May 25, 2009 — Violence and the Law of Attraction
May 25th, 2009 | 
Author: Proverbs 4:16-17: “For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day. They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble. They eat the food of wickedness and drink the wine of violence!”
“We reap what we sow,” said St. Paul (see Galatians 2:7). But Jesus told a parable of an enemy coming at night and sowing the honest farmer’s field with weed seeds. See Matthew 13:25-29. So it’s true that we attract what we plant—unless others interfere. Then we have problems to deal with in the harvest.
Hundreds of millions of people suffered severely and tens of thousands died horrible deaths during the awful wars of the last century. Why? Our proverb above points out why. Not because of good people’s wrong thoughts—but because of evil people deeds. The Law of Destruction interferes with the so-called Law of Attraction.
As I consider the meaning of Memorial Day, I’m led to the thought that all wars, and many competitive sporting events (types of war) give clear evidence that the Law of Attraction, particularly as propounded in THE SECRET, is a lie. In wars and competitive sports we generally have two opposing sides, both considering theirs to be right and that they will win.
Even in the last few days before his suicide, Hitler still envisioned victory! And when he didn’t achieve it, he blamed the German people for their weakness and Germany’s loss.
We have the NBA finals going on now. With thousands of others, I cheered for the Blazers. A lot of energy flowed to “The Universe” for their victory. Blazer players had confidence that they would win. What happened? Did the Houston Rockets’ fans and players have MORE confidence, send more energy to wherever? Or did they just play a little better with more experienced and talented players? Or did the referees favor the Rockets? [This last explanation isn't supposed to count in the Law of Attraction, according to THE SECRET, because no outside forces can affect the outcome of the energy you send out into the Universe ."]
In THE SECRET, there’s enough truth to trick even discerning readers to believe the whole package. If there’s enough honey on the stale donut, the first few bites might taste good. But when you start to masticate and notice the inner taste, you realize that it’s stale and unappetizing. And the best part of that kind of donut is the hole!
The best part of THE SECRET is what’s been left out—realistic truth.
For your comments on this series, thanks again. You’ve helped me sharpen my thinking.
My blogs from now on will be thoughts more on practical daily life, so I might not refer to the Law of Attraction much anymore. The more I read and re-read THE SECRET, the more upset I became with its errors. It was developing negative energy within me, and I don’t need that!
“I see America, not in the setting sun of a black night of despair ahead of us, I see America in the crimson light of a rising sun fresh from the burning, creative hand of God. I see great days ahead, great days possible to men and women of will and vision.” – Carl Sandburg (1878 – 1967).
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June 13th, 2009 8:53 pm
Robert, you state in your post that America and Canada suffered few casualties. True for the previous wars, but there’s another war going on, and it doesn’t appear to be horrific at all! In fact, it’s gorgeous.
Today I had an occasion to watch two “chick flicks” on one of those lifestyle channels. The kind with the prerequisite cast of a blonde, gorgeous, well dressed twenty-something young woman with an onscreen high-power career, a goofy-acting gay man as best friend and a gorgeous black man as her boyfiend (or perhaps merely as a foil for her royal blondness.
Both shows required props like the requesite striptease pole for a nude bar scene, the Friday night recreational drug moment, the mocking of God, (the Catholic Church is always a handy prop, with its cinegraphic imagry like the confessional and the sign of the cross. And let’s not forget the exorcism priest.)
As I watched, I was struck by the not-so-subliminal messages: competitiveness in all forms–career, personal, even charitable. Our actress’s character displayed supreme confidence because, in Hollywood, confidence has replaced modesty.
Through both programs, the young women vied for power with a tribal mentality straight from one of those survival reality shows. These women were using their physical assets while they played high-stakes games with the boys. And at the same time, holding onto their gender card as they payed lip service to their ticking biological clock.
Sure, the actresses on the TV shows are pretty–so are the little girls being groomed to take over in the next generation (is anyone not pretty any more?) But all that blonde perfection left me ashamed for my gender–and in fear of my God.
No wonder the Moslems are so angry with us. If this is what they see as American women, they have a right to be concerned for their wives and daughters. How are they to understand that what they see on television isn’t America’s new face of beauty, it’s the face that the demonic forces in Hollywood have chosen to use to assult our families and our morals?
THE SECRET? the Secret is to bow our heads, bend our knees and cover our bodies. And turn the TV off.