The Not-So-Secret Secret of the Secret

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• It's a phenomenon that has taken the world by
  storm. There's a book. There's a movie. And
  there's a fundamentalist quasi-cult following
  preaching the word and irritating the locals in
  major cities worldwide-Toronto being no
  exception. No, I'm not talking about Harry
  Potter. This is The Secret a bastardization of
  Eastern philosophy, combined with what appears to
  be the Lazyman's Bible, and sold to the masses
  for profit. For those of you who are unfamiliar
  with its principles, The Secret claims that we
  have the ability to manifest our most literal
  thoughts in order to fulfil our desires. For
  instance, if you want a million dollars, all you
  have to do is imagine the money and poof! An
  envelope shall be waiting for you in your
  mailbox. And to think, we've been wasting all
  this time on frivolous things such as hard work
  and dedication. The Secret goes on to say that
  the misfortunes in our lives are not caused by
  random acts of universal chaos but can instead be
  attributed to our own negative thoughts. Surely
  the AIDS-ridden orphans in Sierra Leone will
  concur with this doctrine. And it concludes in
  true megalomaniacal triumph by stating that,
  being the masters of our own destiny, we are in
  fact God incarnate. Can I get an amen?

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• Despite being riddled with contradictions and a
  thinly-veiled blasphemous flare, the ideology
  behind The Secret is based on something quite
  household and not secretive at all magical
  thinking. Magical thinking is where a person
  believes that their thoughts have a direct effect
  on reality. It is something that nearly all
  children experience. Children are, by nature,
  incredibly self-centred because they have not yet
  come to understand that the world doesn't revolve
  around them. They see themselves as directly
  related to everything, even if solely by thought.
  For example, it is not uncommon for a child to
  blame himself for his parents' divorce. Magical
  thinking in children is, however, a temporary
  phase. By the time they enter teenage-hood, most
  children have come to understand the separation
  between their thoughts and reality
  (coincidentally, this is also a time of chronic
  angst). Because The Secret recaptures that
  essence of blissful naivety, it has obvious
  allure. After all, wouldn't it be nice if it were
  true? Imagine if we really did have more control
  over our lives that we seem to, and that we could
  make drastic changes to our situation simply by
  focusing our thoughts. Wouldn't that be pretty
  awesome?

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• Well, it appears that-in an incredibly warped
  way-the vainglorious minds behind The Secret were
  on to something. Orphan condemnation and
  delusions of grandeur aside, the idea that we can
  control our circumstances (at least, the ones
  that stem directly from our emotions and
  behaviours) by using our minds is entirely
  possible. In fact, it happens all the time. It's
  happening right now as I type this article, only
  fourteen feet from where I sit. I'm talking, of
  course, about hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy uses
  many of the same focus techniques as the ancient
  Eastern philosophies that The Secret debauches.
  While the notion of making a wad of cash appear
  in your mailbox is perhaps the equivalent of
  bending spoons with your mind (essentially
  impossible), people do have more control over
  their lives than they think. Anyone who suffers
  from negative thoughts or feelings (depression,
  anxiety) or from detrimental hard-to-shake habits
  (overeating, smoking) does have the power to
  change their circumstance. And they can do so
  using only their mind. All of our thoughts,
  emotions and behaviours stem from ideas within
  our subconscious mind. These ideas form out of
  the various observations and experiences we have
  accumulated over a lifetime. Unlike our conscious
  mind, our subconscious does not operate on a
  basis of logic and rational. As a result, these
  ideas are largely misconceptions that instigate
  negative feelings or actions.

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• And since we are generally unaware of the ideas
  in our The Amazing You Review subconscious, these
  feelings/actions seem difficult or impossible to
  eliminate because we don't have access to the
  source of the issue. Hypnotherapy allows us to
  connect with our subconscious mind and uncover
  the root of our problems. From there, and by
  using powerful motivational suggestion, we can
  modify those root ideas in order to change our
  feels/actions to promote a happier, healthier
  lifestyle. Let's take another look at that
  million dollars example. Both hypnotherapy and
  The Secret agree that the first step to acquiring
  the money would be to visualise it. However, The
  Secret's next move would be to sit and wait for
  the money to come find you. Hypnotherapy, on the
  other hand, will concentrate on what abilities
  you need in order to earn that million. Are you
  motivated and ambitious? Can you manage stress
  and perform under pressure? Do you have the
  specific skill set needed to excel in your field,
  such as the ability to speak in public? Are you
  confident enough to take the necessary risks to
  achieve your goal? Through hypnotherapy, you can
  develop the personal and professional traits
  needed to become extremely successful in the
  business world.http//togetherweearn.com/profiles/
  blogs/the-amazing-you-program-review quicker? In
  short, The Secret isn't all bad. After all,
  acknowledging the need for change is the first
  step towards incurring change. And we do have
  much more control over our situations than we
  think. However, sitting around and wishing for
  something to happen isn't nearly as effective as
  making it happen. And that's no secret. Susan
  (Sue) Bedford is director of client care and
  communications of The Morpheus Clinic for
  Hypnosis. Luke Chao is managing director.