The Secret craze
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I just started reading THE SECRET and I will quote a page below because it appears to relate somewhat with the HGA:
After explaining the story of Alladin and the Genie, they go on to say:
"Now, take this metaphor and apply it to your life. Remember Aladin in the one who always asks for what he wans. Then you've got the Universe at large, which is the Genie. Traditions have called it so many things - your Holy Guardian Angel, your higher self.
We can put any label on it, and you choose the one that works best for you, but every tradition has told us there's something bigger than us. And the Genie always says one thing: Your wish is my command."
..."You think it and the Genie immediatey begins to leverage the Universe, through people, circumstances, and events, to fullfill your wish."
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It seems that The Secret misses a big part of the Real Secret. They talk constantly about forming images and visualizing and thoughts. This is all creation on the Yetzirahic level, but in Magick, that is carried down to materialize in Assiah. From what I can tell, they don't ever go this far in the Secret. You can visualize yourself all day long winning the lottery, but if you don't get your butt down to the store and buy a ticket, you forgot a big step!
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Good point. Also, the subconscious manifests. There are a lot of things planted in the subconscious. Some cancel one another out. Like, you want change, but you want security. Can't have the change without taking a risk. So, you make the attempt, but fail because success would entail change over which you have no control and are not familiar with. You choose safety with the same situation because that is a deeper motivator,since the roots are deeper. Easier to let go of the dream than the safety.
Well, lots of words. Guess it really means that the conscious mind is so very small compared to the subconscious. Takes a trained mind to get reliable results. Skill, persistence, talent, experience.
In L.V.X.,
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@Ra-Imhotep said
"93 everyone,
Has anyone noticed the recent craze over the movie "The Secret"? "I saw it just a few weeks ago and I was also very interested in how understanding of Magick pours into every day life.
This law corresponds to Anahata in my opinion.
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Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Through a curious circumstance I got the chance to examine one of the authors of "The Secret" and some of his most ardent followers up close at a retreat.
Cult-like symptoms abounded, but the experiences and results of those involved seemed genuine.
My opinion is that getting what you want without any spiritual work may seriously inflate the ego. Such was observed with this group. (Though my own ego contributes to this observation.)
Love is the law, love under will.
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In that movie the secret,
as wikipedia says it has a subliminal message in certain scenes saying the word "Rosicrucian."
The teachers of the secret implies that the Rosicrucians are the only ones who can truly teach and truly possesses the secret..
The secret is a scam.. a hype to distract people from the truth and free will..
The Rosicrucians. Is a good organization, however.
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I've been lightly studying thelema for just a few weeks now, reading what I can her and there within the confines of a busy schedule. There many teachings that are similar to thelema and or vice versa. It seems to suggest what it suggest, and that is WE ARE ALL ONE MIND! We may use different shoes to run a marathon but are goal is one in the same. My main concern is the PRETTY PACKAGE."the answer to nine out of ten questions...MONEY"(Vanilla Sky)this is in part why I avoid joining any org.
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@metus said
"I've been lightly studying thelema for just a few weeks now, reading what I can her and there within the confines of a busy schedule. There many teachings that are similar to thelema and or vice versa. It seems to suggest what it suggest, and that is WE ARE ALL ONE MIND! We may use different shoes to run a marathon but are goal is one in the same. My main concern is the PRETTY PACKAGE."the answer to nine out of ten questions...MONEY"(Vanilla Sky)this is in part why I avoid joining any org."
In philosophy, that is a specific type of 'monism' called 'idealism,' the most sound form of which was espoused by George Berkeley in Three Dialogues between Hylad and Philonous (except for the part about when you aren't looking)... with a more Hermetic bent, I would recommend The Kybalion which is also a more neoplatonist form of idealism common to qabalah, chaldean oracles, gnosticism, neoplatonist, emanationist, etc.
IAO131
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I did find some of the visuals helpful for preventing pissy attitudes and moods that can feed on their own negativity although usually when frustrating occurrences start to perpetuate themselves it always escalates to a point where it breaks into the absurd and I just gotta laugh at myself...
If you've seen The Secret movie watch this:
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In philosophy, that is a specific type of 'monism' called 'idealism,' the most sound form of which was espoused by George Berkeley in Three Dialogues between Hylad and Philonous (except for the part about when you aren't looking)... with a more Hermetic bent, I would recommend The Kybalion which is also a more neoplatonist form of idealism common to qabalah, chaldean oracles, gnosticism, neoplatonist, emanationist, etc.IAO131"
Do you suggest that there is more than one truth? The Kybalion is just what I was looking for... THNAKS!