Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting

I'm a spiritual person. I love learning about ways to connect with my spirituality, and I am always open to others' ways of thinking. Abstract thoughts, non-mainstream philosophy, and good old "woo" are nothing new for me, and I am a generally intelligent person who can understand things (even if I don't necessarily agree with them or believe them).That being said - this book was really, really difficult, right out of the box. You know that Gloria Estefan song, "The Words Get in the Way"? I have to laugh, but that sums up the issue I had with this book. Whatever good parts of the book exist (and I do believe there's probably wisdom in there somewhere), they are obscured by layers and layers of personal anecdote and, for lack of better terminology, word salad. I wanted to take a red pen and cross out every superfluous sentence so that I could get to the actual POINT of what he was saying.I feel like Dr. Dyer could have gotten his points across without all the references to himself, his studies, his experiences, him him him him. I also felt at times like he was working reeeeeally hard to "sell" readers on what he was saying, which automatically puts my guard up - because anyone that has to work that hard and weave all kinds of pretty words together to convince you on something (1) doesn't quite believe it themselves, (2) knows it's just not true, or (3) promised his publisher a certain word count. I don't need cool stories, bro. I don't need excessively flowery language. State what you believe, plainly, and let me decide for myself if - and what - resonates.I am only on Chapter 2, and I have no desire to read further. I tried to return the book but, alas, because it is a Kindle edition, it looks like I'm stuck with it. I won't delete it, and maybe I'll return to it at some point to try to read it again when I have more patience to slog through the slush. I will, however, take away two of Dr. Dyer's very good points that I managed to distill:1) You don't have to believe every thought, idea, or notion that comes into your head during your constant stream of consciousness; choose the things that serve you well, and let go the things that do not.and2) We have limitless potential; therefore, we should do everything we can to not put limitations on ourselves, regardless of what we have come to believe about ourselves as "true" or "unchangeable."

First Read (Kindle 5/18/12): One of the best books I've ever read, certainly my favorite by Wayne Dyer in a long time. One of those books you get done reading and want to read it over again right away. Highly recommended! :)Second Read (Hardcover 12/24/17): Well, I wanted to read it again right away, but it took me five years to get to it. Fantastic book on seeing our wishes fulfilled first, then acting from that place that already sees the outcome. References Neville's "The Power of Awareness" a lot, which is also fantastic. A lot of references to the "I am discourses" as well, which I have yet to read. Still view this as one of his best works, and highly recommend it.

Wayne Dyer's really reminding me about the teachings of Abraham(/Esther Hicks--see Youtube), and The Secret, and related recent New Age/Higher Thought (thank God(dess)) media about taking your own life by its horns--YOU create your own life! It's time to take responsibility for your thoughts...and actions ...to manifest your most loved Wishes Fulfilled.I love Wayne's gentle style, Zen attitude (I also own his Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life) & open-mindedness;he is not afraid to interject episodes/examples from his own private life into his works (+he's got a life full of interesting experiences & big challenges -- which lends respect). He is also likeable and easy to understand.p49(beginning of ch3) gets to the meat of it: "you are a God-realized being, you will welcome it as the central focus of your life... your HIGHEST SELF [concept] is truly omniscient, almighty, & capable of producing miracles. ..you will see a new reality -- a majestic idea of yourself..." & he quotes St Paul in Philippians(Phil 2:5-6)"Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of god, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God""You move from being a spark/fragment of God to being able to assert that I AM GOD and not feel as if you're committing blasphemy ..."the creative Source of all being, a God who is responsible for creating the miraculous movement from nonbeing to being...Who is formless--Who does nothing yet leaves nothing undone--a God Who is everywhere. This is a Divine invisible presence that's within you. this idea is at the basis of all great spiritual teaching throughout all time".Thus I can advocate this book (even) for Christians...I used to be one, and through it I discovered Agape, True Love ~~ and LOVE is exactly what we are!See how Wayne does it again(p50):"Perhaps it is a radical idea for you to declare, "I am God" and "God is love", or believe that "He who abides in love abides in God, and god in him"(I John 4:16) is who you are. When you are this God, this essence of pure love, ...Jesus: "With god all things are possible". Now,ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE leaves out nothing, including your ability to FULFILL ANY & ALL WISHES that are aligned with God."(p77) "your great gift of I AM THAT I AM,...is your Divine inheritance from your creator."Our imagination is our sacred tool ... Wayne wants us to develop it, let it run free, and put no limits on it, as it is where/how we create our worlds.(p77) "reprogram your imagination to take you where you intend to be...Creation originates in the world of Spirit-- or, to say it differently, your imagination is the Source of all that has yet to manifest for you. By staying only with what your sense tell you is your reality, you place a barrier to letting your imagination create all that you wish,, all that you desire. Your imagination is unlimited...REPROGRAM your imagination to take you everywhere--EVERYWHERE that you are brave enough to envision for yourself".This is good stuff, in keeping with positive, expansive New Age thought, and quite congruent with other contemporary authors/teachers --Wayne often quotes historical great minds~ Thoreau, Neville Goddard(Feeling Is The Secret), Uell Stanley Andersen, + the Tao, + even John Lennon & famous physicists (Planck/Einstein) ! These often make the lessons tangible,& of course Wayne's own life interjections bring his messages down-to-earth & touch the heart.

horrible. a bunch of mumbo jumbo baloney. i had to stop reading once he said he discovered that pictures of hm had these mysterious floating light orbs around him, which he attributed to his higher spiritual powers. Give me a break. They are just side affects of bad camera shots/lenses with light reflecting.

I would have to say this book is the best manifesting book I have ever read and I am a Law of Attraction Coach. It really opens up your soul to your true authentic self and helps you master your true spiritual self to overcome the ego which holds you back in life.I love this book and although I haven't finished it as yet, I have changed as a person from within since reading this book and doing the meditations.Highly recommended.

When I first picked up this book I was put off by the introduction, which made it seem more like an autobiography than a self-help book, but once I got past the introduction I was absolutely hooked. In fact, as soon as I'd read it through once I went back to chapter 1 and read it all again. This is the first time I've read anything by Wayne Dyer and I was struck by his knowledge of other people's writings, which is evident throughout the book. He often quotes from fellow authors who have helped him to a greater understanding of the spiritual world.'Wishes fulfilled' is very well written and easy to read, although it contains some challenging ideas. If you're familiar with the teachings of Abraham Hicks much of what Dyer says will be familiar, but he has a slightly different perspective on some things, which can be helpful. I suppose the wider your reading on any subject the more of an understanding you get of it, and certainly after reading this book I would be interested in reading more by the same author as well as seeking out the books he quoted from.

I do Like Wayne Dyer's work but this one is a bit irksome in that he kept referring to Neville... a lot! Fundamentally interesting and thought provoking and I could kind of over look the frequent reference to the bible/Jesus/God. Just found it a little patriarchal that the 'source' is somehow male? The sounds that have some how derived from the sacred words spoken to Moses {The Moses Code} are a little baffling and there's no clear explanation how the sounds are derived. Nice idea but lacks a sound {no pun intended!} basis. As far as I'm aware the 'I am that, I am' word of God is also found in ancient Sanskrit text among others written before the bible so the idea that it is just Judeo/Christian in context is misleading. The meditative music that accompanies this book {not included though!} is really lovely and haunting and I must say, has had me drifting off to very sound sleep and that's a bonus! I do get the idea of being divine as part of of a divine whole and manifesting change as a result but I really balk at the 'The Secret' approach that smacks of God Telly! Dyer's writing does verge on this style but he manages to keep it gently accessible and with a little effort I did extract the information and guidance from the rest of the stuff that seemed just there for padding out the word count. I must say that having tried out some of the ideas/meditation there has been some really surprising and pleasant changes so who knows? This might actually be the real deal and I like to keep an open mind.

Loving how this book is helping me to feel emotionally stronger thereby increasing my sense of self and positively impacting on my mental health. Changing 40 years of conditioning is going to be difficult to break but I know it will be worth it. I was meant to read this book and so are you!

After having watched THE SHIFT movie by Wayne Dyer, I was open and all ears to ALL of his content. This book reintroduced me to ME (MY TRUE SELF). Wayne did so by clearly explaining why this was the case by quoting perfect references from the BIBLE (this to me was important!).Syncronicity and same-ness of the manifestation process illustrated by Neville Goddard, Deepak Chopra, John Randolph Price and in this book by Wayne Dyer is amazing. Wayne goes to a good detail in explaining "I AM THAT I AM"! and brings all the manifestaton teachings of others together and glues them into this one book with his own knowledge and experiences.Dr Wayne Dyer was a Phase 9 SuperBeing!