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When your three-year checkbook calendar runs out, does that signal the end of the world? No? It's pretty much the same for the Mayan calendar and 2012 ( Read more... )

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This is reposted from Fr. Jordan Stratford's blog.  I think it's an excellent criticism of The Secret and of the Newage movement in general.  You can read the full post at http://egina2. blogspot. com/2007/ 12/secret- and-zeitgeist- revolting. html :

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I've long been fascinated by the popularity of End of the World scenarios, from the Left Behind series to the whole 2012 Mayan Calendar phenomenon. This recently inspired me to reread the Book of Revelations.

The opening three verses alone are pretty interesting ( from the NIV):

1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his ( Read more... )

from Slate:

Decades before the best seller was published, my father knew the secret of The Secret. He was aware there were people with esoteric knowledge who controlled all the wealth, had all the power, and were specifically excluding him from getting any. He bought the books of his time that promised, like The Secret, to unlock these mysteries. I ( Read more... )