The Secret Review
by neopoe 3/16/07“The Secret” is nothing new.
The New Video DVD of The Secret has been getting a lot of buzz lately so I decided to take an objective look at the DVD to see if they where presenting any new information in the realm of metaphysics. They were not.
Mainly it’s a well marketed and well-produced collection of paraphrases from public domain works such as Thomas Troward’s “The Creative Process in the Individual” printed in 1915. I recognized a few things from Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich” printed in 1937 and even a few ideas form a little known book called the Neo-Tech Discovery by Frank R. Wallace printed in 1990, which is mostly just paraphrasing Ann Rand. I’ve even read bits of “the secret” in “how to” golf manuals.
So what’s all the fuss about? Most of the information found on “The Secret” DVD video can be found for free on the Internet just by doing a Google Search on Thomas Troward or Napoleon Hill. If you really want to get closer to the source, read Aristotle. His works are fascinatingly dry, hard to follow and don’t translate well into English but it’s where a lot of this information originated.
The Fact is this “secret” information has been exposed thousands of times, in thousands of ways and for thousands of years. Yet very few people ever make any kind of real connection with this underling power we all apparently share with the universe.
One reason for this is the fact that these teachings go against the grain of most conventional thinking and almost everything we have been conditioned to believe. Most people write it off as superstition or typical “just feel good,” self-help hogwash.
There have also been some concerted efforts in the past to ban or suppress some of this material because certain members of the status quo, like corporate conglomerations and self proclaimed “authorities” of theology, are afraid of what a freethinking and enlightened society would do to their bottom line.
After all a wealthy Shepard needs a lot of "sheep" if he wants to remain a wealthy Shepard.
I will say this about The Secret DVD Video. They do a good job of tying it all together and offer some compelling new ways of presenting this ancient information. It’s obvious they have a top-notch marketing department and they know how to deliver a message. If you enjoy this type of alternative freethinking or want to explore more, I highly recommend buying it.
Just remember that there is nothing mystical or magical about this material. The ancients who first discovered it may have thought so but you could send them running away screaming with a flashlight.
Our understanding of how things work has come a long way since then. It’s too bad our society has become so complacent in the search for esoteric truths. I believe that’s all about to change. Every new generation has a new opportunity to create a better world. Thankfully our civilization is finally reaching the age of information and it’s getting harder and harder to keep a secret.
neopoe