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“The Secret” has been reviewed, dissected, admired, and mocked for over 2 years now since it was first published by author Rhonda Byrne in 2006 and turned into a TV special and subsequently a DVD.  Being fashionably late to the party, here is my take on it:

First Things First.  What is The Secret?

If you’ve been in a coma, trapped in the international space station, or been living under a rock for the past 2 years, you probably have not heard of the Secret until now.  It is a book by Rhonda Byrne about the Law of Attraction and talks about how you can have anything you desire by focusing your mental energies into manifesting it.  Weather it be money, power, companionship, etc.., if you believe it you will receive it.

It was an immediate success and was so popular that it spawned a DVD version and was featured on Oprah with Oprah saying that she is living proof that the Secret works (weather this is a positive or a negative endorsement is up to you ^_^)

Here is a link to the first 20 minutes of TS (I’ll be calling The Secret TS going forward), courtesy of youtube.

After the introduction, say around the 3:30 mark is when TS really shines because for the rest of the movie it goes into it’s self-promotion, infomercial mode.  Don’t get me wrong it’s awesome because of the unintentional comedy that abounds when these folks work themselves into a lather in promoting TS (the dude with the glasses and the white hair comes to mind:)  Entrepreneurs, visionaries, even quantum physicists!  That’s well and good by I have not heard of these people, how lovely they maybe.  I think it would’ve been better if we had some more accomplished individuals promoting it.  A few ones come to mind and what they might say about TS:

The Secret is the most advanced piece of desire manifestation around.  Results are guaranteed and it’s so simple to use - just set it and forget it!

- Ron Popeil, visionary inventor of the Vege-o-matic and Showtime Rotisserie

 

I am so convinced that The Secret will work for you I am sure that you will manifest 2 tubs of Oxyclean and a box of Kaboom absolutely free when you buy a bottle of Orange Glo

- Billy Mays, maker of the amazing Ding King, Lint-B-Gone and facial hair enthusiast.

 

It’s amazing, here I was bored out of my mind because we were shut down for the day.  And all I could think about was pizza, cigars, and thongs.  Then all of a sudden this chubby intern comes out of nowhere with a box of pizza on one hand and a cigar on the other.  And immediately I thought, “Aw shucks…The Secret really does work!”

- William Jefferson Clinton, commander in chief and cigar aficionado.

 

What Do I Think About TS?

I came away smiling from watching TS (actually I was holding my sides the entire time from laughing so hard).  While I do not agree with TS about the law of attraction being absolute, I did experience some interesting occurrences within a week after watching TS and making a concentrated effort to “manifest my desires”  

  • I was undercharged $19 on some groceries.
  • Found a $20 bill on an ATM machine before making a withdrawal.
  • Won 3 bucks in the lottery.
  • Got a great pair of shoes at 75% off.
  • Had my drive-thru order “Super Sized” for free.
  • Noticed that big pimple on my forehead had cleared up.

Now is this because of TS?  Or is it happenstance?  While there is no way of knowing, it makes for interesting conversation, no?

I also do not agree about the law of attraction not being able to discern between the positive and the negative.  In the video it gives an example that you will incur debt even if what you think about is getting out of debt.  Because the word debt is what you are “sending out to the universe” through your thoughts, that is exactly what you will manifest.  Same thing about the guy that has the thoughts, “Please don’t be late” going through his mind over and over on the way to work, because the universe cannot see his qualifier for the word late, he is given the gift of tardiness.

So what does this mean?  If one constantly wishes that they don’t want to get cancer, by this logic - they will get cancer?  If that is the case then what a terrifying secret this is. 

My verdict?  I’m sure they mean well but for all it’s intents and purposes the video of TS is a collection of self-promoters all saying the same thing:  If you believe in something strong enough, it will come true.  But is that all?

Hey, if all you need to get everything you want in life is to think about real hard, we’d all be billionaires dating supermodels.  My dream for one is to dunk a basketball, that dream has still to manifest itself however. 

Like every goal in life that you want to achieve, you will need more than just the desire for it.  You’ll also need focus, a plan, determination, and patience.  That my friend, is no secret at all.

For more takes on TS, please check out the following links:

And as a parting gift, here is another video of TS.  May it inspire you, or at least provide a chuckle or two ^_^

Thanks for reading.