The Secret

A good friend of mine is totally obsessed with that book and dvd. I can tell you right now that it doesn't work like they say, and that the only Secret is the amount of money people put into things like that even though they don't work. The DVD is pretty convincing, as are the conventions put on by the author, but it just doesn't match up with reality. The author will tell people, "You're just not doing it right, you don't BELIEVE enough" but seriously the problem is that it just plain doesn't work despite their stories. I feel very strongly about this because I've watched my friend waste lots of time and money on this Secret only to be out lots of time and money and not gained anything in return.

Let me give you a quick beginner's guide to how this stuff works (and it does): At the deepest level we can see right now, all matter breaks down into the same small subatomic parts. Even at this level, you can see that everything in our world is interconnected energy, and that we are all a part of one big system. Now scientists began observing quantum particles and the way they reacted. In some experiments, they shot electrons which behaved like particles. Sometimes they acted like waves. (See What the Bleep for a cute, animated explanation). What they found is that subatomic matter behaves like a wave of possibility, until it is observed. When an observer enters the picture, this wave of possibility snaps into a real, local point. In other words, waves become particles, or all-possibility becomes one-thing-only. What determines which of all the possibilities that wave becomes when it solidifies under the eye of an observer? That observer's deepest expectations about life and the way things are. If you look out at the world expecting to see a dull, predictable, clockwork ratrace universe, that's what you'll see. If you look out expecting to see a magickal universe, that's what you'll see. You'll never bridge the gap unless you are willing to suspend your mental disbelief and give it a go... What you most deeply expect and believe is what you'll get, so for those who believe, they know that they are right because everything in their experience reflects it. Those who think this is ridiculous, know that they are right because everything in their experience reflects it... See the trick?

A client of mine is currently reading the book and has said she would let me read it when she is finished. I would first like to read the book to see what it has to offer. I found the show that Oprah did with this featured quite interesting.

I have been doing this since i turned 14 and sometimes gives me a headach because i feel like i have the ability to ruin it if i do not go along with it correctly. You dont need the book to do this as i have been practicing it and getting better at it.

I have not read the book or seen the dvd. Howevever, I am a little sceptical. First of all, the title of the book is, The Secret. Everyone is trying sell a book today to make money. Naming a book, The Secret, makes people think there is some big secret out there that nobody knows but this person who wrote the book. I just don't believe that. This kind of marketing pays because are a lot of people who think--what if the secret to successful living is right in that book?! Why, it will change my entire life! I don't believe that. First of all, from what I am reading about it, it sounds to a certain extent, like common sense. If I think I cannot do it, I will not be able to do it. If I think I can I will be able to. Not so fast. Maybe you will be able to and maybe not. We all have physical, mental, and intellectual limitations. We cannot change EVERYTHING. Then there is the idea of, it is who you know, not what you know. When I was growing up, I was teased a lot in school. My mother said it would pass when I got out of school. However, those same kinds of people were in college, and in the working world. She also said if I worked hard that it would pay off. Everyone knows that that does not always work. I might have in 1960..but not in 2007. There are no secrets. There are principles to live by, but many things we are not in control of in this world.

The law of attraction is simple, when you think you can't, then you can't but if you think you can then you can. But to achive it you have to know how to visualiza it.... http://www.secretroad.org

I have read the book The Secret. I'm a bit skeptical about this book because, it tackled a lot about philosophy and religion. If it's more about science then I might believe in it thoroughly. But, I don't think the book is bad. It's a very good advice to think positive than to think negative. So wether it's true or not, let us think positive in everything we do.

I have neither read it nor watched the movie - somehow the subject matter just does not appeal to me.

yes i have read it .love this book it is changing my life.hard to apply sometimes as i am a newbie.there are also books out there on law of attraction you ca obtain if you look at your local book store. ever hear ask and you shall recieve.well this is the basic principal of this book.and i think its great that someone has finally agreed to share this secret with all of us.

I was always intrigued by the book and wanted to read it. At Christmas time, I saw it on a sales table for really cheap. I was so excited, I was finally going to buy and read it. I picked up and headed to the line up for the cash... while I waited I browsed through the pages and I got completely turned off. Not only did I not like the little bits and pieces I was reading but the page's designs didn't appeal to me at all LOL I put the book back on the table and walked away. After reading a few of your responses, I'm glad I didn't waste my money! Thanks for starting this thread even if it was a year ago :)