Behind The Secret - The Science Of Getting Rich

The Science of Getting Rich. Wallace D. Wattles. Public Domain. 49 Pages.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for a good while, you’re probably aware of “The Secret,” the feel good movie of the year that has broken the doors down and made the “Law of Attraction” a household term. But, behind “The Secret” lays the work of a man dead almost 100 years – Wallace D. Wattles.

Filmmaker Rhonda Byrne discovered Wallace D. Wattles and his book, “The Science of Getting Rich,” in 2004. And, who knew the small dusty tome in Byrne’s hands would become the phenomenon that is presently sweeping the globe. Initially, Rhonda Byrne didn’t know. It wasn’t until her whole life transformed, as a result of reading the book, that she became determined to bring the knowledge contained in this book to the world.

To be fair, the book, first published in 1910, didn’t, even in 1910, stand alone in the annals of what is now called “new thought.” At the turn of the century, Wattles contemporaries, Judge Thomas Troward, William Walker Atkinson, and many others offered their take on the universal laws that governed the universe and how individuals could create, seemingly, incredible results at will. Countless others, both before and after Wattles generation, have added their voices to this stream of thought.

Where Wattles departed from those that preceded him, his contemporaries, and most current new thought authors, was in focusing squarely on money and, in no uncertain terms, getting rich.

Once you get used to the arcane language, the book is crystal clear in virtually every argument it poses, from everyone’s right to be rich, to the abundance of opportunities available to anyone, and how riches are attracted. The book takes only a few pages to clearly cut straight to the chase. In fact, you’ve almost got to love any book about money that, in it’s first sentence, says that it’s,… “a practical manual, not a treatise upon theories…intended for the men and women whose most pressing need is for money, who wish to get rich first, and philosophize afterward.”

Throughout the book, Wattles directly encourages us to “Think in The Certain Way,” implores us to connect to the universal source of all things through gratitude, and, most importantly, insists that we take action to create results.

“The Science of Getting Rich” is a true breath of fresh air. Not only does it summarize what wealth seekers need to know to get on the path to riches, it leaves a path to follow and imparts the faith that anyone who gets, and stays, on the path will reach their destination. Any secret that makes those kinds of promises should never remain a secret.

Behind The Secret - The Science Of Getting Rich