The Law of Attraction has been getting a lot of attention lately. With the popularity of The Secret (both the book and video), books such as the Abraham books by Esther and Jerry Hicks, as well as the many hundreds of ever-popular classics, such as Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich, the idea that you can "create your own reality" has never been more fashionable.



There are many people who vehemently deny this, pointing out how many people do not get what they want. What about all the people in the world who suffer real misfortune? In fact, even many people who study the Law of Attraction and would like to believe in it are skeptical, afraid that it's simply too good to be true.

My own conclusion is that the Law of Attraction IS true, but that there is a sort of catch. This is the fact that many of us have unconscious blocks that go against our conscious thoughts and desires. We may even secretly believe that we don't deserve money, health or some other form of abundance.

These subconscious beliefs, which may have been with us for decades, can be difficult to identify, no less eradicate. Traditional ways to treat them, like psychotherapy, can be effective but may take years and are quite expensive.

For anyone who wants to apply the Law of Attraction to their lives but is having difficulty, there is a simple but surprisingly effective technique called EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique. This system combines modern psychology with Oriental medicine. The simplicity of EFT makes it hard to accept at first.

EFT works by having us tap various points on our body. This sends energy through the meridians (pathways that energy follows through the body). Tapping is combined with certain dialogue, which can be spoken out loud or to oneself. These are something like affirmations, but more sophisticated in that they are not only positive statements, but a removal of negative beliefs.

Tapping has been used to treat many kinds of conditions, both physical and psychological. One EFT expert, Brad Yates, has created a system that works especially at removing blocks to abundance. This is actually so fundamental that it really includes just about every aspect of our lives --if we feel abundance, we may get more money, but we also end up having better relationships, better health and so forth.