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Episode 35 – Is the Law of Attraction the Forbidden Fruit?
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Episode 35 - Is the Law of Attraction the Forbidden Fruit?
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In this episode, I continue examining the modern teachings of manifestation, creative thought, and the Law of Attraction through the lens of mysticism, Christianity, Gnostic writings, and Hermetic philosophy.

While many contemporary spiritual teachings promise wealth, success, and personal power through focused thought and intention, a deeper question remains: even if these methods work, should they be used? Is there a hidden spiritual danger in believing that the human mind itself possesses the power of God?

Drawing from the Gnostic texts, the Hermetic writings, Kabbalistic traditions, Masonic symbolism, and Christian theology, I explore the relationship between consciousness, creative thought, idol worship, and the biblical story of the Fall. Rather than focusing on whether manifestation works, this episode focuses on the consequences of how we understand and use such power.

Main Topics Discussed

• The Law of Attraction and manifestation

• Creative thought and spiritual responsibility

• Christianity and manifestation teachings

• The forbidden fruit and the Fall

• Idol worship and the deification of the mind

• Gnostic interpretations of spiritual knowledge

• Hermetic teachings and creative power

• Kabbalah and the divine name

• Masonic symbolism and hidden knowledge

• Synchronicity and intentional manifestation

• The life review and near-death experience

• The difference between divine gifts and personal power

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1 thought on “Episode 35 – Is the Law of Attraction the Forbidden Fruit?”

  1. I’m posting my reply on here from a Reddit conversation. It has to do primarily with the calling oneself God statement made in the episode.

    “Thank you for your feedback. I know it may sound strange but I’m new to speaking in an online setting. As such, I need to keep working on speaking with clarity.

    Yes, the myth of Prometheus and the “stolen fire” has been seen as having to do with more than just physical fire and being able to cook food as exoterically spoken of in the myth. And there are those that do see a link between the ideas in the character/personage/spiritual force or entity that is represented by Prometheus as being synonymous with Lucifer/Satan/Devil as the tempter in the Garden that pushes humanity towards the fruit. These voices claim it was a necessary “evil” so that humanity could move towards true freewill, but the focus in these Luciferian/Promethian teachings is on the fruit granting consciousness itself, not law of attraction thought manifestation power.

    The “gods,” statement is a murkier path to tread upon.

    In Genesis, the serpent says they will be like the gods if they eat the fruit and God later confirms it when He says he must expell humans out of Eden and withhold from them the Fruit of Life for they are now like the gods.

    Then, in the New Testament, John 10:34, which is referencing Psalm 82:6, Jesus reminds the Jews that it’s written, “that they are gods.”

    I’m only referencing this line from Jesus as the oft quoted verse from modern New Age and esoteric-type teachings that gives the reasoning and rationale for why we are gods and that this is the secret to true occult doctrine/teachings and the goal of western occult spirituality is to realize this.

    I didn’t mean to say that through these teachings, all persons ascribing to them say that they are the one true supreme god. Many don’t believe in God, and they instead use terms more like “It,” or the “Source,” when referencing the “power” behind the law of attraction that can be utilized to attain one’s desires.

    Though I’m sure many that have read and attempted to practice the law of attraction and its other synonymous-named works have never considered themselves gods by doing it, even if they achieved some type of manifestation, yes, in this modern age, there are persons that actually do think and call themselves gods. Little “G” gods though, like divinely self-realized spiritual beings that can learn to exert their will upon and utilize the spiritual ether, to use an older term, to get what they want in life.

    I’m not saying in any way that one shouldn’t strive to achieve goals to get what they want in life. Just that there’s something in the story of the forbidden fruit that raises some internal alarm system when I come across law of attraction type materials that says to me that sitting and mentally attempting to manifest that desire into reality without doing anything is possibly crossing some ancient line.

    I hope I was clearer in this reply.”

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