I know it's been a while since I've posted anything here, but frankly, I just haven't been inspired to write anything until lately. So to anyone who has been checking the site for updates, I apologize for the delay and thank you for your interest.

The latest craze on PalTalk has been the movie 'The Secret' and the law of attraction with cds and dvds being played into the rooms and open discussion on the principles presented therein.

I obtained a copy of 'The Secret' right after it came out last summer (2006) through an email offer. Although I found the movie inspiring and motivational, the 'secret' turned out to be what every metaphysician knows – 'as within, so without'. (It was a stroke of marketing genius though to call it 'The Secret' – everyone wants in on the QT – certainly sucked me in – lol).

The people sharing 'The Secret' on PalTalk moved on to recordings of Jerry and Esther Hicks' Abraham presentations. For those who don't know, Esther 'channels' a collective consciousness she calls Abraham – Jerry usually facilitates the channellings by asking questions of Abraham.

Less than a minute of listening to 'Abraham' the first time, the question came to me, “why is she calling this a channeling? The information being shared was again common knowledge for any metaphysical student, and which I'm sure Esther is well-grounded in and could speak of in her own voice. Listening further, Esther all but admits many times in the presentations – and especially in her interview on Oprah's radio show - that Abraham is a figment of her imagination, an alter ego she's created to pass on her own knowledge. (I'm not discounting the information, just the way it's conveyed – I find it humorous that the law of attraction is about self-expression and yet Esther implements an imaginary persona to present it.)

The bottom line is that 'The Secret' and the Hicks presentations are both full of good stuff for metaphysical newbies – I highly recommend the movie (follow the link above and you won't have to pay $25 and wait a week for a cd like I did) – and I'd recommend the Abraham interviews with the caveat 'do as 'Abraham' says, not as Esther does.'