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Law of Attraction

Law of Attraction

Ok, ok. I have to ask. Does anybody see the irony? Just a couple years ago a few very witty people made enough money to buy themselves a California mansion or two by revealing (cue Hollywood fanfare and reverberating voice) The Secret of the Universe. The LAW of Attraction. Were you a part of that? Did you sign up? Did you view the DVD? Did you buy the book? Did you do your vision board? Did you set your intent?

Did ...

 

The “missing” secret and the absence of shame

The “missing” secret and the absence of shame

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Alright so in the past I’ve been pretty critical of the Law of Attraction. Not because I don’t believe that intent and consciousness are important. I have my own “law” of intent that I state as “As above in consciousness, so below in matter.” I’ve been critical because the description of the so-called “law of attraction” is unsophisticated, naive, and downright profane.  In the hands of the secret gurus, it becomes all ...

 

The Law of Attraction Sucks

The Law of Attraction Sucks

I’ve been critical of the Law of Attraction and The Secret ever since the glitzy Internet advertising campaign duped millions into purchasing the snake oil offered by these profiteers.  I’ve said since the beginning that The Secret represented either,  a) an incredibly naive and unsophisticated view of the principles of creation and consciousness or b) a deliberate attempt to mislead and demotivate people, feeding them drivel in order to turn them away from spirituality and spiritual awakening. I said that ...

 

Well I just thought…

Well I just thought…

I just thought that if I didn’t focus on these issues, didn’t give them any energy, they’d just go away.

So says the female whose health is failing, whose heart is 20 years older than her body (according to her doctors) and who has precancerous growths, and full diabetes.

So says the man who is so full of anger that every week is a stress bomb for him and everybody in his family.

So says the female who takes responsibility for nothing, and ...

 

The “secret” as propoganda

The “secret” as propoganda

It occurred to me the other day that this whole big “The Secret” phenomenon, what with the “law of attraction” and all that other hokum, has done more to damage the cause of spirituality and awakening on this earth than anything else in recent memory.

I mean think about it.

A couple years ago some yoyo+friends decided to put together a DVD telling the world how all you have to do is stay passive, positive, and “attract” and the universe, which doesn’t ...

 

The Secret, The Law and the lie

The Secret, The Law and the lie

Alright so today I wanted to talk about the “law” of attraction and manifestation and the system.

Now, everybody knows what the law of attraction is right?

These days, most affluent westerners know.

How could you not?

With all the media and marketing hoopla, and with the power of talk show hosts everywhere, everybody knows all about the deep secrets of the universe.

The law of attraction.

If you want something, all you have to do is attract it.

Think about it and “the energy” will ...

 

MADD at the “Law” of Attraction

So, today I wanted to talk about an organization called MADD or Mother’s Against Drunk Driving. For those who don’t know, this is an organization that was formed many years ago in response to the socially irresponsible practice of drunk driving. Basically this is a group of mothers who, having lost family members to some drunk driver, decided to get together and change the way society viewed drunk drivers. Their hope was that they could do something to stop the ...