The Magic
by
Rhonda Bryne
Book Review
Group – IX
London, Simon & Schuster UK Ltd,
pp. i-x, 254, Rs.399.
GROUP MEMBERS
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Ajit Kumar Nirala (Coordinator)
Richa Gulati
Manoj Kumar Madholia
Sanath Kumar N
Santosh Kumar Tiwari
Kanchan Garg
Anita Sirohiwal
Supriya Sarkar
Suneel Pamidi
Virendra Kumar Singh
AUTHOR: Rhonda Byrne
 Rhonda Byrne, an Australian
television writer and producer.
 Famous for The Secret(2006) a
worldwide best seller, available
in 47 languages and sold over 20
million copies in print.
 Continued her breathtaking
work with The Power (2010).
 Recognized by TIME magazine’s
as one of the world’s most
influential people who Shape
the World in 2007
THE MAGIC
UNIVERSAL LAW
Whoever has will be given more, and he will have abundance.
Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from
him".
-Gospel of Matthew
Whoever has gratitude will be given more, and he will have
abundance. Whoever does not have gratitude, even what he has
will be taken from him".
-Rhonda Byrne
INTRODUCTION
• The Magic is knitted around the word, “Gratitude”
• Built on universal law of attraction
• Derived from ancient religious teachings
– Buddha: “You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy”
– Jesus said Thank you before he performed each miracle
– Lao Tzu: “If you rejoice in the way things are, the whole world will
belong to you”
• The central idea of the book expounds that gratitude is the
key to getting what you want by attracting the positive
enforcement of emotions towards yourself.
• Extending the Newton’s Third law of motion to law of
gratitude, Rhonda says that “For every action of giving thanks
causes an opposite reaction of receiving”.
IMPACT OF GRATITUDE
• Magically transforms Life
• Eliminates fear, worry, grief and depression, and brings
happiness, clarity, patience, kindness, compassion,
understanding and peace of mind.
• Gratitude is the cure
– for broken or difficult relationships,
– for lack of health or money, and
– for unhappiness.
MAGIC FORMULA
“Thank You”
• Deliberately think and say the Magic words,
• The more you think and say the Magic words, the more
gratitude you feel
• The more gratitude you think and feel, the more abundance
you receive.
MAGICAL PRACTICES
• Practices designed to internalize the art of gratitude
• 28-day Action Plan
• Works on different aspects of life like health,
relationships, money etc.
• Concentrates on one’s past onto one’s dreams and
aspirations
MAGICAL PRACTICES..
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Count Your Blessings
The Magic Rock
Magical Relationships
Magical Health
Magic Money
Works like Magic
Magical way out of negativity
The Magic Ingredient
The Money Magnet
Magic Dust
Magic Morning
Magical People who made a
difference
• Make all your wishes come true
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Have a Magical Day
Magically heal your relationships
Magic and Miracles in health
The Magic Check
The Magical to-do list
Magic Foot steps
Heart Magic
Magnificent Outcomes
Before your very eyes
The Magical air that you breathe
The magic wand
Cue the Magic
Transform mistakes into blessings
The Magic Mirror
Remember the Magic.
MAGIC PRACTICE NUMBER 3
Magical Relationships
• Practice:
– Choose three of your closest relationships to be
grateful for.
– Collect their photographs
– Write five things you are grateful for to each of these
persons
– Thank the person’s face in the photo by saying the
magical words “Thank you”
• Outcome:
– Magically transform your relationships
MAGICAL PRACTICE NUMBER :17
The Magical Check
• Practice:
– Issue a Magic Check to yourself with amount of money you
want to receive.
– Take the check in you hand , picture yourself using the
money and feel as grateful as if you were really doing it.
– Follow the practice daily.
• Outcome:
– One day definitely you will get the money
CRITICAL
ANALYSIS
WHAT WE LIKED ABOUT THE BOOK..
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The underlying concept of Practicing gratitude
Simple language/Organised style
Tries to cover all important aspects of life like Health,
Relationship etc.
Triggers a thought process towards achieving goals
Provides option of partial gratitude practice.
Assists in getting rid of negative attitude and ego
Useful for people in distress
WHAT WE DIDN’T LIKE
ABOUT THE BOOK
• Ludicrous claims about the novelty of her idea and it’s ability
to solve all the problems of human civilization.
• Concerned with material world only
• Chaotic mix of scientific rationale and spirituality
 While justifying the emphasis on saying “thank you” three times, the author
says that three is the mathematical number for all new creation in the
universe as it takes a male, female and a baby to complete a new creation.
• References to fictitious scientific studies
 Author claimed that studies have proved that practicing gratitude increases the lifespan
of an individual by exactly seven years though she couldn’t corroborate the same with
any references or any study ever conducted.
WHAT WE DIDN’T LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK..
• Illogical recommendations of practicing gratitude like use of
‘Magic Stone’, ‘Magic Cheque’ etc.
 Example: sprinkle Magical dust on anything/anyone you want to shower
with gratitude.
• Practices are time consuming
• Repetitive
• Limited Applicability
 While asking readers to prepare a list of their dreams, she lists down
things like a trip to Europe, owning a big house etc. The list looked more
relavant to someone who is already well places in life and just need to feel
good about it.
• Doesn’t tell what to do if a particular gratitude practice fails to
meet intended outcomes.
CRITICS RATING
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CONCEPT
ACCURACY & RELIABILITY
IMPACT ON THE READER
APPLICABILITY
FORMAT
LANGUAGE
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