the secret?

Question

does the secret really work?

Answer 1

The Secret is heretical New Age mysticism. The essence of Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret is the law of attraction. According to Byrne and her twenty-nine co-contributors, all things in the universe (which is always capitalized and usually synonymous for "God" in the book) vibrate on a particular frequency. When a person thinks in harmony with the frequency of something, that person attracts it to themselves. If a person thinks about wealth, that person will receive wealth. If a person thinks instead about their debt, the person will receive more debt. You attract what you think about; your thoughts determine your destiny.

The law of attraction is restated by Byrne in various ways:
- "Nothing [good or bad] can come into your experience unless you summon it through persistent thoughts" (p. 28).
- "Your thoughts are the primary cause of everything" (p. 33).
- "Your current reality or your current life is a result of the thoughts you have been thinking" (p. 71).

Other quotes:
- “You are God in a physical body. You are Spirit in the flesh. You are Eternal Life expressing itself as You. You are a cosmic being. You are all power. You are all wisdom. You are all intelligence. You are perfection. You are magnificence. You are the creator, and you are creating the creation of You on this planet" (p. 164).

- "The earth turns on its orbit for You. The oceans ebb and flow for You. The birds sing for You. The sun rises and it sets for You. The stars come out for You. Every beautiful thing you see, every wondrous thing you experience, is all there for You. Take a look around. None of it can exist, without You. No matter who you thought you were, now you know the Truth of Who You Really Are. You are the master of the Universe. You are the heir to the kingdom. You are the perfection of Life. And now you know The Secret" (p. 183). [Here the author thinks all of this should be said to the person in the mirror. It is the heresy of heresies. Her big "Secret" is nothing less than Satan's original lie in the Garden of Eden, "You will be like God" (Genesis 3:5).]

- "no one will stand in judgment of [your life], now or ever" (p. 177).

The author absolutely promises: "There isn't a single thing that you cannot do with this knowledge.... The Secret can give you whatever you want" (p. xi). By it "you will come to know how you can have, be, or do anything you want" (p. xii).

The Secret is nothing more than heretical so-called Name It-Claim It, Positive-Confession, Prosperity Theology (minus God and the Bible), built on a metaphysical foundation of New Age self-deification. All with an important twist: your thoughts can bring anything into your life because you are god.

Answer 2

the secret's a 2006 action picture produced via top Time Productions, includes a chain of interviews bearing directly to the assumption of optimist questioning. It states that each little thing you like/want could be finished via purely wishing it. dispensed by way of DVD, and on line (by way of streaming media), the action picture and the subsequent booklet of a e book via an identical call and of an identical subject count number through fact the action picture, has attracted interest from media figures inclusive of Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, and Larry King besides as grievance from the mainstream press.

Answer 3

Trust me when I say this: Secrets get you no where. I can never tell Lana my secret, and that's real bad feelings and stuff. NO WAY to secrets, my good one. Don't have 'em. Don't do 'em.

Answer 4

This is the secret that must be understood and solved!
"God is within man...man is within God."
Understand this secret and there will be no more secrets!

Answer 5

I believe it does. When I'm positive and happy, my life seems to fall into place. Many things happen that we traditionally refer to as coincidence.

The people who are most approachable are positive people. Not foo foo positive, but just easy to be around. Negative people sap your energy and you avoid them. We'll just put this into reverse, remain positive so that you attract positive things to your life.

My goal is to be positive and happy every day. To find the positive in every situation and be greatful for what I have.

I was deep in debt, coming out of a horrible divorce, and had a bankruptcy and foreclosure on my credt history. A few years later (today) I own my own home, I have a great credit score, and I'm in a phenomenal relationship. I don't believe that this would have happened if I didn't try to constantly see th positive during my divorce drama.

What you think about, you bring about.

Answer 6

Yes, but it's a secret.

Answer 7

but what is the secret exactly :=p i guess u won't want to tell me too, since it is a secret anyway.

Answer 8

Yes it does, I have a few friends that it is working for. It's hard to change the patterns of your mind regarding self-talk. But yes, if you put it into action and affirm your definates!

Answer 9

I can't tell you in this board since it's a secret.

Answer 10

I needed help concentrating, so I called a pro: Mary T. Browne, a psychic and the author of The 5 Rules of Thought. "Right now, you have a chaotic mind — there are too many thoughts racing around," she said. "You have to isolate one thought, then magnify it. Start by creating a single snapshot. Picture yourself, for instance, running on a track. Is it sunny or overcast? Are other people around? Add details one by one to make the image clear." To prevent the mind from wandering, Browne advises, start your daydreaming session by visualizing a candle. "It'll help you relax into a meditative state. If your mind wanders when you're imagining your wish, bring your focus back by saying the word 'candle.'"