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The History of "The Secret" and the "Law of Attraction"

The movie "The Secret" and the idea that there is a "law of attraction is nothing new and it hasn't been a secret for a long time. The history of "The Secret" was mentioned in the movie but if you were just hearing about this for the first time, you were probably wondering if it was true or just another new age movement.

It's probably a little of both.

The "Emerald Tablet" was on the opening page of the book version. There was a quote from this early (circa 3000 BC).

"As above, so below As within, so without"

New Thought

Phineas Parkhurst Quimby

Amos Bronson Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau

Elizabeth Town
 
The Life Power and How to Use it

Unity Church
Religious Science

Divine Science

 

 

 
1900-1910

Wallace Wattles
The Science of Getting Rich

The Science of Being Well

The Science of Being Great

As a Man Thinketh - by James Allen

The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward at Gutenberg.com

 

1911-1920


Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World by William Walker Atkinson

Mental Chemistry and The Master Key by Charles Haanel

Thoughts Are Things - Prentice Mulford

1926 Robert Collier’s Secret of the Ages

1921-1930

Ernest Holmes
 

Genevieve Behrend
"Your Invisible Power" and "Attaining Your Heart's Desire"

Thomas Troward
The Creative Process in the Individual

1937

Napoleon Hill
Think and Grow Rich
(October 26, 1883–November 8, 1970)

1951-1960

Norman Vincent Peale
The Power of Positive Thinking

 
Louise Hay 2000-present

Esther and Jerry Hicks   

  • Ask, And It Is Given
  • The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham
  • The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent
  • The Astonishing Power of Emotions

Harv Eker- The Secret of the Millionaire Mind

Suze Orman - 8 qualities of wealthy woman

Wayne Dwyer

Deepak Chopra

Toltec Teachings

Eckhart Tolle
 The Power of Now
 A New Earth

Gary Craig - Emotional Freedom Techinique

 

I am in the process of collecting more Ebooks and writings for study and hope you will let me know some of your favorite writings or teachers and I will also be adding a discussion group for sharing the explorations of the law of attraction and other related topics.


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