Does “The Secret” Teach Magical Thinking About Abundance?

May 26, 2008 · Filed Under Main Page · Comments Off 

“The Secret” has been a colossal phenomenon about how to create abundance, using “The Law of Attraction.” When my adult son first watched the “The Secret,” he objected to one dramatic episode. A boy wants a bicycle. He hopes and dreams for the bicycle and spends time gazing excitedly at a picture of the exact bike he wants. And then he sees the bike in the window of the bicycle shop with a “SOLD” sign on it. The boy becomes upset and gives up hope for the bicycle. After a period of despair, he again focuses his hopes and dreams upon receiving the bicycle. Throughout the entire episode, he does nothing but dream. The episode ends when the child opens the door to find his grandfather with the coveted bike as a present. We last see the boy riding off happily on his new bicycle. Read more

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