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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 01:45 AM
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"The Secret" - The Internet movie about Law of Attraction
You can watch a trailer here or even download the movie for free:
http://whatisthesecret.tv/revealed/

Check it out!


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mrl821 Donating Member (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 03:15 AM
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1. Thank you for the link!
I saw a trailer for it a few months back, before they revealed the "secret" and I wondered what in the heck it could be.

Turns out it is exactly what I've been reading about for well over a year now! :)


Melissa
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 04:44 AM
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2. Thanks so much for the information, Digit! n/t
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 08:24 AM
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3. Link to a forum called Powerful Intentions
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 09:05 AM
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4. Ok, am I missing something? I could dowload the preview ok,
but where is the free movie? If you sign up you are directed to a site where you can pay to see the movie or order the DVD. And the website for PI is free up to a point. Sounds like some good marketing, because there is no "free". While I am interested, I would like to see it for free, at least at first. :shrug:
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 10:57 AM
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5. It was on Google Videos for awhile
I read that people had downloaded it from there and watched it.
Unfortunately, I had not checked to see if the site was current, but wish I had.

I have spent a good portion of the morning scouring the web for another site to d/l from, but can't find one which is working.
Sorry!

My local Unity Church group will be showing it Friday night, and I plan on attending. The trailer looked awesome, doncha think?

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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 03:33 PM
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6. It does look interesting. Let us know if its on google again.
I would really like to view it.
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coyote Donating Member (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-19-06 04:41 PM
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7. find video here:
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 07:06 PM
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8. Thanks for posting this, coyote. I'm having a hard time with
viewing it tho--I'll have to get one of my sons to help me. I'll let you know when I view it. :)
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-25-06 03:00 AM
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16. More instruction to d/l
I had no idea how to do Peer To Peer or things of that nature.
I used the following Bit Torrent site to enable the d/l of the movie.
I will admit my computer would shut down from time to time, but it would pick up where it left off. Then again, I was trying it at 8pm...a busy time on the net.

http://www.bittorrent.com/download.html

I had to then update the codec, but Media Player took me to the site to do so, and everything worked fine.

I do hope everyone is able to see this movie. It is very uplifting.

Let's go change the world.....
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:57 PM
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9. I am taking a class on Law of Attraction
This evening, a woman came to the class for the first time. She was excited on learning more since viewing the movie. Actually, she said she has watched it four times now!

She told us about already getting her dream job out of the blue since viewing The Secret, and using some of the teachings.
I was happy to hear her rave about the movie since I had not met anyone who had actually seen it.

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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 08:53 PM
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10. I went to the website and rented it on-line. I liked it so much that...
Edited on Fri Jun-23-06 08:54 PM by I Have A Dream
I bought the video. Much of what was discussed was what I already knew, but having the video will really help me to keep going back to it over and over as I need to do so.

Digit, again, thank you so much for posting this. I'm going to make sure my friends watch this!
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Grateful for Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 10:04 PM
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11. Digit, thank you for bringing this to our group
I rented the movie online as I was anxious to see it (it was only $4.95). So much of what I have believed for a long time was validated by this movie.

What I believe is that we shape our own destinies. And, I have had this belief since childhood. Unfortunately, my life does not reflect this belief as, for much of my life, I have chosen to attend to the natural tribulations in life at the expense of my taking time to envision what I really want out of this lifetime.

The movie was excellent (so much so, that I purchased the DVD as I want my son who still lives with me to watch it).


My one issue (and it is not with the movie): Do we, as spiritual beings attend to ourselves, knowing that we cannot choose for others (we can't control others), but, in doing so, do we ignore all the suffering in the world that we see? Some in the movie seemed to indicate that we should not dwell on the issues that create negativity inside us.

It almost seems to me that we have to be "selfish" in that we need to make sure that the world we encounter is the world that makes each of us happy. This does make sense to me.

But, what about the people who do not have access to computers and off-stream movies? Is it then, once we realize our own happiness, that we can pass this simple secret on with a great regard to those who need to hear?

Hope
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 10:17 PM
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12. What I got from the movie, Hope, was that we should change the...
way that we view things. For example, instead of focusing on what we don't like in the world, reframe it so that we focus on the positive things that we want the world to have. For example, if poverty is something that we don't like and would like to see disappear, instead focus on abundance for everyone. If we don't like the way that the Earth is being treated, don't focus on the things that are harming the Earth but rather envision the Earth being treated with respect by all of her children.

This is the understanding that I got from this issue in the movie.
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Grateful for Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 10:28 PM
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13. Digit, I know you are right about what the movie was saying
and, maybe I need to think this through a little more. If we do not contribute to what we see as horrendous/awful/undesirable to us by not focusing on these things, then, we can maybe change things by focusing on what we really would like (and definitely want).

But, the emphasis on "self" in the movie, I fear, would not encourage someone who has little regard for the problems of others to suddenly care about them. What this person would do is use the law of attraction for his/her own gain.

I know there is more, and figure that I am wrong. I am just wrestling with my own demons (translated as my own socialization), as a result of watching this wonderful movie.
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 11:11 PM
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14. Hope, this is "I Have A Dream". I think that the movie was saying...
Edited on Sat Jun-24-06 11:13 PM by I Have A Dream
that this Law of Attraction is a neutral law that can be used by anyone. Therefore, what you're saying is true based upon my understanding. However, we can't control how others use it -- only ourselves. We can choose to use it to benefit both ourselves and others.

As was stated in the movie, the Law of Gravity is a neutral law, so if you fall from a 30 story building, you're going to hit the ground whether you're a "good" person or a "bad" person. The same applies here. However, the good thing about this movie is that the more lightworkers become aware of this law through this movie and put it into practice, the more this law will be able to be used to make a positive difference in the world.
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Grateful for Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 11:18 PM
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15. Thank you digit!
"the good thing about this movie is that the more lightworkers become aware of this law through this movie and put it into practice, the more this law will be able to be used to make a positive difference in the world."

I think you are so right!

Hope
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Grateful for Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-25-06 09:22 AM
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17. I Have a Dream
So sorry for not seeing that you were responding to me. It was late here, and, I was pretty tired.

Thank you so much for your responses!

:hug:
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-25-06 09:33 AM
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18. No problem, Hope. It made me smile!
:)
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-26-06 05:30 PM
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20. Not if your sense of well-being includes helping others.
if that's nagging at you, maybe it's the goals that are off, rather than the process.

:shrug:
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silverlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-25-06 10:00 PM
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19. Perhaps there is a reason why it is secret...
I lurk in this forum a lot and felt a need to post (and really enjoy the posters). I rented it late last night and watched it. It is no doubt a powerful piece and I certainly intend to do my best to incorporate these techniques in my daily life. I have had some experience with the gratitude part. I cannot remember the name of the author, but read a really good book on this part that came also with an optional journal. There was also a book that a therapist recommended for a friend of mine named "Letting Go of Fear"(about twenty years ago) which Incorporated some of the techniques suggested.

I do share some of thoughts that a previous poster stated about the possibility of using this in a selfish manner. But like anything powerful, is it possible that this can be use for evil? Evil may be a strong word, but could it be possible that this is the same technique the Neocons use? For those of us who seek good things, this is undoubtedly a good thing and I really appreciate you sharing the link and the opportunity to watch it.

Thanks again, and I would love to know others thoughts about this. I realize I am late into the discussion.



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Grateful for Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-26-06 05:35 PM
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21. The poster I Have a Dream
mentioned that this "gift" is a neutral one -- the Universe does not differentiate between good. bad, and indifferent intentions.

So, yes, I think that the neocons may have used info similar to this to achieve their ends.

The saying "be careful for what you wish for" seems particularly relevant here. Because, I believe that truth and light prevail in the end.

Also, I was thinking of those so-called "secret societies" like the Masons (and maybe Skull and Bones?), that are secret for what? Maybe this is the info they guard?
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-26-06 07:47 PM
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22. Ok had too hard of a time trying to download the thing, so I
Edited on Mon Jun-26-06 07:47 PM by mother earth
ordered the DVD. I think we should start our own "The Secret" group/thread. How about it?
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-26-06 07:52 PM
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23. Sure! A thread to discuss it sounds good to me, mother earth.
:)
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 09:00 PM
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24. Ok!!! Can't wait to get that DVD & start into it. We'll have to
check in when we get it & get the chance to view it. Looking forward to sharing The Secret with my family too!
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 01:26 PM
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49. I SEE definite ties to Silva and The Four Agreements.Louise Hay also.
Edited on Sun Jul-23-06 01:27 PM by lildreamer316
Same thing, but I would note that the Four Agreements is very targeted to help you change the unconscious thoughts (he calls them "memes") that we carry. I think also the Louis Hay affirmations and the Shakti Gawain visualizations go well here. Anyone?
I don't know anything about the Course In Miracles, but I bet it's close.
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 11:19 AM
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25. For anyone who is interested in the Ascended Masters...
The following quote by the Elohim of the 5th Ray, Cyclopea, is very similar to what "The Secret" says:

"It is Law - actual scientific Law - that what you begin can be accomplished, when it is in agreement with God's Plan to bring perfection forth; whether it be healing, precipitation, financial freedom, eternal youth, the restoration of a limb - it can be done - but the 'stick-to-it-iveness' (which is such an important Activity of My Ray and the qualification of the Energy of My life) is required to produce these.

"Now, what are the obstacles which are encountered in the unascended state that delay your endeavors at instantaneous precipitation? They are mostly discouragement and doubt. When that upon which you work and which comes from the seeming 'invisible' does not appear according to the outer mind's reckoning of a time limit, sometimes the project is abandoned just as it is ready to come 'through thc veil' into the physical appearance world.

"I have seen men and women on the verge of great financial mastery, stop working on their project just within an hour of receiving their financial freedom! I have seen individuals, working in Retreats, draw Currents for healing over quite a period of time. Then, because that healing seemed not to completely manifest quickly enough for them, they wholly abandoned their work just five minutes short of a Cosmic manifestation! Often, such a manifestation, if it had been sustained in Faith and Constancy, would have revealed much Truth to the consciousness of the race as a whole and would have been of great help to them. The 'invisible' Realm is almost filled with uncompleted prayers; with beautiful forms which have never been brought into outer manifestation.

"How many of you - (I know, for I see with the All-Seeing-Eye) - how many of you, just during these addresses, have decided upon some pattern to manifest - have begun to build it and have already abandoned your project? Those patterns are floating in the Causal Body 'forcefield' of this group and will be dissipated because of the lack of your attention which feeds your life into them; unless you pick them up again and either complete them or return them to the unformed, through the etherealizing power of the Violet Transmuting Flame. If you do not reclaim them, your pattern may be picked up and completed by some magnetic lifestream in the outer world and that other individual then will be the beneficiary of all your work!

"Beloved, sometimes people speak of 'strokes of luck' - usually great flashes of financial relief and release which they suddenly receive. Sometimes this comes about because - often - another individual has worked for years upon some project, building a momentum of constructively qualified energy thereby, only to suddenly cut the strings and break the line of CONCENTRATION and attention upon his work. This allows that picture (pattern or form) and momentum to be loosed from his consciousness and float away unclaimed into the atmosphere; to be picked up (mentally) by some other lifestream at the last minute of its preparation - just before it physically manifests. Then that one reaps where someone else has sown! As a matter of fact, there is a man right here in your city of Philadelphia who utilizes the benefits of this very Law of which I speak and, through it, he reaps where others have sown. In so doing, he breaks no law, because it is like the unclaimed money in many banks which simply lays there, particularly in the Chancery Courts of England. If no one wants it, some alert lifestream might just as well claim it for use.

"I implore you - you who decide upon some pattern and plan of manifestation: Follow it through! Follow it through! Follow it through! CONCENTRATE upon your design for precipitation until you have brought it into fulfillment. Rhythmically work upon your project, but not for long hours at a time so that you become so tense and filled with anxiety that you neutralize your endeavors."



(More at the link http://www.ascendedmasters.ac/cyclopea.html)

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loudsue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 07:30 AM
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27. I just spent 9 hours the other day studying the ascended masters.
VERY timely post for me, IHAD!! And soooo true what Elohim states.

Gentle, peaceful perseverence is the key to manifestation.

BTW, I ordered the DVD of The Secret because of this thread. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

:hug:

:kick:
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 07:48 AM
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28. Isn't it wonderful to immerse yourself into something that...
feeds your soul the way the Ascended Masters' teachings do? These teachings hold such power, but so few people know of them.

I hope that you enjoy The Secret as much as I did. I'm sending my copy of the DVD on to friends, so I'm doing my part to make sure that it no longer remains a secret. :)

:hug:
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Desertrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-24-06 01:30 PM
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83. The Secret was very timely for me...
I ended up bartering a goddess sign painting job and got the DVD as part of the payment!

How ya doing loudsue?
(I just got my star back so I can hopefully post in here again....)

:hug::loveya:
DR
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 12:10 AM
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26. Alert! The entire movie is now on google video!
I hope it hangs around longer this time.

http://tinyurl.com/zah4x
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 09:03 AM
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29. Awesome! I'm glad I ordered it & I've sent this link onto my son
who is wanting to do something different right now & this is very appropriate.
Thank you for letting us know! I think I'm going to order Esther Hicks' book too. This is good stuff!
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 04:42 PM
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30. It's no longer there. I tried to view it again & it's gone.
I'm really glad I ordered the DVD, because I def. will want to view this from time to time & I want my family to also. Anyway, the guy who put the video online also has some others there that look pretty interesting. Thanks so much, Digit, & IHAD.

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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 06:09 PM
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31. Found another one!!!
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 10:31 PM
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32. Good find!
Thanks for sharing!
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wovenpaint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-03-06 08:41 PM
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33. Thank you!
Edited on Mon Jul-03-06 08:44 PM by wovenpaint
I've ordered this DVD after paying to watch it last week-so now, thanks to you posting this link, I can watch it anywhere and anytime. I found this very empowering and have begun consciously applying it to my life-it's working!
Oops! not to leave out a huge THANK YOU to Digit for the original post pointing me to this...I'm very grateful!!!
:hi:
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-03-06 10:41 PM
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34. Just knowing it is empowering you gives me warm fuzzies
The Secret is spreading very rapidly, and that is a VERY GOOD thing!



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wovenpaint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-04-06 02:49 PM
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38. I sent it out via e-mail to family and friends
and they ALL sat and watched the whole thing this AM! I hadn't forewarned them as to the length-just to drop what they were doing to watch it....so, I'm sure that it got forwarded some more-too cool!
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LaurenG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-04-06 05:40 AM
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35. I just watched this video.
It was really awesome. It doesn't stay under the same link so I had to google - videos, "The Secret" and it showed up.

Thank you.
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LaurenG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-04-06 05:48 AM
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36. A VERY important point
That I had forgotten, don't be anti anything, focus on what we do want.
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-04-06 09:24 AM
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37. That is a tough one, especially these days when you feel you
are being drawn in to fighting a system gone bad. It's one that I'm reminding myself of whenever my thoughts get drawn into that cycle...now my energy is being focused on all that is good and all we aspire to be, not the negative.
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 12:43 PM
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39. Found another one!
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 02:46 PM
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40. This sounds very interesting!
Thank you for the info. :)
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Grateful for Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-07-06 04:00 PM
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41. I just received my purchased copy
Can't wait to watch it again. Also, I am can't wait for my son to see it!
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KAT119 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 01:15 PM
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42. So Grateful To Have Found This Thread!! :-)) THANK YOU....
Have read and re-read every posting on this thread all week...it is so healing....

Was tying myself in anguished knots (again) over current geopolitical ( Israel/Lebanon) 'events' and now am seeing/feeling peace, prosperity, health and love for ALL beings/GAIA ...even trying w/ *.

Ordered the DVD and cannot wait to view it.

Have some memories of hearing that 'one is not responsible for anyone but themself - that everyone has come in w/ a sacred contract that is none of anyone else's business - do not try to take anyone's free will away -everyone makes their choices - everyone lives the life they contracted to live for their own reasons - playing the role they chose to play - live and let live - work on your own boundary issues' etc.

Also, the perception that life/universe is a Hologram - one enlightened being raises ALL - as everyone and everything = totally connected at every level...alas... so hard to remember when it's needed.

Just the term "Law Of Attraction" helps so, so much...so clear and succinct!

Thank you, also, for Ascended Masters site...an covered in Violet Flame:-)) Everything is needed...Urgent Care....



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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-16-06 03:13 PM
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43. Anything to report after viewing The Secret & putting it into practice?
I can't wait to hear from everyone...how are you liking your new attitude & how is it changing your perspective & your life?
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-22-06 01:49 AM
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44. My Copy Arrived Today
It's terrific. Great find Digit, thank you.

*shadow government*
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-22-06 02:21 AM
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45. I was reading a forum which is somewhat related to The Secret teachings
When I had an urge to check this forum.
You should have seen the grin on my face when I saw your message at the top of the list!
This was right after your post, but my sweet little cat was intent on getting me to play with her first, so I indulged her.

Since it is a rather uplifting place, and you don't need to subscribe to read the forum, here is the link:
http://www.tut.com/forums/

The way I came upon the movie was purely by accident....oh wait, there ARE no accidents!
Tsk, tsk, silly me.
It is a very powerful movie and one I am watching over and over and over.

Keep us informed!

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Mojorabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-22-06 01:14 PM
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46. I just watched it on youtube
Takes the basic laws of magic and puts it out there. Great film.
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:27 PM
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47. Ok; I can't find it!!Anyone have another link?
We are very very tight on money right now; I cannot afford to order the movie on DVD. I'll pay to watch it once online, but does anyone have another google or youtube link? Couldn't find it on youtube.
Thanks.........
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 01:23 PM
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48. Okay; I found PART of it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80zAdmRcdSQ

Surely this is not the whole dvd? I would feel a bit ripped off if it is; those of you who bought it.
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-24-06 10:14 AM
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50. NEVERMIND; I've got it!! n/t
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-30-06 07:40 AM
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51. Isn't this all just simple Magic?
Ritual,Manifestion then casting.......
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diddlysquat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-20-06 04:56 PM
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52. kick
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-20-06 05:32 PM
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53. It is up on Google videos again! (3 parts) see inside:
Search using: Strangest Secret and you will see parts 1, 2, and 3

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diddlysquat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-21-06 09:17 AM
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54. Thanks, digit.
My son and I were searching all over for it yesterday. This helps a lot.
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DemExpat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-27-06 06:18 PM
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55. I can't find this movie for sale on Amazon.....anyone know where I can
purchase this online?

DemEx
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-27-06 06:39 PM
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56. Just go to Digit's link.
You can purchase to view it online, or purchase the DVD itself. I purchased the DVD & I think it was well worth it as I like to view it from time to time & it enabled me to share this with family members.

It hasn't been freely available on google or youtube for quite some time now.
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DemExpat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-27-06 07:12 PM
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57. Thanks mother earth,
:hi:

DemEx
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DemExpat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-27-06 07:19 PM
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58. As an expat I really notice how even such movies and books
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 07:30 PM by DemExpat
that are US made have such a materialistic focus that puts me off quite a bit......I love the parts on healing, relationships, careers and such, but getting the $4 million house and perfect little wife brings up great aversion in me. (I just now watched the first 30 minute part on the link to Google)

The universe may be boundless, but it is virtually impossible for this earth to sustain such riches or materialism for all its inhaibitants! IMHO.

Maybe I'm just a fairly frugal type who looks down on exhorbitant personal riches, but that's just me.... :shrug:
Or I've lived among the frugal, down to earth Dutchmen for too long! :D

There is a Dutch saying I love, roughly translated: "Do normally, for that is already crazy enough!" - This packs a lot more punch in the Dutch language referring to behavior, desires and greed!

DemEx
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-27-06 08:47 PM
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59. There is nothing wrong with being frugal
As they say in the movie, ask for what YOU want.

Don't think for one second that everyone desires lots of material goodies.

I know I don't.

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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-27-06 10:26 PM
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61. I desire to have
ENOUGH so that I don't have to stress about things so that I can enjoy life with my family and provide for them. I would like to have nice things, but I certainly don't need a 5 million dollar house. How could that be cozy, or feel like home?
And etc.
I actually think this is more what Americans want. I don't have to have the best or most expensive of EVERYTHING. A few nice things/vacations/experiences would be cool to treat myself or my family.

Don't take what they are saying that literally. The instructors are just trying to show people that your goals can be as limitless as you can imagine; and also remember that Americans are conditioned to think that material wealth = happiness. Many will just have to learn that this is not always the case. That is the way spiritual development happens. Any parent will tell you that some things you cannot teach a child; they just have to learn through experience. This way of thinking (The Secret) can be seen as just one more tool to help humanity come to a higher level of knowing.
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robertarctor Donating Member (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-27-06 09:28 PM
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60. I believe 'The Secret' is Australian, not American.
That said, the law of abundance and cosmic harmonics apply to more than materialism. Think of abundant jobs for everyone, or abundant justice, or abundant creativity to solve our problems.

One of the things that crossed my mind upon watching the film was how much more focused we were on abundance in the late 1990s, and how Bush and Cheney immediately started throwing around the "economy's heading for recession" meme starting around March, 2000, until it became a self-fulfilling prophecy. These people are focused on projecting a fear of lack, along with a zero-sum economy, because they stand to benefit when large groups of people accept poverty as their lot in life. They are neo-medieval feudalists at heart, who want nothing more than to live by themselves in that shining city on the hill, which they can only do if they get everyone else to believe that they are poor.

So, while the prosperity angle may seem to be pushed in 'The Secret,' it's also about abundance in relationships, in love, in everything that makes life more fulfilling.

My $.02, anyway.
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 09:51 AM
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66. Envision that which is important to YOUR life. It's not all about
the money, for anyone really...what good is it if money is no problem, but everything else is...lots of us feel like you, DemExpat. If you remember from the movie they did cover this issue also.

The tough one for me was to see something positive out of dirty, rotten scoundrels...lol. But, I finally had a breakthrough on that one.

I love sharing these thoughts, so it will help us & all who read these threads.
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-27-06 11:39 PM
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62. My number one affirmation of a new job has happened!
Edited on Sun Aug-27-06 11:40 PM by Digit
I affirmed a higher salary than I am to receive, but the benefits (after 90 days) will be great!
Oh, and it is in the field I have been trying to get into for 3 years!
Oh-oh, AND...I have my OWN office.

:woohoo:
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-27-06 11:45 PM
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63. WHOhoo!!!
That's awesome, Digit! I'm so happy for you!! Way to go on the visualization and affirming!
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I Have A Dream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-27-06 11:58 PM
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64. Congratulations, Digit!
:)
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 09:47 AM
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65. Congrats, Digit! That's terrific news, am so happy for you.
See it in your mind & you'll see it in your life. That's my mantra :) Did you have one that worked well for you?
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-28-06 10:48 AM
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67. It is probably what I STOPPED doing as well as what I began doing
I had been saying for months..."I can't find a job", "nobody wants to hire me"...and it had become my reality. After watching The Secret, I stopped saying those things, or if I did, I quickly said cancel, cancel, and replaced the thought. I asked that friends call me on it as well.

I also got busy on my new affirmations and used Power Point as a way to become more familiar with the program and PLAY with my affirmations. I used attractive fonts and experimented with all the features until I found what I liked.

I like to play my little movie and read aloud as it runs through to the end. Since I am highly visual, this appealed to me and it helped my focus.
At the end, I have a picture of the genie, and the words, "your wish is my command" appears.
I wish I had a wav file of the genie saying those words, but have not found it so far.



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wovenpaint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-29-06 06:21 PM
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68. It's at the end of clip
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robertarctor Donating Member (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-30-06 02:22 PM
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69. What else did you do?
Did you make yourself a wish board like that guy in the film who bought the exact same house he'd pasted a picture of on his board five years earlier?

Parts of 'The Secret' had that new-age snake-oil cheesiness that sets off alarm bells with my inner skeptic, but the Law of Attraction rings similar with what I've learned from studying the I Ching via Carol K. Anthony and Hanna Moog's invaluable book, 'I Ching: Oracle of the Cosmic Way.' The difference is that the I Ching teaches not to fixate on items you want, but let your personal Sage (your touch point with the Cosmic feeling consciousness) and the Helpers of nature engage their gift-giving nature; it also teaches the use of what it calls 'The Inner No,' which differs from what the film 'The Secret' tells you will work. But the similarity is that the idea of 'lack' is something that is foisted on us by the collective ego.

Anyway, I like the positive message of 'The Secret,' even if it seems like a sales tool for seminars by some of the people it features. And I'm even open to pursuing some of those.
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-30-06 03:15 PM
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70. I agree, Robert. Everything is for sales these days, but there is
so much to gain from TheSecret & you don't have to spend a dime. I too am put off with the sales pitches at some sites I've visited. It seems everybody has something to sell. The only thing I've invested so far is the money in the DVD which I am not sorry I purchased & it made me seek out a book by one of the speakers.

The only thing that I do not like about TheSecret is the sudden wave of life coaches this seems to be propelling. Not that they are bad, it's just another way to earn a living. My feeling is that you just need to look inside yourself, it's all there, practice makes you better at it. That's the beauty of it. I do believe our lives are meant to be abundant and the only good that comes out of not living in abundance is that we always will have our life lessons and good will always shine thru. Just seems like having it all is just better!
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-30-06 03:43 PM
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72. A couple of other things come to mind that I did
There was a class through my church (Unity) on Law of Attraction which I attended. One thing not mentioned in the movie, but covered in my class, had to do with Forgiveness.
I mentioned this in another thread, but for me, I believe it helped to release some dammed up energy which was keeping me stuck.

I made a list of people from my past who hurt me, or I had hurt, even if I was not sure.
I held the image of them in my mind and let them know that I forgave them and wished for them their highest good and released the energy binding us. It took more than a few times with my ex husbands :-)...
I did the same with the people I had wronged, but asked their forgiveness and said I was sorry...in my mind's eye, of course.

I did not do the vision board, as I had done one years ago in a real estate class and it was not appealing (to me) to do one again.

One other benefit that I have experienced is that my psychic abilities have returned. They had disappeared so gradually, I guess, that I did not realize I had lost them. Hopefully, I will have the continuing wisdom to keep my mouth shut when I know what someone is thinking!

So now, when I am nudged by The Universe to DO something, I pay attention. I was "nudged" to call up the local community college and inquire about classes. I discovered a Resume class was starting the next day, so I enrolled. The teacher helped me to revamp my resume, which probably helped to get me noticed.


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robertarctor Donating Member (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-31-06 05:11 PM
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73. What do you put on those wish boards, or whatever they're called?
I'm thinking of doing one, and I wonder if anyone here has done one, and how they went about it? And if you don't mind sharing any experiences that resulted, what were those?
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-31-06 06:17 PM
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74. In the 80's we called them "Wheel of Fortunes" ..
or something like that. At that time it kind of gave me the creeps and I never really got into it. I've believed in manifestation since I was a little kid.

But about 10 years ago things had really got rotten in my life and I was basically starting over so I started posting up pictures of stuff I dreamed about, wanted. Like a computer - got one. I used the refrigerator a lot to put up beautiful gardens a lot. I put one up of a beautiful white sandy beach and remarked to my bf, wouldn't it be great to be out there picking up shells. He rolled his eyes. A few days later I was cleaning out the flower bed of the rental house and started digging up shells! Someone had dumped an aquarium and these were just dirty conch and small shells. I took them inside, washed them off and put them in a jar. A few weeks later, we moved to another rental. In this house, the son was renting his mother's home due to the fact that she had become too ill to take care of it and she had huge jars and brandy snifters of beautiful shells of all sizes and colors. I lined the front walkway with tiny shells and had plenty to make a shell bed in back and still some to display inside. I did say SHELLS. This home also had furniture, I had next to none, and appliances and a sewing machine, old jewelry, tons of unexpected surprises. He said keep what we wanted and get rid of the rest. I was so thrilled, I cried.

Intention can seem to backfire also, though. I had been renting from a friend for awhile and so wanted my own place. I kept thinking, if I just didn't have a car payment, I could get my own place. A friend suggested I just pray about it. So I did. In a matter of days, I had a car wreck, totalling my car. No more car payment! And no car. I did replace the car and did get my own place eventually, but was very lonely there and not the kind of place I really wanted. I've recently had my own place too, but the finances mandated losing a lover and getting a roommate. I use to visualize living in a neat little house on the lake. I did. It was lovely. Only problem was, it was my friend's house!

So intention has to be carefully crafted, in my experience. The Secret suggests starting small, like a cup of coffee. I would say, a cup of coffee that you want to drink and not one spilled all over you. :D
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wovenpaint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 08:43 PM
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76. "Be careful of what you ask for"!
This reminds me of a teacher I had for a prosperity class I took awhile back. She mentioned that we must be specific. She also said to watch out as the universe has a great sense of humor. Her example was that she started asking for more time, she wanted more time. So, a few days later, as she walked to her car, she found a watch lying on the ground. She was given more time.

Tee hee
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mrgorth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-21-06 06:58 AM
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82. I go to Unity and they had a Secret class
Which one do you go to?
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-24-06 06:34 PM
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84. Unity is in Raleigh, but I found the The Secret Movie on my own
I was taking the Law Of Attraction class and began googling to find more information on LOA.
I ran across The Secret website with the preview of the movie and was hooked. I brought the movie up in class and gave them the website to see for themselves.
I managed to get a copy of the movie and the rest is history.

I was meant to find it early on....because I have a BIG MOUTH! :+
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mother earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-30-06 03:18 PM
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71. I love it! Just want to thank you, Digit. If it weren't for your initial
post, I never would've known & now I'm passing along your experience to one of my sons who is looking for a different job. Your good deed sent out many ripples & those ripples are far reaching. :)
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bliss_eternal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-19-06 06:23 PM
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75. I'm kicking this thread...
so anyone interested in the manifestation check-in has links to the site and film. :hi:

Thanks again for the link, Dream!
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Chemical Bill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 01:24 PM
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77. I just saw this for the first time.
I watched it again the next night. Then I ordered 6 for holiday presents. I like it a lot.:kick:

Bill
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:56 PM
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78. We bought it recently and I've already seen it three times
Excellent, uplifting movie!! Highly recommended. :thumbsup: Powerful stuff...
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Lilith Velkor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-20-06 03:05 PM
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79. The Secret Doctrine, HP Blavatsky, published in 1888
The Law of Attraction has been talked about for over a hundred years.

I think it's a load of closet-Calvinist BS, but your mileage may vary.
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robertarctor Donating Member (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-21-06 02:13 AM
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80. Have to disagree with you on the "Calvinist BS" comment
Having been raised a Presbyterian Manichaean, and having migrated to a form of Taoism that teaches the harmonic laws of attraction, I'd say you're off the mark with that comment. Just sayin'.
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-21-06 02:22 AM
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81. Raised Protestant too ..
Edited on Sat Oct-21-06 02:23 AM by votesomemore
and see no connection whatsoever between Calvin and the practice of LOA either. :shrug:
And I'm pretty sure HP Blavatsky wasn't a Calvinist.
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-30-06 03:48 PM
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85. Has anyone heard
that there has been a second release/edition of "The Secret" and it shows more of the intro story but cuts out Ester Hicks? This is what someone told me. I just can't imagine that film without her in it!
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wovenpaint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 07:20 PM
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89. I've seen the "expanded" version-it's about 2 minutes longer
When I realized that Esther Hicks wasn't in it, I checked around. From what I understand, there were contractual issues, and Esther asked to be removed from the film. Now Lisa Nichols covers the parts that were done by Esther.
The original DVD is a collectible now-look at eBay...
Also, check out Esther's new book.
I like it better with Esther-she has a great presence.
However, Lisa does do well with a tough act to follow, IMHO.
:hi:
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 07:40 PM
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92. Hi ..
I originally saw the first version in June. Last month I saw the 'expanded'(?) version.
I liked the first one best. I have "Ask and It is Given". Is that the book you're talking about?
Last night I began a six-week study group for the book. It looks like it is going to be mostly practical exercise/game type activities. There are about 60 in the group.
Are do you mean the other book?
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wovenpaint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 10:08 PM
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94. the book has a familiar title
"The Law of Attraction"
I'd like to read "Ask & It's Given"-and the group sounds like it should be interesting.
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booksenkatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 01:29 PM
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86. The ripple effect continues
I am late to the party, but gotta say: I have NO IDEA how I originally found this thread at DU. Apparently, it was meant to be that I find this thread. I've had it marked for weeks as one of those "things I'd like to have a look at." Well, I finally watched the movie this morning and now I feel like there was life BEFORE this movie and now there is a different, better life AFTER it. A lot of interesting and unconventional things have happened in my life lately leading me to this moment, so I know I was ready. I feel reborn. The events of the past 6 years that have sapped my soul have been washed away and I'm clear-headed and enthused with a fresh new eye for... everything!

I have tremendous gratitude to the universe and to Digit and to all of you for giving me this gift today, all of these months later! What a gift. I know that things will never be the same for me. How empowering. Thank you, thank you!:hi:

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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 06:20 PM
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87. Glad it helped!
Isn't it great?
I have to tell you, after that negativity-fest in GD; many of us have retreated here with the intention of not discussing it out of this group again...but I am glad more people are finding it.
Feel free to jump into any of the discussions. Make sure you check our Manifestation Resources thread; and we also have a monthly manifsetation thread you can post any sucesses or even any challenges you may have.
I would suggest also checking out the PI forums; lots of good stuff there.
Glad to have you here!:hi:
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booksenkatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 07:37 PM
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90. I did check out GD briefly
And the film was just too fresh in my mind, my brain was thinking in a thousand new ways... I found myself just smiling at all of them. They can't change what I know. They can't touch my thoughts. I know what's right for me, I know what my experience has been this past year (that culminated today). If it's not right for them, if they want to resist it, or mock it, then that's their choice, but their words cannot harm me. True, I didn't care for it being misrepresented -- I've never seen so much misrepresentation in my life, LOL! Criminy, when did positive thinking become such an evil-sheep-religion-for-the-vulnerable??? I just had to laugh and refused to stay on that thread too much longer, because I'm not going to spend all day long immersed in negative threads anymore. (I'm a huge DU lurker). In fact, I think I should hang out in this group a lot more! I think I originally came to this group for some cat thing after my cat died in November. There were some interesting threads about pets and the afterlife... then I found myself on this thread when I wasn't even looking for it! I've had it bookmarked since November and only managed to take the time to watch the film today.

One of the biggest misrepresentations in GD today that was driving me crazy was this whole idea of "wishing and then sitting back and waiting for it to happen." For me, it isn't like that at all. For me, I use it as a springboard. When you're using positive visualization as a springboard, a foundation from which you proceed forward, then it causes you to work hard and it also generates incredible ideas. The Universe uses you as a vessel in a thousand ways to achieve your goals and others' goals -- I don't think you just "sit back" and wait for anything! What a misrepresentation.

The funny thing is, I viewed the film this morning, but it was only this afternoon that I learned that The Secret has been all over mainstream media lately. I don't watch TV, so I had no idea, LMAO! I found it solely thru this thread. How has it been received on Oprah? Sounds like she's getting some bad reviews for it. I wish I could have seen her show about it to see how it was presented.

I can't begin to tell you how many exciting, positive changes are happening in my life right now, changes that have only been amplified because I watched the film. I was so ready. (No, not "vulnerable." Ready.) My home business has taken off, and I have never before in my entire life felt that I was in my niche. Now I do. I felt so positive and charged and RIGHT, even before I had made a single sale. And seeing the sale before it happens. So my soul was sensing all of this before I saw today's film. Today's experience was an affirmation as much as a revelation, but so incredibly empowering. Suddenly all of the pieces FIT.

I'll definitely check out those other areas you suggested as well... thanks! Oh, I also signed up for the 7 week Law of Attraction course they're doing online. Whoever supplied that link, THANK YOU.

And one final thing... I'm an agnostic. I can't abide religion and am very resistant to anything that smacks of it. I think it would be fair to say that I am a seeking agnostic, but nevertheless, to characterize The Secret as something New Age or a religion, that doesn't gel with my experience in any way whatsoever. It's actually quite left-brained in its basis, but it makes the right brain explode! At least that's how it's been for me.:)

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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 10:29 PM
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95. ..and to think I found "The Secret" on the internet by accident!

When I discovered the trailer for the movie I just KNEW it was HUGE and meant to be shared!

Then again, we all know there ARE no accidents!



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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-07-07 09:22 AM
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96. That was quite a find.
I was able to get to one of the links before it was disabled and watched it over and over.
I am surprised at how huge it has become. Just when I think it has spread as wide as possible, it goes on Opra! Who knows where it will go next.
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-07-07 09:14 PM
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97. I have to laugh at myself....
I was SO into victim mode when I first found The Secret. I had been bilked in a real estate swindle, I lost my job and my father died all within 4 months of each other. I felt like I had lost any and all power over my life.
The Secret reminded me that my expectations were to BE a victim and I once again took control of my life.

Oh yes, I took control, but had one little thought creep in...that I would accept any job just to get my foot in the door no matter what the commute.

Guess what happened? I got a job with a hellish commute, with a boss that belittles me, including sexual harrassment. I am overworked and underpaid...just like I said I would settle for. DUH!

Yeah, it is not what I "programmed for", but it is what I expected, so guess what I got?

Sometimes I just have to laugh at myself...silly lady!
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Rock_Garden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 06:55 PM
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88. I read all these posts without looking at the dates first.
"Wow!" I thought. "This must be something planetary! Look at all these people who have suddenly discovered "The Secret"!

Late to the party, indeed (me).
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booksenkatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 07:39 PM
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91. Picking up a vibe?:)
I never knew it was all over Oprah and all of these other shows until this afternoon. Maybe I picked up a vibe in the atmosphere or something, LOL, because I stumbled into this thread back in November, looking around in this group for something else. But we know there are no accidents, right?;)

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Rock_Garden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-06-07 08:22 PM
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93. There are no accidents, Patsified, and that's no "Secret"!
Good to talk to you.
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