The Secret (positive thinking)

[8/11/13] The Secret behind the Secret (I think that's Esther Hicks talking) [via Roy]

The Secret on youtube (uploaded 4/4/13, we'll see how long it stays up)

It's also on Netflix.

[9/13/11] I have the opportunity to get The Secret DVD (the original version with Esther Hicks). Should I get it?

Some say that the Abraham that Esther Hicks is a demon. And that Oprah has lost her soul. Well, I still believe Oprah is a good person. But I have no idea about this Abraham entity. So maybe I should shy away from this one. This Abraham does sound kind of weird. Well, I think I'll cancel for now. I'm busy enough as it is.

Then again, I'm looking over some of the reviews on Amazon and they say the one to get is the Esther Hicks. If it's positive thinking, then how can it be demonic? (You shall know them by their fruits. -- man, that link led to unexpected results) I'm trying to keep an open mind..

[4/12/07] The Law of Vibration and Attraction by Bob Proctor: part 1, part 2

[4/3/07] If The Secret can get any hotter, no one's telling.

It's selling like an elixir that promises everything but eternal life. Rhonda Byrne's book tops USA TODAY's best-seller list for the seventh consecutive week, and the companion DVD is No. 1 on Amazon's sales chart. It has captured wallets and water coolers like nothing else since Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown suggested Jesus was a daddy.

Oprah dedicated two shows to The Secret; Australian video producer Byrne has a roundup on how the mind can deliver a laundry list of goodies, from health to a helicopter. Saturday Night Live was quick to lampoon the book, while Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist Maureen Dowd invoked it while wondering if wishful thinking could lead to a change in the White House.

But such pop culture fascination leaves actress and minister Della Reese Lett laughing.

[3/10/07] Follow-up Larry King show (transcript)

[3/9/07] The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles (pdf document)

[2/26/06] behind the success of “The Secret” is a seamier story about the origins of the film. It involves big money and what some participants say are the broken promises of Ms. Byrne. The star of the first version of the movie, released in March last year, demanded to be cut out of the current version, which has been on the market since Oct. 1.

[2/24/07] Newsweek article on The Secret:

Oprah lives by it. Millions are reading it. The latest self-help sensation claims we can change our lives by thinking. But this 'new thought' may just be new marketing.

Watch The Secret extended editon [from TheGreatSecret, 3/3/07]

The Secret (original version) [via joanie@TheGreatSecret, 11/30/06]

ABC News report on The Secret [from Linda Miller, 11/27/06]

Larry King: Beyond The Power of Positive Thinking: part 1 (transcript), part 2 (right-click to open in new window)

[3/8/07] watch the Larry King shows at the James Ray site

100 quotes from The Secret [from Iscarcello, 11/17/06]

Dr. Wayne Dyer's Power of Intention (2 hours and 15 minutes, via begumibrahim@TheGreatSecret, 11/18/06)