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Michael Bernard Beckwith is an African-American, New Thought minister,a self-proclaimed visionary, and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City, California, a New Thought church with a congregation estimated in excess of 8,000 members.[1][2][3] Beckwith was ordained in Religious Science in 1985.

Career

In 2007, Dr. Michael Beckwith, along with Jack Canfield (the co-creator of the very popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series) and Bob Proctor, launched The Science of Getting Rich (SGR) Program.[4]

It is a personal development program that is primarily based on the book The Science of Getting Rich.

The original The Science of Getting Rich book was written by the New Thought Movement writer Wallace D. Wattles. It was published in 1910 by Elizabeth Towne and is still in print after almost 100 years.

According to USA Today, the text is "divided into 17 short, straight-to-the-point chapters that explain how to overcome mental barriers, and how creation, not competition, is the hidden key to wealth attraction." [1]

The original The Science of Getting Rich book was a major inspiration for Rhonda Byrne's bestselling book The Secret, as well as, the bestselling film based on the book that was released shortly after in DVD format also called The Secret.[5]

Dr. Michael Beckwith was one of the stars of The Secret movie, which was a major influence on his The Science of Getting Rich (SGR) Program launched a year later in 2007.[6]

Another important foundation of The SGR Program is the well known New Age philosophy called The Law of Attraction.

Michael Beckwith's true genius and invaluable gift to the world is the vibrant, loving and welcoming community he has created at 5700 Buckingham Parkway in Culver City, California. Mr. Beckwith's teachings and writings are a high energy and passionate synthesis of: Joel S. Goldsmith, Abraham-Hicks, Ernest Holmes and Wallace Wattle's "The Science of Getting Rich."

Media appearances

Beckwith is a leader in the New Thought Movement, a self-proclaimed visionary, and was featured in the documentary The Secret.[2] Beckwith has been an occasional guest on Larry King Live on CNN, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.[7][8]

Beckwith has participated with the Dalai Lama and other New Thought ministers, such as Mary Manin Morrissey, in The Synthesis Dialogues.[9] Beckwith also appeared in Dalai Lama Renaissance,[10] a feature length documentary about the Dalai Lama, narrated by Harrison Ford.[citation needed]

In January 2009, Beckwith appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King live and a live webinar with Oprah Winfrey presenting his book, "Spiritual Liberation."and DVD of the same name.

Elevate Films movie (DVD) version of "Spiritual Liberation" begins with strong production values and an interesting narrative using a real actor to portray Beckwith. The filmmakers quickly run out of inspiration (and apparently money) as they abruptly switch to a low budget documentary format with Beckwith grocery shopping and juicing up his famous "Green Drink" in his kitchen. This portion of the film is mainly held together by the spiritual cable TV personality/stand up comedian Suzanne Wang and a great Zen joke. The next section suddenly drops further off into YouTubeVille as a home movie of "Dinner at the Beckwith's" with unknown dilettante dinner guests making glib observations on the childless status of Jesus. One of the most interesting sections of the movie is the personal slice of life of the Beckwith's walking their large brown dogs through the Los Angeles neighborhood in which they live. The movie slices and dices itself into self contained YouTube segments.

Personal life

Beckwith is married to Ricki Byars-Beckwith, a singer, composer, and leader of Agape International Spiritual Center choir. Their marriage ceremony was performed by Mary Manin Morrissey.[citation needed]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b ­Cathy Lynn Grossman (2001). "Agape gives them 'new thought' religion". USA Today. Retrieved October 27 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); soft hyphen character in |author= at position 1 (help) Cite error: The named reference "usatoday" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Association for Global New Thought (2007). "AGNT Leadership Council Bios". Association for Global New Thought. Retrieved October 27 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Holmes Institute (2007). "Agape International Spiritual Center". Holmes Institute. Retrieved October 27 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  4. ^ http://www.thesgrprogram.com
  5. ^ The Secret of the Secret: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Runaway Bestseller (2007) Kelly, Karen, Macmillan,ISBN 0312377908 p.13
  6. ^ The_Secret_(2006_film
  7. ^ Larry King / CNN (2006). "The Power of Positive Thoughts". CNN. Retrieved October 27 2007. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Oprah Winfrey - Harpo Productions, Inc. (2007). "Discovering the Secret". Harpo Productions, Inc. Retrieved October 27 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Synthesis Dialogues. "Synthesis Dialogues". Synthesis Dialogues. Retrieved October 27 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  10. ^ "Dalai Lama Renaissance Documentary Film website".
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