A Wizard's Guide To The Law of Attraction

History of the Law of Attraction

Here is a very brief history of how this Law of Vibrations or Attraction has been taught. It has been said that it originated in Egypt. It most likely goes back much further than that, but from the standpoint of what can be demonstrated, we’ll start there. That is certainly where it got its most famous start. It was taught by Abraham who is known as the father of three great religions and each one of those carries his teaching of this Law among others in the mystical writings by each founder. Abraham’s teachings came through Isaac to Moses and the people who became Israel and from there to the prophet known as Jesus. Abraham was actually an Egyptian pharaoh, but it is not necessary for you to believe that to follow the line of teachings. They also came through Ishmael (child of Abraham) to the prophet Muhammad. What is lesser known (again belief is not necessary, just know that this teaching exists in these religions as well) is that Abraham brought this teaching to another religion that he was the father of. He taught his mystical teachings in Nepal and India during his travels there and from his name the Hindu god Brahma originated. An interesting side note is that there is some uncertainty as to why of the three main gods of Hindu belief only Brahma’s worship suddenly declined centuries ago. The reason is that after he left, there was much consternation as to whether a non-local deity should be kept. Don’t bother to look for the evidence of this. It is well hidden. But if you look at many words in the spiritual language, you can find this truth. These teachings also found their way to a Prince Siddhartha who later came to believe them and teach them as the Buddha.

The teaching of LOA was soon suppressed by every leader of religious movements after their founders were no more on the scene. Buddhism is arguably the one religious group who has altered the teachings the least. But before we move into the present incarnation of this Law, I want to point out one more thing that has been lost over the years. Every single one of these teachers of The Law of Attraction made it very clear that the purpose was to support what we know as The Golden Rule which is actually the Law of Giving and Receiving. This is not a Christian concept, but dates back as far as you wish to go.

In Egypt it is symbolized as Maat and first appears in a text according to Wikipedia, “In one Middle Kingdom (2062 to c. 1664 BCE) text the Creator declares "I made every man like his fellow". Maat called the rich to help the less fortunate rather than exploit them, echoed in tomb declarations: "I have given bread to the hungry and clothed the naked" and "I was a husband to the widow and father to the orphan".[10]This concept was originally taught to the Egyptians by Abraham, whose name hints at this person being the father of Maat rather than “of the multitude” as is commonly translated. The concept of Maat teaches the unity of all things and the interrelationship of all things.

In India in the 8th and 9th Centuries BCE in the Mahabharata, it says “One should never do that to another which one regards as injurious to one’s own self. This, in brief, is the rule of dharma. Other behavior is due to selfish desires.”

The Buddha said, “Experiences are preceded by mind, led by mind, and produced by mind. If one speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering follows even as the cart-wheel follows the hoof of the ox. … If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow that never departs.”

In Greece we see this concept from the philosopher Pittacus who said over 600 years before Jesus, "Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him.”