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The Secret, a film[1] produced by Prime Time Productions,
consists of a series of interviews and dramatizations related to "The Law of Attraction". Distributed
through DVD, and online (through streaming
media), the film and the subsequent publication of a book by the same
name and of the same topic as the film, has attracted interest from media
figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Ellen
DeGeneres, and Larry King as well as criticism from the mainstream
press. The film is largely influenced by Wallace D. Wattles' 1910 book The Science of Getting Rich. [edit] Synopsis
The Secret, described as a self-help
film, [2][3] uses a documentary
format to present the Law of Attraction. This law is the "secret"
that, according to the tagline, "has traveled through centuries to reach
you." The film features the short dramatized experiences and interviews
of a team called personal transformation specialists, spiritual messengers, feng shui
masters, and other experts.[citation needed] As
described in the film, the "Law of Attraction" principle posits
that feelings and thoughts can attract events, from the workings of the
cosmos to interactions among individuals in their physical, emotional, and
professional affairs. The film also suggests that there has been a strong
tendency by those in positions of power to keep this central principle hidden
from the public. The previews or "clues" to the film, show men who
"uncovered the Secret...".
[edit] Tenets
Julie Ann Storr, founder of
Nibbana (Sydney)
in a how-to of the film's tenets, reports, "it all starts with gratitude"[4] and Stephanie Whittaker of Montréal's
The Gazette notes, "proponents
... talk about a universal intelligence that responds to our desires.[5] The film encourages the viewer to see "the
Universe [as] 'a catalog' that we can flip through and shop"[6] and from which we can surround ourselves with
"positive" people.[7] Visualization and Vision
boards—anything on which one has placed images of what one wants—are
recommended as aids for manifesting desires.[8] Paul Harrington, the co-producer, uses his computer's
screen saver as a vision board.[9] The Secret lists three required steps —
"ask, believe, receive" — as the essence of the Law of Attraction:
† In the earlier (first) edition, Esther
Hicks listed the three steps as: "ask, answer, receive". In the
first edition, she describes the step "answer" as "an answer
to what you're asking ... what the universe does for you". (Hicks
declined to continue with the project, mentioning contractual issues in a
letter to friends.[10]) [edit] Teachers of the
Law of Attraction
The film includes interviews of
individuals described as professionals and authors in the fields of quantum
physics, psychology, metaphysics,
coaching, theology, philosophy,
finance, feng shui,
medicine,
and personal development, who are referred to as
"secret teachers". Some of these individuals, at their Web sites,
promote the film and their connection to it. A few of the individuals with
only brief appearances do not specifically speak of the "Law of
Attraction" in their interviews, so their support of the concepts is
based on viewer assumption. Individuals who focus on the
"Law of Attraction", are interviewed in the
film, and have later been featured on prominent American TV shows, are: Rusty
G. Parrish, John Assaraf, Dr. Rev. Michael Beckwith, Dr. John Demartini, Bob Proctor, Jack
Canfield, James Arthur Ray, "Dr." Joe Vitale, Lisa Nichols, Marie Diamond, and Dr. John Gray. Other people involved in the
film, who have spoken of their strong belief in the Law of Attraction include
Esther
Hicks and Jerry Hicks [11] (original edition only),[12] Mike Dooley, Bob Doyle,
David
Schirmer, and Marci Shimoff. Others
interviewed in the film, and who voice very similar views without actually
using the phrase "Law of Attraction" include: Lee Brower, Hale Dwoskin, Cathy Goodman, Morris E. Goodman, Dr.
John Hagelin, Bill Harris, Dr. Ben
Johnson, Loral Langemeier, Denis
Waitley, Neale Donald Walsch, and Dr.
Fred Alan Wolf. The film also includes quotes
by historical figures, described by producer Rhonda Byrne in the voiceover
as "past secret teachers." Byrne states in the voiceover, "I
can't believe all the people who knew this; they were the greatest people in
history." The people identified include: Hermes Trismegistus, Buddha,
Aristotle,
W. Clement Stone, Plato, Isaac
Newton, Martin Luther King Jr., Carl Jung,
Victor
Hugo, Henry
Ford, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas
Edison, Albert Einstein, Robert Collier, Winston Churchill, Andrew
Carnegie, Joseph Campbell, Alexander Graham Bell, and Ludwig van
Beethoven.[13] [edit] Historical
foundations in New Thought ideas
The authors of The Secret
cite the New Thought movement that began in the late 19th
century as the historical basis for their ideas.[14][15] Essentially, The Secret is ... touting
the principles of New Thought and Unity
Christianity. The teachers of The Secret have been regulars on New
Thought/Unity circuit for years — now more "prosperous" than ever.[15] - Illuminati The New Thought book The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace
Wattles, the source of Rhonda Byrne's inspiration for the film, was
preceded by numerous other New Thought books, including the 1906 book Thought
Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World by William Walker Atkinson,[16] editor of New Thought magazine. Other New
Thought books Byrne is purported to have read include self-help authors like Charles F. Haanel's The Master Key System
from 1912; Prentice Mulford's 19th-century Thoughts Are Things; and
Robert Collier's Secret of the Ages from 1926.[11] The fast-paced, opening
sequences of the film portray the alleged history of The Secret —
showing: In a sequence titled, "The Secret was Buried:"
·
The
text of the Emerald Tablet being copied on to a scroll and given to a priest.
·
The
Emerald Tablet being buried near the Pyramids of Giza.[13] Followed by a sequence titled, "The Secret was Coveted:"
·
The
ornate title page of the 1906 book The Life Power and How To Use It by
Elizabeth
Towne[17] ·
A Knight
Templar giving the scroll to a Catholic
priest. ·
Scroll
with text of the Emerald Tablet being analyzed by alchemist St. Germain.[18] ·
A
drawing of the Azoth
of the Philosophers in the alchemist' shop.[15] Followed by a sequence titled, "The Secret was Suppressed:"
·
A
series of brief scenes of the business elite meeting in a contemporary board
room. [edit] Portrayal of
ideas preceding the New Thought movement
The Secret website cites the Emerald
Tablet, supposedly written by Hermes Trismegistus (purportedly a
"secret teacher"), as "... one of the most important
historical documents known to mankind".[13] Byrne posits that the earliest trace of "the
secret" occurred in the Emerald Tablet,[19] followed much later by the Rosicrucians
— a "secret order that espoused many of the ideas of The Secret."[15] Mention is made of Victor
Hugo and Ludwig van Beethoven's supposed membership in the order as well
as Isaac Newton's purported work in translating the tablet.[13] Carolyn Sackariason of the Aspen
Times, when commenting about Byrne's intention to share The Secret
with the world, identifies the Rosicrucians as keepers of The Secret: "The Mastery of Life" [ a Rosicrucian teaching similar
to The Secret ] is
not difficult to grasp, but the secret of the Rosicrucian tradition has been
protected and preserved for thousands of years, shown only to those who have
proven a true desire to know.[20] Neither the words "Emerald
Tablet" nor "Rosicrucian" are spoken in the film, however, at
key transition points the screen image rapidly zooms in on the word "Rosicrucian".[15] During these transitions a page
will be seen containing the quote "the Rosicrucians were a
"secret" Order. Their members believed or could
"demonstrate" healing powers that were believed to be a gift from
God" this exact quote is also referred to at [1]
/> [edit] Elements in
opening sequences
Many elements pass quickly in
the cinematic, historical sequences at the beginning of the film and are not
explained or otherwise mentioned in the film (listed in the order in which
they appear — excepting Rosicrucian element):
[edit] Production
The film was created by Prime Time Productions
of Melbourne
Australia
with Rhonda
Byrne, executive producer; Paul Harrington, producer; and Drew Heriot,
director. Gozer Media of Collingwood, a suburb of Melbourne, is the
design house responsible for the visual style and feel of the film and book.[18][22][23] Byrne's company TS Production LLC, a Hungarian
company, is responsible for marketing and distribution of the film and book.[24] Byrne commented about the research she did prior to
making the film: So I sat down and did a huge list of everything
I had read ... and when I finished the list I handed it to them [the film
production team]. They said that's impossible, you couldn't read that many
books in a year, two years, and I had read all of those books in two and a
half weeks - and well, that's The Secret.[25] Byrne's inspiration for
creating The Secret came from reading the 1910 book The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles.[3] The film was done as a project for Channel
Nine an Australian TV Network. Nine put up less than 25% of the $3
million project[26] with additional funding from mortgaging Byrne's home
and from an investment by Bob Rainone, "a former Internet executive in
Chicago".[11] Rainone became the CEO of one of Byrne's companies,
The Secret LLC, and is described by Byrne as, "delivered to us from
heaven".[27] Shooting of the interviews was
done in July and August 2005 with editing "effectively completed by
Christmas time".[9] About 55 teachers and authors were interviewed[26] at locations including Chicago, Aspen, Alaska[9], and a Mexican Riviera Cruise (interviewing Esther
Hicks).[10] The film uses 24 of these teachers in the
"Extended Edition" of the film. The first edition featured a 25th
teacher, Esther Hicks, known "as the most prominent
interpreter of the Law of Attraction".[11] Since the first release of the DVD, Esther Hicks
declined to continue with the project, mentioning contractual issues in a
letter to friends.[10] Her 10% share of sales netted the Hickses $500,000.[11] As a result of this, scenes with Esther Hicks, are
instead narrated by Lisa Nichols and Marci Shimoff.[11] No other "secret teachers" received
compensation for their appearance in the film — revealed by Bob Proctor in an
interview[28] on Nightline.[29] Betsy Chasse, one of the
producers, directors, and screenwriters for What the Bleep Do We Know!?
interviewed Paul Harrington, the co-producer of The Secret. In the
interview, Harrington gave this description of Byrne's production methods: We used the law of attraction during the making
of the program. We went very unconventional, in terms of scheduling and
budgeting. We allowed things to come to us... We just had faith that things
would come to us.[9] Channel Nine, after viewing the
completed film, chose to not broadcast it. A new contract was negotiated with
all DVD sales going to Byrne's companies (Prime Time, and The Secret LLC). In
hindsight, Len Downs of Channel Nine commented, "we looked at it and we
didn't deem it as having broad, mass appeal". The film was eventually
broadcast by Channel Nine on 3 February 2007.[26] Downs reported that "it didn't do all that
well".[3] [edit] Marketing
[edit] Packaging
The film has been described as
a "slick repackaging" of the Law of Attraction,[7] a concept originating in the New
Thought ideas of the late 19th century.[15] In producing the film, the law was intentionally
"packaged" with a focus on "wealth enhancement" —
differing from the more spiritual orientation of the New Thought Movement.[30] One of the film's backers stated, "we desired to
hit the masses, and money is the number one thing on the masses' minds".[31] A review in salon.com described the packaging of the
products related to the film as having "a look... that conjures a 'Da
Vinci Code' aesthetic, full of pretty faux parchment, quill-and-ink fonts and
wax seals.[32]
The Genie
during a dramatization of "Your wish is my command." Choosing to package the film's
theme as a "secret" has been called an important component of the
film's popularity. Donavin Bennes, a buyer who specializes in metaphysics
for Borders
Books stated "We all want to be in on a secret. But to present it as
the secret, that was brilliant." [3] [edit] Marketing
campaign
The movie was advertised on the
Internet using tease advertising and viral
marketing techniques in which The Secret and the specific details
of the film were not revealed. Additionally, Prime Time Productions
granted written permission to individuals or companies, via application at
the official site, to provide free screenings of the film to public
audiences. Optionally, the DVD may be sold at these screenings. While continuing to speak
highly of the film, Esther Hicks, presented as a "secret
teacher" in the first edition of the film, later said, "Jerry and I
were uncomfortable with what felt to us like a rather aggressive marketing
campaign (just not our style, nothing wrong with it)...Allowing them to edit
us out was the path of least resistance."[10] [edit] The Books
Two books, The Secret (Simon & Schuster, 2007) and its
companion volume, The Secret Gratitude Book, (Atria Books, 2007), both
by Rhonda Byrne, were published in 2007. The Secret was featured on two episodes of Oprah[33][34] — and as the film reached number one on the Amazon DVD chart in March
2007, the book version of The Secret reached number one on The New York Times bestseller list.[31] For much of February through
April 2007, both the book and the DVD versions were #1 or #2 at Amazon, Barnes
& Noble, and Borders. Simon & Schuster released a second
printing of 2 million copies of The Secret — "the biggest order
for a second printing in its history".[35], while Time
reported brisk sales of the DVD through New Age
bookstores, and New Thought churches, such as Unity
and Agape International Spiritual
Center.[31] [edit] Reception
The Secret has been described as a "self-help
phenomenon",[36] a "publishing phenomenon"[30], and a "cultural phenomenon".[2][37] Some examples of published crticism of the film
include: "breathless pizzazz" for a tired self-help genre;[3] "emphatically cinematic" and "driven by
images and emotions rather than logic";[38] a blend of Tony
Robbins and The Da Vinci Code;[2] and "the Unsolved Mysteries of infomercials"[38] Several critics wrote about the
Secret as related to the more general self-help
phenomenon. Julie Mason of the Ottawa
Citizen wrote that word-of-mouth about the film spread through Pilates
classes, "get-rich-quick websites" and personal motivation blogs.[39] Jane Lampman of the Christian Science Monitor described
The Secret as a brand promoting secret-related teachers, seminars and
retreats.[30] According to Jill Culora of the New
York Post, fans of The Secret have posted on a wide range of
blogs and web forums accounts of how shifting from negative to positive
thoughts had created major improvements in their lives.[35] [edit] Cultural
phenomenon
The Secret is reportedly being discussed in
"e-mails, in chat rooms, around office cubicles, [and] on blind
dates". It is recognized as having a broad and varied impact on culture
and is likened to a "Hollywood phenomenon". — New
York Post[35] [edit] Spoofs and
parodies on television
[edit] Satire
...if you think really, really hard, say, about
vigorously cavorting with Salma Hayek on a soft, fluffy bed of Google Series
A preferred stock, you will emit a magnetic signal to the universe that
will make your vision a reality.[38]
[edit] Public response
— favorable quotes
[edit] Public response
— unfavorable quotes
[edit] Broadcast
coverage
The Secret has been featured on national talk and
news programs for TV and radio. [edit] Talk show circuit
[edit] News shows
[edit] Interviews of
purported "secret teachers"
Contributors featured in the
film have been interviewed on various TV shows. These comments have been made
by them:
SMITH: If I get this straight, the secret of The
Secret is, "ask — believe — receive". Is it as simple as that? RAY: Well that's one of the author's
interpretations. I believe that you have to think, feel, and act...
McFADDEN: Given the fact that so many of these
ideas have been written about before...why do you think this book [and film]
has struck a chord? PROCTOR: ...I think she [Rhonda Byrne] has an
understanding or a way with this that no one's ever had before. I've been in
this [ New
Thought ] industry for thirty-eight years and I have never seen anything
that will even come close to this.
CALLER: I'm just curious, where does God come
into the whole "Secrets". VITALE: God is all of us. God is the secret and
everything about it. This is a law from God. [edit] Criticism
[edit] Editorial
coverage
Catherine Bennett, of the London based Guardian
compares the behavior of the leader of the UK Conservative Party to the principles
espoused in the film. Touching on themes of greed and blaming-the-victim,
Bennett asserts the film is a "moronic hymn to greed and
selfishness" and that it "nastily suggests that victims of
catastrophe are the authors of their misfortunes".[52] Slate
Human Guinea Pig, Emily Yoffe, experimented with living according to The Secret's
precepts for two months, concluding that the film/book's message was
"pernicious drivel." Yoffe found it particularly
"repulsive" for its tendency to blame the victim and its suggestion
to "not just blame people for their illness, but to shun them, lest you
start being affected by their bummer thoughts, too."[53] Journalist Jeffrey Ressner,
reporting in Time, writes that some critics are concerned
with the film's attitude toward "using ancient wisdom to acquire
material goods." In one example in the film, "a kid who wants a red
bicycle cuts out a picture in a catalog, concentrates real[sic] hard,
and is rewarded with the spiffy two-wheeler."[31] Jerry Adler of Newsweek
notes that despite the film's allusions to conspiratorially suppressed
ancient wisdom, the notions presented by the motivational speakers who make
up the film's cast have been commonplace for decades. Adler notes that the
film is ethically "deplorable," fixating on "a narrow range of
middle-class concerns — houses, cars, vacations, followed by health and
relationships, with the rest of humanity a very distant sixth." Noting
that the scientific foundations of the movie are clearly dubious, the Newsweek
article quotes psychologist John Norcross, characterizing it as
"pseudoscientific, psychospiritual babble."[3] In an article for the Chicago
Reader, Julia Rickert questions the validity and authenticity of certain
quotations attributed by the film to "past secret teachers". The
article[54] describes the extensive, unsuccessful efforts by
Rickert to verify a quote claimed to be by "secret teacher" Ralph
Waldo Emerson — "The secret is the answer to all that has been, all
that is, and all that will ever be". Rickert also examines a quotation
in the film by Winston Churchill. She claims Byrne has taken
it out of context in order to suggest Churchill held beliefs in accord with
The Law of Attraction — "You create your own universe as you go
along". Rickert points out that the full context shows that Churchill
found such ideas "perfectly useless".[54] Karin Klein, editorial writer
for the Los Angeles Times, called The Secret "just a new spin on
the very old (and decidedly not secret) The Power of Positive Thinking
[book by Norman Vincent Peale (1952)] wedded to 'ask
and you shall receive'." The editorial, in one of its strongest
criticisms, asserted Rhonda Byrne "took the well-worn ideas of some
self-help gurus, customized them for the profoundly lazy, [and] gave them a
veneer of mysticism..."[2] Tony Riazzi, columnist for the Dayton Daily News, also questions the
merits of The Secret, calling Byrne's background as a reality TV
producer a "red flag." He also said that "The Secret's"
ideas are nothing more than "common sense. Take out the buzzwords and
pseudo religious nonsense about what you 'manifest' for yourself, ignore the
vague prose and you get the message that thinking positively serves you
better than thinking negatively."[55] [edit] Criticism of
health claims
ABC news
referred to claims that the mind has power over our health as "perhaps the most
controversial" in The Secret. They quote Rev. Michael Beckwith, founder of Agape International Spiritual
Center[31] in Culver City, California, and one of The
Secret "teachers" as saying: "I've seen kidneys
regenerated. I've seen cancer dissolved."[56] The film features one man who was paralyzed, mute,
and on a ventilator after his spine
and diaphragm were crushed in an airplane
accident. He credits his full recovery to the power of his mind. A similar
story is told by another interviewee whose breast
cancer went into spontaneous remission without medical intervention. Several critics have expressed
concern about detrimental effects the film may have on the health and
well-being of individuals. Dr. Richard Wender, president of
the American Cancer Society, worries that
guidelines in the film will prompt others to "reject helpful therapies
in favor of positive thinking",[29] even though the film verbally asserts that traditional medicine should be pursued for
serious illness.[57] Julia Mckinnell of Canada's Maclean's Magazine in a commentary about the
film and book titled, "Some people are finding the self-help phenomenon
is actually screwing them up", cited several real-life cases of alleged
detrimental effects.[58] She closed with a line Oprah used when urging a guest
to seek medical attention for cancer: "The Secret is merely a tool; it's
not treatment."[58] On the spiritual side, Valerie Reiss, in a review for
BeliefNet,
expressed concerns that others might get into "head-tripping" on
negative thoughts as she did when younger. I would realize I was thinking negative
thoughts, which would trigger more thoughts about how awful I was for
thinking negative thoughts and how I was ruining my life with those thoughts,
and so on and so on, until my head was ready to explode with all the bad
juju. The only thing that freed me from that loop was something else I also
learned that summer at the ashram, meditation.[6] [edit] Religious
criticism
Mark Earley—president
of Prison Fellowship, a group of ministries
founded by Charles Colson — in a commentary titled "New
Book, Old Lie", claims "Byrne's hot new trend" repeats
"the oldest lie there is — 'You shall be like God'." Earley asserts
this is a prescription for "misery".[59] USA Today reported on the impact The Secret
has had on New Thought churches, such as First Unity Church of St. Petersburg, Florida, led by Rev. Temple
Hayes. The church uses the film and book as a teaching tool. James Trapp,
CEO of the Association of Unity Churches, calls 'The Secret'
"superficial" and Ms. Hayes amends The Secrets promise of
everything-is-yours-to-have with "...you may face some pain along the
way. Nothing comes easy."[14] Prof. John G. Stackhouse, Jr., Professor of
Theology and Culture at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada, in a
commentary at his blog, calls the film "the newest packaging for gnosticism".[60] He portrays the film's message as just another choice
among many religions
to choose from, not the "Lowest Common Denominator of all
religions". And notes: [The film] is wishful
thinking that does not correspond to the way things are. Some of it does,
yes, which is why people can honestly testify to good things resulting from
it. But some of it does not...[60] Stackhouse finds the good in
the film "genuinely nourishing" and the bad "genuinely
toxic". He makes it clear he is "...all for proper positive
thinking" — the alleged good aspect of the film — and finds fault with Christian
culture for not being better at it: By God's grace to us, we know better, we know Christ and his Gospel of new
life, and yet often we have failed to speak to the spiritual realities so
skillfully addressed by proponents of The Secret.[60] The toxins are, in Stackhouse's
eyes, a spiritually lethal concoction.[60] The identified "poisons" include:
[edit] Criticism of
the Law of Attraction
Main article: Law of Attraction The Law of Attraction is the
essence of the film's message. The film's presentation of the law has been
criticized for claiming "quantum physics is a part of the Law",[5] for not getting it right according to New Thought
practitioners,[14] and for mistakenly usurping the role of God.[59] [edit] Criticism of
society
A number of critics wrote
satirical comments about society's relationship to the film.
Americans are never too jaded for another
get-rich-quick chimera... My sister says I'm over-intellectualizing. She,
after all, had manifested a fine leather satchel. And I have to admit, if
there were designer leather goods to be had out of this, I was interested.[2]
Only two things are infinite, the universe and
human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.[53]
[a] creed so transparently ugly and stupid that
it seems impossible that anyone could take it seriously.[52] [edit] Societal benefit
Some critics find much to fault
in the film and nevertheless see it as providing positive opportunities or
benefits for society.
... If there's anything our current bleak era
needs, it's a little irrational exuberance. Perhaps The Secret is the Grand
Genie of the Universe's answer to our prayers.[38]
"The Da Vinci Code was entertaining, but this film is a personal
tool for people who want to change their lives," says Rainone.
"It's a gift to the world, to help humanity." Or, as another
empowerment teacher, Madonna, sang in her own 1994 hit Secret: "Happiness
lies in your own hand."[31]
...Irene Izon, [mother to Rhonda Byrne] did
offer this assessment to NEWSWEEK: "The thing is that Rhonda just wants
to bring happiness to everybody. That's the reason it all began. She just
wants everybody to be happy." And to give her her due, she might actually be
achieving some of that. There is nothing, in principle, wrong with thinking
about what makes you happy.[3] [edit] Legal
controversies
The Australian Nine Network's A
Current Affair—an Australian TV tabloid show—on 14 May 2007 segment
titled, "The Secret Stoush", interviews Australian author
Vanessa J. Bonnette. In the interview, Bonnette—when referring to the book
version of The Secret—asserts, "that is my work and Rhonda Byrne
has stolen it".[61] Bonnette and a reporter compare her book to Byrne's
on the use of the "TV transmission" analogy. Bonnette's book, Empowered
for the New Era (2003 Empowered For Life) will be released in 2007 as a
second edition. Bonnette, at her website, claims 100 instances of plagiarism.[62] Byrne's marketing company, TS Production LLC, has
responded with a lawsuit to restrain Bonnette.[24] From the statement of claim: Analogy between frequency transmissions,
including a television station transmission via a frequency, and humans and
human thought is used by many persons in the field of self-help and
motivation.[24] David
Schirmer, the "investment guru"—and only Australian—in the
film, has his business activities under investigation by the Australian
Securities Investment Commission (ASIC). This was reported on 1 June 2007 by A
Current Affair in a segment titled "The Secret Con"[63] with those words and The Secret logo appearing
in the background behind the newscaster. The show initially confronted
Schirmer in a segment titled "The Secret Exposed", aired on 28 May
2007, with complaints from people who say Schirmer owed them money.[64] On February 12, 2008 Bob Proctor's company,
Lifesuccess Productions, L.L.C. filed a lawsuit against "investment
guru" David Schirmer, his wife Lorna, and their several
companies (including Life Success Pacific Rim PTY LTD, Schirmer Financial
Management PTY LTD, Life Success Productions PTY LTD, Excellence in Marketing
PTY LTD, and Wealth By Choice PTY LTC) for "misleading or deceptive
conduct". [65] [edit] Releases
Paul Harrington, the producer
for the film, reported that broadcast TV—instead of the Internet—was
initially planned as the medium for the first release: ...we had as our vision to go out to the whole
world in 24 hours on television. It was a grand vision, which we weren't able
to pull off for various reasons. We were trying to force, to control the
"how" of the universe, when what we were supposed to do was just
focus on the vision...[9] [edit] Release dates
The Secret premiere was broadcast through the
Internet on March
23, 2006 using
Vividas
technology. It is still available either on a pay-per-view basis via streaming
media (or on DVD at theSecret.tv, the official
site for the film). A new extended edition of The Secret was released
to the public on October 1, 2006. The Australian television premiere was on Nine
Network on Saturday, February 3, 2007.[26] [edit] Future releases
and spin-offs
Plans have been announced to
produce a sequel to The Secret and a spin-off TV series.[66] An August release is planned for the sequel and
"spinoff books expected in 2007 are The Secret Workbook and a collection
of The Secret Success Stories".[31] [edit] Further reading
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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