The LOA reminds me a lot of the perverted N.American Christian gospel: The Prosperity Gospel, that essentially says that God wants us to be rich, comfortable, and happy, and if we believe in God, we'll have that. Yet this only became popular in the west where nobody wants to fall behind the Jones' or actually carry any crosses. In my opinion, the LOA works in that with focus, determination, and confidence, we are quite likely to manifest our dreams! But that's just common sense, right? If you want to, say, be a successful pianist but always focus on getting on stage, missing key notes, being booed and ridiculed, this self-sabotaging thinking will prevent or at least slow your success, whereas visualizing stunning, flawless performances will bring better results faster. No magic here. To say that EVERYTHING we manifest is because of images we have in our head simply cannot hold up. Yes, many things do happen by accident. Haiti wasn't slammed by earthquakes because of anybody's thought patterns, for example. By all means focus on the positive in your lives, but don't blame others for their handicaps, illnesses, serious hardships, and so on. That's delusional and unfair.

1- decided I'd do X
2- wrote down all the steps necessary to do X
3- had phone calls with a friend who helped me manage any fears/concerns/anxieties of doing X (it was the major decision of moving half way around the world)
4- i honored my agreements regarding step 2

And presto! Things seemed to appear “like magic”.

Except it's not bloody magic! It's just what happens when you do the things that work.

Most people simply get stuck around step 3 – they don't know how to manage their anxieties – and most have such low self esteem (often due to religion), that they can't even FATHOM doing a lot of the “big” stuff that “successful” people do.

But I can write an essay on this.

Thanks!

As in any market, there are people who can truly help other people to understand, and then there are those who are just hopping on the bandwagon.

Great question, and one that many potential believers in the LOA have considered. The basic answer that I operate under is that all things are brought into our existence by the “creative source,” and each person has their own definition of what that creative source is.

Some people call it “God” or the “Divine Spirit” or “Buddha” – whatever. There are probably hundreds of names throughout history.

What is important is not the name that we give to our creative source, but rather that we believe in it. The LOA gives us things that are in resonance with the feelings that are created as a result of our beliefs.

If we believe that we can be happy – and then act accordingly – the LOA gives us more things to be happy about. That same system works for sadness, grief and despair just as it works for joy, love, and abundance.

Just as with prayer, we “ask” for things with the LOA, but it is not the asking that brings them to us, but whether or not our belief allows us to manifest the feelings that will bring those things into our lives.

In that respect, going to a chapel at a hospital to pray for someone who is ill could potentially make the situation worse. Don’t pray about illness, but rather pray about health.

Whether you believe in God or in the LOA (or both), you are asking for something via your prayers. Just make sure that you’re asking for the right thing.

I’m not sure where you stand on a religious perspective, but i have a question;

Should you be a believer of God, and are faced with something that very much replaces the concept of praying, what is it you believe?

You could say that ‘praying’ in the past is down to the positive thought upon which you pray with.

What i want to know, is whether ‘the secret’ replaces the powers that be, or works in accordance.

Cheers

I don’t think that the LOA specifically says anything about God, or whatever other term anyone wants to use for the all powerful force in the Universe. As you said, it is just a creative way to use a creation.

As to whether or not we are God or if we are just manifestations of the same creator, I’ll leave that debate for another day. I doubt this little comment box could handle it!

Yes, I know that book. I read it about a year ago, and it was actually part of my initial “training” in the Law of Attraction.

It is as they say in ‘The Secret’ – everything is energy. That is a fact that has been proven by what we consider to be scientific methods, and energy reacts to any given stimulus based on the rate at which it is vibrating at that time.

Technically, the Law of Attraction should only be the beginning. If we can learn to consciously attract vibrations that resonate with our own, how far off can the day be when we can consciously change the vibration of other forms of matter?

Just science fiction right now, but something that I have no doubt will be a part of our distant (or not so distant) evolutionary process.

I was just reading a book about the law of attraction that actually scientifically proves the LOA, “Excuse Me Your Life Is Waiting” by Lynn Grabhorn, and she actually scientifically proves the LOA
it was in the thirties when they first proved that thoughts have vibrations that could even be photographed (somehow)
plus we all know that matter is made up of small particles that move depending on its kind (solid, liquid or gas)and this movement needs energy, this means we also have energy flowing in and out of our bodies.
it makes sense

nice post

I’ll be happy to help you in any way that I can!

Looks like you did a great job on the site, and I’ll be looking forward to seeing your success with it.

Congratulations on this awesome step forward!

I see you are an avid blogger with heaps of experience. I’ll be back to learn from you.

Cheers, Mike

I love this quote!

“In life I think you get to want what you want.”

That’s great stuff – thanks for sharing!

Welcome to the newest edition of The Carnival of Deliberate Creation. I’m going to try a format that I think will probably become the standard for these carnivals—featured articles at the top of the post, followed by other relevant gems. By the way…

GREAT to have you on board! I have likewise been keeping on eye on your site and I foresee many references to your posts in the future!

I totally agree with you that at this point in the game, proving the LOA should not be the primary focus. As you said, it is the empowerment and the inspiration for success that people should be focusing on.

People do it all the time with things as simple as music, or certain pictures. They hear the music or see the pictures and they become inspired because those notes or those images affect them internally and move them into action.

I know I’ve done that! I’ve been out running and I hear the right song and I take off like a rocket. Does that mean that the song has to be proven?

Great comment, Bryan, and great insight!

This is great quote!

“I believe that science catches up with belief when the belief becomes strong enough.”

I think you are probably right. Through the years it has been the people who doggedly (sp?) believed in something so much that they refused to stop trying to prove that it was true who either proved or helped to prove the truth of the very thing that they believed in.

And yes, I know that was a run-on sentence.

I agree that the LOA will probably end up being proven scientifically, but in the meantime, even non-believers can benefit from using the basic tools and systems. That’s a win/win situation!

This post caught my attention because I’ve seen The Secret DVD. It is inspiring. It is motivating. Personally, I think asking if it’s proveable is a stupid question…who cares? Look at the image and extract ideas that empower you. Whether or not the Law of Attraction exists doesn’t matter, because it’s true that self-confidence, positive thinking, and action lead to success…so if a DVD called The Secret inspires people to achieve success, then The Secret was also a success.

What we’re seeing now, is a “catching up” when it comes to the LoA. So my guess is that we’ll start seeing scientific validation fairly soon.