It's All So Laughably Nutty

Nope, I didn't say that about "The Secret" -- former bookstore employee Tim Watkin did, in The Washington Post:

In the book, investment trainer David Schirmer describes his own experience. He used to receive bills every day. "So I got a bank statement, I whited out the total, and I put a new total in there," he says. "I thought, 'What if I just visualized a bunch of checks coming in the mail'? Within just one month, things started to change. It is amazing; today I just get checks in the mail. I get a few bills, but I get more checks than bills."

Amazing! Odd but true! Grows real toenails in just weeks!

It's all so laughably nutty. And it would be harmless but for the millions buying the book and DVD and the exposure that "The Secret" is getting from the likes of Winfrey and Larry King. And for the danger lurking in its philosophy.

This forum is not intended as an attack on Rhonda Byrne, who clearly has the right to write any kind of book she wants to, and market it aggressively. We, of course, have the equal right to evaluate it, offer our commentary on it, ignore it, or ... satirize it. Let's see. I choose the last one.

Post your own "Really Big Secrets" and let's see if we can get Oprah's attention, too.