A Historical Perspective of the Law of Attraction

If someone were to tell you they knew one simple thing that could change your life, you'd ask them for a track record of success. As it turns out, the methods to influence the Law of Attraction have been around for a very long time, and there is a long list of individuals in human history that have made use of the principles outlined in The Secret to make their intentions become what we now study as the illustrious past. These examples from antiquity illustrate the massive potential of the power of thought to achieve unlimited success and influence.

Throughout history, some of the most famous and successful individuals actively practiced the principles of the Law of Attraction, though it is not likely that any of them knew it as such. While a comprehensive list would prove exhaustive and difficult to prove without doubt, there are many figures whose exploits seem to fit the pattern of powerful thought influencing the world around them to encourage the sort of success that clearly cuts through the mists of time.

Some of the most ancient records with any detail of monarchs and their doings come from Ancient Egypt where, nearly 5,000 years ago, one man had the foresight and burning desire to unite two powerful kingdoms into the most enduring nations the world has ever known.

When Narmer (sometimes called Menes), the first Pharaoh, wore the red and white double crown of a unified Upper and Lower Egypt in 3080 BC, he is said to have done so because he believed that was how the land was meant to be, despite the land having been divided for over 2000 years. Throughout his adult life, he never wavered from the goal of creating a stable kingdom where resources could be administered for a common good. Egypt became so prosperous under the influence of Narmer's example and decedents, the country never bothered expanding beyond its borders, being content as a source of high-end tradable goods from the African continent on their way to the Middle East.

The Pharaoh's #1 job was to make sure the flood came every year so there was enough grain for the next year. Of course, they didn't just hope the floods would come. Being Pharaoh also made you high priests of the state religion, responsible for practicing rites and rituals that might sound very familiar.

He (and sometimes she) gave thanks to the appropriate family of gods for every little aspect the royal family and the country could be grateful for. Then the outcome of a fruitful harvest was imagined aloud while the Pharaoh pictured it in his (her) mind's eye. To follow up, an incredibly vast bureaucracy of holy hydrologists were sent throughout the Nile Valley to look for the signs that would allow the ruler to act in the best interest of the river and the grain supply.

From humble beginnings as the prince of the tiny region of Macedonia in far Eastern Europe, Alexander (soon to be termed "the Great," as he is most commonly known nearly 2,500 years later), Alexander conquered much of the world known to him at the time with a small band of Greek soldiers. First, he became the conqueror of what Greek City States remained after the protracted wars between Athens and Sparta, in the 4th century BC. After the dust settled, he said he saw them as free men and granted them all their previous rights and privileges as citizens, asking them to assist him in defeating the Persians for their sack of Athens just a few decades earlier.

He was a man of vision, going over each campaign incessantly in his head. Like a modern Olympic athlete, he tried to imagine every detail and contingency. As a result, he was never once defeated in battle. His armies marched on and won incredible and decisive victories wherever they went.

Though he died early in life, it was from a fever, not defeat. However, as soon as his vision and leadership was removed from the equation (and he gave a final cryptic remark that the strongest of his Generals should succeed him), the empire as it existed – stretching from Egypt to India as a result of 9 years' campaign – was divided up and eventually frittered away under the generals' incestuous offspring.

Nearly 2,500 years later, Albert Einstein and his first wife (the former) Mileva Meric, were visionaries in the midst of what has been arguably the most exciting time in modern physics. Both were doctoral students at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. At the turn of the 20th century, before the pair of World Wars would ravage the populations of the entire continent, the Universities of northern and eastern Europe were hot beds of revolutionary thinking in physics. Undergraduates and professors alike were doing truly staggering work. The atmosphere was electric and grand ideas about the very origin of the Universe itself were being openly discussed by dozens of men and one young woman.

As an inseparable pair of mathematicians desperately in love, they would will images into their minds about the nature of dimensionality, time, space, energy and matter during long afternoons spent together skipping classes. They then would talk 'til the small hours about how to make it happen within the rigorous confines of higher mathematics.

Later in life, when the innocent joy of those summers before the first Great War was long gone and the relationship soured, the system that triggered such brilliance a few years earlier broke down. It became impossible for Herr Einstein to find a theory to gulf the bridge between relativity and quantum mechanics. He wound up spending the last 40 years of his life on this fruitless quest. He'd forgotten to give credit where it was due, lost the ability to visualize as he'd done with a happy heart and, after a long while, the search became narrowly focused in the wrong area of investigation.

Clearly, those in history with the capacity for highly directed and creative thought – those who were brave enough to accept responsibility for their own vision of the world – have sought to influence the world around them. By visualizing a successful endgame and paying attention to where opportunities are popping up, some very dynamic and undeniably successful people have shaped our world by first shaping their own minds.

Law of Attraction - Three Secrets of Controlling Your Thoughts

The Law of Attraction states that we become what we think about most. This means if we can control what we think about, we can choose the type of people, event, and experiences we attract into our lives.

You can be thinking many thoughts randomly each day. So how can you control your thoughts and only focus on those which can bring you more good experiences?

Bob Proctor discloses three powerful techniques that you can use.

(1) Observe the feelings that are attached to your thoughts

Feelings or emotions can be classified into positive or negative. The former makes you feel good and is an indication that your thought is in alignment of your sub conscious. Examples of positive emotion is happy, excited, love, peace.

On the other hand, negative emotions make you feel bad and indicate you are not in alignment with your sub conscious.

Feelings are your powerful guidance system. When you feel unappreciated with your job, these are signs from the universe that you need to change your direction immediately.

It is important to take note that changing direction does not mean you must change your job. Instead, the real meaning is you should not ignore your feelings and should do something (example talk to your boss) to fix the problem.

If you are currently unhappy in your job and have denied your feelings, I recommended that you acknowledged your unhappiness and asked yourself what you can do about the situation. You have the right to feel happy in a job.

(2) Gratitude

You know you should always feel good. How do you always have something good to think about?
One secret is to express gratitude for your current reality.

Gratitude is simply an attitude for being grateful for what you already have.

Most people tend to complain about their current reality. They may complain about


(a) Missing the promotion in their job.


(b) Staying in a small house


(c ) Driving the small car

What these people fail to understand is when they think and feel negatively about their current reality, they are sending a magnetic waves to the universe that they want more of such things.

Conversely, even if you only have a 15 inch television at home wheres other people have 32 inch television, you can still be thankful that you have a television at home. Somewhere out here in this universe, there are still people who do not enjoy the convenience of a television at home.

When you start listing down the things you are thankful for, you will be surprised that you really have so much things to be thankful for.

You should express your gratitude at least once a day. You can do that when you are commuting to work, first thing you wake up in the morning, or last thing before you sleep.

When you express gratitude, you put yourself in a frame of mind of happiness. The key here is you are focusing on what you have and the energy you send out is you have a lot.

The universe will respond to your energy and gives you even more.

(3) Divert Negative Energy

Bad things do happen in our life. Such things may be major illness, retrenchment, relationship break-off etc.

When such things strike in your life, how can you stop having negative feelings.

What you can do is you should re-divert your negative energy into something positive.

For example, if you lose money in a business and are feeling very negative about it, you can shift the energy just by deciding how much money you want to earn back. The thought immediately shifts your energy from "I lost money" to "How can I make more money".

Now that you know how to control your thoughts, you are on your way to think and grow rich.

Law Of Attraction Is Magick

To many, the results of consciously using the Law of Attraction seem like magick. I've heard many teleseminars, the presenters in the movie The Secret and reading books on intention and Law of Attraction equate the results of manifestation to being like magick.

I've read, studied and practiced magick (or as friends and I refer to it "applied metaphysical phenomenon") for several years.

I spell magic with a 'k' to differentiate the use of sleight-of-hand from the occult sciences. It's a common spelling in occult writings. For years I also taught, sold and performed magic shows. So for clarification in my writings I'll be using both spellings. The spelling with a 'k' will refer to the occult sciences.

Now, don't panic about the word occult, dictionaries define it to mean secret, obscure or hidden. Hence the title of the movie The Secret is so appropriate.

Now, what's interesting about my studies of magick, is that it was packed full of ritual and ceremony. That was appealing to me. Some might say it's because I'm a recovering Catholic. I was also attracted to the occult because of the mystery. Who doesn't want to know a good secret? I also had a desire for personal power; I wanted to make things happen. This was in part due to my feeling insecure and with little self confidence. I thought that the magickal powers would make everything better. I was looking for the answer outside of myself, in the ritual and ceremony without looking inward for my own power.

Good teachers of the occult sciences and all teachers of Law of Attraction I've come across put the responsibility squarely on each individual's shoulders.

I can tell you that the same basic principles of the Law of Attraction are the basic principles of magick. Occult magick is a formalized application of tuning in the mind, body and spirit, also known as a spell, to cause a manifestation. Not so different from any teacher's Law of Attraction program than another's. It's just their spin, their experience, their way of sharing the same information. Much like what you read here.

When preparing for a magickal ritual, the practitioner will determine that which they desire to happen or manifest, some might call this a goal. Many systems of magick will start with a meditation or some relaxation technique, a key component of Law of Attraction teachers espouse is the practice of meditation or some relaxation technique. While performing the magickal ritual, the practitioner is to work themselves up into a frenzy, a higher state of excitement about their desire and to visualize there desire manifested. Similarly, Law of Attraction is based on energy frequencies and higher levels of energy focused through the visualization of the desire.

Once the ritual is completed, the practitioner is to release the energy built-up in the ritual and "let it go" out into the Universe to let the Powers That Be bring into being the practitioner's desire.

The Law of Attraction works like magic because it is magick. (Yes, I did use both spellings on purpose.)

The New Age movement; Neopaganism, Druidism, Shamanism, Wicca, etc. the numerous references of the occult sciences in today's society are all evidence that the secret is out in the public awareness. The explosion of media coverage of books and movies, the number of websites and blogs, the coaches and teachers are just lifting the veil of mystery that has shrouded the Law of Attraction behind the occult sciences.

And Quantum Physics is providing the scientific, empirical evidence that sorcerers, wizards and witches have worked with for centuries.

Blessed Be