![]() ![]() My greatest hope is that this book may play a part in helping the next generation grow up in a world where more wishes come true, where the expression of desire is not a discourageable act but rather viewed as a creative tool and emotional outlet. In more repressed times, the simple act of wishing was the greatest of sins, punishable by everlasting fire in the afterlife or by cruel Inquisition-like punishments in this life. I've found the experience of receiving wishes from around the world to be enriching, warming, and enlightening, and, I hope you will share in some of the pleasure. This book lets you keep your finger on the pulse on the world, to eavesdrop into the usually-hidden side of human desire as people express in their own words their inner fears and hopes. As you'll see from reading the wishes in this book, a wish can give both literal information and also symbolic information revealing a person's inner world with all its conflicts. In fact, it seems that wishes often replay people's lives in depth, dredging dreams that are almost subconscious until written down. My experience reading and listening to people's wishes has made me realize that wishes are not casual but rather are rooted in the wisher's present life and concerns. I think of "wishing" as part of a whole cultural picture people's wishes mirror their feelings and position in the rest of society. What is the significance of our specific wishes? How do our wishes changes with age? How do they vary with gender and culture? It seems humans have always wished for material possessions and spiritual powers. More recently, people consult mediums, crystals, UFOs, and an amazing array of New Age paraphernalia. Since ancient days, people consulted priests, shamans, or other wise men for dream interpretation and wish-fulfilment. I sometimes wondered if I were the only one, but haven't we all wished for a genie in the bottle? How many of us have made a wish while pulling on the wishbone of a chicken or while watching reruns of I Dream of Jeanie? When I was a small child, I often found myself wishing for various physical powers, like those exhibited by such superheroes as the X-men or Superman. From mythological genies in bottles offering three wishes, to religious prayers, to witchcraft, to children's whispered entreaties while blowing out candles on a birthday cake, humans are continually wishing, wishing, wishing. Since the dawn of civilization, humans have been fascinated by the notion of wish fulfillment. ![]() So began my international wish survey of people ages 9 to 90. Use the stone as often as you like." You hold the stone in your trembling hand for a few seconds, close your eyes, and make your wishes. ![]() As you pick up the stone, you hear a voice, "Squeeze the stone with all your might, and your wishes will be granted. You are walking down a path and come to a colorful stone. Morgan, and work out on the horizontal bar with Nadia Comaneci. In one night, you could philosophize with Aristotle, joke with W. A visit to an island paradise where intelligent natives sing solutions to your everyday problems. An erotic encounter of unprecedented intensity with the most desirable partner you can imagine. I am certain that the next leap for our species will not be launched from the factories of physical technology, but from the night flights of creative dreamers. The keys to unimaginable power are within the reach of the entire terrestrial population. To exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.Ĭhapter 2. That your slightest action contributes to its reality. Cliff Pickover and a list of previous books by the author. ![]() I welcome suggestions for possible publisher and contact names.Īt the bottom of this page is a biographical sketch of Dr. Note: I am currently seeking to publish this book for broad public consumption with a popular publisher. "Pickover contemplates realms beyond our known reality." -The New York Times ![]()
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