it doesn't. opposites don't attract.
The law of attraction is no joke.
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The heart chakra being open and active is what allows you to to access emotions like love, courage, compassion. It's why we speak about having a 'broken heart' when we experience trauma and loss. Those things can shut you down and stunt your emotional (and thus spiritual) growth.
We "branch out" at the heart, near the center of our being just like trees do. The cross is also symbolic of this. (stand with your legs together and arms straight out to the side for a minute or two and see how you feel)
This is where an understanding of hermetic principals would nullify some confusion on the topic, but it's a bit harder to explain (and market) than "The Secret".
One of the 7 hermetic principals of natural law, or what people call the law of attraction is polarity.
For example...take the dualities of man.
Using chakra philosophy, you could simplify things and say, your more physical, animalistic, instinctual nature is governed by your lower three chakras. And your more spiritual, intuitive, emphatic nature are governed by the higher centers.
In order to reconcile those aspects of self and be a fully realized human being, the heart has to activate and allow a balance of those polarities.
CinnaSlim
Queen of Swords
Intelligent and spiritual men 
Hermetic Laws have changed my life for the best.
Hermetic Laws have changed my life for the best.
They do, in the most dynamic of ways because they aren't really opposites, just different degrees of the same thing, the dual nature of reality will always mirror your state of being back to you,.
Victims and predators don't necessarily 'attract' one another, they are just two ends of the same stick meeting the middle.
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Good stuff!
TheArchitect
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I've really been trying to use LOA, but I have a problem with chronic negative thoughts/thought loops. Does/has anyone else have/had this same problem? Could this ruin your manifestations? This is something I wrestle with literally ALL THE TIME...
Law of attraction 
Yeah I think 7 hermetic principals of natural law are a better way to get into thisIntelligent and spiritual men
Hermetic Laws have changed my life for the best.
CinnaSlim
Queen of Swords
You know the problem. You are aware. Catch yourself and change your thought.
Retrain your thinking.
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Here is a key that changed everything for me and I hope it helps someone.
Let go.
How?
Let go of the self-perceived benefit you get from holding on.
For example.
I needed to let go of the aggression and defensiveness I feel at times. The self-perceived benefit of this is; that aggressive energy protects me. I fear looking soft or like someone can take advantage of me. So I over-compensate.
So then the real question is, what do I value more? Holding on to that energy...Or letting go and growing spiritually. It's a host of things that keep us from manifesting, we won't get to the root of any of them if we aren't honest with our self. If we don't critically scrutinize our reasons.
So letting that self-perceived benefit go just means I'm letting go of fear when I dig deep. (we all have fear in some form or fashion) So all my thoughts and beliefs would be geared towards feeling courageous and confident. AKA, those feelings on the opposite end.
But do you guys know what the opposite of love is?
NOT hatred...
It's fear.
So in this example, I would need to transmute that fear energy with love somehow. How?
That's where the roads can differ. It's many way routes to get to a location.
I just know the more I love what I do, or love myself...or love an interaction...or love whatever, the more I will not find a self-perceived benefit in holding on to that fear that caused me to be aggressive and impatient. I'd start seeing a verbal attack as a learning lesson for me to grow and not to tear me down. I'd be grateful for the opportunity to grow, and to improve. My whole perception of the same situation would change. That's our super-power. That's how we can change anything in life. Simply change how we see it.
I don't know what this'll do for any of you, but it really helped make a lot of things make sense to ME...
Let go.
How?
Let go of the self-perceived benefit you get from holding on.
For example.
I needed to let go of the aggression and defensiveness I feel at times. The self-perceived benefit of this is; that aggressive energy protects me. I fear looking soft or like someone can take advantage of me. So I over-compensate.
So then the real question is, what do I value more? Holding on to that energy...Or letting go and growing spiritually. It's a host of things that keep us from manifesting, we won't get to the root of any of them if we aren't honest with our self. If we don't critically scrutinize our reasons.
So letting that self-perceived benefit go just means I'm letting go of fear when I dig deep. (we all have fear in some form or fashion) So all my thoughts and beliefs would be geared towards feeling courageous and confident. AKA, those feelings on the opposite end.
But do you guys know what the opposite of love is?
NOT hatred...
It's fear.
So in this example, I would need to transmute that fear energy with love somehow. How?
That's where the roads can differ. It's many way routes to get to a location.
I just know the more I love what I do, or love myself...or love an interaction...or love whatever, the more I will not find a self-perceived benefit in holding on to that fear that caused me to be aggressive and impatient. I'd start seeing a verbal attack as a learning lesson for me to grow and not to tear me down. I'd be grateful for the opportunity to grow, and to improve. My whole perception of the same situation would change. That's our super-power. That's how we can change anything in life. Simply change how we see it.
I don't know what this'll do for any of you, but it really helped make a lot of things make sense to ME...
Youseenmywork
KING
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I dort really understand what you said but it vibrated loudly with me. I think your right, but bad habits and emotions have taken over where I feel like my heart is silent. Thank you brother for the post.
Long live the thread
To keep it simple:
Drop your awareness/sense of feeling down into your heart/chest area, live, dream and set intentions from there as often as you can. It's why we put our hands on our hearts when trying to show sincerity. It's also why a lot of religious people, even if they don't really know why they do it, pray like this:
Religious aspects aside, doing your hands like that and even bowing your head concentrates your attention at the heart, which puts that loving energy behind whatever goal or intention you're contemplating. Aligning your goals, desires with the energy of your heart is something that is missing from a lot of "law of attraction" material and is why a lot of people don't believe it works. Their heart ain't really in it.
As for the habits and emotions...don't judge yourself too harshly, just take those things into the heart with you, forgive yourself, love yourself as you are from that space and let those emotions be processed through a filter of love rather than guilt or shame.
Peace fam.