| This article looks at the possibility that the mass | | | | they would get more. When they didn't they said |
| media may end up making the perception of the | | | | the idea of the Law of Attraction was bunkum. |
| economy be far worse than it is. Following on | | | | Now here is the real kicker - the Universe |
| from this as a student of the Law of Attraction I | | | | because the Law of Attraction is a Universal Law |
| believe if enough people buy into it then the total | | | | - says OK if you believe in bunkum that's all I'll |
| negative energy will create another Great | | | | give you more bunkum. End result reinforcing the |
| Depression. | | | | misconception but validating the fact of Law of |
| The Law of Attraction | | | | Attraction. |
| It is estimated the film The Secret has been seen | | | | Thoughts are things |
| by some 300 million people. In addition the spin off | | | | Where is the evidence that thoughts are things? |
| book, DVD and Audio Book have all been best | | | | Well if you watch the film What The Bleep Are |
| sellers. That film is actually based on a much | | | | We? you will see the theoretical quantum physics |
| earlier work by Wallace D, Wattles - The Science | | | | based proof. But there is also visual proof in |
| of Getting Rich and Think and Grow Rich by | | | | experiments carried out by Dr Emoto in Japan, In |
| Napoleon Hill. They were best sellers in their time | | | | his best seller The Hidden Messages in Water. He |
| and have enjoyed a revival. Bob Proctor studied | | | | took distilled water put it in bottles and then |
| under students of the great early thinkers about | | | | wrote different phrases on labels, Thank You, I |
| the power of the mind and is probably one of the | | | | Love You, You Fool, You Make Me Sick I Want |
| most popular mentors in this area alive. There | | | | To Kill You. They wrapped the labels round the |
| were of course other well known mentors on the | | | | bottles and left them overnight. The images can |
| Law of Attraction in the film too many to | | | | be seen if you Google Masaru Emoto. This is what |
| mention here. | | | | happened, the bottles of water with Thank You |
| Suffice to say the idea of the Law of Attraction | | | | and I Love You had perfectly formed crystals in |
| seemed to strike a chord in so many people with | | | | what had been distilled water. The ones with You |
| Larry King and Oprah caught up as well. So what | | | | Fool, You Make Me Sick I Want to Kill you had no |
| is the Law of Attraction? At it's most basic level | | | | proper crystals and became discolored when |
| it says that, 'thoughts we have are actual things' | | | | looked at through a microscope, the latter being a |
| and these thoughts bring into existence whatever | | | | sickly yellow. |
| happens to us. They attract whatever we are | | | | This experiment has been repeated time and |
| 'really' believing. It's the believing in that sentence | | | | again with the same results, words said aloud, |
| that is important. | | | | prayers whatever anything that has |
| Positive thinking will not bring about real change | | | | accompanying thoughts affects the crystalline |
| because thinking is done by the conscious mind | | | | structure of the water. For this to happen |
| and 95% of our thoughts are done by the | | | | thoughts must be things that affect the Universe |
| sub-conscious mind. If this was not the case we | | | | either positively or negatively. Now remember as |
| would not be able to function. We would have to | | | | humans we are 95% water. |
| act on the 1,000's of thoughts we have a day | | | | The effect of the mass media on the perception |
| which would result in paralysis. | | | | of the economy |
| To prove this think about learning to type. If you | | | | Students of the mind believed at the time of the |
| are a touch typist you can type articles like this | | | | Great Depression the effect of the burgeoning |
| and never look at the keyboard. This allows you | | | | mass media added 10 years in to the recovery |
| to think about the writing. Now think back to | | | | because of all the negative emotions they |
| when you were learning to touch type. You had | | | | created. It's emotions that drive beliefs If you |
| to concentrate on where to place your fingers | | | | watch and read enough of today's mass media |
| which finger to move to get to which key from | | | | about their perception of the economy it will |
| the home keys the lot. You probably made lots | | | | negatively affect your emotions and then your |
| of errors and thought you would never 'get it'. | | | | belief about the economy. They focus on the |
| However after time the movements became a | | | | purely negative issues, they don't report on jobs |
| habit and it's when things become habits our | | | | being created or in fact it was good the corrupt |
| sub-conscious takes over and performs the task | | | | banking system was cleaned up. If they talked |
| no problem. | | | | and focused on stories of hope then peoples |
| Now imagine Microsoft came out with a | | | | emotions would be more positive and they would |
| completely new keyboard layout tomorrow. You | | | | believe as I do that this is a natural economic |
| would recognize the keys and the fact it was a | | | | correction. These s-curve waves in the economy |
| keyboard and you may learn the new layout | | | | were known as far back as Babylonia and they |
| quicker than the first time. This is referred to as | | | | planned for the next correction. In China for |
| 'educational dissonance'. You are in a familiar | | | | example the net savings versus household income |
| situation, you know things have changed but you | | | | is +28% in America it's - 5%. This is because the |
| have to fight your sub-conscious habits to learn | | | | Chinese have known about these economic cycles |
| the new keyboard. If our conscious mind really did | | | | and save for the corrections. In the West we |
| run the show then it should just be a question of | | | | fooled ourselves into thinking a golden formula to |
| learning. But it actually involves your conscious | | | | beat these natural curves had been found. |
| mind fighting your sub-conscious mind to do the | | | | The other issue is the speed and the number of |
| job. Now after you learn the new keyboard they | | | | ways in which these negative perceptions can be |
| give you your old one back what happens? No | | | | passed on in the 21st century, 24/7 news, the |
| problem you can use it easily because the original | | | | Internet, social networking, newspaper editions |
| habits are still there in your sub-conscious. | | | | several times a day etc. |
| It's the same with positive thinking it won't work | | | | The best and quickest way to recovery? Create |
| unless you change your habitual thoughts or in | | | | your own economy by managing money sensibly, |
| other words your beliefs. It's why religion is so | | | | don't take out bad debt only use debt if it's going |
| powerful and dangerous at the same time, once | | | | to result in a positive flow of cash after you |
| someone turns ideas into beliefs no amount of | | | | make the repayment. Finally forsake the herd |
| logical argument will get them to change. | | | | mentality, turn off the TV when the bad news |
| Something politicians have yet to learn. | | | | comes on, watch more comedies, smile and laugh |
| So it's what we believe that will be attracted as | | | | more. Find situations to be in where you are loved |
| opposed to what we think we would like. To do | | | | and can give love back. The more positive you |
| that you have to bypass your conscious mind by | | | | can make your emotional experiences the more |
| various techniques and alter your beliefs about | | | | positive a belief system you will have. It's millions |
| what you can achieve. This is what the secret is | | | | of people with a more positive belief system that |
| but many people thought by just having happy | | | | will make a difference not millions who say, 'I told |
| thoughts or thinking about getting more money | | | | you so'. |