No, I have not seen the movie, but I have heard of it. There has already been *much* discussion about it in other tribes. Even though I have not seen it, I have mixed feelings about it from what I have heard of it. Some of these feelings are good and some are bad.

The premise of the movie (as I have heard it related second-hand) seems very similar to the "power of positive thinking" approach to life, which Normal Vincent Peale popularized with his book. Countless others have written about it since him. Even back in Biblical times, the old "you reap what you sow" adage was in existence. So, thinking and acting postively isn't really any big "SECRET," is it...?

The "Law of Attraction" was one of the "Hermetic writings" attributed to Hermes Trismegistus during the Hellenistic period of old Egypt. The "Law of Attraction" is only ONE of SEVEN great principles that were included in the Corpus Hermeticum. Those seven great principles, by the way, were supposedly passed down through oral tradition for many centuries until Hermes Trismegistus finally wrote them down. From all I have heard, this movie simply latches onto ONE of the seven great principles and ignores the other six, which are equally important...! I can't help but wonder if "The Secret, Part 2" will be relased next year with the second of the Hermetic Laws as it's topic, the third law in the next sequel, and so forth...

I do not know what your thoughts are concerning witchcraft, but I happen to be a witch. Witchcraft, when relieved of the lies and false stereotypes piled onto it by Hollywood hype and the Christian churches, is a very beautiful thing. As a witch, I can tell you that those seven great principles — including this "Law of Attraction" — are one of the major building blocks to what makes witchcraft work. It amuses me to consider how many people who are advocates of this movie would recoil in horror at the thoughts of witchcraft. The "Law of Attraction" happens to be one of the first big lessons taught to novice witches.

I have heard it said that the teachings in the movie were given to mankind by "other-realm beings, a collective calling itself 'The Abraham'." Now, I fully believe in the possibility of beings from "other realms" (which we might call angels, fairies, or whatever). However, why would they just now be "revealing" a "secret" to us that mankind has known for centuries, at least since the time of Hermes Trismegistus and probably much earlier? The makers of this movie have seemingly taken an idea that was published centuries ago and has been used by witches (as well as many non-witches, I am sure) ever since, dubbed it a "secret" (shhhhhhh, don't tell anyone!), and packaged it as something "new." Hmmm...

Also, why would these beings call themselves by a name that was common to the three patriarchal religions of today? It was from a man named "Abraham" that Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all sprang. Why would these beings choose a name that might align them with one of the three religions which so many people mistrust (myself included)? If these beings really were from another realm, it would seem to me that their name would be something new and almost unpronounceable to us in this world. Something seems very wrong to me about their choice of name.

So, without even touching on other people's objections of "materialism" and so forth, I have several reservations about this movie already.

Mankind, as a whole, needs to treat each other with more respect and live with more of a sense of gratitude than many of us have been doing. Of that there is no doubt in my mind. However, that is no big "secret."

Just my two cents.
-Kitty