[FrancescoBellafante]

The "problem" with the "secret" is its marketing...

there is no secret... is the secret, I think....

Originally Posted by JPX

Some of the panelists from The Secret were on Larry King Live tonight. I was looking forward to another LKL filled with positive energy, but was surprised to see a very negative tone developing throughout the entire show.

The phone calls and the emails Larry fielded live were mostly from people doubting the concept of the Law of Attraction, asking questions and throwing shots about 9/11, Katrina, and illness.

- James Ray was asked how come his seminar is so expensive. He was visibly shocked and caught off-guard by the question.

- John Assaraf was asked if he is a neuroscientist or qualified to be discussing the human brain.

- Lisa Nichols said that 100% of lottery winners end up worse off financially than before winning the loterry. That is obviously not true. Studies have found that a large percentage of lottery winners blow their money and end up back in debt, but it's not 100%. That comment took some credibility away from her.

- Joe Vitale said that Jessica Lunsford, the little girl who was raped and killed in Florida, attracted that to herself (a very controversial subject of course), and then mentioned that there are "more secrets" that will be revealed in the sequel to The Secret. Larry King was not very impressed with that, and it made the entire Secret sound even more commercial than it really is.

- Dr. Robi Ludwick tried to be very politically correct about it, but sounded very skeptical about the entire concept.

There is obviously an enormous backlash going on against The Secret, and I don't think tonight's LKL helped the cause. I think tonight was the night that many people said "screw this" and are going back to their old ways.

And that is a true shame. I believe in the Law of Attraction because I'm living it and seeing amazing results in my own life, and I liked The Secret, but I think the Law of Attraction is so wildly misunderstood that it's getting a bad rap.

And of course, the way the movie and book have been comercialized, and the way some of the "teachers" commercialize their own products and services, hasn't helped convert the skeptics.

The Secret, and unfortunately the Law of Attraction, took a brutal beating tonight on Larry King Live. I think The Secret (movie and book) had it coming, but the LoA needs to be studied more before it can be applied effectively.

So I hate to be so negative about something that is supposed to be so positive, but the writing is on the wall. Stick a fork in it. The Secret is done.