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

by Maja D'Aoust (Editor), Adam Parfrey (Editor)

Traces the history and origins of a variety of teachings, including New Thought and Hermetic wisdom, and their influence on society.

Genres: Occult, Nonfiction, Spirituality

200 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[Xaka · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good read. Lots of interesting information. That said, the title is misleading. Most of the book is about history. The history of Hermes, the history of the Law of Attraction as pursued by white men (and some women), the history of LOA and Christianity...and on and on. If you think you're going to pick up a book that gives equal attention to "the Other Six" Hermetic Laws, you will be disappointed. I read the entire book and actually, I don't recall the Other Six even being talked about, barely mentioned.

So...good read, but misleading title.

[Oriana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really intense and fascinating. All about the ancient hermeticists and occultists and kabbalists that came up with all the ideas in that stupid book The Secret that everyone recently lost their minds over.

[Athena · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm not sure what to think. I feel as though the title implied one thing but the book was on a different mission. I believed the information here would focus on the other seven Hermetic laws, yet when I came across them I didn't even realize it. I was bombarded with so much Hermetic history. Some parts were repetitive and others difficult to retain. The sections, to me, were disjointed. Again, this was supposed to be about the other seven Hermetic laws but the book read like an essay on the laws of attraction, ending with why The Secret might better be kept just that. But what does that have to do with this book? It took me awhile to get into this and eventually I didn't mind where it lead me but not quite where I wanted to end up.

[reoccurrence]

D’Aoust and Parfrey use the phenomenon of the book *The Secret* as a springboard to investigate and explain the influence of Hermeticism on Western Culture. Their exploration reveals that Hermeticism has influenced everyone from Plato to televangelists. This was a fun read that clarified lots of cultural and literary allusions that had always confused me.

[Annette · Rating 1 out of 5]

I only gave it one star because I couldn't give it less.

This book proports to give the 'secrets' of living and power, and to do so, it quotes, sometimes extensively and compulsively, from people to support the claims the book makes. While in and of itself not offensive, the quotes are of unscientific nature to support psuedo-scientific claims and are therefore a waste of time. Use of first-hand accounts has been carefully limited only to individuals who have no credibilty. Semi-scientific claims are backed up with staements about or from publications that have no sceientific bent. The 'facts' of the hermetic teachings are presented as gospel and never disputed or supported.

In short, as waste of time, unless a person were looking for an excellent example of how not to present on a subject.

[Ian Fowles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some great information here. Great design and layout. However there was poor footnoting and lots of typos. Sometimes the quoted passages felt too long, spanning several pages. But overall very enjoyable.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though this book is small, it is jam-packed with history on Hermeticism. The more I read about Hermes, the more I want to know.

[Gerry]

Its a really good book on Hermetic Law

[Murphy · Rating 1 out of 5]

this book is a joke. not everything has to be based on religion.

[Brooke Louise]

I really appreciate that someone took the time to write a history of the Law of Attraction. It gave me perspective and a deeper understanding of where the knowledge actually comes from.