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Originally Posted by Maxwell  So then you must have everything you have ever wanted. That's what it promised. Can I have a few million dollars please? You can just make some more after you give it to me. |
Asking for a large infusion of cash like Oliver Twist asking for more gruel will not result in the desired outcome. You've really got to INTEND that you're going to become a millionaire, then believe it to the core of your being that it will happen, and then still put in the time feeling gratitude and visualizing reasonable and believable ways that this could in fact happen.
The Universe is not going to automatically send Ed McMahon to your front door with a giant cardboard check for $10 million. You have to constantly put yourself out there in situations for the "magic" to happen.
So far, I haven't seen any examples on this thread of how anyone has used The Secret successfully, so let me offer my own as an example.
I had decided to get my wife a combo gift of a new digital camera and digital photo frame. I found one I liked for $130 at a large electronics chain, then thought I would shop around for a better price. Not finding one, I returned a few days later, but they were now sold out of the one I wanted. I kicked myself for "snoozing and losing" and began rushing around to find an alternative. No luck. I decided to try using The Secret.
First, I stated my intention firmly to the Universe that I wanted to find a good quality digital frame in time for Christmas; that it be priced not only less than the one I had passed over, but that I would actually find it at a substantial discount below $100. I even stated that the price would be $70 to $80. I then thanked the Universe for all it had provided me to date, and thanked it in advance for my current demand. I proceeded then to go about the rest of my day without concern for the frame, believing it would come about in plenty of time for Christmas.
The next day, I decided to research digital frames on the net and found that very few had decent ratings by consumers. The brand I missed out on was one of the better-rated ones, so I located that company's site and found they had a listing of stores where to find their frames. To my surprise, many stores were listed I would never have thought of to find electronics. One was "Linens and Things." There was such a store near where I was going to be in a couple of days and I made plans to stop in at some point.
Several other stores mentioned on the website were also in that area, and I planned to run the gamut in search of the frame, but I needed to use the restroom before hitting any of them, and the nearest available one was at a bookstore right next to Linens and Things, so it was logical to begin my search there.
Upon walking through the front door, I immediately spotted the very frame I wanted literally piled almost to the ceiling! At the bottom of the pile were a clerk and customer who was opening one of the boxes to check out the frame. I interrupted and told him his search was over, as I had already researched that frame and assured him it was highly rated by satisfied customers. He smiled and took me at my word. Then I noticed a sign that said the frame's price was reduced to $100 from its regular $130 price.
Granted, that was not the full discount I had demanded, but I was tickled that the Secret had worked as well as it did. I commented on the good price, and the other customer mentioned that for that day only it was even an additional $20 off, making the price... $80! Well, I thought, isn't that interesting? Then the clerk interjected that a coupon was required to get the extra savings. I asked where I could get a coupon, but she only shrugged, as if to say, "It was lost somewhere in all that junk mail you throw away on a daily basis, shmuck!"
I loosed a small sigh of defeat, but then the other customer opened his wallet, rifled through it, and produced a second "20% off" coupon that he said I was welcome to since he wasn't going to need it, and since I helped him out with my recommendation, he was happy to return the favor.
THAT is how LOA works. I never expected for a moment for the frame to magically appear at my doorstep. I knew I would have to put myself in situations more likely for the manifestation to unfold. But ask yourself the following:
1. At least half a dozen stores in the immediate area were listed on the Pandigital site as retailers for the frame. Did the Universe put the urge to relieve my bladder in my mind so that I would choose Linens and Things first?
2. What contributed to the timing that placed me in that store at the exact same time as that other customer, who, as it turned out, was vital to my getting the additional discount necessary for my full intention to manifest?
3. What made me decide to research the frame and then visit the site to find retailers that carried that item. This is not something I usually do. As it turned out, my research of consumer reviews of that brand of frame was the impetus for the other customer to come to my aid. If I hadn't researched it, I would not have been able to make such a confident and bold recommendation to him, and in fact, would not have done so.
To most skeptics, this small story about "magically" finding the digital frame I wanted will be written off as coincidence at best. But those with an open mind to how The Secret really works will see how several seemingly separate events all worked together to put me, a frame, and an unreasonably great discount all together at just the right time.
The Universe is either within us or without us. There's no in-between state. It is either completely objective, or entirely subjective. For those who believe that reality is subjective, The Secret is not only possible, it is, in fact, undeniable. For when one believes in subjective reality, one accepts that, basically, we are indeed connected with all things due to our Oneness with all things. Therefore, it makes complete sense that we can command things into being through use of the law of attraction. We are, in essense, God. However, we cannot expect thoughts to snap immediately into existence because the physical Universe works at a much slower vibrational state than the non-physical realms. There a reason for that, which can be discussed on some other forum.
To doubt the LoA means one does not truly believe in subjective reality. One who believes the Universe is godless and that consciousness is a by-product of a physical universe will never be able to accept The Secret, so why bother trying to convince them?
I have believed that I create my own reality for many years now, so discovering and using The Secret is to me like going to grad school. It's just a more advanced tool for shaping my reality than I've been aware of before.
When one truly believes they are an insignificant speck in an immensely vast and cold universe, all the incredible tales in the world will not convince them otherwise.
As for the producers profiting from the sale of the DVD, so what? They are not selling the information or "knowledge" of The Secret. That is, indeed, free to anyone who's not to lazy to go out and find it. They are merely selling a very unique "packaging" of said information. It's no different than any other informational book, CD, or DVD out there.
Let's say you want to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop. It's a very powerful software, and mastering it can increase one's value in the marketplace. There are several shelves in every bookstore with dozens of "how-to" books about Photoshop. However, there are also hundreds, if not thousands, of websites on the Net that offer free tutorials on the program.
Do we discredit the authors of these Photoshop books because they try to make a profit by packing the same info in their own unique way? Of course not. The information they give is no more or less valuable.
There are over 70 million people in the U.S. alone who believe in the Second Coming of Jesus and the Rapture. What makes their "fantasy" any more credible than subjective reality? There's certainly much less evidence for an invisible man in the sky than there is metaphysical theory, but they certainly do have the numbers, now don't they?
The Secret is a little more complex than the DVD explains. I don't think the kid just wishes for a bicycle, then gramps appears with the exact one the following day. Probably more like how Ralphie got his Red Rider BB gun in The Christmas Story.
The bicycle scene, however, reminded me of one of my favorite jokes....
There was a single widowed mother who had a ten-year-old son. She worked very hard for not much money, and it left little time for dating. One night, the boy woke up and went to the kitchen for a glass of water. As he passed his mother's bedroom, he heard her moaning from within. The door was cracked, and when he peeked inside, he saw her lying on her back alone, rubbing herself between her legs, repeating over and over, "I want a man... Oh, how I want a man!" The boy returned to his room, perplexed.
About a week later, the boy came home from school to find his mother and a strange man in the living room, whom she introduced to him as her new boyfriend. After a short while, they fell in love, and became engaged to marry. His mother was clearly very happy.
One night, the mother got up to get a glass of water. As she passed her son's door, she heard moaning from within. She peeked inside and saw her son vigorously rubbing himself between his legs, repeating over and over...
"I want a new bicycle! Oh, how I want a new bicycle!"
She closed the door and returned to her room, perplexed.
~ RS