The law of attraction is based on a simple principle, namely that we humans attract what we give energy to. By focusing our thoughts and feelings on what we most deeply desire, that desire can become reality. According to this law, the universe is a great catalog from which we can choose and obtain the inner happiness, relationship, health or wealth that we desire. Happiness can be created, but it does meet certain conditions. According to Byrne, author of the book “The Secret” and producer of the documentary of the same name, there has been a universal secret for centuries that can be salvation for all people. The origin of this universal secret is said to be described in the book “The Science of Getting Rich” by Wallace D. Wattles from 1910. Many great people, including scientists such as Plato, Newton and Einstein, as well as other geniuses such as Beethoven, Shakespeare, Emerson and Lincoln, would have known about this secret. For example, Emerson, one of the most influential American thinkers, who lived from 1803 to 1882, is said to have said: “The secret is the answer to all that has been, to all that is, and all that will be.” (Emerson in Byrne, Harrington & Heriot, 2007).
Hidden secret
Precisely because the secret is extremely powerful and has universal validity, leading leaders around the world are said to have managed to keep the secret hidden from the people. The powerful leaders who had the greatest wealth in the world certainly wanted to keep it that way and forgot an important principle, namely that according to the law of attraction, there is enough for everyone (Byrne, Harrington & Heriot, 2007).
Attraction
Philosopher Bob Proctor explains in the documentary “The Secret” that all people on earth are guided by the same power or law and that is the attraction. So the long-hidden secret is the law of attraction. According to this law, we invite everything that comes our way. We attract it with our mind, through all the images stored in our mind, through what we think. According to Bob Doyle, author, the law of attraction means that ‘Like attracts like.’ According to him, the secret is also hidden in our minds; we become what we think. In other words, we become what we think about most and we attract what we think about most (Bob Proctor in Byrne, Harrington & Heriot, 2007)
Thoughts have frequencies
We have about 60,000 thoughts per day. Scientists can measure thoughts. Thoughts emit a frequency. If we think through our minds about what we want most and are able to visualize it as if it were already in our lives, then this frequency is continuously sent into the universe. “Thoughts send out a magnetic signal that attracts its equivalent to you,” according to metaphysician Dr. J. Vitale (J. Vitale in Byrne, Harrington & Heriot, 2007).
The challenge of the law of attraction lies in the nature of our thoughts. The law makes no distinction between what is desirable and what is not. So, for example, if a man in debt constantly thinks about his creditors and his negative bank balance, he will attract even more bills. The fact that there is no money and the gloomy thoughts about it are the signals that are sent (Byrne, Harrington & Heriot, 2007).
Feelings as a tool
Because we cannot check all 60,000 thoughts per day for their positive or negative value, our feelings are an indicator of the nature of our thoughts. Positive thoughts lead to positive feelings such as gratitude, joy or excitement. Negative thoughts lead to resentment, hatred or anger. According to this view of the law of attraction, thoughts and feelings make your life. When you control your thoughts and feelings, you can live the life you want (Byrne, Harrington & Heriot, 2007).
Conditions for the law of attraction
According to the experts featured in the book and the documentary of the same name “The Secret”, there are no conditions for the law of attraction to work. This means that the law is always active, whether we want it to be or not. According to this view, positive thoughts, visualizations and feelings are transformed into matter, as are negative thoughts, visualizations and feelings. People who start to delve into the law of attraction can be shocked by the amount of negative thoughts and feelings they have. Bill Harris, therapist, explains in the documentary “The Secret” that it can be quite a challenge for clients to shift attention from what is not wanted to what is wanted. It can be an ingrained habit of focusing on what one does not want, on avoiding what one is afraid of. It can be reassuring to know that a positive thought is hundreds of times more powerful than a negative thought (Harris in Byrne, Harrington & Heriot, 2007).
Conditions for a positive outcome of the law of attraction
To elect
In order for the law of attraction to work in your favor, it is important to make choices. You can really choose anything you want, just like in the original story of Aladdin and the Wonder Lamp. What is so important to you at the moment that you want to continuously give positive energy to it? It is also possible at any time to reconsider choices and of course to make new choices. Of course, the critical question can be asked whether material things are more important than inner happiness.
Focus the mind as if your wish has already been realized
A second condition is aimed at thinking about your wish and/or visualizing your wish as if it were already in your life . Already feel that you are healthy, rich or happy. Feel it deeply and according to the law of attraction, the universe will conform to the source of the inner feeling. For example, you could write: “I am so happy and grateful that I feel content and calm.” “I’m so happy to have the relationship I’ve been longing for.” “I am so happy with my new car!” Feel and visualize as if it is already yours in the case of inner happiness or as if it is already yours in the case of material desires.
Maintaining attention
Finally, it is important to stay focused on your wishes. This sounds simple, but our minds are often everywhere and nowhere. The law of attraction has a slowing effect. So it takes some time for your thoughts and visualizations to be realized. Moreover, we are sometimes so used to getting stuck in negative thought processes that it is no easy feat to suddenly live as if we already have everything our heart and, in this case, especially our mind, desires (Byrne, Harrington & Heriot, 2007) .
Summary and conclusion
The law of attraction means that we humans attract what we focus our energy on. When we feel happy and satisfied, we attract more happiness. If we are unhappy and have gloomy thoughts and feelings, more misery will come our way. We attract things into our lives in response to the thoughts, visualizations and feelings we have. The law of attraction always applies, so for both positive and negative thoughts, feelings and visualizations. Fortunately, positive thoughts have much greater power than negative ones. According to the law of attraction, the universe can be regarded as a large catalog or the fairy tale of Aladdin and the Wonder Lamp without a limit to the number of wishes. There are conditions attached to a positive outcome of the law of attraction. It is important to make well-considered choices. What do you really want to achieve? In addition, the mind should focus as if the wish has already been realized. And this works best when there are positive thoughts, visualizations and feelings. Finally, the law has a delaying effect and it is therefore important to continue to focus on what you want to see realized. Practice makes perfect and patience is a virtue.