Out of
the Box Coaching and
Breakthroughs with the Enneagram,
Mary R. Bast, Ph.D.
Copyright © 1999. All rights reserved. Revised:
October 05, 2008
When I Wish, I Blow Bubbles...
A key point made by Paul Pearsall in Wishing Well comes from the Hawaiian kahuna (shaman) tradition that we can wish "well" or "poorly." Sometimes we try so hard we find it difficult to surrender to the larger healing.Pearsall writes, "Wishing is the enemy of the positive thinker who prides herself on being so strong-willed that there is little need for mysticism or the equanimity of wishing. Wishing is much too passive, gentle, and humble for the needy and power-motivated brain."
"So in wishing well we let go of needing to be in control, of expecting a specific outcome. We focus on serenity, delight, purpose, meaning, and compassion vs. 'trying' to heal a certain part of the body in a certain way."
"It involves a kind of easy flow with the cosmos. This quality is conveyed by one person who said, 'When I wish, I blow bubbles...'"
Pearsall (who healed overnight from "terminal" disease) tells us it's important to relax, be patient, wish from the heart (vs. the mind), connect lovingly, allow "the surrender of self."