The Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

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In modern times, one of the earliest known formulations of the Law in the Western hemisphere is contained in the 1906 book Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World by William Walker Atkinson^[2], editor  New Thought magazine.

In March 2006 a film named The Secret reporting on the “Law of Attraction”, gained much attention via internet video websites. The film was inspired by the 1910 book The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles, which in its introduction refers to the origins of the theory of the Law of Attraction as follows: “This theory is of Hindu origin, and has been gradually winning its way into the thought of the western world for three hundred years. It is the foundation of all the Oriental philosophies, and those of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Schopenhauer, Hegel and Emerson…..” Buy a copy of the famous books of Wallace D. Wattles or in downloadable audio format

Criticism:

Skeptics claim that the explanations of the law of attraction (and even the use of the term “Law” itself) misuse and misrepresent mainstream understandings of electromagnetism and quantum mechanics in a way often characteristic of pseudoscience. Proponents respond that it is a matter of spiritual energies, not physical ones. Results are not scientifically verifiable as they are not reproducible or independently verifiable. Claimed effectiveness is only given through anecdotal testimony about the success of the Law of Attraction which is often inconsistent and unreliable. So skeptics argue that it is nothing more than a round-about means of self-motivation and a confirmation bias applied to acts of increased risk-taking, and has no further metaphysical effects. However, it must also be noted that such arguments in no way prove that it does not work. ^[3]

Within spiritual circles, the Law of Attraction has been criticized for conflating ego with the higher self, narcissism and promoting thinking that supposedly was humanity’s leading edge several hundred thousand years ago, but now is a developmentally early cognitive stage.

References and footnotes

1. ^rent a car bulgaria Redden, Guy, Magic Happens: A New Age Metaphysical Mystery Tour, Journal of Australian Studies: 101

   Louise Hay, “the Queen of Affirmations”,(9) believes that “our thinking creates our reality”. In short, if one’s consciousness is in tune with the “whole”, creation becomes a resource from which we can manifest whatever we want; the fruits of our “magical thinking” enter our personal lives in the form of synchronicity. According to Hay’s bestseller, “You Can Heal Your Life”(10), your life can be transformed by never dwelling on the negative, as the “metaphysical principle of life” is the “law of attraction”: you get what you think about; your thoughts determine your destiny.

2. ^ “Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction” Out of Copyright version
3. ^ Greg Beato (April 2007). The Secret of The Secret: A cult self-help DVD fleeces the credulous. Reason Magazine.

Further reading

• Thought Vibration Or The Law of Attraction in the Thought World (1906, 2006) William Walker Atkinson ISBN-13: 978-1596059344
• The Secret (November 28, 2006) Rhonda Byrne, Beyond Words Publishing, ISBN-13: 978-1582701707
• Guide for Living: Law of Attraction – How to Attract Money, Love, and Happiness David Hooper, Kathode Ray Enterprises, ISBN-13: 978-0975436158
• The Writings of Florence Scovel Shinn ISBN 0875166105
• The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles
• The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham (December 1, 2006) Jerry and Esther Hicks, Hay House, ISBN-13: 978-1401917593
• Hidden Laws: Ultimate tools for Divine Co-Creation by Ulla Jacobs ISBN 1412082145

External links

• Understanding the Cosmic Law of Attraction
• Articles on the Law of Attraction
• Thought Vibration Or The Law of Attraction in the Thought World, (1906, 2006), William Walker Atkinson — Out of copyright, online copy