Have you heard about The Secret? The Secret and law of attraction have been getting a lot of press lately after appearing on Oprah, CNN’s Larry King Live, Extra and many other shows.

I’ve been working with law of attraction for about a year now and it’s been amazing.

It’s nothing new…you may have read similar things many times in the past. The great news is that it’s entering the mainstream little by little, teaching us how to create our ideal lives and finally BE HAPPY!

Here’s a great tip from Michael Neill about The Secret — and also an invitation to listen to his upcoming FREE show on The Gift of Gratitude.

I have been getting Michael Neill’s inspirational newsletter for years — I always read them because they are full of great tips to live your best life. He also has an excellent radio show that you can listen to online at Hay House Radio.

Michael Neill’s Newsletter
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THE SECRET BEHIND “THE SECRET”

“Everything should be made as simple as possible – but no simpler.”
-Albert Einstein

With the movie “The Secret” and books like “Cosmic Ordering” all the rage these days, a whole new cross-section of society is getting interested in attracting their perfect job, perfect partner and perfect bank balance. As a few seem to succeed almost instantaneously while the vast majority seem unable to get what they want no matter how hard they try, a question I’m being asked more and more is “what do I need to change in my
thinking in order for me to get what I want?”

It sounds like a simple enough question, but having explored metaphysics, NLP, mind dynamics and a host of other disciplines in relation to the art and science of success for the past 16 years or so, I think the answer is worthy of a bit of complexity.

There are essentially two schools of thought in relation to getting and having what you want – the school of acquisition and the school of attraction.

The school of acquisition has been the dominant one in Western culture for many years, and its teachings can be summed up in the sentence:

*If you want it, go and get it!*

From the ancient Mongol hordes to the modern titans of business and industry, our society tends to reward and hold up as heroes those men and women who have gone after what they want with enthusiasm and passion. (If they happened to trample a few people on the way to the top, well, it’s unfortunate of course, but those are just the casualties of war.)

On the plus side, graduates of the school of acquisition have helped create ancient and modern empires and contributed tremendous advances in science, medicine, and business; on the down side, they have contributed to a world culture where the strong tend to look down on the weak and wonder why they don’t just get off their lazy behinds, try harder and go and get “it” for themselves.

But while the school of acquisition has been in full session for the past 2500 years or so, the school of attraction has been quietly holding classes in hidden caves and “new thought” churches, its teachings disseminated through secret texts, biblical parables and new age gurus.

The school of attraction teaches:

  • Like attracts like
  • Thoughts become things
  • You become what you think about

These “secret” teachings and principles of attraction were often suppressed by the ruling elite, or so the story goes, because they placed the power within each individual, although the true source of that power is often attributed to God or a benevolent, vibratory universe.

Many of the great men and women throughout history, from ancient religious icons to renaissance men like Leonardo DaVinci and Sir Isaac Newton are known to have studied the ancient texts of the school of attraction.

So now that this “secret” teaching is no longer a secret, why isn’t everybody living the life of their dreams?

Here’s what I believe to be the answer:

*People are attempting to use the principles of attraction as a new set of tools for acquisition.*

Instead of actually shifting the basis of their approach to life to one of planting seeds of kindness, beauty and love and reaping the harvest of a bountiful life, people are attempting to get a better parking space (or indeed a better car, girlfriend or bank balance) by “thinking the right thoughts”.

The problem lies in the reason people want the car, girlfriend or bank balance in the first place – because they believe having what they want will “make” them happy. But a closer looking at the teachings behind “The Secret” reveal that it works the other way around. It is the energy of happiness that attracts the good things into our lives.

Do the principles of attraction really work? In my experience, absolutely. But if you use them to try and manipulate the universe into giving you what you think you need to be happy, you are as likely to manifest frustration and self-doubt as that shiny new husband or loving automobile.

With love,
Michael

Comments? Questions? Feedback?
Please post your thoughts to the discussion forums.

PS – I was interviewed recently by the dynamic Kavit Haria and he managed to coax some clarity out of me in a way I’m not always able to do for myself! Read the transcript.

Want to Learn More?

Here are some of my favorite resources for learning and mastering the “secret” laws of attraction…

Books and Audio Programs

The Abundance Course (audio) by Lawrence Crane and Lester Levenson

As a Man Thinketh by James Allen

The Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks

Living with Joy by Sanaya Roman

The Science of Money by Wallace D. Wattles (This is the book that Rhonda Byrne was given by her daughter
which is referred to in the movie “The Secret”)

You Can Have What You Want by Michael Neill

Addition by Heather: On the Subject of Addiction Recovery
A great book from a psychologist experienced in healing addictions (who broke away from “heavy” traditional therapy techniques) uses very similar principles to law of attraction: The Serenity Principle by Joseph Bailey. I loved this book because it helped me understand how my thoughts create states of addiction or recovery.

Related Tips and Audio

Members of the inner circle of the Solutions Café will also enjoy these related tips and audio selections:

* Bless Your Way to Success w/Serge Kahili King (mp3 audio)
* Hedging Your Metaphysical Bets
* Hootlessness
* Leveraging the Universe w/Mike Dooley (mp3 audio)
* Meditations for Manifesting
* Who’s Creating Your Future?

You can join the inner circle of the Café .

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Upcoming Show on Hay House Radio – ‘You Can Have What You Want’

Thursday, March 22nd at Noon pacific/3pm eastern/8pm UK:

THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE

Do you find it difficult to be grateful, even though you know that it’s “good for you?”

Listen in this week to learn the surprising reason that holds people back from truly appreciating the good in their lives (along with the secret to a lifetime of appreciation!) I’ll also be taking your calls throughout the show this week on any aspect of having what you want in your life. To speak with me live on air, phone these numbers:

Inside the US (Toll free)
1-866-254-1579

From the UK/Outside the US
001-760-918-4300

To listen to the show live this and every Thursday, go to Hay House Radio at Noon pacific/8pm UK and click on the button marked ‘Listen Now’.

If you missed last week’s show on ‘The 90 Day Money Challenge’ it’s not too late to join us! You can download it now to your
iPod or stream it live on your computer from Hay House Radio , then go to the Genius Catalyst.

This newsletter and all content within it is (c)2007 Michael Neill.and Genius Catalyst Inc. except where otherwise noted.

Permission to reprint generously provided by Michael Neill.

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