Secret Source: The Law of Attraction Is One of Seven Ancient Hermetic Laws: Here Are the Other Six

5 Comments

1. Russell H. Errett says:

   November 13, 2009 at 9:55 pm

   The book indeed provides an accurate sequence of the high moments in the history of American prosperity consciousness as a distinct set of intellectual and spiritual movements, the people, writings, and manners of disbursing its information and its basic presence on the urban frontier of late nineteenth and early twentieth century America. To this extent, the book’s treatment of the social evolution and geographic migration of the documents and their operations is accurate. In the interest of truth, carefulness, and exactness it must also be stated that the book appears to the trained eye as a silly rewrite and clumsy collation of some heretofore unknown and now pilferednotes of Manly P. Hall. I expect better from Adam Palfrey.
   Rating: 2 / 5
2. The Shamanatrix says:

   November 13, 2009 at 10:31 pm

   Sure, the law of attraction is a Universal Law, but not “THE” law,
   
   and Prosperity Consciousness is nothing new. And neither are without their dangers. The Secret Source traces the seven Hermetic Laws back to ancient Egypt and Greece, showing how they filtered through various religions and into the mainstream consciousness of our modern world. Maja DAoust and Adam Parfrey wade through my favorite cast of characters and themes, including but not limited to the Rosacrucians, the Freemasons, Mesmer, Hermes Trisgmegistus, Thoth, Enochian Magick, the Tetrgrammaton, and much more.

   This book presents the actual texts and hidden stories behind the likes of the “Emerald Tablet,” and “The Kybalion.” The beliefs of the New Thought movement that have given generations of hopeful sustenance to health and wealth seekers throughout time are exposed through the works of Wallace Wattles, Napoleon Hill and the Carnegies.

   Not be missed is the chapter entitled “Horny Angelic Beings”. Now, before you too excited, I’ll warn that you won’t be reading a saucy account of Raphael getting it on with the Daughters of Man while the Nephilim videotape. Although personally I must admit I’ve always been a bit hot for arch angel Zadkiel and his abiltity toss my atomic salad, bringing my molecules into perfected frequency with his song of the violet flame. Sorry readers. I couldn’t help myself. After all, Maja is the archetypal sexy librarian of the Philosophical Research Society. PRS and its’ amazing library of esoteric manuscripts was founded by Manly P. Hall (sage and author of The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Reader’s Edition)), and the society’s main mission is to provide thoughtful persons rare access to the depth and breadth of the world’s wisdom literature. Parfrey runs Process Media and Feral House, publisher of high-quality books on forbidden topics.
   Rating: 5 / 5
3. Maja Daoust says:

   November 13, 2009 at 10:49 pm

   The Secret Source reveals the occult doctrines and the modern equivalents that gave birth to “The Law of Attraction” and inspired the media phenomenon known as The Secret.

   The Secret Source traces the seven Hermetic Laws back to ancient Greece and Egypt and shows how they filtered down through various religions and into the mainstream consciousness of the modern world. This book provides the actual texts and fascinating stories behind the “Emerald Tablet,” the Kabbalistic treatise known as “The Kybalion,” and the prosperity consciousness beliefs of the New Thought movement that have given sustenance to health and wealth-oriented seekers of every generation since the late 19th century.

   If you recognized the power behind “The Law of Attraction” but felt ambivalent about The Secret’s materially-driven, hard-sell approach, you will appreciate this deeper understanding and examination of the Law’s true nature and the wisdom required to use it effectively.

   Rating: 5 / 5
4. sylvia real magic says:

   November 14, 2009 at 1:48 am

   The book; “The Secret Source: The Law of Attraction is One of Seven Ancient Hermetic Laws: Here Are The Other Six” is a book that needed to be written.
   
   I was delighted when I looked it over and found so many images and references that I had pored over as a child and young woman, seeking for a spiritual tradition that could be a counter to fundamentalist Christian dogma. There is a long tradition in the Western world that has existed for thousands of years and I have felt resentful at all the hype and marketing around “The Secret”–as if it is new– and to treat it as if one person could discover it and market it as their own is an insult to the thousands of years that the Western Esoteric Tradition has been comforting and teaching and assisting people toward a truer life. This is an important and very delightful, timely, and wisely written book. Thank you to the authors for writing it.
   Rating: 5 / 5
5. theotao says:

   November 14, 2009 at 4:08 am

   What a beautiful book! Maja has coauthored a mind-opening history of the Hermetic Laws and presented powerful information in a concise and highly readable work. This book has tied in several questions I have had pertaining to the presence of the Hermetic Teachings in contemporary America.

   This book has also lead me to discovering some amazing works that had been previously unknown to me. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is exploring the Law of Attraction, the history of esoteric philosophy, and to everyone who is seeking greater spiritual wisdom.

   Thank You Maja & Adam!
   Rating: 5 / 5