The Secret

Is The Secret really offering anything more than a packaged version of th materialistic American Dream as a combination of the so-called law of attraction that like attracts like, the power of positive thinking, and a half-baked notion of cosmic nergy lifted from new physics?

Why is the message of this film so riddled with materialistic goals.  Why is it most of the speakers have made their living from telling people what they want to hear? Most of the goals presented are based on romanticism or crass materialism - desire-based, not spirit based.

Am I the only one who's noticed?  Why is new age culture so faddish and based in emotional appeals to gullibllity?  Is it a marketing gimmick or really spreading a valuable realization or a somewhat twisted disinformation?

Iona

Re: The Secret

It's pretty bad.

And therefore perfect for so many people…

;-}

I figure, wtf, it takes some bucks from their pocket and is no more asinine than a lot of the rest of the stuff that's available. There's a sucker born every minute.

And I'm sure it's helpful for at least some folks.

Re: The Secret

Spiritual truth gets filtered as we recieve it, it gets reflected and distorted, but the Higher Self can still get thru on it, in a way people can hear.
Some don't need to hear what the secret is saying..been there done that…some are still in victim mode and this might help kick start them if nothing else.
Changing your mind about your mind and all that..