A Course in Miracles and the Message of The Secret6002424
Over the previous year, many individuals have approached me asking me about my viewpoint, and the viewpoint of A Course in Miracles, on the popular book and film The Secret. I was also lately asked to participate in an expert panel discussion on The Secret and the law of attraction at the Body Soul Spirit Expo in Calgary.
As I see it, The Secret provides a few powerful and necessary global messages worth appreciating. The first message is that our thoughts have a powerful influence on our life. The subsequent insight is that we are entitled to a wealthy life, even though accurate wealth is much more than just cash and "toys." Rather, it entails feeling fulfilled in all locations of life, including our relationships, profession, and health. What we need to do is look within to uncover if, in fact, we really feel worthy of genuine wealth.
An additional message that is subtly conveyed in The Secret, and one that I think to be true, is that when we have a heartfelt desire and we say yes to doing our part to manifest the desire, synchronicities arise, and dormant forces come alive.
On the flip side, I really feel the idea that more "toys" in the form of cars, houses, jet planes, and boats will make us pleased and will be the demonstration of our capacity to manifest is potentially damaging and crippling for many individuals who are already "bankrupt" in the areas of self-love and self-appreciation. The issue with this image is that the want to have frequently comes from a feeling of lack rather than a feeling of completeness. And because of this, whatever we gain in hopes of feeling "full," whole, pleased, or accomplished, will inevitably not work, because we really feel a void internally.
The truth is that we are not empty, but already full, and when we understand and feel this to be our new reality, then the outer globe starts to "echo" our inner awareness.
A Course in Miracles reminds us that to the degree that we can accept and be really grateful for our inheritance as being an unbounded, abundant, whole, and unlimited Self, we will attract to ourselves the ideal outward expressions of our claimed inner worth. This reclaiming of our authentic Self will then miraculously bring into manifestation any material items that will serve the greater good of each our life and of these about us, and yet we will really feel no dependency upon them for our happiness.
