The creative process in the individual (The Edinburgh lecture series)
by THOMAS TROWARD
Category: Self-Help

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the ideas and principles of the creative power of thought and, in particular, in the ‘Law of Attraction’—a universal principle that was articulated over 100 years ago in the field of mental science called, ‘New Thought.’ The ‘Law of Attraction,’ or the new buzzword, ‘The Secret,’ points to the universal principle that ‘like attracts like’—and if we hold to the principle that our thoughts are creative, then the wise application of the Law of Attraction would be to think about what you want (the positive) and not about what you don’t want (the negative). That’s one way a person can consciously work with this law. However, the mainstay of what we attract corresponds to what we hold to be true, and how we truly feel about ourselves. So changing our thoughts, thinking about the positive (and not the negative), is a surface approach which has some positive effect but it does not get to the root of the issue—which the concepts we hold about ourselves, our place in the world, and our relationship to Universal Spirit.