MAGIC WORDS
All Will Be Well, and All Will Be Well,
and All Manner of Things Will Be Well
Origins: This is a proclamation by the Medieval mystic Lady Julian of
Norwich.
Facts: All will be well, and all will be well, and all manner of things will be well is
used as a mantra in the tradition of Christian meditation.
Variations and Incantations:
• All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be
well
• All will be well, and all will be well, and every kind of thing will be well
• All will be well, and all will be well, and every manner of being will be
well
• Shalom, shalom -- all will be well
-- Rueben P. Job and Norman Shawchuck, A Guide to Prayer for Ministers and
Other Servants (1991)
In Literature:
• In the story "We Who Walk Through Walls" by Jeremy Dyson, the magic
words all will be well, and all will be well, and all manner of things will be well send
a man through a solid wall (Never Trust a Rabbit [2000]).
Aloha
Mystique: "Native Hawaiian spirituality is one of humanity's treasures,
and contact with its wisdom is always a gift," says spiritual author Marianne
Williamson. "The Hawaiian soul is full of depth and magic."149 The sacred
Hawaiian word Aloha is a magical chant that opens the heart.150 This "simple
word that is so much more than a word"151 is the key to the universal spirit,
understanding, and fellowship.152 "Aloha is the ability to put yourself into
the mind, heart, and soul of another," explains Kenneth F. Brown.
149 Quoted in Chicken Soup for the Soul of Hawaii (200 )
150 Susan Gregg, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spiritual Healing (2000)
151 Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, Chicken Soup for the Soul of Hawaii
(200 )
152 Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, quoted in Chicken Soup for the Soul of Hawaii (200 )