A Summary of the Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles
The Science of Getting Rich, a book written in 1910 by Wallace D Wattles is going through a big revivial all of a sudden - including being mentioned on Oprah. The reason? Australian film Rhonda Byrnes took the message of the book and used it as inspiration for her hit film, The Secret.
The Science of Getting Rich was a brilliant book during it's time. But today, it's old style of writing and message can be a little simplistic for those of us who are used to modern gems like the Conversations with God series by Neale Donald Walsh or The Abraham-Hicks series of books.
Still, Wallace deserves credit for being one of the first to publicly proclaim the idea that we humans, are creative beings who possess the ability to manifest our thoughts through conscious application of the Law of Attraction.
As a public service - here I am summarizing the basic message of Wallace's book - The Science of Getting Rich. Read it and absorb it. This is a powerful idea that we should all be embracing.
The Science of Getting Rich - a Summary
There is a universal energy from which all things are made. This energy fills the entire univere.
When you form a thought in your head, you tap into this energy, and you actually create that which you are thinking about.
Mankind has the ability to create a thought and cause the subject of the thought to be created within this field of Universal Energy.
To activate this ability, we must learn to harness our creative mind. Typically, we function with our competitive mind. But to create things with thought, we need to activate the creative mind.
We can come into harmony this with Universal energy through the act of expressing gratitude. Gratitude unifies our mind with this all encompassing Universal energy.
To manifest something new, simply hold an image of what you seek in your mind. And express gratitude to the Universe for having granted this to you. To achieve wealth, apply this same principle - hold a clear vision of the wealth you hope to attain. Then express gratitude that this wealth is coming to you. You must have unwavering faith and devout gratitude.
All that you include in your mental image will come to you through the physical realm - through the process of natural ways such as trade and commerce.
To claim this wealth, you must be active. You must do all that you can do each day to make this vision a reality. Especially strive to deliver to others something of value greater than what they paid you for.
Those who practice these instructions will get rich. And the riches they receive will be exact proportion to the definiteness of their vision, the fixitiy of their purpose, the steadiness of their faith, and the depth of their gratitude.
Modern Systems that Build on Wallace's Work
If you'd like to master the message contained in Wallace's work, I would recommend the following modern works that do a far better job of conveying the message.
First, to understand the nature and idea behind the Universal Energy Wallace talks about, you might consider the following books.
- The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe by Lynne McTaggart
- Conversations with God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1) by Neale Donald Walsch
- The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot
Next, to understand the Laws of the Universe - such as the Laws of Attraction or the Science of Deliberate Creation, I would recommend the following books and DVDs.
- The Secret
- The Law of Attraction by Abraham Hicks
Finally, to understand the best ways to apply these laws to gain the best results - I recommend the works of Jose Silva. I would also suggest that you watch out for the new seminar being launched by Bob Proctor, of the Secret. The seminar is based on the Science of Getting Rich books. Bob Proctor is the modern-day Wallace D Wattles. Here are the relevant links.
March 4th, 2007 at 11:48 am
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March 4th, 2007 at 11:52 am
Thanks for all I am learning to improve my life and share with others.
March 17th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
I have been a big fan of "Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace Wattles
for years. In fact it's one of my all time favorite books.
Also love the Secret DVD. I thought it did a good job of making the Law
of Attraction easy-to-understand for the average person.
So I was really excited when I saw a free course from three of the
Secret teachers that is based on Science of Getting Rich.
http://www.sendmethecourse.com/ to get it. Very cool.
By the way, if you guys have iTunes, I also found a really good audio
version of Science of Getting Rich on there. And only $$10!
Happy manifesting!!
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April 12th, 2007 at 12:02 am
The Science of Getting Rich is a Classic book, along with The Master Key by Charles Haanel. Bob Proctor makes it much easier to understand.. he has been studying the book and teaching seminars on the material for many years. He has now joined with Rev. Michael Beckwith and Jack Canfield on a home study program about The Science of Getting Rich. You can get 7 free lessons on the material that are very content rich by visiting http://www.sogr.thesgrprogram.com Do yourself a favor and at least read and study the 7 lessons, you will better understand the material.
April 12th, 2007 at 1:35 am
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April 25th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
[...] Whilst this is one of the early works on the Law of Attraction I don’t feel it has stood the test of time as well as William Walter Atkinson’s work. (Read this post for more)The language used is very dated and it’s not the classic that Thought Vibration is considered. [...]
May 15th, 2007 at 1:06 am
There's a site I've been a member of for six years now that has a free ezine on The Science of Getting Rich, a supportive discussion forum, and best of all an online course where you get to choose how much you pay for it. It's called Science of Getting Rich Network and it's at http://www.scienceofgettingrich.net. The woman who started it read the book about ten years ago and it changed her life. I think she even said Ronda Byrnes took her course.
June 25th, 2007 at 3:30 am
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May 20th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
The Secret is nice, but the movie is very unreal. This "secret" law is not a secret at all, was never hidden for the world and believe me, Beethoven didn't now about it; this man had a terrible life. I he had know this secret, he would have had a much better life!