Development of the Law of Attraction

 "Law of Attraction" as a formal term was born only over a hundred years ago, but the spirit behind it exists in the beliefs of the ancient Indians. With the influence of Hinduism on theology, the concept of the law of attraction gradually appeared in some early literature on theology. In 1877, "Law of Attraction" was used as a technical term in Helena Blavatsky's book "Isis Unveiled: Secrets of the Ancient Wisdom Tradition" on the secret teaching of gods. In the New York Times on April 6, 1879, an article about attracting wealth in the Colorado gold rush mentioned the "Law of Attraction". This is the concept of the "Law of Attraction." Appeared for the first time in large-scale newspapers and media.

In 1906, William Walker Atkinson (William Walker Atkinson), editor of "New Thinking" magazine, published his "New Thinking" book "Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction of the Thinking World" (Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction). of Attraction in the Thought World) introduced the "Law of Attraction". In 1907, Bruce MacLelland published his "Prosperity Through Thought Force" (Prosperity Through Thought Force). In the book, he summarized the law of attraction and proposed "You are what you are The concept of “You are what you think, not what you think you are” (You are what you think, not what you think you are). After that, researches on the law of attraction have emerged endlessly, and have been labeled as “thinking science” and “spiritual science”. "New Thinking" and other labels, and among the more representative research works include the "Basic Thoughts of Mind Science" by Ernest Holmes (Ernest Holmes) published in 1926. "(The Science of Mind), "Working With The Law" by Dr. Raymond Holliwell in 1949 and so on.

In the half century after this, the research on the "law of attraction" seemed to be lackluster. In the 1990s, Jerry Hicks and Esther Hicks published "The Teachings of Abraham" and "The Astonishing Power of Emotions." Power of Emotions: Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide) including a series of books, because of the best-selling of these books, the information and materials on the law of attraction are once again widely accepted. It was not until 2006 that a movie called "The Secret" really made the concept of "Law of Attraction" popular all over the world.

The global attention of the movie "Secret" created the birth and hot sale of the book of the same name "Secret". Once the book "Secret" was published, it swept the major book rankings in the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries. The publishing history of Simon Schuster in the United States broke 2 million copies in a single month, sold 5 million copies in four months, and won the "Nautilus Book Award" (Nautilus Book Award). After that, books about the "Law of Attraction" appeared in the world's major bookstores and online chain bookstores like a blowout, setting off a global upsurge of attention to the "Law of Attraction"... In China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and other Asian countries, this "secret" trend is also surging, setting off a new era of new spiritual inspiration. Some professionals even call this book the "Spiritual Inspirational Bible".