The Law of Attraction

I have been thinking about how the airwaves have been filled with discussion and opinion on the Law of Attraction since the release of The Secret. I have heard many give the view that to achieve or get what you want just put the thought out to the Universe and it will happen.
Does this work?
What is this mystical 'universe' that it can deliver our dreams and goals?
I have a theory.
The universe is your brain. Through our journey in Life, we encounter millions of sights, sounds, smells, touches, emotions and sensations many of which we are unconscious of. All of these are stored in our sub conscious.
When you focus on a dream or goal that message does the rounds of your brain and without you knowing, connects to the past and lights a fuse. This fuse connects the dots that starts the process of you becoming conscious of ideas, emotions and desire that respond to your message.
You become aware without releasing what has but that thought in your head. Your hear and sense events that before would slide by. Conversations take on a new meaning and words ignite new thought.
This is why it is so important to continually feed the mind with knowledge coupled with the response delivered from your senses. It is this wonderful 'machine' that will deliver the answers to your dreams not a nebulas entity.
The Universe is within you.