The law of attraction is rooted in physical principles such as quantum physics, and has been repeatedly tested by metaphysical scientists, including myself.  Very briefly, the law of attraction notes that where your mind places belief then so are you apt to experience issues in your reality (whether in life or in the afterlife) according to your beliefs.  Psychologically, one might compare this to an optimist interpreting events in an optimistic way and pessimists interpreting events pessimistically.  In other words, if you think the world is out to get you, then no matter what happens, events in your life will be interpreted in that context.

      Now, the law of attraction takes this concern a step further.  The law of attraction notes that our super-conscious mind – that is, at the soul level – is actually projecting our perceived reality into the physical realm so that we experience that which we want or need to experience.  Not all experiences are good experiences because there is little learning value in nothing but good experiences occurring to us.  However, other parts of our mind likewise have access to the powers utilized by the law of attraction, including our subconscious and waking conscious minds.  I would argue that our super-conscious mind uses the power most effectively because it lives in that reality "24-7," while our waking conscious mind is still trying to convince itself that the law of attraction is a valid power.  Further, we only occasionally and through deliberate effort take steps to implement the law of attraction in our normal waking lives – usually through prayer or wishful thinking, neither of which is a long-term concerted effort likely to make a large or lasting change in our life.

      The danger I noted in the title of this piece is when our subconscious takes hold of an idea and molds our reality according to a belief that can actually harm us.  Unfortunately, religion is one such idea.  On the outside, religion appears to be a wonderful feel-good story: follow a specific belief or worship a specific god and you will be "saved" for all eternity.  The problem is the uncertainty level.  Religion is based on faith.  Science is based on proof.  Unfortunately there is no scientific "proof" that belief in Jesus Christ or any other religious practice is all one needs to achieve entrance into heaven, for example.  And as I noted, there is an uncanny uncertainty level, even amongst very senior members of every religion in the world that they don't know what will happen after they die, and they too are troubled by thoughts of the afterlife.  This is where the trouble lies.

      You see, without absolute certainty, one will experience a reality in the afterlife that conforms to one's preconceived notions.  Every one of us is imperfect and will commit some painful act against our fellow humans.  If guilt in that act continues in our subconscious, and we believe there is an opposite of heaven – a hell and a devil – and we worry even a little bit that maybe we are not worthy of eternal bliss in the paradise of heaven, then the law of attraction will provide a perceived reality that conforms to our beliefs – in this case fears – and we could likely experience a hellish experience in the afterlife – for a period of time. 

      Research into near death experiences (NDEs) shows that not everyone has a blissful experience in the afterlife.  According to some NDE researchers, approximately ten percent of NDEs are "hellish" in nature, which can be completely attributed to the requirement for perceived reality to conform to our belief systems, even when we had previously believed in religion and were active members of our religious community. 

      It would be much more beneficial therefore to understand there is nothing outside of God because God is All That Is.  God is everything and everywhere.  We all exist inside of God as if inside a loving, beating heart.  Everything else is an illusion, including the illusion of hell and the illusion that a devil could exist inside of God.  These illusions simply conform to our beliefs and belief systems as required by the law of attraction.  If you believe there is a heaven and so there must be a hell, then for you, and to accommodate your beliefs, there will be a hell.  If you believe there is a loving God in heaven (and there is) and because everything "must" have an opposite, then for you and your beliefs there will be a devil, but this mock devil is only in your imagination.  It has no power over you other than what you provide to it in your beliefs.

      And so I return to my initial statement that religions can be particularly dangerous to active parishioners, especially if their religion pushes guilt as a means of keeping parishioners free from "sin" or warns them that the consequences of not following the priest's warnings and admonitions might be eternity in hell.  Merely allowing the thought to have possible validity will seat the idea in one's subconscious mind, allowing it to fester and grow, gaining strength over your belief system and potentially impacting the reality you perceive both in the physical world and in the hereafter.  It would have been better for you never to have heard the false claim about [mock] devils and hell in the first place. 

      Therefore I implore all readers to search for more than mere faith.  Search for knowledge and ensure you test that knowledge to ensure it has validation in your own experience.  I hope this insight can be of some assistance.