May 1, 2009 — THE SECRET OF “THE THING”
April 30th, 2009 | 
Author: Proverbs 15:14: “A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.”
In a lot of teaching about “The Law of Attraction,” as in THE SECRET, the writers use the phrase “The Universe.” But I’ve never seen it defined clearly: it’s just an allusion or an assumption that the reader will know what is meant, or at least get a warm, reassuring feeling. The exception is when they use “universe” in the way we normally understand it, which is all creation and not some esoteric power.
By “the Universe” do they mean the totality of created or existing things? Then is the Creator outside or inside this Universe? Do they mean God? Do they mean the spiritual world? I have no idea.
Many use “the Universe” in the same way we’d use “the Thing.” It can mean anything…or nothing. So in a selection of “universe” sentences in THE SECRET, I’m going to use “the thing” and see if we can get a clear grasp of what these writers mean. After all, if there’s no definition of a word, it can easily be THE THING.
“You are in that moment summoning what you want with the mightiest power in THE THING” (p. 14).
“As you think thoughts, they are sent out into THE THING, and they magnetically attract all like things that are on the same frequency” (p. 25).
“What if your feelings are actually communication from THE THING to let you know what you’re thinking?” (p. 33).
“So when you think a sustained thought it is immediately sent out into THE THING” (p. 33).
“So when you are feeling bad it is communication from THE THING” (p. 33).
“Some great teachers created stories to demonstrate how THE THING works” (p. 45).
“You are the Master of THE THING, and the Genie is there to serve you” (p. 46).
“When you are acting to receive from THE THING, you will feel as if you are flowing with the current of the river” (p. 55).
‘It’s like having THE THING as your catalogue….It is You placing your order with THE THING. It’s really that easy” (p. 48).
“THE THING will start to rearrange itself to make it happen for you” (p. 51).
“It takes no time for THE THING to manifest what you want” (p. 68).
“Size is nothing to THE THING” (p. 63).
“THE THING is bringing all good things to me. THE THING is conspiring for me in all things. THE THING is supporting me in everything I do. THE THING meets all my needs immediately” (page 40).
So, “Trust THE THING” (p. 57). It’s even more powerful than THE FORCE.
“The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank.” Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 – 1882).
“The worst moment for a law-of-attraction teacher is when he is really thankful and has only THE THING to thank.” Paraphrase by Robert Natiuk.
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May 2nd, 2009 9:04 am
The Rabbit makes a compelling argument–and touches a chord of guilt. I am one of those Christians who found (truth moment–finds) safety in tossing out esoteric phrases like “the universe” because I don’t want to offend anybody listening who might be a pagan, an atheist or a Buddhist.
Because when I say “the Universe’, I am, of course, meaning GOD! So I should say GOD and let His light fall where it will.
And, Rabbit, if I understand correctly, I should stop tossing out those Oprahish feel-good messages like “I’m okay, you’re okay”, (which, coincidently, was the name of the first feel-good book to hit the shelves back “in the day”.)
As someone (W. Churchhill?) once said, “All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing”. So, as the Rabbit says, All it takes for insipidy to spread is for Christians to mince around using the latest toney, feel-good phrases that encourage us to slip into something comfortable and take a load off our consciences.
I am often aware of how the word “conscious” has replaced the old-fashioned word, “conscience”. Do people even make the distinction anymore?
Rabbit reminds me that I am responsible for pertpetuating a disgusting P.C. trend to be inclusive at all costs. But Jesus paid a price that makes Christians exclusive.
So ciao, Rabbit. May the universe (ahem) may God be with you today in all of your endeavors. Go nibble on a carrot and stop niggling at my social conscience. Left alone I could eat cake and expand my universal consciousness. Peace, dude.