{"id":2936,"date":"2007-08-30T20:52:42","date_gmt":"2007-08-31T00:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=2936"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T21:16:44","slug":"the-secret-inspirers-join-heavy-hitting-new-agers-for-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/the-secret-inspirers-join-heavy-hitting-new-agers-for-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Secret&#8221; Inspirers Join Heavy Hitting New Agers For Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Esther and Jerry Hicks, inspirers for Rhonda Byrne&#8217;s best selling book and DVD, <em>The Secret<\/em>, will be joining today&#8217;s most prominent New Agers for an October conference. 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