The Magic by Rhonda Bryne

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The Magic by Rhonda Bryne
Book Review Group IX
London, Simon Schuster UK Ltd, pp. i-x, 254,
Rs.399.
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GROUP MEMBERS

• Ajit Kumar Nirala (Coordinator)
• Richa Gulati
• Manoj Kumar Madholia
• Sanath Kumar N
• Santosh Kumar Tiwari
• Kanchan Garg
• Anita Sirohiwal
• Supriya Sarkar
• Suneel Pamidi
• Virendra Kumar Singh

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AUTHOR Rhonda Byrne

• Rhonda Byrne, an Australian television writer and
  producer.
• Famous for The Secret(2006) a worldwide best
  seller, available in 47 languages and sold over
  20 million copies in print.
• Continued her breathtaking work with The Power
  (2010).
• Recognized by TIME magazines as one of the
  worlds most influential people who Shape the
  World in 2007

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THE MAGIC
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UNIVERSAL LAW

• Whoever has will be given more, and he will have
  abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he
  has will be taken from him". -Gospel of
  Matthew
• Whoever has gratitude will be given more, and he
  will have abundance. Whoever does not have
  gratitude, even what he has will be taken from
  him".
• 
  -Rhonda Byrne

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INTRODUCTION

• The Magic is knitted around the word, Gratitude
• Built on universal law of attraction
• Derived from ancient religious teachings
• Buddha You have no cause for anything but
  gratitude and joy
• Jesus said Thank you before he performed each
  miracle
• Lao Tzu If you rejoice in the way things are,
  the whole world will belong to you
• The central idea of the book expounds that
  gratitude is the key to getting what you want by
  attracting the positive enforcement of emotions
  towards yourself.
• Extending the Newtons Third law of motion to law
  of gratitude, Rhonda says that For every action
  of giving thanks causes an opposite reaction of
  receiving.

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IMPACT OF GRATITUDE

• Magically transforms Life
• Eliminates fear, worry, grief and depression, and
  brings happiness, clarity, patience, kindness,
  compassion, understanding and peace of mind.
• Gratitude is the cure
• for broken or difficult relationships,
• for lack of health or money, and
• for unhappiness.

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MAGIC FORMULAThank You

• Deliberately think and say the Magic words,
• The more you think and say the Magic words, the
  more gratitude you feel
• The more gratitude you think and feel, the more
  abundance you receive.

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MAGICAL PRACTICES

• Practices designed to internalize the art of
  gratitude
• 28-day Action Plan
• Works on different aspects of life like health,
  relationships, money etc.
• Concentrates on ones past onto ones dreams and
  aspirations

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MAGICAL PRACTICES..

• Have a Magical Day
• Magically heal your relationships
• Magic and Miracles in health
• The Magic Check
• The Magical to-do list
• Magic Foot steps
• Heart Magic
• Magnificent Outcomes
• Before your very eyes
• The Magical air that you breathe
• The magic wand
• Cue the Magic
• Transform mistakes into blessings
• The Magic Mirror
• Remember the Magic.

• Count Your Blessings
• The Magic Rock
• Magical Relationships
• Magical Health
• Magic Money
• Works like Magic
• Magical way out of negativity
• The Magic Ingredient
• The Money Magnet
• Magic Dust
• Magic Morning
• Magical People who made a difference
• Make all your wishes come true

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MAGIC PRACTICE NUMBER 3 Magical Relationships

• Practice
• Choose three of your closest relationships to be
  grateful for.
• Collect their photographs
• Write five things you are grateful for to each of
  these persons
• Thank the persons face in the photo by saying
  the magical words Thank you
• Outcome
• Magically transform your relationships

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MAGICAL PRACTICE NUMBER 17The Magical Check

• Practice
• Issue a Magic Check to yourself with amount of
  money you want to receive.
• Take the check in you hand , picture yourself
  using the money and feel as grateful as if you
  were really doing it.
• Follow the practice daily.
• Outcome
• One day definitely you will get the money

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CRITICAL ANALYSIS
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WHAT WE LIKED ABOUT THE BOOK..

• The underlying concept of Practicing gratitude
• Simple language/Organised style
• Tries to cover all important aspects of life like
  Health, Relationship etc.
• Triggers a thought process towards achieving
  goals
• Provides option of partial gratitude practice.
• Assists in getting rid of negative attitude and
  ego
• Useful for people in distress

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WHAT WE DIDNT LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK

• Ludicrous claims about the novelty of her idea
  and its ability to solve all the problems of
  human civilization.
• Concerned with material world only
• Chaotic mix of scientific rationale and
  spirituality
• While justifying the emphasis on saying thank
  you three times, the author says that three is
  the mathematical number for all new creation in
  the universe as it takes a male, female and a
  baby to complete a new creation.
• References to fictitious scientific studies
• Author claimed that studies have proved that
  practicing gratitude increases the lifespan of an
  individual by exactly seven years though she
  couldnt corroborate the same with any references
  or any study ever conducted.

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WHAT WE DIDNT LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK..

• Illogical recommendations of practicing gratitude
  like use of Magic Stone, Magic Cheque etc.
• Example sprinkle Magical dust on anything/anyone
  you want to shower with gratitude.
• Practices are time consuming
• Repetitive
• Limited Applicability
• While asking readers to prepare a list of their
  dreams, she lists down things like a trip to
  Europe, owning a big house etc. The list looked
  more relavant to someone who is already well
  places in life and just need to feel good about
  it.
• Doesnt tell what to do if a particular gratitude
  practice fails to meet intended outcomes.

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CRITICS RATING

• CONCEPT 4/5
  
  
• ACCURACY RELIABILITY 2/5
• IMPACT ON THE READER 2/5
• APPLICABILITY 2/5
• FORMAT 3/5
• LANGUAGE 3/5

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