Has Anyone watched the Secret?

**creditcardfree** · 02-09-2007, 05:07 PM

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Yes, I have seen The Secret. And I saw it discussed on Oprah yesterday. I can't say that I have a specific example to provide on how it has impacted me. But I know that many thoughts and my positive beliefs and feelings about them have manifested.

For many of us here on the board, we do need to be careful in our belief about the scarcity of money. The truth is that it is not scarce, it is unlimitless...yet that doesn't mean we should rack up debt either. Many of us have the positive belief and expectation that our investments will make us money and that truth becomes a reality over time.

Great topic...I'm sure I have more to say on the subject, but my brain is getting tired for the day. I hope that others will check out The Secret, too. It is fabulous information that doesn't effect only the financial side of one's life.

Eric, your quote in your signature is something I've always agreed with and applicable to The Secret as well!

**threebeansalad** · 02-09-2007, 05:16 PM

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I love Oprah, but the guests on the Secret Show seemed ....er, cheesey? I think I actually live my life similar to the way they advocate, but their overall presence just didn't resonate with me.

**creditcardfree** · 02-10-2007, 06:35 AM

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threebeansalad, I hear you on the cheesey...it does have that element that can be hard for some to get past. Sounds like you get the underlying message.

**Langlo Family** · 02-10-2007, 06:37 AM

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The Secret is amazing. After I had watched it a couple of times, I decided to try it. Just for the heck of it, I started to focus on black cats. The next day, I saw one. The next day after that, I saw 7. The day after that, I saw 13!

Next, my wife and I were expecting our daughter and my job didn't pay enough and my wife's job didn't pay enough. So I started focusing on getting a higher paying job. Within the next week, unexpectantly, I was offered a position that paid 3x as much as I was making.

I then asked for a large amount of unexpected money to come my way. Within the next 2 weeks a friend of mine that I had loaned $1,000 to and I had completly forgotten about, paid me back out of no where.

There have been many other instances, but I strongly believe in the Secret. I continue to make goals and I'm always crossing completed ones off my list. Part of my New Years resolution is to watch the Secret at least once a week. So far so good!

**Ima saver** · 02-10-2007, 06:47 AM

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What is it and where do you go to watch it??

**creditcardfree** · 02-10-2007, 07:02 AM

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Ima, you would need to get it on DVD. Check out the link in the original post. Or there is now a book, but I have not yet read that. My mom and dad bought the video and I have only seen it once. I think I would like to see it again.

I just found out that our bank, USAA, deposited $100 for some promotion into our account yesterday! I've been asking for unexpected money to flow and there it was! Amazing! I didn't know anything about the promotion and in fact still don't!!

The premise of the secret is the law of attraction. Like attracts like. I like to think the law of attraction brought me here to savingadvice.com!!

**dexter** · 02-10-2007, 07:10 AM

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you can watch it on youtube. I don't know how long the video is but I've found parts 1-4 on youtube.

Join Date: Aug 2025 · 02-10-2007, 09:32 AM

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There is a free version on Google. Amazing movie!

**cornflakesdisease** · 02-10-2007, 11:14 AM

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So tell me, why didn't the secret work for the millions of people who died in the concentration camps in Germany or the millions of people who suffer a multitude of difficult and terrible life experiences?

The secret is a joke. metaphysical hogwash.

Many times people with more money or better life circumstances try to justify or validate their circumstances in these ways.

Its called coincidence and blind chance. Unforseen occurance. being in the right place at the right time.

You tell me why a child who sits in foster care for eight years never finds a home or why a child who wants to eat, dies of starvation.
Aren't they more than anyone else worthy of having these simple things?
Aren't their motives the purest and simplest?

And yet, no amount of wishing or hoping helps most of these innocent ones.

There is no mind over the universe connection. Sorry. Your thoughts are nothing more then chemical messages.

The "secret" is just another Dyanetics-type positive thinking guru Dr, Phil load of crap.

PS My wife works with pediatric cancer patients. They pray, they wish, they hope, and most still unfortunately pass away and die.

But wait, the few that survive their ordeal and everything works out . . . att ribute that to "the secret".

Same reason wealthy parts of town have so many churches; God must be blessing them, and not the poor people on the other side of the tracks.

Absolute crap.

Join Date: Aug 2025 · 02-10-2007, 12:36 PM

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Ima you can watch for free here http://go2-url.com/aaizsn/ It basically talks about the law of attraction and how to put it to work for you. Hope you enjoy!!

**cornflakesdisease** · 02-10-2007, 12:48 PM

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There is no law of attraction. It's a feel good philosophy that has no validity. It's very much like 'economic religion" which is proving very common today. If things work out it is because this mindset was right. If they don't, you weren't trying hard enough. Its like a psychological pyrimid scheme.

**ozzy gurl** · 02-10-2007, 04:33 PM

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cornflakesdisease, after reading a few of your posts, you seem to be a very negative person. I agree that bad things happen to good people (and vice versa), but the whole point of the "secret" is that to attract positivity, you must think positively. Again, things might not work out that way...but you are more likely to attract what you want if you have a clear vision of your dreams and goals. It's much better to have a clear dream than to just muddle through life, and I'm sure you will agree with that.

**PrincessPerky** · 02-10-2007, 04:35 PM

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While I do believe in the power or prayer, I also believe we live in a rough world, and to bairly quote and old phrase 'stuff happens'...and not nice stuff always.....

I also know that focusing on black cats means you are more likely to find them, because you are looking for them. Now on one hand if you are having major trouble finding something you need a break, look for something else (better yet clean up) you will find the origional thing, but on the other hand, buy a new car you will see more of your new car or old everywhere, depending on what you tend to 'think' about and therefor subconciously look for.

As to goals and writing them down, well writing seems to help the vast majority of people focus and or learn (honest there was a reason your old teacher made you write out your spelling words a billion times, it works)

This week for me is a perfect example, I started thinking about what I wanted to spend 30 dollars on, then I started thinking of what kind of rediculous toy I wanted (sword) then I went to the store today and had the old Gimmes! Havn't had that in awhile, no special secret as to why, gimme was on my mind. I had put it there and I had encouraged it.

Now to put 'find new ways to save' and 'find new ways to make money' back in my mind and encourage them a bit more than the gimmies......

On a related topic...I do believe our mind has a powerful impact on ourselves. For example: ever have trouble typing when someone is looking over your shoulder? Normally I am a relativly good typer, nothing extroardinary (though impressive as one handed!) Last night doing taxes, I had my husband over my shoulder as we did it together, I managed to screw up like ever single word! and the more I thought about screwing up the more I did, when I relaxed and stopped worrying about it, I went back to a more normal oops on occassion. Many motivational speakers would say I could have had a flawless typing session if I had focused on how good I was at it, I dunno about that far, but relaxing does help.

I think that kind of 'positive' power could be focused on finances easily.

**lieweheksie** · 02-10-2007, 11:08 PM

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reading these posts there seem to be 2 seperate issues:
does having a positive outlook make things go better- YES
is that an excuse not to do anything about social injustice- NO

Has Anyone watched the Secret?