Science does not know why or how it works. However, more and more studies point to what humanity has intuitively known for thousands of years: prayer works! It is almost irrelevant to whom one directs their prayer. The mere fact of expressing one's wish to a higher power leads to positive outcomes. Eastern religions refer to mantras, while in the West, one might call this "arrow prayers." Elizabeth Claire Prophet speaks of decrees and explains in this small book how such spoken words can become a powerful and effective instrument for spiritual and material change.