<P> The Secret is a 2006 film consisting of a series of interviews designed to demonstrate the New Thought claim that everything one wants or needs can be satisfied by believing in an outcome, repeatedly thinking about it, and maintaining positive emotional states to "attract" the desired outcome . </P> <P> The censored version of the film and the subsequent publication of the book of the same name attracted interest from media figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, and Larry King . It has also received a great deal of controversy and criticism for its claims, and has been parodied in TV shows . </P> <P> The Secret, described as a self - help film, uses a documentary format to present a concept titled "law of attraction". As described in the film, the "Law of Attraction" hypothesis posits that feelings and thoughts can attract events, feelings, and experiences, from the workings of the cosmos to interactions among individuals in their physical, emotional, and professional affairs . The film also suggests that there has been a strong tendency by those in positions of power to keep this central principle hidden from the public . </P> <P> The film includes interviews with individuals who describe themselves as professionals and authors in the fields of quantum physics, psychology, metaphysics, coaching, theology, philosophy, finance, feng shui, medicine, and personal development, who are called "secret teachers". Some of them, on their Web sites, promote the film and their connection to it . A few of the persons brief appearances do not speak of the "law of attraction" in their interviews, so their support of the concepts is assumed by viewers . </P>

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