If you talk to wolves these days they'll tell you quick: "Its hard out here on a carnivore. We got rights to eat, too man. But too many of us are being put down, for being who we are in this world. Please, don't hate on a wolf."

I even met a wolf once that quipped: "I'm really a Llama trapped in wolves' clothing. I'm open to grazing on the land. B...but this wolf clothing isn't hearing it. Help me get free!" Exclaimed the perceived wolf.

Heh of course, I'm cautious of the sincerity implied. Obviously it wasn't too familiar with human relations. Poor fella seem desperate. After all, I'm an ex-carnivore/herbivore still recovering and can identify.

A friend of mine here at Zaadz recently reminded me of the challenges many wolves are facing in Canada. It seems some are being shot dead on site. And it turns out greater trends are happening in the US. (see articles further down)

There are petitions on the net people can sign to stand up for and protect these creatures from open season shootings and poisoning. Both for Canada and the US. I even stumbled across a posting for a wolf petition at VeganFitness.com. Yeah, that's like finding an anti-abortion petition at a pro-choice website. But hey, how cool? Although, as some of you may have expected, there were no replies of support. Hmmm.

 These petitions may help in the short-term or for unknown durations. Still, I'd like to believe its an educational situation on both sides, wolf and man. Perhaps with creativity, a few 
ideas can be explored to better serve the wolves and humans involved. I'm hopeful.

Yes wolves deserve to be as they are, and eat. Also too, many people in rural areas raise livestock (not that its the best business, but...) for thier livelihood. So there is room for dialog between activists and livestock owners to reach a balance.

Here are a few articles on the topic below:
Wolves face losing US protection
Kill wolves to help elk?
Record number of wolves killed, 2006



And if we really want to do something unique, we're invited to "adopt a wolf". And there are other wildlife up for adoption, here. For more listings, "wildlife adoption" and "wolf adoption" using your search engine may help.

Owwooooooooo!

Being strongly connected to earth, its environment, and the great animal life cohabitating here with humans, I find it comforting to give attention to various creatures and their experience.

My own spiritual depth is continually enhanced and enriched by bonding through observation and interaction with such fellow beings sharing this huge blue marble. A marble often referred to as "Earth".

By engaging the variables that exist, whatever their content, lifestyle and practice, one engages the testament to the origin and intent belonging to life. Which is why I'm constantly drawn to the story and voice of wildlife. Its musical performance tantalizing my mind. Pulling me in to the threaded harmony leading to its creator.

And wildlife is just that: life, wild, free, loose, truth, spirited in such a way that opinions stand null though we view the "process of living" at its purest. A process challenging self, and selflessly favoring the life line (per kind). Why not imitate that?

Like the dead serious, curious and often playful nature of the wildlife ---some of us find we could care less about peer popularity, isms, complexes, various politics and senseless fears. Because knowing the purpose of the life line, that takes precedence over any other thing however attaching and self pleasurable it may be.

With wildlife, identity is no question. Its a process of its origin. Its being. Raw. Law.

Am that, too.

After seeing an episode of Oprah, and visiting the website in addition to reading comments and
blog entries on the subject. "The Secret", as its called, is up for a visit from my fire.

The website claims: "The Great Secret of the universe. It has been passed throughout the ages, traveling through centuries... to reach you and humankind.

This is The Secret to everything - the secret to unlimited joy, health, money, relationships, love, youth: everything you have ever wanted.

In this astonishing program are ALL the resources you will ever need to understand and live The Secret. For the first time in history, the world's leading scientists, authors, and philosophers will reveal The Secret that utterly transformed the lives of every person who ever knew it... Plato, Newton, Carnegie, Beethoven, Shakespeare, Einstein.

Now YOU will know The Secret. And it could change your life forever."

Many of you have already drawn attention to the claim: "For the first time in history", and dispelled that by saying it has not been a secret. And therefore, the Movie is not showing something new for the first time. Thats serious enough, right there.

Yet I'd like to address the premise of The Secret from another perspective, which is on the very grounds of its nature. The Law of Attraction.

Yes, allow me to refer to this as the Con-Tru-versy series. Basically, I'll be posting several
entries on the subject. Will they be objective? That's for your opinion. There is no shame in sharing the fact that I find no necessity in trusting in Law of Attraction. Yet, I'll seriously
humor engage it.

This is just an announcement of the coming Con-Tru-versy. Shortly I'll be posting in random intervals my eager flames of scrutiny. Oh what fun it will be.

But for now, let me here from you. How do you feel about the Law of Attraction?

Yes, lets think about this for a moment.

Attraction, being law? Is it even provable?

Is the Law of Attraction really a calculable law like that of -say- Law of Physics?

If it is to be touted as a law and used for calculations it should be put to rigorous scrutiny before adopted as being "so". Just like theories are discussed and observed whether or not they're provable and, therefore, reliable for life dependence.

Under the umbrella of "entertaining", lets address this premise of "Law of Attraction" being law. Why should we even invest the energy? You may ask me. Good question. And the simple yet powerful answer is this: justice.

Justice? We may think to ourselves. What does any of this have to do with justice?

Shortly, we'll be exploring that in later blog posts. Which is my ultimate reason for such focus on the notion of "The Secret".

Firstly, lets review definitions for "Law of Attraction".

Wikipedia says:

[quote]"The Law of Attraction is an idea that is widespread in New Age and New Thought philosophy. It posits to never dwell on the negative, as the metaphysical principle of life is embodied in a "law of attraction": "you get what you think about; your thoughts determine your destiny." ^[1]

Dick Sutphen says: the Law of Attraction states, in a nutshell, that like attracts like."[end quote]

And Steve Pavlina says: "The Law of Attraction simply says that you attract
into your life whatever you think about.  Your dominant thoughts will find a way to manifest."

'Our thoughts determine our destiny' is a powerful statement with serious implications, true. However, should we be settled on the assertion that they alone are at work? Nothing else molds our course in life? Nothing else effects our reality?"

Sure, I have no doubt our thoughts can exercise a measure of influence over how we end up and experience life. Like, despite horrible conditions we can chose to hold our dignity no matter what. But to base all one's hopes and dreams on pure thought (process of though) is a bit of a stretch, to be sure.

How so? Actually we all interact with enormous proof that "like attracks like" is not law. And challenge us all to see it for ourselves. Hence, lets set aside emotion and implore reason and conscious observation along with our personal objectivity.

For, the power of observation is the most potent tool in science. By observation we see people like Buddha, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Jesus, African Slaves, Princess Diana, Husbands, Wives, Mothers, Fathers, Daughters, Sons, Elderly, Infants, Embryos, Animal Prey, Rape Victims, Disease Carriers, Refugees, Evacuees, etc., etc., experience troublesome events, respectively.

Are we prepared to jump on the theorized notion that each troublesome event was the cause of their dwelling on negative thoughts? Especially when we are living witnesses of their positive actions and motivations? Are we unquestionably reasoning "like attracts like"?

So if Attraction would be a law, according to it Buddha himself must have been dwelling on negativity prior to his demise of being poisoned. Likewise Gandhi's murder was brought upon himself, having negative tendencies of mind. And Princess Di actually did herself in. I mean, really, is this "like attracts like" here?

Surely many of us know people or a person who were of the most positive spirits we've encountered and, yet, that had tragedy or troublesome times afflict them. To imagine a quantum physics equation suggests by their dwelling on negativity it was their own doing is......inhuman.

Because in human society many factors of uncontrollable variables fall on time and occurance randomly. Although there are a few things that show predictability, a vast amount goes unbeknownst to any of us. For which scientist claim there is so much we still don't know. Hence, science goes on theorizing and discovering indefinitely.

Dare I intimate the idea that children who become aborted were dwelling on negative thoughts, therefore sealing their demise. Or that starving people nearby or merely a distance away actually starve themselves.

There must be a balance reached when determining how our own actions may play a role in what happens to us. To say our thinking is the total reason absolves other perpetrators of
reasonable accountability.

Yet, how is justice/injustice figured in? Stay tuned for my next post. Plus, after reading much on Steve Pavlina's website, I'll start another series of entries addressing Subjective Reality.

The premise that "like attracts like" sounds attractive enough, primarily to those who need such concepts to perceive growth and prosperity. But more likely, as many others here at Zaadz have concluded, it feeds into the narcissistic pool. (See Julian's blog)

Yet, is it really a law when opposites are seen attracting just as much if not more? Even magnets attract opposite poles, which creates a magnetic field. Poverty is attracted to riches. Water is attracted to heat. There are various examples to make the case. And, frankly, most people in support of "The Secret" seem to utterly ignore such vast anomalies.

How many of us know of opposites attracting? There have even been songs on the subject observing how opposites attract. Especially in relationships.

Its my hope many will remain awake to the obvious thats hidden. Things being in plain sight 
that get taken for granted. Even most scientists withold intrigue with this LoA claim. Rightly so. Besides, there is much to be exploited by the LoA. And it could a very dangerous reality in some minds. LoA itself doesn't mean everyone will be in sync on how to use the concept.

But its a relief that despite the bandwagon being formed with this concept of "Law of Attraction" that the majority are yet reserving acceptance. Surely they, too, notice the peculiarity of evidence present on the variations of attraction. Such variations that like attracts like is nullified.

However if it was so, there being a LoA, then where does justice fit in? It doesn't. People who experience discomfort or tribulation brought it upon themselves and therefore are being served as they have desired within. You know, like attracting like.

So (for those who believe in such a law) justice isn't even an applicable idea or truth. You bring upon yourself all that happens to you. Which, again, would solicit the reality that for whatever reason Gandhi brought his murder upon himself. Likewise, Buddha actually poisoned himself, by attacting his demise. And even Jesus somehow, out of all the good and healing he brought to people, attracted an ill fated experience by being tortured to death. And this is just the tip of the great ice berg of paradoxes in the spiritual realm.

So deep inside, all of these so called "teachers" where really dwelling on negative energy? Really? Law of Attraction, like attracting like?

And its funny how no one is eager to address these BIG potholes in the so called LoA. Where is the acknowledgement of such things?

Personally, justice has its presence experienced and injustice has its experience present. It really comes across insensative when such rhetoric as The Secret is convenient for privileged people. But sorely inconvenient for the unprivileged. 'The Secret' doesn't do any justice to life's mysteries nor histories.

And if I'm noticing someone being harmed in public, the LoA isn't going to guide my reaction. Especially since it would have me believe the person is attracting their 
own harm. Rather, I'll know how humans are capable of being accountable for their own actions and chose to assist my fellow earthling as appropriate.

Spirituality in large (not total) portion, less we forget, is suppose to be about living without attactment to things. Especially material things. And how "The Secret" focuses on material gain is a marvel. Is it not?

Surely Jesus is grinning on this one.