Thing is, I know all about this stuff. It's very much a part of my belief system, my witchiness, as it were. Why should I buy this book if I know about it already?
Simply put, I've been too worn out in mind, body, and spirit to practice what I know. And, it's time to get back in touch with what The Secret is all about. Simply put, The Secret is the law of attraction or what you reap is what you sow. When I begin to seriously reflect on what I've sown lately, I come up woefully short. I do way too much beating up of myself; why should I be surprised when what attracts to me is more negative than positive?
My intention when I began this blog was to make it a journey of the Wheel of the Year - my way, not the typical Wiccan way. After all, I'm not Wiccan. Somehow that journey got sidetracked, and may do so again. But, I'm thinking that exploring this book might be interesting to blog about. Talking (or typing) out loud is a good way to put things in one's head. Besides, I'm expecting those of you who read this to comment along with me!
What sold me on the actual purchase of the book was the quote in the front of the book:
As within, so without.
This is taken from The Emerald Tablet circa 3000BC You can read more about it here:
And, this will be what I ponder for a bit; it's good to find things I've not read or thought about for a long time.
Discussion, anyone?
6 comments:
The law of attraction, yes! It's easy to see it in motion just in everyday relationships, for example. How many women (men too) who beat themselves up inwardly with low self esteem keep attracting nothing but losers for men who beat on them verbally and/or physically?
How about those positive, loving people you know who attract the very same kind of friends/relationships?
Even thought is energy. What you throw out there will have a certain amount of effect on what you get back.
Love this stuff, Kate!
This is too funny! Great minds indeed.
I broke down and bought the book a few days ago. It sounded like something I could relate to and a possible tool in the path to my own self-discovery.
I've seen proof of the laws of attraction in my own life over the years, and it's kinda scary to think that in some way i've attracted those negatives (as well as positives) to me. But it does make sense.
The thing that really bugs me, is that the author(s) make it sound so simple to alter your life and thought processes. It isn't! (at least for me- but i'm stubborn like that!)
I would love to get a group together online some time to talk about our own takes on this. What do you think?
(Using a loose term here...) New Age folks throw around the word "karma" a lot - "it's just my karmic destiny" "My bad luck is due to my karma..." blah, blah.
To a certain degree, I can go along with it, too. But karma, is, in my opinion, based on the Akashic records. Therefore, the choice a person made to be in a certain sort of lifestyle is just that - a choice - which they then have the ability to choose or change once they have learned whatever lesson was needed.
I think the Law of Attraction is what people need to understand, whether it's because of a book, or a healthy dose of self-realization that we can change the things in our lives. We don't have to wallow in despair.
Self-realization is the hard part, I think.
It's easy to fall into an endless cycle of blindness (for lack of a better term right now). It's sometimes easier to just go with whatever flow you've created.
The Law of Attraction is easily understood on the surface. Like attracts Like. Got it. But harder to live with a realization that you are responsible for what you're attracting. You are the one thing, the one constant in your life that it comes down to.
It's much less painful to blame others, or the faceless 'karma' and let it go than it is to take the reins and change course.
Does that even make sense?
It makes sense, yes. But like Kate I am a believer in the choices we make for this incarnation. Akashic records are something I wish I could read now, let me tell ya! LOL
Look at it this way Tracers. We make choices for what kind of lifestyle we will have based on what kinds of lessons we need to work on. But if we don't do so well, just know you can try again and again till we get it right. :-)
Deja vu! I just commented on Tracey's blog about this.
One of the first things I remind myself to do when I'm feeling bad (especially about myself) is to make a point to do some good for others. It really does always make me feel better. I think I even have an old post about that somewhere... I've been blogging too long.
Now I'm going to spend a few minutes envisioning a world where every single person tries to think and do good things.
And then I'm going to read the news. Ha.
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