“The Secret” = Baloney?
I don’t know how many of you have heard of “The Secret,” the latest self-help craze that’s sweeping the nation. Many of the self-help gurus who appeared in the DVD have gone on Oprah and probably seen huge spikes in business.
If you haven’t seen it, essentially “The Secret” talks about the Law of Attraction and how, in life, you often get what you think about.
While “The Secret” has become a pop culture phenomenon, it also has drawn critics who are not quiet about labeling the movement a fad, embarrassingly materialistic or the latest example of an American propensity of wanting something for nothing.
In “The Secret,” they show scenes of people washing their problems away by shifting their thinking, as well as a kid who does nothing but think about a bike, which magically appears as a gift from an old man (presumably his Grandpa).
However, if you actually dig deep into the philosophies of the men and women who speak in the DVD, you’ll see some of them don’t talk about getting something for nothing. Still, there is that element to the craze.
Some medical professionals suggest it could even lead to a blame-the-victim mentality and actually be dangerous to those suffering from serious illness or mental disorders.
I think a famous example of this getting crazy is when Steve Pavlina, who I’ve interviewed, talk about how he “manifested” the Virginia Tech shooting in his mind. His evidence was that the numbers “19″ and “33″ were important to both him (through some way of twisting them) as well as in the shooting. Yeah, a little crazy.
I have a lot of thoughts about this, but I’d like to see your reaction to the whole “Secret” mentality first.
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