Everything we do starts as a wish. At some point we get an idea. We wish we had a dress to wear to the prom. We wish we had a lovely flower garden. We wish we could make more money, lose 50 pounds or get a new hairstyle. Even prayer is a form of wishing. Only in a prayer, you are waiting on the divine to help out. For wishcraft to work, you need to apply action. You need to write the wish down, or draw it in a journal, or tell a friend about it, or apply money or work towards it. Meditation, visualization or prayer can also be involved.
There is an old saying that if wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. Just wishing is fun, but won�t get you far. I don�t like using the word pray...it has too many �churchy� connotations. So I�ve been struggling for another word for what I do. So, today I thought of wishcrafting. It can be an umbrella type wish, like wishing all the women in the Middle East would be able to learn to read, or it can be a more specific wish, like wishing your mother-in-law would get a day job so she won�t drop by during the time you set aside to write a book.
You can even write your wish on a strip of old sheeting and tie it to a tree in the forest. When someone unties it or it rots away, it is said your wish comes true.
Its not considered good magical ethics to wish bad things on others however. You wouldn�t want others wishing bad things on you. And what goes around comes around.
There is a demon you will have to deal with in wishcraft. His name is What if. What if I try this and fall on my face? What if I dye my hair pink and it falls out? What if I open a business and it burns down. When the What IF demon shows up you have to banish him quickly before he kills your little wish bud. I like to preface wishes with �For the Highest Good�. As in, I hope, for the Highest good, that my friend Marcy gets the part in that Broadway Musical she wants. And if that isn�t for her, I wish something even greater will land in her lap.�
Wishcraft can change your mood so you stay on your highest path. It helps you to be thoughtful and mindful of what others need, so you don�t get so hung up on your own problems and agendas. It points you in a humanitarian direction.
And one wish can lead to another and another. What if you wished every woman in the Middle East got a chance to learn to read. And then one day you find a website that is raising funds to build a library in third world countries. And then you realize you can send $20 to them, and in a real way make your wish start to come true. That�s what I call a collective wish. When enough people want it, it soon comes about. Even a little wish can grow into a big universal change, just like a little match can light a fire and turn it into a whole bonfire your tribe can dance around.
Sometimes a wish will manifest so fast it makes your head spin. My friend couldn�t pay her rent. Her utilities were getting cut off. She needed $650 like NOW. She has a good heart, but is often too sick to work. Well, before the event we were at was over, a man walked up to her and gave her the money. Just like that. He said he was supposed to give it to someone there, and she could pay him back with the handmade jewelry she makes or with tarot readings down the road or something. And was I wishing someone would help her? I sure was, because I knew I didn�t have $650 to spare. And I didn�t want to see her on the streets either. So I was as happy as she was.
Sometimes a wish can take years to manifest, like wishing your kids through medical school when they are only 7 and 8. Wishing takes a lot of faith sometimes, but its faith you can apply a bit at a time, like putting money into a savings account.
Don�t forget to upgrade your wishes as your needs change. Otherwise someone may give you the pony when you are 35 that you wanted at 7. My boss�s wife kept saying she wished she had another poodle. She wanted one more than anything. She loved the poodle they used to have. So my friend and I went to a shelter and got her one. Only to find out she lived in a no-dog trailer park. We had to find it another home. So if you are vocalizing your wish, make sure your life can accommodate it, because this is powerful stuff. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for.
By Fayme Harper
Copyright 2004
