When I ran for political office in 2020, on the day of the election, a user on X (then known as Twitter) messaged me to say that he wanted to vote for me but couldn’t bring himself to do it because of the fanciful sentiment in my bio.
“Words ARE Spells” it said.
Because they are.
But the Twitter user disagreed. He explained that this sort of thinking wasn’t suited for governmental service, that it didn’t make sense and that I was out to lunch.
While his hunch that I am not suited for government is probably correct, his certainty that “Words ARE Spells” is unreasonable and even ludicrous statement reflects back to us just how clueless most people are to the power of beliefs, actions, thoughts, and, yes, words.
spell
/spel/
1. write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence
2. an ability to control or influence people as though one had magical power over them
Nowhere is the power of words more obvious than in politics. Policies and laws begin as words on paper. What more to you want from me, Twitter man? People in power make up rules and we have to abide by them. Because words. The deed to a house. A rental contract. Marriage licenses. Non-disclosure agreements.
Words bind us, they shape and guide our behavior. Most of what we have is words.
We could get into the science, metaphysics, or occult of it all, looking at proof for the power of words and how they create of reality, but do we need to? You know this truth just as well as I do.
You know it every time you say the wrong thing and have to live with the regret, the consequences. You know every time you go for the joke and land it, when you get a laugh or the smile out of them. You know it when you say “I love you” and “I can’t” and “Please?”
Words aren’t just spells. Words are spells that alter timelines.
In the infinite multiverse words are our steering wheel, our rudder.
While sometimes the wind and the waves may be strong, altering our course despite how we steer, most of the time we have the ability to choose in which direction we go.
“Choose your words wisely.
The fate of the multiverse may depend on it.”
- Wong, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
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