On hope and Wish Night
And a care package for you!
My favorite thing about Wish Night, other than that the market has a gumball machine of stars, is that it arrives as it is needed. There is something lovely about knowing that there are sacred moments that await us, just because they might be of service to us in this wild world we get to live in. For me, Wish Night opened a doorway to hope when I needed it, and for that I am very grateful.
I wrestle with the concept of hope.
Hope can make it easy for me to ignore the distressing reality that is before me. Yet, without hope I can’t keep sight of a future that can still be created. I don’t want to ignore what is and I don’t want to forget about what could be.
Hope must be rooted in tender space within…where we, by nature, open up the door to disappointment.
But we also open the door to possibility.
To have hope is to be vulnerable.
And to be vulnerable it is to be brave.
Wish Night helped me choose to be brave.
It helped me continue to choose a vision of a future where there is justice, peace, and wonder for us all.
It helped me choose to hope, even when it is hard.
Wish Night also helped me choose to do the work.
Wish Night is not simply a time to cast your wishes and hope they come true. In fact, when people left the market after writing down their wishes, they were given a book on how to make their wishes come true. Because it is not enough to wish. Not enough to want.
The stars hear our wishes and they send to us what is needed to help bring those desires to fruition.
Because the stars are not the magic.
We are.
We are the magic that brings the future to life.
We are the ones that hope.
We are the ones that create what is to come.
My wish is that all who celebrate Wish Night remember that they are the magic, so that they may hope, create and make it to what is next.
If you would like to experience a little more Wish Night and the hope it can bring, you can purchase as Wish Night Care Package. It contains everything that was offered at the Wish Night Market that was held in Asheville a few weeks ago.
It costs $30 ($45 if you live outside of the US).
In it you will receive…
A mini zine explaining the holiday
A Wishbox, where you are to place your wishes
A spell
A Quest or a Question
A Message from the Wish Night Goddess.
A Word from the Oracle… chosen to help guide you
on your wishing journey (typed on my gorgeous vintage Olivetti typewriter)A Wish from the Night
A handful of origami stars that hold wishes already cast…giving you a little extra stardust to make those wishes come true
A small booklet to help you make your wishes come true
A Wish Night sticker
The cart will close on Friday, April 18th. If you would like to order your care package, you can do so here:
https://www.joannadane.com/wishnightmarket
With love and hope~
Jo Anna