The ambiguity of "The Secret"

"Men do not attract that which they WANT, but that which they ARE"

-James Allen, As a Man Thinketh

I must preface the rest of this post by stating that I certainly have nothing against the ideas put forth in "The Secret", movie or book, as they are all valid in their own right. We have purchased and given away a  number of copies of each to people who we thought would benefit due to their open mindedness about things metaphysical. I may have mentioned the problem I do have with "The Secret" in the past, the heightened fluff factor as the content was diluted in order to be more saleable to the masses, marketing takes over and dislodges the real Secret.

The quote sums up, what I deem to be, the direction that the theory of metaphysical manifestation, as put forth in the movie "The Secret", should have taken. Basically there is a lot of wishful thinking and think happy thoughts going on, not by everyone though. There is a lack of action steps beyond mentioning that you must take action. I think they do mention "inspired action" a few times but it is couched in discussions which don't emphasize the importance of the action as strongly as perhaps it could have.

"Men do not attract that which they WANT..."

Although there was some mention of letting it go after putting what you want "out there" and imaginary creation, there was a huge emphasis on the attracting of what you want. Parking spaces, new cars, cash, homes, relationships...etc. Anyone can want any of these very strongly and imagine the desired result but inside, where it really counts, they often do not have the unconscious fortitude to actually put themselves into the situations where these are likely to come to fruition. Call it old programming getting in the way.

"... but that which they are"

Obviously nobody IS a parking space, car, cash... etc, but putting yourself into a receptive mindset both consciously and unconsciously can, and will, allow you to recognize instinctively what needs to be done in order to create the situation that will most likely result in the final manifestation of the desired ends. Put another way, programming your unconscious in a way that leaves your conscious mind free to do other things and, if your are receptive, you will be prompted by seemingly intuitive insights that take you toward your desired outcomes and away from the outcomes that are just not on your radar.

It is less about Law of Attraction and more about concentrated unconscious directives. Does one equate to the other? Perhaps. To the unaware bystander this may appear to them that you are just luckier than most.

I suppose that I should not be so harsh as anyone who is ready to take the next action steps will do so and perhaps as a direct result of having benefited from the content, after all... I am one case in point.

Jeff.