Tapping into a higher power

The Secret of the Ages Author: Robert Collier Publisher: Penguin, 408 pages UNLESS you’ve been living in seclusion for the past few years, you would most likely have at least heard of Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret. It has been an immense cultural phenomenon, endorsed by celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Larry King, and even today, you will find the book prominently displayed in bookstores. Those who have read the book will know that the book has its roots in many sources going back to over 100 years. Robert Collier’s The Secret of the Ages is one such source. It was first published in 1925, and many claim that it was one of the first books that introduced the tenets of New Thought to the general public. Collier differed from Byrne in only one aspect that I know of, but it is a significant one. Collier believes in a higher power... [read full story]