159. Organize the history of thought up to this point by chronological order.

Finally, let's try a rough timeline.

• Before the beginning of the era to ancient China: Laozi and Zhuangzi thought. "Wuwei." Do not artificially manipulate the world too much, but rather follow the workings of nature. However, it does not mean laziness or complete inactivity.
• Ancient India to later periods: Vedanta, Yoga, etc. Highly developed thoughts about the self as an actor, attachment, liberation, and so on. This leads to non-duality in later times.
• Around the 1st century AD: Christianity. The metaphor of "birds of the air," among other things, is a thought that releases survival anxiety through trust in God. However, it is not a doctrine that guarantees material abundance even if one does not work.

160. The 19th Century - New Sorts

In the latter half of the 19th century,

• America.
• New sort develops.
• Thinking.
• Belief.
• Health.
• Success.
• Prosperity, etc., are connected. Here, there is a strong sense of proactivity in actively using the mind to change one's life.

The current "do nothing" is quite different from what it used to be.

161. Early 20th Century -- Law of Attraction

In 1906, William Walker Atkinson's works such as "Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World" explicitly used the term "Law of Attraction." However, even here, the function of thought and consciousness is emphasized. This is not a philosophy that suggests "the universe will guarantee your life without you doing anything."

162. Mid-20th Century: The Subconscious and Success Philosophy

By people like Joseph Murphy, etc.

• Subconscious mind.
• Realization of desires.
• Success.
• Health, etc., become widespread.

It was introduced to Japan relatively early, and it became one of the cultural foundations that would later accept the concept of "pulling."

163. The 1960s and 70s - Counterculture

In the United States, primarily.

• Hippie.
• Anti-war movement.
• Commune.
• Back-to-the-land movement.
• Return to nature.
• Eastern philosophy.
• Organic agriculture.
• Anti-consumerism becomes a major culture.

Here, criticism of modern labor, consumption, and social systems becomes stronger.

164. The 1970s - Natural Farming, another form of "doing nothing."

In Japan, Fukuoka Masanobu developed the natural farming method. In 1975, he published "The One-Straw Revolution." This approach aims to reduce excessive human intervention and utilize the functions of nature. Here, "doing nothing" means reducing unnecessary work based on careful observation.

165. The 1970s to 1990s: Eastern thought is reinterpreted in the West.

Zen, yoga, Vedanta, Laozi and Zhuangzi philosophies, meditation, etc., are connected with Western counterculture, the New Age movement, and psychology. What is important here is that Eastern thought was not simply imported as it was. It has been reinterpreted in a way that modern people can utilize, separated from traditional religious institutions and training systems, such as "self-exploration," "transformation of consciousness," "being present," "letting go of the ego," and "oneness with the universe."

This reinterpreted Eastern philosophy had a significant influence on later New Age movements and non-duality concepts.

166. The 1980s - New Age and Channeling

In the 1980s, New Age, channeling, cosmic consciousness, reincarnation, higher-dimensional beings, synchronicity, and vibrations formed a single vast cultural sphere. Bashar also appeared during this era. Here, there existed two directions within the same cultural sphere: one was a success philosophy of "creating your life with your own thoughts," and the other was a surrender-oriented approach of "following the grand flow of the universe." These two are inherently quite different. However, in later spirituality, both were connected by the word "universe."

167. The 1980s and 1990s - Japan's "Spiritual World"

In Japan, spiritual realms, channeling, meditation, paranormal phenomena, Eastern philosophy, self-improvement, and the subconscious mind are all closely related within bookstores and magazine culture. Therefore, it is natural to think that a worldview similar to what is now called "the law of attraction" existed in Japan even before the term became widespread in the 2000s. Ideas such as "harmonizing with the universe," "consciousness influencing reality," "coincidence having meaning," and "one's inner self reflecting outward" were already present within New Age/spiritual culture.

168. The 1990s to 2000s - Japanese concepts of "fate," "universe," and "realizing desires."

Subsequently, there was an increase in self-help and spiritual books written by Japanese authors, such as those with titles like "Become Lucky," "Align Yourself with the Universe," "Follow Your Intuition," "Ride the Wave," and "If You Wish, Reality Will Change." These works are not as heavy as religious texts, but they are also not simply business-oriented self-help books. A market for light spirituality that can be used in everyday life began to form.

At this stage, the cultural groundwork for the later explosive popularity of "attraction" was already quite well established.

169. 2006-07 - "Attraction" acquires a name.

In 2006, Rhonda Byrne's "The Secret" became a global phenomenon. In Japan, "The Secret" was introduced, and translations of books related to the Law of Attraction followed in quick succession. Around 2007, the Japanese term "引き寄せの法則" (the law of attraction) rapidly gained widespread use among the general public.

It is important to note that the idea itself did not suddenly appear here. Rather, concepts such as subconsciousness, manifestation, the universe, vibrations, synchronicity, and the realization of thoughts through thinking had already existed, but they were simply consolidated under a very easy-to-understand name: "the law of attraction."