Some time last year a colleague received a copy of this book as a gift from his students. As he already had read it, he offered it to me. I had heard about it and all the hype that surrounded it when it first came out in 2006, but to be honest I was quite skeptical about it. It sounded like some sort of new-age religious/spiritual book that people fell in love with just because it could be called religious without having a religion attached.
The book felt like a marketing scam throughout. While the ideas behind the secret are worth considering – imagining positive things happening/existing and having them happen – I am still in some doubt about the whole thing. Of course, it never hurts to test out its theory:Β Imagine for a month something unimaginable happening. Imagine that it has already happened and you are living life with it. For example, imagine that you receive $50,000. Think as if you already have it. Do this for at least a month and you’ll see it start to happen because the very fact that you’ve thought it, you’ve sent energy out into the world bringing it to you.
Sound like a scam to you yet? π Still…it can’t hurt, right? π I’m not yet a believer in this actually bringing me $50,000 in the next few months. However, I do believe in positive thoughts, energy. I do believe that if we stay positive and imagine the best, there’s a much higher chance of success than if negativity pervades. So, I guess I have to say I’m still undecided about The Secret. I’ll keep you updated if my positive energies bring about my visions in the next few months.
Thus ends my reading updates. I’m afraid I’m going to have to switch my energies to more academic readings for a while, but I thoroughly enjoyed my summer reading and look forward to the next holiday when I can treat myself to more literary escapes!
-T
