Law of attraction (New Thought) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The law of attraction is the name given to the belief that "like attracts like" and that by focusing on positive or negative thoughts, one can bring about positive or negative results.[1][2][3][4]
This belief is based upon the idea that people and their thoughts are
both made from "pure energy", and the belief that like energy attracts
like energy.[5]
One example used by a proponent of the law of attraction is that if a
person opened an envelope expecting to see a bill, then the law of
attraction would "confirm" those thoughts and contain a bill when
opened. A person who decided to instead expect a cheque might, under the
same law, find a cheque instead of a bill.[6]
Although there are some cases where positive or negative attitudes can produce corresponding results (principally the placebo and nocebo effects), there is no scientific basis to the law of attraction.[7]
