Esther Hicks / Abraham-Hicks (1985-)
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The 'Law of Attraction' that made 'The Secret' a $300 million hit was lifted straight from a woman who says she channels a group of spirits called 'Abraham.'
Who they are
Esther Hicks, an American channeler who since 1985 claims to speak for a non-physical collective consciousness called 'Abraham.'
What they do
The engine treats her as today's biggest channeling operation by both audience reach and money.
How it works
Her 30+ books (like 'Ask and It Is Given,' 2004) and workshops, cruises, and recordings bring in roughly $15-20 million a year, and 'The Secret' (2006) drew directly from her material to build a $300 million-plus franchise; the 'Law of Attraction' lineage runs from Abraham-Hicks back through New Thought (Atkinson, 1906) to Mesmerist roots (Quimby, 1830s).
Why it matters
The engine notes it's been solidly debunked — peer-reviewed psychology rejects the Law of Attraction's cause-and-effect claims, and neuroscientists dismiss its 'vibrational frequency' talk as misused physics vocabulary.
The engine's record — word for word
American channeler. Channeling period: 1985-present. Channeled entity: 'Abraham' — collective non-physical consciousness. Primary corpus: 30+ books including 'Ask and It Is Given' (2004), 'The Law of Attraction' (2006). Annual revenue ~$15-20M (workshops, cruises, recordings). Cultural penetration via 'The Secret' (2006 Rhonda Byrne) — drew DIRECTLY from Abraham-Hicks corpus, $300M+ franchise. Engine relevance: dominant contemporary channeling-operator by audience-reach AND capital-extraction. 'Law of Attraction' lineage: Abraham-Hicks → 'The Secret' → New Thought movement (William Walker Atkinson 1906) → Mesmerist roots (Phineas Quimby 1830s). Tier-1 falsification: experimental-psychology rejection of LOA causal claims (multiple peer-reviewed studies); neuroscience rejection of 'vibrational frequency' terminology as quote-mining of physics vocabulary.
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