[JHL]

I think the nature of the universe is to unfold into greater expressions of consciousness, and that the purpose of consciousness is to experience ever-expanding joy. In that frame, the Law of Attraction becomes the most direct expression of the immanent face of the exterior divinity, and possibly the most approachable aspect of the divine, contrary to traditions which place "miracles" at the end of the road.

Thanks for your considered response Andy, I certainly agree with some of what you said. But I cant say that I've completely understood your last sentence above. I can glean that it contains an important insight, but I must confess I've failed to properly grasp it. I'd like to understand it better, could you explain it from another angle?

What do you want in life.

Answer that.

And yo uanswer your own question.

I'm afraid this doesnt answer my question, Akashic. I'm looking at the problem from a higher perspective. I'm trying to understand what the purpose of the LoA itself is, in the context of our physical experience.

What is the purpose of gravity? What is the purpose of inertia?

The Law of Attraction is pure and simply that like energies attract. Period

Thanks for your answer Rene, but, again, I'm not trying to unpack what it is or how it works. Lets assume we know all that.

Let me try articulate the problem in another way:

Assume we are essentially spiritual beings. Spritual beings who are having a physical experience.
It would probably be safe to further assume that there is a REASON why we are having a physical experience. Lets assume that reason is growth. Therefore we are in this physical reality to grow.
We can then assume that the various elements of this physical reality are designed to help us grow.
One of these elements if the LoA.
So my question is - how do you see the LoA as being a means for us to grow?

Here's one theory as a means to illustrate what an answer might look like:

Our spiritual essence needed to experience a physical reality because it acts as a mirror for our spiritual selves.
The law of attraction is consistent with that idea because it attracts to us what we are, i.e. it powers the physical mirror
By attracting to ourselves what we are, we are therefore able to "see" ourselves.
With this information at hand, we are then positioned to: change/grow/ignore it/etc - the choice is ours.
Therefore the purpose of the LoA is to enable our spiritual essence to "see" ourselves and in this way empowers us to make choices.