think positively, you become a magnet that pulls everything you want toward you.
The book (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.99) has been touted on TV by Oprah Winfrey, Larry King and Ellen DeGeneres. Word-of-mouth is helping sales as well.
'People are finding out about it from other people,' says Beyond Words editor-in-chief Cynthia Black, who heard about 'The Secret' DVD from a friend and then signed Byrne to a book contract.
The DVD ($29.95) was released last March and has sold 1.1 million copies. The book was published in November with a first printing of 200,000. There are now 1.2 million copies in print.
Byrne, an Australian reality-TV producer, says she discovered the ancient secret to getting everything you want through her study of religious and philosophical texts.
'Everyone has to have their own experience to believe,' says Byrne, 55. 'People should start with little things like deciding a cup of coffee will come to you or that you'll see a feather. There's no difference between attracting a feather and anything else you want. It's as easy to attract one dollar as it is $10,000.'"
"What's 'The Secret'?
It's a controversial self-help book (and DVD) that has reached phenomenon status -- by purporting to know the secret to happiness.
Want a new job, a million dollars or a gorgeous girlfriend?
Author Rhonda Byrne says the secret is the law of attraction: If you think positively, you become a magnet that pulls everything you want toward you.
The book (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.99) has been touted on TV by Oprah Winfrey, Larry King and Ellen DeGeneres. Word-of-mouth is helping sales as well.
'People are finding out about it from other people,' says Beyond Words editor-in-chief Cynthia Black, who heard about 'The Secret' DVD from a friend and then signed Byrne to a book contract.
The DVD ($29.95) was released last March and has sold 1.1 million copies. The book was published in November with a first printing of 200,000. There are now 1.2 million copies in print.
Byrne, an Australian reality-TV producer, says she discovered the ancient secret to getting everything you want through her study of religious and philosophical texts.
'Everyone has to have their own experience to believe,' says Byrne, 55. 'People should start with little things like deciding a cup of coffee will come to you or that you'll see a feather. There's no difference between attracting a feather and anything else you want. It's as easy to attract one dollar as it is $10,000.'"
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Esther Hicks
Esther Hicks is an American spirit channeller, motivational speaker, and author. She has co-authored four major books with husband Jerry Hicks and presents seminars for Abraham-Hicks Publications. Esther Hicks claims to be the channel for a group of spiritual teachers who call themselves "Abraham". Most commonly, this work is referred to under the name Abraham Hicks The "Abraham" teachings "affirm our well-being and help us to recognize the power of joy in achieving all that is desired in life." They also teach that people are the creators of their own reality, that their emotions are guides to help in this creation and that humans are eternal beings and for that reason will "never get it done."
In the development of the Abraham material, Esther and Jerry Hicks appear to have been deeply influenced by the Seth books by Jane Roberts, their teachings being very similar to Seth's "you create your own reality" and the name Seth features very prominently on the Abraham-Hicks site, being the name of a character in a book series developed by Esther and Jerry.
Esther Hicks, 2005A key teaching of the Abraham Group is that achieving your desires is done by feeling hopeful and positive about those goals, rather than fearful. The teachings often refer to vibrations - in the nature of, your thoughts are 'vibrations' that influence the 'vibrations of reality,' and in this way have a real impact on the physical world. To summarize, if you think positive thoughts, and so align up your good vibration, good things will happen to you. Equally, if something bad happens to you, then in some sense it was your own doing, because you must have aligned up your bad vibration to encourage or endorse it. An example - when referring to the people who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks, Abraham says "There are no victims, there are only co-creators."
The Abraham Group's views on parenting is an approach of non-intervention, hands-off, and with as few boundaries as possible - in that children should be allowed to develop as their inner being directs them. If a person sees a child doing something that the viewer believes is better not done, he/she should concentrate on the best in the child rather than punishing the child, or forcing rules upon the child.
The Abraham Group's views on the detrimental effects of aging, is that these effects, like everything else, are also controlled by your 'vibration' or your 'way of thinking,' so a person who is truly harmonious and in tune with themself will cease to have any cellular degeneration.
When the Abraham Group is speaking through Esther Hicks, like other channelled entities such as Kryon, a lot of analogies are used to describe complex life situations.
Dreams are considered important to the Abraham Group - "A dream is your reemergence back into Nonphysical, achieving vibrational alignment with who you are then."
These are the basic Abraham's teachings in brief, as outlined by the Abraham-Hicks group:
You are a Physical Extension of that which is Non-physical.
You are here in this body because you chose to be here.
The basis of your life is Freedom; the purpose of your life is Joy.
You are a creator; you create with your every thought.
Anything that you can imagine is yours to be or do or have.
You are choosing your creations as you are choosing your thoughts.
The Universe adores you; for it knows your broadest intentions.
Relax into your natural Well-being. All is well.
You are a creator of thoughtways on your unique path of joy.
Actions to be taken and money to be exchanged are by-products of your focus on joy.
You may appropriately depart your body without illness or pain.
You cannot die; you are Everlasting Life.
No part of the Abraham-Hicks website is specifically devoted to the topic of providing proof that Esther is channelling anyone - although many testimonials of her clients are available.
Together Esther and Jerry Hicks have authored many books including Ask, And It Is Given. and "The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham", which have become a best-selling books published by Louise Hay's Hay House publishers. Ask, And It Is Given has an introduction by author Wayne Dyer.
Their books include three children's books titled Sara (books 1-3), Ask And It Is Given, and a newly released book titled The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent. They have also released a deck of Abraham "Well Being Cards" and their newest deck, "Ask and It Is Given" cards. Their output over the past 20 years has been extensive and includes over 800 audio and video tapes on various issues.
Esther has also expressed some of her ideas in The Secret, however the footage featuring Esther was later removed in the "Extended Edition" of The Secret due to contractual issues
In the development of the Abraham material, Esther and Jerry Hicks appear to have been deeply influenced by the Seth books by Jane Roberts, their teachings being very similar to Seth's "you create your own reality" and the name Seth features very prominently on the Abraham-Hicks site, being the name of a character in a book series developed by Esther and Jerry.
Esther Hicks, 2005A key teaching of the Abraham Group is that achieving your desires is done by feeling hopeful and positive about those goals, rather than fearful. The teachings often refer to vibrations - in the nature of, your thoughts are 'vibrations' that influence the 'vibrations of reality,' and in this way have a real impact on the physical world. To summarize, if you think positive thoughts, and so align up your good vibration, good things will happen to you. Equally, if something bad happens to you, then in some sense it was your own doing, because you must have aligned up your bad vibration to encourage or endorse it. An example - when referring to the people who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks, Abraham says "There are no victims, there are only co-creators."
The Abraham Group's views on parenting is an approach of non-intervention, hands-off, and with as few boundaries as possible - in that children should be allowed to develop as their inner being directs them. If a person sees a child doing something that the viewer believes is better not done, he/she should concentrate on the best in the child rather than punishing the child, or forcing rules upon the child.
The Abraham Group's views on the detrimental effects of aging, is that these effects, like everything else, are also controlled by your 'vibration' or your 'way of thinking,' so a person who is truly harmonious and in tune with themself will cease to have any cellular degeneration.
When the Abraham Group is speaking through Esther Hicks, like other channelled entities such as Kryon, a lot of analogies are used to describe complex life situations.
Dreams are considered important to the Abraham Group - "A dream is your reemergence back into Nonphysical, achieving vibrational alignment with who you are then."
These are the basic Abraham's teachings in brief, as outlined by the Abraham-Hicks group:
You are a Physical Extension of that which is Non-physical.
You are here in this body because you chose to be here.
The basis of your life is Freedom; the purpose of your life is Joy.
You are a creator; you create with your every thought.
Anything that you can imagine is yours to be or do or have.
You are choosing your creations as you are choosing your thoughts.
The Universe adores you; for it knows your broadest intentions.
Relax into your natural Well-being. All is well.
You are a creator of thoughtways on your unique path of joy.
Actions to be taken and money to be exchanged are by-products of your focus on joy.
You may appropriately depart your body without illness or pain.
You cannot die; you are Everlasting Life.
No part of the Abraham-Hicks website is specifically devoted to the topic of providing proof that Esther is channelling anyone - although many testimonials of her clients are available.
Together Esther and Jerry Hicks have authored many books including Ask, And It Is Given. and "The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham", which have become a best-selling books published by Louise Hay's Hay House publishers. Ask, And It Is Given has an introduction by author Wayne Dyer.
Their books include three children's books titled Sara (books 1-3), Ask And It Is Given, and a newly released book titled The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent. They have also released a deck of Abraham "Well Being Cards" and their newest deck, "Ask and It Is Given" cards. Their output over the past 20 years has been extensive and includes over 800 audio and video tapes on various issues.
Esther has also expressed some of her ideas in The Secret, however the footage featuring Esther was later removed in the "Extended Edition" of The Secret due to contractual issues
the Law of Attraction
The Law of Attraction is an idea that is widespread in New Age and New Thought philosophy. It posits to never dwell on the negative, as the metaphysical principle of life is embodied in a "law of attraction": "you get what you think about, your thoughts determine your destiny."
Dick Sutphen affirms that the Law of Attraction states, in a nutshell, is like attracts like.
Books have been written on the subject by Michael Losier, Jerry and Esther Hicks, Penny Jordan, Sheryl Woods, Robert Anthony[3], Kristi Gold, Liz Gerstein, David Hooper, Sandra Anne Taylor, Ernest Holmes, William Walker Atkinson, Norman Vincent Peale, Robert Collier, Israel Regardie, Anastasia Kile, Mark Allen, Bob Proctor, Joe Vitale, Dr. Wilfredo Chevere, and Lynn Grabhorn.
One web site offers contacts with business, spiritual, and life coaches who include the "Law of Attraction" in their approach.
Esther Hicks, a professional channel, is one of the best-known [citation needed] proponents of the subject. Her web site describes it as "The most powerful law in the universe."
In March 2006 a film The Secret based on, and explaining, the "Law of Attraction", was broadcast through the internet. Larry King, Ellen Degeneres, and Oprah Winfrey have recorded shows based on the film. A book based on the film has recently been released.
Dick Sutphen affirms that the Law of Attraction states, in a nutshell, is like attracts like.
Books have been written on the subject by Michael Losier, Jerry and Esther Hicks, Penny Jordan, Sheryl Woods, Robert Anthony[3], Kristi Gold, Liz Gerstein, David Hooper, Sandra Anne Taylor, Ernest Holmes, William Walker Atkinson, Norman Vincent Peale, Robert Collier, Israel Regardie, Anastasia Kile, Mark Allen, Bob Proctor, Joe Vitale, Dr. Wilfredo Chevere, and Lynn Grabhorn.
One web site offers contacts with business, spiritual, and life coaches who include the "Law of Attraction" in their approach.
Esther Hicks, a professional channel, is one of the best-known [citation needed] proponents of the subject. Her web site describes it as "The most powerful law in the universe."
In March 2006 a film The Secret based on, and explaining, the "Law of Attraction", was broadcast through the internet. Larry King, Ellen Degeneres, and Oprah Winfrey have recorded shows based on the film. A book based on the film has recently been released.
Friday, February 16, 2007
The Secret, Part 2
The Secret premier was broadcast through the Internet on March 23, 2006 using Vividas technology. It is still available by pay per view through streaming media, and available on DVD at The Secret, the official site for the film. A new extended edition of The Secret was released to the public on October 1, 2006 and later featured on two special episodes of The Larry King Live Show on November 2, 2006 and November 16, 2006. The episodes are called "Beyond Positive Thinking" or "The Power of Positive Thinking."
On December 1, 2006, comedienne Ellen Degeneres followed suit by presenting two of The Secret teachers on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Oprah Winfrey presented The Secret on her show on Thursday February 8, 2007. The Australian television premiere was on channel 9 on Saturday, February 3, 2007.
The movie is advertised on the Internet using tease advertising and viral marketing techniques in which "The Secret" and the specific details of the film were not revealed.
The first twenty minutes of the movie has been made available at Google Video by Dragon 8 Publicists and DrewPictures.net to promote the DVD and other related titles.
Although the DVD is not sold at national bookstores, it was one of the top five DVDs sold at Amazon during Christmas week, 2006. A book version, also called "The Secret" reached the top ten of The New York Times bestseller list.
Time Magazine describes the brisk sales of the DVD through New Age bookstores, and New Thought churches like Unity and Agape.
Journalist Jeffrey Ressner, reporting in Time Magazine, writes that some critics are concerned with the film’s attitude towards "using ancient wisdom to acquire material goods". In one example in the film, "a kid who wants a red BMX bicycle cuts out a picture in a catalog, concentrates real hard, and is rewarded with the spiffy two-wheeler."
Aggressive marketing
Since the first release of the DVD, Esther Hicks declined to continue with the project, mentioning contractual issues in a letter to friends. Also, in the letter she and her husband say: "Jerry and I were uncomfortable with what felt to us like a rather aggressive marketing campaign (just not our style, nothing wrong with it)... allowing them to edit us out was the path of least resistance."
Health claims
ABC news referred to claims that the mind has power over our health as "perhaps the most controversial" in The Secret. They quote Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder of Agape International Spiritual Center, as saying: "I've seen kidneys regenerated. I've seen cancer dissolved,"
http://www.jonhs.net/freemovies/secret.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4At9hVa1U1A
http://www.jonhs.net/freemovies/secret.htm
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1573136,00.html
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On December 1, 2006, comedienne Ellen Degeneres followed suit by presenting two of The Secret teachers on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Oprah Winfrey presented The Secret on her show on Thursday February 8, 2007. The Australian television premiere was on channel 9 on Saturday, February 3, 2007.
The movie is advertised on the Internet using tease advertising and viral marketing techniques in which "The Secret" and the specific details of the film were not revealed.
The first twenty minutes of the movie has been made available at Google Video by Dragon 8 Publicists and DrewPictures.net to promote the DVD and other related titles.
Although the DVD is not sold at national bookstores, it was one of the top five DVDs sold at Amazon during Christmas week, 2006. A book version, also called "The Secret" reached the top ten of The New York Times bestseller list.
Time Magazine describes the brisk sales of the DVD through New Age bookstores, and New Thought churches like Unity and Agape.
Journalist Jeffrey Ressner, reporting in Time Magazine, writes that some critics are concerned with the film’s attitude towards "using ancient wisdom to acquire material goods". In one example in the film, "a kid who wants a red BMX bicycle cuts out a picture in a catalog, concentrates real hard, and is rewarded with the spiffy two-wheeler."
Aggressive marketing
Since the first release of the DVD, Esther Hicks declined to continue with the project, mentioning contractual issues in a letter to friends. Also, in the letter she and her husband say: "Jerry and I were uncomfortable with what felt to us like a rather aggressive marketing campaign (just not our style, nothing wrong with it)... allowing them to edit us out was the path of least resistance."
Health claims
ABC news referred to claims that the mind has power over our health as "perhaps the most controversial" in The Secret. They quote Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder of Agape International Spiritual Center, as saying: "I've seen kidneys regenerated. I've seen cancer dissolved,"
http://www.jonhs.net/freemovies/secret.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4At9hVa1U1A
http://www.jonhs.net/freemovies/secret.htm
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1573136,00.html
http://www.drewpictures.com/kb.asp?ID=8&Click=4690http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2681640&page=2
The Secret, Part 1
The Secret is a feature length film produced by Prime Time Productions. The film is comprised of a series of interviews and dramatizations, related to the concept of the "The Law of Attraction" and is distributed primarily through online streaming media, and DVD, but has also screened on the Nine Network in Australia. A related hardcover book has also been released.
The Secret uses a documentary format to present the "Law of Attraction". This law is the "secret" that, according to the tagline, "has travelled through centuries to reach you". The film features interviews of professionals in the business of promoting, teaching, or writing about the concept of the "Law of Attraction". Interspersed among the interviews are testimonials, real-life stories, and quotes from historical figures.
As put forth in the film, the "Law of Attraction" principle posits that our feelings and thoughts attract real events in the world into our lives; from the workings of the entire cosmos to interactions among individuals in their physical, emotional, and professional affairs. The film also suggests that there has been a conspiracy to keep this central principle hidden from the public. The previews or "clues" to the film, show men who "uncovered the Secret...". On the DVD, Rhonda Byrne, creator, explains that she got inspired to create The Secret after reading the 1910 classic The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles.
The film identifies specific historical figures and contemporary individuals as purported teachers of the "Law of Attraction."
Current Secret Teachers
The film interviews "Secret teachers" (professionals and authors) in the fields of quantum physics, psychology , metaphysics, theology, philosophy, finance, feng shui, medicine, and personal development, with some of these individuals, at their websites, promoting the film and their connection to it. A few of these individuals do not speak of this "Law of Attraction" in their interviews, and evidence that these individuals are teachers of the "law" or agree with it is not provided in the film or at the film's website.
The Secret teachers interviewed in the film, and then later featured on prominent american TV shows, are: John Assaraf, Rev. Michael Beckwith, John Demartini, Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield, James Arthur Ray, Joe Vitale, and Lisa Nichols. Other so-called "Secret teachers", interviewed in the film, are: Lee Brower, Marie Diamond, Mike Dooley, Bob Doyle, Hale Dwoskin, Cathy Goodman, Morris E. Goodman, John Gray, John Hagelin, Bill Harris, Esther Hicks, Ben Johnson, Loral Langemeier, David Schirmer, Marci Shimoff, Denis Waitley, Neale Donald Walsch, and Fred Alan Wolf.
Past Secret Teachers
The film also includes quotes by historical figures with Rhonda Byrne, the producer, stating in a voice-over in the film, "I can't believe all the people who knew this; they were the greatest people in history", claiming they are "past secret teachers". The people mentioned include Aristotle, W. Clement Stone, Plato, Isaac Newton, Martin Luther King, Carl Jung, Victor Hugo, Henry Ford, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Robert Collier, Winston Churchill, Andrew Carnegie, Joseph Campbell, Alexander Graham Bell, Ludvig Van Beethoven, Charles Fillmore, Wallace D. Wattles, Thomas Troward, and Charles F. Haanel.
The Secret uses a documentary format to present the "Law of Attraction". This law is the "secret" that, according to the tagline, "has travelled through centuries to reach you". The film features interviews of professionals in the business of promoting, teaching, or writing about the concept of the "Law of Attraction". Interspersed among the interviews are testimonials, real-life stories, and quotes from historical figures.
As put forth in the film, the "Law of Attraction" principle posits that our feelings and thoughts attract real events in the world into our lives; from the workings of the entire cosmos to interactions among individuals in their physical, emotional, and professional affairs. The film also suggests that there has been a conspiracy to keep this central principle hidden from the public. The previews or "clues" to the film, show men who "uncovered the Secret...". On the DVD, Rhonda Byrne, creator, explains that she got inspired to create The Secret after reading the 1910 classic The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles.
The film identifies specific historical figures and contemporary individuals as purported teachers of the "Law of Attraction."
Current Secret Teachers
The film interviews "Secret teachers" (professionals and authors) in the fields of quantum physics, psychology , metaphysics, theology, philosophy, finance, feng shui, medicine, and personal development, with some of these individuals, at their websites, promoting the film and their connection to it. A few of these individuals do not speak of this "Law of Attraction" in their interviews, and evidence that these individuals are teachers of the "law" or agree with it is not provided in the film or at the film's website.
The Secret teachers interviewed in the film, and then later featured on prominent american TV shows, are: John Assaraf, Rev. Michael Beckwith, John Demartini, Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield, James Arthur Ray, Joe Vitale, and Lisa Nichols. Other so-called "Secret teachers", interviewed in the film, are: Lee Brower, Marie Diamond, Mike Dooley, Bob Doyle, Hale Dwoskin, Cathy Goodman, Morris E. Goodman, John Gray, John Hagelin, Bill Harris, Esther Hicks, Ben Johnson, Loral Langemeier, David Schirmer, Marci Shimoff, Denis Waitley, Neale Donald Walsch, and Fred Alan Wolf.
Past Secret Teachers
The film also includes quotes by historical figures with Rhonda Byrne, the producer, stating in a voice-over in the film, "I can't believe all the people who knew this; they were the greatest people in history", claiming they are "past secret teachers". The people mentioned include Aristotle, W. Clement Stone, Plato, Isaac Newton, Martin Luther King, Carl Jung, Victor Hugo, Henry Ford, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Robert Collier, Winston Churchill, Andrew Carnegie, Joseph Campbell, Alexander Graham Bell, Ludvig Van Beethoven, Charles Fillmore, Wallace D. Wattles, Thomas Troward, and Charles F. Haanel.
The Secret
The Secret:
"There is a secret which books like Think and Grow Rich, The Science of Getting Rich, The Millionaire Course, The One Minute Millionaire etc. all have in common. It is *the* secret to achieving anything and everything you want out of life. The greatest minds in history used this secret to achieve their greatness.
Now, there is a new movie out called 'The Secret' which reveals and explains the secret in easy to understand terms. It can be purchased on DVD for $29.99 or viewed online for $5 on their website. I just finished watching it, and I would recommend everyone see this movie."
"There is a secret which books like Think and Grow Rich, The Science of Getting Rich, The Millionaire Course, The One Minute Millionaire etc. all have in common. It is *the* secret to achieving anything and everything you want out of life. The greatest minds in history used this secret to achieve their greatness.
Now, there is a new movie out called 'The Secret' which reveals and explains the secret in easy to understand terms. It can be purchased on DVD for $29.99 or viewed online for $5 on their website. I just finished watching it, and I would recommend everyone see this movie."
'Secret' attracts plenty of attention - USATODAY.com
'Secret' attracts plenty of attention - USATODAY.com:
"What's The Secret?
It's a controversial self-help book (and DVD) that has reached phenomenon status — by purporting to know 'the secret' to happiness.
Today the book (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.99) hits No. 1 on USA TODAY'S Best-Selling Books list.
Want a new job, a million dollars or a gorgeous girlfriend?
Author Rhonda Byrne says the secret is the law of attraction: If you think positively, you become a magnet that pulls everything you want toward you.
The book has been touted on TV by Oprah Winfrey (just last week), Larry King and Ellen DeGeneres. Word-of-mouth is helping sales as well.
'People are finding out about it from other people,' says Beyond Words editor in chief Cynthia Black, who heard about The Secret DVD from a friend and then signed Byrne to a book contract. "
"What's The Secret?
It's a controversial self-help book (and DVD) that has reached phenomenon status — by purporting to know 'the secret' to happiness.
Today the book (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.99) hits No. 1 on USA TODAY'S Best-Selling Books list.
Want a new job, a million dollars or a gorgeous girlfriend?
Author Rhonda Byrne says the secret is the law of attraction: If you think positively, you become a magnet that pulls everything you want toward you.
The book has been touted on TV by Oprah Winfrey (just last week), Larry King and Ellen DeGeneres. Word-of-mouth is helping sales as well.
'People are finding out about it from other people,' says Beyond Words editor in chief Cynthia Black, who heard about The Secret DVD from a friend and then signed Byrne to a book contract. "
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin State Journal:
"The 'Secret' is out
ANDY ERDMAN
aerdman@madison.com
I know 'The Secret' to the universe.
It's a secret so powerful that the very knowledge of its existence could start you down the path to infinite happiness, riches, love and good health. What would you offer to discover this secret?
Would you surrender your Badger tickets? Your kidneys? Your first-born? Not necessary. Try $29.95.
For less than it costs to fill your gas tank, the DVD phenomenon 'The Secret' and its principles could be revealed to you. But if you haven't heard of it, you're not alone. It's not easy to find in the mainstream: Blockbuster doesn't rent it out, and Best Buy doesn't sell it. 'The Secret,' also in book form, is most regularly purchased online."
"The 'Secret' is out
ANDY ERDMAN
aerdman@madison.com
I know 'The Secret' to the universe.
It's a secret so powerful that the very knowledge of its existence could start you down the path to infinite happiness, riches, love and good health. What would you offer to discover this secret?
Would you surrender your Badger tickets? Your kidneys? Your first-born? Not necessary. Try $29.95.
For less than it costs to fill your gas tank, the DVD phenomenon 'The Secret' and its principles could be revealed to you. But if you haven't heard of it, you're not alone. It's not easy to find in the mainstream: Blockbuster doesn't rent it out, and Best Buy doesn't sell it. 'The Secret,' also in book form, is most regularly purchased online."
Thursday, February 15, 2007
How to Achieve Your Goals Effortlessly, Guaranteed
How to Achieve Your Goals Effortlessly, Guaranteed
Can you really achieve your money, health, relationship and other goals effortlessly or do you have to struggle? Can move in a way that guarantees that your goals are achieved, or are you at the mercy of luck?
Yes, you can achieve your goals effortlessly. As much as your logical mind may tell you that effortless goal achievement is impossible, that is still a conditioned belief. For evidence, look to nature.
How do you suppose a tiny seed grows into a giant tree with no construction workers supervising the ‘building’ of that tree? How do you suppose you grew without any effort on your part from a tiny egg and sperm into a full grown being? Yes, you ate, but you didn’t have to do anything to grow. How do you suppose this entire planet has sustained itself for millions and millions of years without any trucks coming in from outer space with food and material deliveries? Nature, by nature, moves forward effortlessly.
Have you ever observed the ocean’s waves crashing at a beach? Do you know how much electricity and technology, work and money, would have to go into a machine that would replicate that if we were to build one? Yet nature creates crashing ocean waves the world over for your enjoyment, free, and without any effort on the part of the ocean. Simply by being an ocean, and working with the laws of the universe, tremendous power is released effortlessly.
And that brings us to the part about the guarantee. Yes, your goals can be achieved in a guaranteed way. The amazing thing about the universe is that it is an organized place. The whole of it is one big miracle! And what keeps it going is what you may call laws of the universe. Now, these laws never err even once (you can imagine what a disaster that would be if they did).
So here is how your guarantee comes in: If you flow against these laws, then you have to struggle to achieve anything. If you flow with the laws, then, by nature, you enter effortlessness.
Now we shall look at the one law that we need to know about for effortless achievement of your goals.
Can you really achieve your money, health, relationship and other goals effortlessly or do you have to struggle? Can move in a way that guarantees that your goals are achieved, or are you at the mercy of luck?
Yes, you can achieve your goals effortlessly. As much as your logical mind may tell you that effortless goal achievement is impossible, that is still a conditioned belief. For evidence, look to nature.
How do you suppose a tiny seed grows into a giant tree with no construction workers supervising the ‘building’ of that tree? How do you suppose you grew without any effort on your part from a tiny egg and sperm into a full grown being? Yes, you ate, but you didn’t have to do anything to grow. How do you suppose this entire planet has sustained itself for millions and millions of years without any trucks coming in from outer space with food and material deliveries? Nature, by nature, moves forward effortlessly.
Have you ever observed the ocean’s waves crashing at a beach? Do you know how much electricity and technology, work and money, would have to go into a machine that would replicate that if we were to build one? Yet nature creates crashing ocean waves the world over for your enjoyment, free, and without any effort on the part of the ocean. Simply by being an ocean, and working with the laws of the universe, tremendous power is released effortlessly.
And that brings us to the part about the guarantee. Yes, your goals can be achieved in a guaranteed way. The amazing thing about the universe is that it is an organized place. The whole of it is one big miracle! And what keeps it going is what you may call laws of the universe. Now, these laws never err even once (you can imagine what a disaster that would be if they did).
So here is how your guarantee comes in: If you flow against these laws, then you have to struggle to achieve anything. If you flow with the laws, then, by nature, you enter effortlessness.
Now we shall look at the one law that we need to know about for effortless achievement of your goals.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Earning (receiving)
Earning (receiving) by David Cameron
My income is constantly increasing
I enjoy earning.
I deserve to be wealthy.
My job/business is one of the pipelines through which I tap the infinite wealth of the universe for my own desires.
My personal connection to Infinite Being and Infinite Intelligence is enough to yield a huge personal fortune.
People enjoy paying me for what I enjoy doing the most.
Life always holds out as much goodness as I am willing to accept.
I am enjoying creating value for the people that give me money.
I have the right to give myself permission to become wealthy or do anything that I want.
Each year, my money increases faster than I spend it.
It takes less effort to be wealthy than it does to keep out the universal supply.
Life rewards me with abundance.
I deserve to be wealthy, rich, prosperous and affluent.
I enjoy expressing my abundance.
I don’t have to work to get money.
Spending (giving)
I spend money wisely.
I always have more money than I need.
I bless all my bills with love.
I pay all my bills on time easily.
I enjoy spending.
My income now exceeds my expenses.
Every dollar I spend comes back multiplied.
The more willing I am to enrich others, the more willing others are to enrich me.
I now have a positive personal cash flow.
Saving
I am worthy of having money in the bank.
I am financially independent and solvent.
I enjoy saving.
A part of all that I earn is mine to keep.
Investing
I enjoy investing.
I find investing to be relaxing, easy and safe.
My income increases every day whether I am working, sleeping or playing.
All my investments are profitable.
I don’t have to work to get money.
Part of all my profits goes into permanent wealth creation, capital and reserves.
You have many beliefs about money. Many of those beliefs are transparent to you (you do not consciously know you have them) and so they work behind the scenes producing results that seem to come from some external source (thus the idea of being a helpless victim of circumstances or chance). But you can bring them out of transparency and even change them. You can also discover your beliefs by asking yourself questions like:
What did I learn about money as a child?
What is my biggest fear about money?
How did my family handle money?
How do I handle money?
Do I feel worthy of having and enjoying money?
What do I criticize and praise myself for regarding money?
It is of great help to have some kind of a guide as you go along making deep changes in your belief systems. It also helps greatly to keep records and measure your progress. The degree of guidance you can get varies greatly as well, and it is important to choose a guide that fits well with you yet moves you further than you imagine (this helps you see beyond your "fence").
http://www.law-of-attraction-info.com/financialsecurity.html
My income is constantly increasing
I enjoy earning.
I deserve to be wealthy.
My job/business is one of the pipelines through which I tap the infinite wealth of the universe for my own desires.
My personal connection to Infinite Being and Infinite Intelligence is enough to yield a huge personal fortune.
People enjoy paying me for what I enjoy doing the most.
Life always holds out as much goodness as I am willing to accept.
I am enjoying creating value for the people that give me money.
I have the right to give myself permission to become wealthy or do anything that I want.
Each year, my money increases faster than I spend it.
It takes less effort to be wealthy than it does to keep out the universal supply.
Life rewards me with abundance.
I deserve to be wealthy, rich, prosperous and affluent.
I enjoy expressing my abundance.
I don’t have to work to get money.
Spending (giving)
I spend money wisely.
I always have more money than I need.
I bless all my bills with love.
I pay all my bills on time easily.
I enjoy spending.
My income now exceeds my expenses.
Every dollar I spend comes back multiplied.
The more willing I am to enrich others, the more willing others are to enrich me.
I now have a positive personal cash flow.
Saving
I am worthy of having money in the bank.
I am financially independent and solvent.
I enjoy saving.
A part of all that I earn is mine to keep.
Investing
I enjoy investing.
I find investing to be relaxing, easy and safe.
My income increases every day whether I am working, sleeping or playing.
All my investments are profitable.
I don’t have to work to get money.
Part of all my profits goes into permanent wealth creation, capital and reserves.
You have many beliefs about money. Many of those beliefs are transparent to you (you do not consciously know you have them) and so they work behind the scenes producing results that seem to come from some external source (thus the idea of being a helpless victim of circumstances or chance). But you can bring them out of transparency and even change them. You can also discover your beliefs by asking yourself questions like:
What did I learn about money as a child?
What is my biggest fear about money?
How did my family handle money?
How do I handle money?
Do I feel worthy of having and enjoying money?
What do I criticize and praise myself for regarding money?
It is of great help to have some kind of a guide as you go along making deep changes in your belief systems. It also helps greatly to keep records and measure your progress. The degree of guidance you can get varies greatly as well, and it is important to choose a guide that fits well with you yet moves you further than you imagine (this helps you see beyond your "fence").
http://www.law-of-attraction-info.com/financialsecurity.html
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Creating Financial Security through Money Affirmations, Beliefs and Action
Creating Financial Security through Money Affirmations, Beliefs and Action
Your beliefs create the world you live in and experience. If you wish to make any lasting change to a habit, pattern, repeating experience and so on, you do it at the fundamental level, at the level of belief. Affirmations are a great way, one way, to change beliefs.
"Your beliefs form your reality, your body and its condition, your personal relationships, your environment, and en masse your civilization and your world." – Seth
In the creation of wealth, you require to ensure that you are clear and positive (allowing, not resisting and negating) in four key areas of wealth:
Earning (receiving)
Spending (giving)
Saving
Investing
These are the four corners of wealth. The first two function like breathing, like your body's circulation system, or even like the weather pattern. In other words, money, just like breath and the rest of life, moves in cycles. In and out. Giving/receiving or earning/spending are two sides of the same coin. They both need to be healthy. Without circulation, the system dies.
The remaining two are what allows for growth in wealth. Saving represents many things. For one, it represents the fact that you value your future enough to save for it; you feel you have a future worth saving for. It also represents paying yourself first, valuing yourself. Instead of spending all the money you earn and leaving nothing for yourself, you spend some and keep some for yourself. By the way, you are not saving to buy consumables like a TV or a trip in future. No. You are saving to use that money to invest in yourself, and to have it make money for you. And this is where the final corner, investing, comes in. You invest so that the money you earned, at least part of it, is not forever lost in a spending spree. Instead, it remains with you and works on its own, without your further effort, to make more money for you. In other words, you work for the money (earn) and then stop, after which you allow the money to work for you and give you much more than you produced in the first place. That is the point of investing - having the money work for you and produce more of it than was originally, without you having to spend more effort. Investing is similar to nature's principle of creating more of itself effortlessly. Without this last step, it is very hard to become wealthy. Remember: Invest wisely.
Here are sample affirmations gathered for you from various sources (affirmations partly gathered from You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay and Rebirthing in the New Age by Leonard Orr and Sondra Ray). As you do the affirmations, notice how you feel about them. Then follow these feelings freely without resisting or manipulating them and see where they lead you (they will always lead you to the beliefs behind them).
Your beliefs create the world you live in and experience. If you wish to make any lasting change to a habit, pattern, repeating experience and so on, you do it at the fundamental level, at the level of belief. Affirmations are a great way, one way, to change beliefs.
"Your beliefs form your reality, your body and its condition, your personal relationships, your environment, and en masse your civilization and your world." – Seth
In the creation of wealth, you require to ensure that you are clear and positive (allowing, not resisting and negating) in four key areas of wealth:
Earning (receiving)
Spending (giving)
Saving
Investing
These are the four corners of wealth. The first two function like breathing, like your body's circulation system, or even like the weather pattern. In other words, money, just like breath and the rest of life, moves in cycles. In and out. Giving/receiving or earning/spending are two sides of the same coin. They both need to be healthy. Without circulation, the system dies.
The remaining two are what allows for growth in wealth. Saving represents many things. For one, it represents the fact that you value your future enough to save for it; you feel you have a future worth saving for. It also represents paying yourself first, valuing yourself. Instead of spending all the money you earn and leaving nothing for yourself, you spend some and keep some for yourself. By the way, you are not saving to buy consumables like a TV or a trip in future. No. You are saving to use that money to invest in yourself, and to have it make money for you. And this is where the final corner, investing, comes in. You invest so that the money you earned, at least part of it, is not forever lost in a spending spree. Instead, it remains with you and works on its own, without your further effort, to make more money for you. In other words, you work for the money (earn) and then stop, after which you allow the money to work for you and give you much more than you produced in the first place. That is the point of investing - having the money work for you and produce more of it than was originally, without you having to spend more effort. Investing is similar to nature's principle of creating more of itself effortlessly. Without this last step, it is very hard to become wealthy. Remember: Invest wisely.
Here are sample affirmations gathered for you from various sources (affirmations partly gathered from You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay and Rebirthing in the New Age by Leonard Orr and Sondra Ray). As you do the affirmations, notice how you feel about them. Then follow these feelings freely without resisting or manipulating them and see where they lead you (they will always lead you to the beliefs behind them).
Monday, February 12, 2007
8 Steps to Solving All Financial, Relationship, Security or Health Problems
8 Steps to Solving All Financial, Relationship, Security or Health Problems
Supporting the creation of every financial, health, security or relationship problem or phenomenal success is a set of timeless universal laws that never fail or err. Not even once. Every moment unfolds under perfect laws. Knowing what these laws are and how to apply them will miraculously wipe out any problem and produce success, always.
Over the last 4,000 years or so, we have repeatedly received the exact same how-the-world-works guidance from industry barons, spiritual masters, philosophers, quantum physicists, great leaders and sages.
Here are some tips on how you can solve any financial, relationship, security or health problem:
1. Understand your world. Many Nobel Prize winning physicists have recently proven beyond doubt that the physical world is one large sea of energy that flashes into and out of being in a fraction of a second, over and over again. Nothing is solid. This is the world of Quantum Physics. They have proven that thoughts are what put together and hold together this ever-changing energy field into the ‘objects’ that we see.
2. Know the tools of creation. Your thoughts, words and actions create your experiences. You become what you think about. Albert Einstein once said that imagination is the most powerful creative force. The Bible says ‘As a man thinketh, so is he.’ Become very aware of your thoughts, and be deliberate in your thinking. There are no idle thoughts. Have vision, and stick with it.
3. Believe. Henry Ford said “Whether you think you can or can’t – either way you are right”. That is pretty much the same thing that Jesus and many others have said.
4. Understand cause and effect. The law of cause and effect is the prime law that runs the universe. It is the number one law. Every spiritual and scientific teacher has sought to teach it. They may have said you reap what you sow, or you get what you give, or what goes around comes around, or karma, or consequences, or every action has an equal and opposite reaction, or many other similar statements. Quantum physics is now teaching us how this works, exactly, on a sub-atomic level. Things get better when you get better. They get worse when you get worse. The world is all within you. You are at cause over everything that happens in your life, whether you were conscious of it or not.
Full article here:
http://successnet.org/cms/success-principles/8-steps-to-solving-all-financial-relationship-security-or-health-problems
Supporting the creation of every financial, health, security or relationship problem or phenomenal success is a set of timeless universal laws that never fail or err. Not even once. Every moment unfolds under perfect laws. Knowing what these laws are and how to apply them will miraculously wipe out any problem and produce success, always.
Over the last 4,000 years or so, we have repeatedly received the exact same how-the-world-works guidance from industry barons, spiritual masters, philosophers, quantum physicists, great leaders and sages.
Here are some tips on how you can solve any financial, relationship, security or health problem:
1. Understand your world. Many Nobel Prize winning physicists have recently proven beyond doubt that the physical world is one large sea of energy that flashes into and out of being in a fraction of a second, over and over again. Nothing is solid. This is the world of Quantum Physics. They have proven that thoughts are what put together and hold together this ever-changing energy field into the ‘objects’ that we see.
2. Know the tools of creation. Your thoughts, words and actions create your experiences. You become what you think about. Albert Einstein once said that imagination is the most powerful creative force. The Bible says ‘As a man thinketh, so is he.’ Become very aware of your thoughts, and be deliberate in your thinking. There are no idle thoughts. Have vision, and stick with it.
3. Believe. Henry Ford said “Whether you think you can or can’t – either way you are right”. That is pretty much the same thing that Jesus and many others have said.
4. Understand cause and effect. The law of cause and effect is the prime law that runs the universe. It is the number one law. Every spiritual and scientific teacher has sought to teach it. They may have said you reap what you sow, or you get what you give, or what goes around comes around, or karma, or consequences, or every action has an equal and opposite reaction, or many other similar statements. Quantum physics is now teaching us how this works, exactly, on a sub-atomic level. Things get better when you get better. They get worse when you get worse. The world is all within you. You are at cause over everything that happens in your life, whether you were conscious of it or not.
Full article here:
http://successnet.org/cms/success-principles/8-steps-to-solving-all-financial-relationship-security-or-health-problems
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Manifesting Reality: Treat It As a System
Treat It As a System
Your ego and your creative energy function together as a system to
create your life experiences. Your ego holds your beliefs, which it
keeps alive on a continual basis, and your creative energy transforms
itself into experiences which reflect the beliefs. This is why it is
said that your experiences mirror your beliefs. Remaining aware that
your ego and creative energy function together as a system is useful because it implies that it will alert you when
it cannot create the positive experiences you really want to have. This
allows you the opportunity to give it what it needs to create
beneficial, rather than negative, experiences.
Your ego and your creative energy function together as a system to
create your life experiences. Your ego holds your beliefs, which it
keeps alive on a continual basis, and your creative energy transforms
itself into experiences which reflect the beliefs. This is why it is
said that your experiences mirror your beliefs. Remaining aware that
your ego and creative energy function together as a system is useful because it implies that it will alert you when
it cannot create the positive experiences you really want to have. This
allows you the opportunity to give it what it needs to create
beneficial, rather than negative, experiences.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Manifesting Reality - From Intent to Automobile
From Intent to Automobile
In "real" life, this transformation of thought into a state of energy and then into a state of mass may translate into an experience like Lucille's.
Lucille constantly thinks about driving a new red car.
Unbeknownst to her, each time she thinks the thought, the thought instantly becomes energy, creative energy, which is subsequently absorbed by atoms and molecules; eventually it becomes part of a "thing" which emulates the thought. Obviously the more prevalent Lucille's thought is, the more creative energy it produces.
In addition, Lucille's creative energy interacts and communicates with other energy particles, which then begin to take part in becoming the thing that is thought, which, in this case is a new, red car.
Eventually Lucille's thoughts become her car.
Though the above example is rather facile, it does attempt to describe how our experiences are created.
It also hints at why we have such varying types of experiences, some quite positive, while others are clearly negative.
For example, the force of Lucille's creative energy theoretically created her new, red car.
But what if she had simultaneously assumed that a new car would cost too much?
Her thoughts would also naturally focus on the exorbitant cost of it all.
Then, not only would her thoughts create the new, red car, they would also create experiences where she is charged too much interest, she buys a "lemon" that needs lots of repairs, or she ends up paying much more than she really needs to pay.
Her thoughts created energy that would become what she intended or believed she would see.
Full article here:
http://innerself.com/content/living/leisure-and-creativity/5539-creative-energy.html
In "real" life, this transformation of thought into a state of energy and then into a state of mass may translate into an experience like Lucille's.
Lucille constantly thinks about driving a new red car.
Unbeknownst to her, each time she thinks the thought, the thought instantly becomes energy, creative energy, which is subsequently absorbed by atoms and molecules; eventually it becomes part of a "thing" which emulates the thought. Obviously the more prevalent Lucille's thought is, the more creative energy it produces.
In addition, Lucille's creative energy interacts and communicates with other energy particles, which then begin to take part in becoming the thing that is thought, which, in this case is a new, red car.
Eventually Lucille's thoughts become her car.
Though the above example is rather facile, it does attempt to describe how our experiences are created.
It also hints at why we have such varying types of experiences, some quite positive, while others are clearly negative.
For example, the force of Lucille's creative energy theoretically created her new, red car.
But what if she had simultaneously assumed that a new car would cost too much?
Her thoughts would also naturally focus on the exorbitant cost of it all.
Then, not only would her thoughts create the new, red car, they would also create experiences where she is charged too much interest, she buys a "lemon" that needs lots of repairs, or she ends up paying much more than she really needs to pay.
Her thoughts created energy that would become what she intended or believed she would see.
Full article here:
http://innerself.com/content/living/leisure-and-creativity/5539-creative-energy.html
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Manifesting Reality - Creative Energy by Joanne C. Rodasta
Creative Energy
by Joanne C. Rodasta
Energy is Aware
*The way in which energy behaves depends on what the observer expects
to see.
Physicist Max Planck found that photons (units of light energy) acted
as either particles or as waves, depending on the experimenter's
intent. When a photon is placed in an experiment designed to show that
it acts as a wave, it will. And when the photon is placed in an
experiment designed to show that it acts as a particle, it stops
acting like a wave and starts acting like a particle. In either case,
Planck's intent did not simply interfere with the energy's movement;
instead it dominated what the energy "chose" to do.
Full article here:
http://www.innerself.com/Creating_Realities/creative_energy.htm
by Joanne C. Rodasta
Energy is Aware
*The way in which energy behaves depends on what the observer expects
to see.
Physicist Max Planck found that photons (units of light energy) acted
as either particles or as waves, depending on the experimenter's
intent. When a photon is placed in an experiment designed to show that
it acts as a wave, it will. And when the photon is placed in an
experiment designed to show that it acts as a particle, it stops
acting like a wave and starts acting like a particle. In either case,
Planck's intent did not simply interfere with the energy's movement;
instead it dominated what the energy "chose" to do.
Full article here:
http://www.innerself.com/Creating_Realities/creative_energy.htm
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Manifesting Reality: FINDING CONNECTIONS
EXERCISE: FINDING CONNECTIONS
To begin, just look around at the environment you?re in at this
moment. Pick out a certain detail. It may be the color of the
wallpaper of the room you're sitting in. It may be an image on a
magazine cover. Keep the image clearly in mind for a moment.
Now listen. to all the sounds that are in your environment. Is there a
conversation going on in the next room? Is there a radio or television
playing? Is someone using a loud lawn mower outside your window? Pick
a sound and hold it clearly in your mind.
Next, pick out some object that's nearby and touch it. It can be a
coin, a book, or even a cat or a dog. Whatever it is, touch it with
full awareness, feel its texture, and pay attention to whether it's
hard or soft, cold or warm. You've had three experiences - one of
sight, one of sound, and one of touch. Now give each of those
experiences a one-word name. If your experience of sound was of a baby
crying, for example, you could call it "baby."
Over the next 24 hours, pay attention to how those words reappear in
your life - and to the memory of the sensory experiences linked to
them. As you look for those words and sense memories, you'll discover
a series of synchronicities associated with them. If you turn those
words into omens through the power of intention, you'll encounter a
series of meaningful coincidences derived from those omens.
This is truly an exercise in using SynchroDestiny. It can also be a
step toward enlightenment, a step toward a richer understanding of
your destiny and how mysterious and magical your life really is.
To begin, just look around at the environment you?re in at this
moment. Pick out a certain detail. It may be the color of the
wallpaper of the room you're sitting in. It may be an image on a
magazine cover. Keep the image clearly in mind for a moment.
Now listen. to all the sounds that are in your environment. Is there a
conversation going on in the next room? Is there a radio or television
playing? Is someone using a loud lawn mower outside your window? Pick
a sound and hold it clearly in your mind.
Next, pick out some object that's nearby and touch it. It can be a
coin, a book, or even a cat or a dog. Whatever it is, touch it with
full awareness, feel its texture, and pay attention to whether it's
hard or soft, cold or warm. You've had three experiences - one of
sight, one of sound, and one of touch. Now give each of those
experiences a one-word name. If your experience of sound was of a baby
crying, for example, you could call it "baby."
Over the next 24 hours, pay attention to how those words reappear in
your life - and to the memory of the sensory experiences linked to
them. As you look for those words and sense memories, you'll discover
a series of synchronicities associated with them. If you turn those
words into omens through the power of intention, you'll encounter a
series of meaningful coincidences derived from those omens.
This is truly an exercise in using SynchroDestiny. It can also be a
step toward enlightenment, a step toward a richer understanding of
your destiny and how mysterious and magical your life really is.
Monday, February 5, 2007
THE POWER OF INTENTION -Deepak Chopra
THE POWER OF INTENTION
The power of intention is a critical factor in all areas of life.
Simply by intending to create synchronicity in your life, you can
nurture that result.
In Vedic teaching, there is am important concept relating to spiritual
evolution and the role that cosmic intention plays in our lives. This
is the concept of dharma, and understanding what dharma means is
essential to bringing synchronicity into your life.
Dharma is a Sanskrit word that refers to the natural path a person is
intended to follow through life. Your dharma is your destiny - but it
is destiny without any hint of compulsion or force. On the contrary,
your dharma is the path of least resistance. It's the course that is
most right and most nourishing ? that brings you the greatest
fulfillment and the most happiness.
Full article here:
http://www.chopra.com/articles/2010/11/22/harness-the-power-of-intention-coincidence-and-awareness-part-2-by-deepak-chopra/
The power of intention is a critical factor in all areas of life.
Simply by intending to create synchronicity in your life, you can
nurture that result.
In Vedic teaching, there is am important concept relating to spiritual
evolution and the role that cosmic intention plays in our lives. This
is the concept of dharma, and understanding what dharma means is
essential to bringing synchronicity into your life.
Dharma is a Sanskrit word that refers to the natural path a person is
intended to follow through life. Your dharma is your destiny - but it
is destiny without any hint of compulsion or force. On the contrary,
your dharma is the path of least resistance. It's the course that is
most right and most nourishing ? that brings you the greatest
fulfillment and the most happiness.
Full article here:
http://www.chopra.com/articles/2010/11/22/harness-the-power-of-intention-coincidence-and-awareness-part-2-by-deepak-chopra/
Saturday, February 3, 2007
How to Manifest Prosperity into Your Life So You Can Stay at Home and Write Full
This came from a website that appears to be gone now....
"Tool #1 - The 17-Second Focus
Every 17 seconds of pure thought is equal to 2000 hours of action. In 17 seconds you do more in attracting to you what you desire by thinking, saying and visualizing it than you could by going out and applying 2000 hours of action. Warning: You can UNDO that work by thinking 'it won't happen thoughts' for 17 seconds!
Use the following tool to help you focus for 17 seconds.
With your dominant hand, write a one-sentence affirmation or prayer for something you WANT.
Write it 9 times.
Write it 3 times with your non-dominant hand.
Write it 8 times with your dominant hand.
You will notice, especially when writing with your non-dominant hand, how focused you are, and it happens to be MORE than 17 seconds!
Using the 17-second Focus Tool is a powerful exercise because it combusts into 2000 hours of work/energy. As you learn to ask for what you want, pay attention because you WILL get answers and you WILL feel that you have been given an answer. The next step is for you to trust what you heard, saw, felt.
You create what you want through your thoughts and NOT through a lot of action."
"Tool #1 - The 17-Second Focus
Every 17 seconds of pure thought is equal to 2000 hours of action. In 17 seconds you do more in attracting to you what you desire by thinking, saying and visualizing it than you could by going out and applying 2000 hours of action. Warning: You can UNDO that work by thinking 'it won't happen thoughts' for 17 seconds!
Use the following tool to help you focus for 17 seconds.
With your dominant hand, write a one-sentence affirmation or prayer for something you WANT.
Write it 9 times.
Write it 3 times with your non-dominant hand.
Write it 8 times with your dominant hand.
You will notice, especially when writing with your non-dominant hand, how focused you are, and it happens to be MORE than 17 seconds!
Using the 17-second Focus Tool is a powerful exercise because it combusts into 2000 hours of work/energy. As you learn to ask for what you want, pay attention because you WILL get answers and you WILL feel that you have been given an answer. The next step is for you to trust what you heard, saw, felt.
You create what you want through your thoughts and NOT through a lot of action."
Ask An Angel Newsletter Vol. 8 May 17, 2006
"Have you ever wondered why one person walking down a dark alley at night will get mugged while the previous person goes by untouched? Bad things happen to apparently 'good' people and good things happen to seemingly 'bad' people all based upon the level of energy that they are vibrating at.
You are like a radio tower that is constantly transmitting a certain frequency into the Universe. Your thoughts and feelings create an energetic vibration that is sent out into the world. This vibration is then reflected back to you by the Universe, producing physical results in your personal world.
The truth is that we are always creating something. Whether you are manifesting what you want or what you don't want depends on the level of your vibration. We are like manifesting magnets! We attract what mirrors our feelings and thinking patterns. So what we send out is EXACTLY what we get back!"
Full article here:
http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/view_newsletter.php?newsletter_id=1409570434
You are like a radio tower that is constantly transmitting a certain frequency into the Universe. Your thoughts and feelings create an energetic vibration that is sent out into the world. This vibration is then reflected back to you by the Universe, producing physical results in your personal world.
The truth is that we are always creating something. Whether you are manifesting what you want or what you don't want depends on the level of your vibration. We are like manifesting magnets! We attract what mirrors our feelings and thinking patterns. So what we send out is EXACTLY what we get back!"
Full article here:
http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/view_newsletter.php?newsletter_id=1409570434
The Vacuum Law of Prosperity
The Vacuum Law of Prosperity
By Randy Gage
"The universe cannot put good into your hand, until you let go of
what you are holding in it.
If you walk down the beach, you leave footprints in the sand.
But give the wind and the waves a few minutes, and those tracks
will be filled in. Just as vegetation will cover a field and an
agenda expands to the time budgeted for a meeting.
Full article here
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Gage2.html
Thursday, February 1, 2007
SYNCHRODESTINY AND THE CONSCIOUS ENERGY FIELD: Deepak Chopra
SYNCHRODESTINY AND THE CONSCIOUS ENERGY FIELD
Although synchronicities may seem like events that just happen by
themselves, SynchroDestiny is definitely something that must be
learned. But this shouldn't seem at all intimidating. After all, many
things that we take for granted in our everyday lives are actually
learned behaviors and responses.
Even the nature of the physical world is something that we learn
during early childhood. We are told that the whole truth about things
is available to our senses. Thus, when you look at a table, what you
see is exactly what's there in space and time. It's a piece of solid
matter composed of smaller pieces of solid matter all the way down to
the level of subatomic particles. This is a materialist interpretation
of reality. It's the way almost everyone lives day in and day out.
But there is another philosophy, according to which the world that we
perceive through our senses is only a version of a deeper reality. The
Greek philosophers Socrates and Plato, for example, taught that the
world of our senses is a distortion, a mirage - like a shadow playing
across a wall. Many historians believe that the Greeks were influenced
by spiritual thinkers from India, where the idea of a deeper reality
has a very long history.
In Sanskrit, the word maya refers to the illusion that we perceive the
true nature of things through our senses. But we're really seeing only
a very selective aspect of reality. That's because beyond the manifest
physical universe, there is a field of energy, information, and
intelligence that orchestrates and governs the material
environment.This ground-state of creation is the conscious energy
field.
Full article here:
http://www.chopra.com/articles/2010/11/22/harness-the-power-of-intention-coincidence-and-awareness-part-2-by-deepak-chopra/
Although synchronicities may seem like events that just happen by
themselves, SynchroDestiny is definitely something that must be
learned. But this shouldn't seem at all intimidating. After all, many
things that we take for granted in our everyday lives are actually
learned behaviors and responses.
Even the nature of the physical world is something that we learn
during early childhood. We are told that the whole truth about things
is available to our senses. Thus, when you look at a table, what you
see is exactly what's there in space and time. It's a piece of solid
matter composed of smaller pieces of solid matter all the way down to
the level of subatomic particles. This is a materialist interpretation
of reality. It's the way almost everyone lives day in and day out.
But there is another philosophy, according to which the world that we
perceive through our senses is only a version of a deeper reality. The
Greek philosophers Socrates and Plato, for example, taught that the
world of our senses is a distortion, a mirage - like a shadow playing
across a wall. Many historians believe that the Greeks were influenced
by spiritual thinkers from India, where the idea of a deeper reality
has a very long history.
In Sanskrit, the word maya refers to the illusion that we perceive the
true nature of things through our senses. But we're really seeing only
a very selective aspect of reality. That's because beyond the manifest
physical universe, there is a field of energy, information, and
intelligence that orchestrates and governs the material
environment.This ground-state of creation is the conscious energy
field.
Full article here:
http://www.chopra.com/articles/2010/11/22/harness-the-power-of-intention-coincidence-and-awareness-part-2-by-deepak-chopra/
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