In the spiritual world it is called manifesting. In the religious world it can be a prayer. At New Year's it shows up as Vision Boarding. In the world of fitness it is referred to as goal setting. Athletes use what is called Visualization before a game or competition. What is the common thread of it all? You place your mind there before you get there. So maybe you can apply this method to so many other things. Perhaps in a healing journey, placing your mind in the healed state before you reach it. If you are in a tough financial time, getting your mind of out the "woe is me" state and surrounding your thoughts with the gratitude of what you have and will have. You see the only difference between where you are now and where you "want to be" isn't a question of possibility, it is just a matter of time. The longer your mind is in a space of focusing on the "not having/being", the more time you end of spending there. After all, none of this is magic (even though I know it can all seem so magical and intangible), its just a demonstration of how strong your mind is, how timing is always on time, and the space in-between is a gift of its own.