“The Secret” is Backed Up By Science

So the way a cell works is like this. A receptor protein’s antennae picks up the presence of whatever it is tuned to and triggers the protein to react. The receptor protein reacts by changing it’s shape, which triggers an effector protein. the effector protein reacts by changing it’s shape, which triggers the nucleus. That sets off a certain chain reaction depending on the type of effector protein that was triggered. The chain reaction could be a process to make the cell move away from the thing that triggered it (if for instance it was a poisonous substance). It could make the cell perform it’s consumption (eating) process. It could make the cell perform it’s division process. Or tons of other things.

So how does any of that have to do with the law of attraction you ask? Well the main point you need to take away from the above is that the receptor proteins can be triggered by many different things, temperature, a chemical, physical pressure, an electrical signal, or even from a magnetic signal. Now as you may or may not know, your brain is an electromagnetic organ which means that when you have a thought your brain produces little electric charges and corresponding magnetic fields (since whenever you have electricity, you have magnetism as well). So if you put that all together, your thoughts can trigger proteins in your cells! Your immaterial thoughts can cause a material reaction in the cells of your body, and therefore, in your body as a whole as well….and in other people’s bodies too!!! And their thoughts can influence your body and your thoughts as well of course. That puts a whole new perspective to the old saying “birds of a feather flock together” huh?

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Finally, I thought about how quantum mechanics relates to the law of attraction. Quantum mechanics is really just a fancy way of saying the physics of really small stuff, or the set of laws and equations that help predict how really tiny things (atoms and stuff) act and interact. When you get right down to it, everything is made of energy. Take for example a tree. It’s made basically out of wood right? Okay, well what’s the wood made out of? The wood is made out of a bunch of cellulose fibers. Those fibers are made of plant cells. The plant cells are made of a bunch of stuff that is all chemical compounds or minerals. All of those chemical compounds and minerals are made of elements (the things you see on a periodic table). The elements are made of atoms. The atoms are made of neutrons, protons, and electrons. And each of those are energy. In fact, if you look at an atom and ask whether it is a particle or a wave, the answer is “yes.” If you design an experiment assuming that it is a wave to determine if it’s a wave, it will act like a wave. And if you design an experiment assuming it is a particle to determine if it’s a particle, it will act like a particle. So basically, it will manifest itself however you are thinking about it! How’s that for crazy stuff?

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So if everything is made of energy, electricity and magnetism are forms of energy and our brains produce electricity and magnetism when we think (the entire time while we’re alive actually), then it’s not a very big stretch to say that we are always sending out signals to everything around us in the form of energy which will affect everything around us because it is also made of energy.

After thinking about all of these things…I can’t help but believe that the law of attraction is real. So I’ve been paying more attention to what I think about and focus on, and I’ve done pretty well! I can’t wait to see what the future will bring…especially the stuff I ask for! =)

So what do you think about the things I’ve written in this article? Do you believe that the law of attraction is real? What are you focussing on? What do you think about on a regular basis? I hope they’re good things…