Despite its name, the Law of Attraction will come to you in your self-help journey, whether you’ve asked for it or not. It’s a big part of SEEK’s story, given that James Arthur Ray’s rise to fame came from his involvement with the self-help phenomenon of the early 2000’s, “The Secret.”
Jean and Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle break down this enduring “law” in self-help thinking–where and when the concept has popped up in self-help history, as well as more broadly in philosophy, literature, and religious thought.
They cover what’s good in the concept, how it shifts around in popular conversation, and where it goes off the rails and can become more damaging.
Quotes mentioned:
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.”
- William James
“Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Might you become master of your fate through choice—no matter what the stars say?”
- William Shakespeare in “Julius Caesar”
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Also mentioned in this episode:
Eva Collins Interview on the SEEK Safely Podcast
“Creative Visualization” by Shakti Gawain
“The Power of Positive Thinking” Normal Vincent Peale
“The Science of Mind” by Earnest Holmes
“Agnes Collard’s Marriage of the Minds” in by Rachel Aviv in The New Yorker
Martin Seligman and positive psychology
“The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne
