I think there are some valid points in his article and I was put off by a lot of "the Secret" and some of the 'teachers' like joe vitale and james ray, just seem fishy and shallow to me.
on the second oprah segment when Ray and Beckwith referred to "Jesus the Christ" it seemed to me a sort of pseudo intellectual gimmick. Like children using four syllable words they don't understand.
And worst of all is the craven consumerist worldview at the heart of "The Secret," because it's why the book exists: "[The Secret] is like having the Universe as your catalogue. You flip through it and say, 'I'd like to have this experience and I'd like to have that product and I'd like to have a person like that.' It is you placing your order with the Universe. It's really that easy." That's from Dr. Joe Vitale, former Amway executive and contributor to "The Secret," on Oprah.com.
however his cynicism limits him;
" Will the heavier girls be told, as readers of "The Secret" are, that food doesn't cause weight gain -- thinking about weight gain does? Will they be told to not even look at fat people, as "The Secret" advises?
because there are studies proving that the mind does contribute to weight gain or loss.
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