Posted by Helen on: 03.21.2007 /
Siamang and Hemant have already posted thoughtful blog entries about The Secret. Here’s a handy summary of it from The Onion:
The Secret—the new self-help book and DVD that purports to channel ancient wisdom and claims that if you ask the universe for something, it will be delivered—has become a nationwide phenomenon. Here are some of the book’s tips:
- You deserve whatever you want no matter how awful you are
- Try not to use any critical-thinking skills or logic when pondering concept of The Secret
- Capitalizing on basic human feelings such as greed can bring you vast wealth
- Eat a hearty breakfast every day
- Please allow universe six to eight millennia to deliver
- You can never be too tan
- The Secret does not work if you are attempting to learn it from stolen, bootlegged, or borrowed products from Prime Time Productions
Comment by: Rachel
1I love it! On a related note, check out our “advertisement” on the Justice and Compassion blog.
Comment by: benjamin ady
2sometimes you gotta love the onion, but … overall, they generally don’t work for me super well.
Comment by: jim henderson
3I am so happy to see that Christians are not the only group who say and do stupid things in the universe