Wishing Well: Making Your Every Wish Come True (Paperback)

by Paul Pearsall (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
The Hawaii-based psychologist known for his bestsellers The Pleasure Prescription and Superimmunity assembles a multitude of research findings and inspirational stories to make an affable, if not especially persuasive, case for the efficacy of "wishing"--tapping into current interest in prayer, meditation, healing, psychic communication and the mind/body connection. Rooted in his own experience following a bone marrow transplant that he was not expected to survive, Pearsall's belief in the power of wishing is unquestioning and affecting. His recovery, which Pearsall regards as scientific proof of the positive effect of wishing, led him to study the role of wishing in the lives of more than 2,000 subjects for more than ten years. He devised a wish propensity test by which he determined that 85% of respondents were "well wishers," with essentially optimistic personality traits. He fills the book with this and other self-assessment guides, such as a wish "domain" scale (aimed at classifying wishes) and a heart/head inventory that underscore his endorsement of optimism and kind behavior. This engaging effort, which rambles through 150 pages before reaching the "how-to" section, should do no harm but nor will it create any waves. Accompanied by a visualization on CD-ROM (not seen by PW). Agent, Jane Dystel. 12-city author tour. (May)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
Are your wishes coming true? Do you have a very special wish that still hasnt been granted? Have you ever made a wish you ended up regretting? These common questions are a curiosity to us all. Wishing Well is the first book to present proof of the subtle but magnificent power of wishing in your daily life. Its the first guide to making wishes that lead to the life you and those you love have always wished for.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (April 18, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786884738
• ISBN-13: 978-0786884735
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #642,528 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Getting to the Heart of Wishing, May 6, 2000

By	Cynthia Sue Larson "www.realityshifters.com" (San Francisco bay area, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Wishing Well: Making Your Every Wish Come True (Hardcover)

Dr. Pearsall's book shows how to find greater success with our "wishful thinking" by taking stock of our heart-head tendencies (using a head-heart inventory self-test). The idea is to learn to "cardiocontemplate", as Paul Pearsall playfully puts it, in order that our heart can "have its way rather than allowing your brain to busy you with trying to get its way". Pearsall describes the characteristics of mature wishers as being persistently patient, harmoniously connected, pleasantly agreeable, modestly humble, and kindly tender -- in other words, loving in five different ways. One of my favorite sections in Pearsall's book is his concept of the "Wish Star", where we can focus on the five key domains of what we are wishing for -- such as serenity, compassion, meaning, purpose, and delight (along with the darker realms of turmoil, loneliness, despair, stagnation, and disillusionment). This book is full of fascinating information, and it even comes with a CD-ROM wish training program for Windows!

24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wishing Well by Paul Pearsall PhD, May 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Wishing Well: Making Your Every Wish Come True (Hardcover)

Dr Pearsall's book is very timely. His ability to incorporate a state of the art CD, ShapeChanger, as a free addition to this book is truly amazing. This CD which independently sells on the web for $49.95 allows you to practice making your wishes come true and it gives you your score on how well you are wishing, I'am familiar with the work of MindSong Inc who produced the CD and the work of the PEAR Lab at Princeton on whose research the CD is based but to actually watch your intention,"Wish", manifest itself on a computer screen using nothing more than your thoughts is pretty amazing. I guess Quantum theory, Bell's theory and PEAR's lab research are proving by this CD that we really do live in an observant reality and anything is possible or better yet the power of positive thinking is backed by scientific fact. Wishing Well proves it!Wishing Well is a paradigm shifter! This book is the key that teaches you how to make your wishes come true! (Yes, I loved the Book:)

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, April 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Wishing Well: Making Your Every Wish Come True (Hardcover)

Pearsall has written an outstanding book. It has taught me to not be selfish in what you wish for and have faith in what you wish for. Your wishes really can come true if you really believe in your wish.