The Secret

I don't consider myself a 'woo' person, but it was my DH who said I seem to have a sixth sense for things. I hadn't really thought about it, but I do have strong gut instincts and have had many positive coincidences in my life. It sort of comforts me to feel the universe steps in if I'm heading in the wrong direction or nudges me towards a decision. Probably pure luck, but we don't know everything about everything and I don't see what's wrong with a bit of faith in the future and positive thinking.

Of course I don't think people are responsible for their own illnesses. Some things in life are out of our control.

The LOA worked for my mum. She got obsessed watching videos on youtube/writing things down. Almost quite demonic walking around the house 'I will get a new car.... I will pick it up soon etc'.

We were driving past a car showroom and she wanted us to go in to have a 'look'. She ended up in a four year lease agreement (with paying a sum to buy it at the end). £400 a month agreement with a few grand at the end but she didn't care about the finer details. As soon as we left the forecourt she cried and thanked the universe as they had provided her with a brand new car.

Over that four years she had to borrow/ask for money to make the payments - any tom, dick or harry with a bizarre mindset could have also got a brand new car that day with no deposit myself included as then a uni student.

Sometimes I think it's just a positive outlook/mindset with people working harder/more motivated. There's a slight part of me that don't want to mess with it as who says its the 'universe' providing these things - seems a little witchcrafty.

I'd personally caution against the Secret - it's a watered down version of the actual law of attraction, which is only one of many universal "laws". It leads you down the path of what I call the "love and light brigade", again a watered down, and actually rather harmful, version of spirituality. It can be a good starting point, but do delve further and look into shadow work too.

There's no magic powder, I can visualise a giant frog in a pink dress speaking russian in my living-room for hours, it will never happen.

But your requests also have to be attainable, not ridiculous.

@Jellybeansincognito exactly- it’s just BS. Murder victims clearly didn’t want it not to happen enough. People driven to suicide clearly didn’t send their wants clearly. People in concentration camps should have tried a bit harder? Ffs

I wanted to own a house outright and be debt free We move in a few weeks to our outright owned home. But we lost a beloved family member. Not to be negative, but there's a lot of truth in be careful what you wish for. There are no shortcuts in life.

The yellow one @Twirlytwoo I think it’s called ‘happy’. He’s great isn’t he!

@Jellybeansincognito Which Derren Brown book? I have a couple of his and trying to read Happiness (in between running after a toddler!)

Placemarking!

Although I must say, I did finally decide I wasnt going to my inlaws for Christmas after 20 odd years of going and hating it and I said to myself, "that's it, I'm done, I'm not going"....then I didnt have to as they died weeks before. Was that my fault?

I’ve never heard of “The Secret” but some time ago money was very tight and I was wondering how we would get to the end of the month. I had put lots of small bits on gumtree which had sold for a few odd pounds and I had a large item that I’d had on for months with no interest.

I took the dog for a walk to his usual field and half way round there was a large, pure white butterfly just sitting on the grass. I walk my dog in that field several times a day, most days and have never seen a butterfly there,, ever. I stopped and looked closely and it didn’t fly away. After a while I walked on and when I circled back round it was gone. I really felt it was some sort of sign and thought to myself, perhaps it means that I will sell that large item today. When I got home there was a message from someone wanting to buy it. I have never seen a butterfly in that field since.

I don’t believe that was coincidence.

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"I wanted my neighbours to moveOrchidsindoorsand they did - just before lockdown too!"

Right, I'll have another go!!

Hmm unsure myself. I once dated someone who had a fling with a woman who told him she had 'asked the universe for a wonderful man and let him have blue eyes and blonde hai if you can' and there he was. He binned her pronto because he thought it was all too strange and intense. I wouldn't have said he was blonde either really, sometimes you believe what you want to believe.

What is the book mentioned please?

I wanted my neighbours to move Orchidsindoors and they did - just before lockdown too!

It only works for material things
I think that misunderstands it. Although tbh it is years since I've read The Secret and I tend to read more psychology so I may be confusing the 'concepts'.
But, take an action board because 'vision/action' boards are central to The Secret. Your actions could be aimed at learning a new skill, losing weight, gaining weight, being happier, being more relaxed, seeing friends more regularly, etc.

I have written myself a pretend cheque for £400k - will let you know if it works!

Confirmation bias, yes.
Although I do know of two people of the positivity mindset, one of whom brought cancer into it, which made me
I should have pointed out at that point that Bärbel Mohr, the originator of the cosmic ordering franchise (she wrote seven books in total) which so impressed Noel, died of cancer aged 46, leaving behind 9 year old twins. The universe sucks.

I have not read the book so am only going on what's been said on this thread about it, but I do think your mind follows your focus - what you are looking for. So if you have a bit of clarity about what you are looking for/aiming for in life, you're going to notice things that can help you achieve that.

Works for me too a lot of the time. When i was at uni, i used to drive there a lot because i would miss the train. The car park was small and most my friends gave up on driving because they never had a spot. I never arrived extremely early or anything, just in time for the lesson and i had a spot every single day without fail.
I just told myself theres gonna be a spot. It worked every time.
However, ive also told myself i will win the lottery, but that hasnt happened yet. Maybe im not convinced enough
I wanted to buy a certain car at one point, but it was way out of my price range. 2 weeks later i found one barely used for a ridiculously low price. It wa sthe exact colour i wanted and had all the extras i would have chosen as well. I was so sceptical i had my mechanic friend look at it. We still have that car 10 years later and its perfectly fine.

Of course it works. Quantum physics has proved that thought is creative.

I really really really want my neighbours to move...are you saying if I wish for it hard enough, it will happen?! Its been 3 years now and theyve not moved yet.

I have desperately wished for many very specific things in my life and got precisely none of them. YABU.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

Of course there's always the Jagger view ..

You can't always get what you want .. But if you try sometime you find You get what you need

Sorry, but there’s no point posting “don’t call me a fucking imbecile” when you’ve just posted the kind of stuff a fucking imbecile would say.

No, there is nothing in this. It’s bollocks. You can’t wish the universe into line.