cover image Feel It Real!: A Guided Approach to Bringing the Law of Attraction Into Your Life

Feel It Real!: A Guided Approach to Bringing the Law of Attraction Into Your Life

Denise Coates. Atria Books, $16 (245pp) ISBN 978-1-4165-6742-4

Coates, an actress, personal coach and author (Our Burden is Light) trained in reading and healing auras and chakras, has created a fun, intelligent guide to the Law of Attraction, an old idea revived by Rhonda Byrne's bestseller The Secret. Coates forgoes case histories and impractical theory in favor of learning by doing; more than half the text is devoted to 56 ""games to attract your desires"" (""Pick ten things to do for sheer pleasure""; perform anonymous good deeds; write out ""commands or 'orders' that you want the Universe to fulfill""). The Law of Attraction's premise is that people are constantly emitting vibrational signals through thoughts and feelings; by feeling and giving love, we can increase our positive vibrations and attract like frequencies, i.e. similarly-upbeat people and events. Simple questionnaires and visualization exercises provide a wide range of activities, so it's easy to find some homework that resonates. Even if the Universe doesn't respond with that sought-after job, lover or money, readers will still find many ways to learn about and empower themselves.