Originally posted by Strangelove
Oncewhite, you're a lunatic
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The secret is nothing but a bunch of sensationalist bullshit.
Oooh Oprah features a show on it, oh wow there's recently published books on the subject with quotes in them from people like Plato and Aristotle, probably taken out of context and padded, but no, that seals the deal for me, I'm converting. 🙄
Originally posted by silver_tearsOprah's evil anyway ermm
^The secret is nothing but a bunch of sensationalist bullshit.
Oooh Oprah features a show on it, oh wow there's recently published books on the subject with quotes in them from people like Plato and Aristotle, probably taken out of context and padded, but no, that seals the deal for me, I'm converting. 🙄
Originally posted by Oncewhite
"the secret" is an mind-energy tool to get whatever you want in life, it's like a way of channeling your mind and focusing on an event to make it happen, but it's a way of doing it, and when someone does, it puts out the energy to make it happen.
An optimistic belief in yourself, and your capabilities to positively impact situations fuels success. Research exists that demonstrates that optimism results in higher achievement. Constantly looking at the negative and seeing no options when situations go awry, limits our success.
Originally posted by Storm
What you are describing here is simply the law of attraction. If you think you can' t do something, then your chances of succeeding are diminishing significantly. Optimism versus pessimism.An optimistic belief in yourself, and your capabilities to positively impact situations fuels success. Research exists that demonstrates that optimism results in higher achievement. Constantly looking at the negative and seeing no options when situations go awry, limits our success.
I understand the law of attraction, I actually watched it b/c someone raved about it.
Someone mentioned a book about hypnosis and winning friends, well, if it's done a certain way, it's kinda like mind control but not in a grand negative way. Mind control can be ADVERTISEMENT, overt suggestions, energy channeling, electronic uses of it...ect.
I am not against thinking positive, but there is a point to which certain energy that's put out becomes a control issue.
I've done some research on mind control, from esoteric to technological...and SOME CHURCHES, YES, I am saying that some churches use a type of mind control, but not all of them, but some of them, you have to study the entire set up and system of things, even in the music and the timing of it, usually very emotional music right before they ask for money...that's a type of manipulation/mind control. So, if you don't put money in there, people start to look at you like you are a bad person, again, a type of mind control/manipulation; you can give to the church, but it's nobody's business, and it doesn't have to be charged after or during music that is expressly highly vibrational sound that can evoke strong emotional responses, such as guilt or sadness or totally happiness right before opening your pockets, so yes, I do believe in good churches that do not use this technique, but some of them do, and people should be informed, if they are ok with it, then it's ok.
Re: The Secret and Obama??
Originally posted by Oncewhite
Ok, you know I'm good for starting "interesting threads", this one included. Some folks are empaths, and I am one of them, and when I first thought of Obama and seen him on tv, the first thing I felt about him was that he was the kind to use this type of energy, see when someone is using this energy, it's easy to pick up on for some empaths.So, here's research on "the secret", which I am against b/c people can use that energy for bad, as well as good, so, it's a fighting battle when people use this kind of energy for control. And, there is the book, it's interesting that it's next to his book, lol.
Here we go, and do tell me what you think of "the secret"
This is all true even though that site has a shop...
Me smells a scientology-esque scam.
Re: The Secret and Obama??
Originally posted by Oncewhite
Ok, you know I'm good for starting "interesting threads", this one included. ...Some folks are empaths, and I am one of them...
If by "interesting" you me ridiculous, than sure, I cannot disagree...
Can you also communicate with the dead? Can you project your spiritual form in the Astral Realm? Can you suck people into your rectum and send them into the 5th dimension?
Originally posted by OncewhiteYou mean manipulation right?
Ok, you know I'm good for starting "interesting threads", this one included. Some folks are empaths, and I am one of them, and when I first thought of Obama and seen him on tv, the first thing I felt about him was that he was the kind to use this type of energy, see when someone is using this energy, it's easy to pick up on for some empaths.So, here's research on "the secret", which I am against b/c people can use that energy for bad, as well as good, so, it's a fighting battle when people use this kind of energy for control. And, there is the book, it's interesting that it's next to his book, lol.
Here we go, and do tell me what you think of "the secret"