Debunking the Secret - Why You Don't Need to Waste Your Money
Secrets of the Secret Revealed
By Pam Gaulin, published Feb 22, 2007
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The Secret claims to reveal an age-old, and tried and true secret of how to achieve health, wealth, love, happiness, and anything and everything else you might want.
The book and the movie both claim to piece together not just the secret but "The Great Secret" that has been right before our eyes, in our literature books, our religions, our philosophies, and in our past. According to The Secret, the secret itself has beenresponsible for our cultural advancements, and was known and practiced by people like Plato, Jesus, Newton, and Einstein an many others.
Oh, and The Secret will "change your life."
The book, the DVD and the online movie all claim that The Secret was purposefully kept a secret. Until now that is.
Secrets of The Secret Revealed
# 1 Secret of The Secret Revealed: You already have this secret power.
The concept that you, as an individual, already have the power within you to create the life you want is really no secret at all. If you believe at all in yourself, your abilities, your skill, you education, or wherever your personal strengths lie, then you know that you can change your life.
Even Glenda the Good Witch told us that in The Wizard of Oz, when she told Dorothy that she always had the power in her to go home.
#2 Secret of The Secret Revealed: The Secret is a mixed up bag of new age pop philosophies.
The Secret draws on such a broad base of philosophies, old and new, that it is no wonder it seems to ring true with people. The same concepts can be found in The Bible, in the works of Deepak Chopra, and many other new age writers and motivational speakers.
#3 Secret of The Secret Revealed: Everyone quoted in The Secret has something to sell, not to teach.
The most revealing aspect of The Secret is that most of the living people quoted all have something to sell. According to the publisher, the book draws on "wisdom from modern-day teachers." These savvy self-promoters are put behind the literal podium as teachers, but many also have products to sell you.
#4 Secret of The Secret Revealed: The Secret is a self-help book.
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Takeaways
- The "teachers" quoted in The Secret all have something to sell you.
- The real secret is that we all have the power to change our lives.
- The Secret will all sound very familiar, because you've read it and heard it before. It's not new.
Did You Know?
Even Oprah Winfrey stated on her February 2007 broadcast, "I've always lived by the secret and didn't know it was secret." Very good, Oprah. That's because it is not a secret.
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