Finishing up chapter 7
In this chapter, U.S. Anderson explains the law of attraction as a natural, universal principle rather than a mystical force. He teaches that like attracts like, meaning the thoughts and feelings you consistently hold act as a magnetic power that draws to you people, situations, and experiences that match your dominant mental state.
Mental Magnetism
Anderson describes the mind as a magnet. Whatever ideas, emotions, or beliefs you repeatedly dwell upon—whether positive or negative—send out a vibrational pattern that attracts corresponding conditions into your life.
Conscious vs. Subconscious Attraction
While we may consciously desire success, love, or abundance, it is the subconscious beliefs we hold that actually determine what we attract. If subconscious fears or doubts dominate, they will override surface-level wishes.
Responsibility for Circumstances
Anderson stresses that we are not victims of chance. The events of our lives are not random; they are mirrors of our inner mental climate. To change outer experiences, one must first change the inner pattern of thought.
Emotion as the Activator
Thoughts alone are not enough—emotion gives them power. Feelings of faith, gratitude, love, or certainty energize the mental image and speed its manifestation, while fear and worry weaken or distort it.
Deliberate Alignment
The chapter encourages readers to deliberately cultivate mental and emotional states that align with what they desire. By consistently imagining and feeling the reality they wish to create, they set in motion a natural process that brings matching experiences into their lives.
The central lesson of “Attraction” is that your inner world creates your outer world. Life responds to your dominant thoughts and feelings, attracting circumstances that reflect them. By mastering your mental habits and emotional focus, you can consciously draw success, health, love, and abundance into your experience.