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The Secret
The Secret reveals the natural law that is governing all lives. By applying the knowledge of this law, you can change every aspect of your life. This is the secret to prosperity, health, relationships and happiness.
—P.T. Barnum, Getting it right |
—Rhonda Byrne, priming for jewgolds |
The Law of Attraction
The central idea here, The Law of Attraction, states "like attracts like." People's thoughts dictate reality (regardless of if they know it or not), and whatever you think of, you will experience. Essentially, "if you really want something and truly believe it's possible, you'll get it", but putting a lot of attention and thought onto something you don't want means you'll probably get that too. Granted, the law of magnetism states that opposites attract, but fuck science, we've got DVDs to shill.
How The Secret Works
There's no need for prayers, chanting, long-winded rituals or messy sacrifices - the path to enlightenment and cold, hard cash is thus.
- Ask
- Believe
- Receive
That's right, folks. In just three easy steps, you too can live your dreams in the wealth and comfort you so deserve.
- Step 1 - Ask. Just know what you want and focus on it with all your intent.
- Step 2 - Believe. You must believe in the law of attraction, otherwise it doesn't work.
- Step 3 - Receive. PROFIT!!! Literally. Just fill out that there check and put 'er under your pillow. The wish fairy will be making her rounds shortly.
—Greg Beato, Reason |
Amazing Claims
—Michael Beckwith, Agape International Spiritual Center |
The film features one man who was paralyzed, mute, and on a ventilator after his spine and diaphragm were crushed in an airplane accident. He credits his full recovery to the power of his mind. A similar story is told by another interview whose breast cancer went into spontaneous remission without medical intervention. Those who died from lack of medical treatment were unavailable for comment.
Evidence of Success
Even though, as the DVD claims, "quantum physics is a part of the Law" - particle physics isn't listening.
The Author
Rhonda Byrne is the Australian television writer best known for her New Thought works, The Secret — a book and DVD by the same name. She happily admits that the entire DVD was lifted from The Science of Getting Rich, written 100 years ago. Being the good reality t.v. producer she is, old Rhonda recycled a mishmash of Dan Brown cutting-room scraps, Rosicrucian images and muzak over a message of unadulterated greed. By the Spring of 2007 the book had sold almost 4 million copies, and the DVD had sold more than 2 million copies, proving yet again that a fool and his money are soon parted. It's not often you find a plagiarized book turned into a DVD, which is then turned back into a book, but this is America - anything can happen.
—The producers, also known as 'making shit up as we go' |
a.k.a. Nutjob of the Week
Quotes about The Secret
—The Monarch, re:Phantom Limb |
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Misquotes from The Secret
While it's fun to take quotes out of context and twist the truth to fit one's agenda, it's also a red flag that the author is either retarded or full of shit. The Secret (mis)quotes the great Winston Churchill in a very underhanded way.
—Winston Churchill, according to The Secret |
—Winston Churchill, actual quote |
They've even gone so far as to just completely make shit up.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Noone anywhere has been able to attribute this quote to Emerson except for the lunatics at The Secret.
Facts and fun facts together
THE SMART GOVERNMENT of Australia did not allowed Rhonda Byrne to publish her genius book inside Australia. Later that night Rhonda decides to move to Heaven where she can sell her crap.
Some woman that I don't remember her name sued rhonda byrne and claimed that she stole my work!
Most of the PHILOSOPHERS in the movie are dropouts or didn't even finished high school, the funny thing is they confess this on their seminars! (i.e Bob Proctor)
Logical Conclusions of The Secret
- The WTC DID ITSELF
- The Jews manifested Hitler and his lulzy Final Solution out of sheer self-hate.
- Every rape victim was asking for it.
- Fritzl's kids were naturally inclined towards basement-dwellerism.
- If you kill someone, they brought it upon themselves. It's all cool.
- Every single aborted baby also wanted it - go abortions!
True Believers
SNL Parody
Due to the concerted effort of people quietly wishing, the video is nowhere to be found... The March 17, 2007 episode of Saturday Night Live, cast members spoofed The Secret in a sketch with Oprah Winfrey (Maya Rudolph) interviewing Rhonda Byrne (Amy Poehler). It includes a scene of a man in Darfur being interviewed by Winfrey and Byrne. They scolded him when he lamented that his people were starving, saying it was all the result of his lousy attitude.
In truly lulzy fashion, this played out less than a week later on "Nightline". Bob Proctor, author of "You Were Born Rich" and one of the "gurus" Byrne quotes most often, was asked whether the starving children of Darfur had "manifested" -- that is, visualized -- their own misery. In utter seriousness, he replied, "I think the country probably has."
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