The Etymology of Want
The following etymological entries are from: https://www.etymonline.com/
want (v.)
c. 1200, "to be lacking," from Old Norse vanta "to lack, want," earlier *wanaton, from Proto-Germanic *wanen, from PIE *weno-, suffixed form of root *eue- "to leave, abandon, give out." The meaning "desire, wish for, feel the need of" is recorded by 1706.
want (n.)
c. 1200, "deficiency, insufficiency, shortage," from want (v.) and from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr"wanting, deficient;" related to Old English wanian "to diminish" (see wane). Meaning "state of destitution, poverty" is recorded from early 14c. Meaning "thing desired, that which is lacking but needed" is from 1560s. Phrase for want of is recorded from c. 1400. Newspaper want ad is recorded from 1897. Middle English had wantsum (c. 1200) "in want, deprived of," literally "want-some."
Word Magic
This 15 minute video is a short rundown on word magic. If you are unfamiliar with what word magic is, how it works, or are skeptical that it is even a thing, I encourage you to check this out:
Ok, well for the record, we are responsible for the words we choose to use. When we say we want something, we are actually confirming something we lack. I want _______. The best way to go about replacing that want with something tangible, is to affirm your worth and capability to have that as an experience, and then to take small actions towards manifesting the tangible. When we say we want food, often times, we go to the kitchen and fill the want. While the action is good practice and should be used often in times of wanting something, it is important to just observe the want and sit with it for a bit. When we pay attention to what our body is actually saying, we learn that we've confused thirst or boredom for hunger, and it isn't even true hunger.
The sounds of words and their origins (history) are important components in word magic. We can change the meaning of words, but at their creations, each word has a specific charge. To change the meaning of a word is to simply add to it's original charge; it does not take it away. So for every word where the meaning has changed or been altered, the weight of the spell, or the depth of the illusion, brings greater chaos.
wonton (n.) is a stuffed dumpling. To stuff is to cram, gorge, or clog. Dump is to throw down, unload, abandon, a place where refuse is dumped, and the act of defecating.. 💩 Wonton looks and sounds similar to wanton. Wanton (adj.) is done unjustifiably, willful, without motive, without regard. The word origin brings us back to the words 'want' and 'abandon.' To want is to lack. 💩 Just because your stools might look ok, rest assured the crap you put in WILL come out by other means. Self check- illness, stuck emotions, all the refuse- the toxicity in this life that we continue to consume will manifest in another form or fashion. 💩 When you want, you confirm what you lack. You want to take a dump, you want to spew out refuse in your words and actions? Say the magic word. Want. Take in the symbolism of the wonton, the gorged dump, including it's lack of nutritional value and the animals treated cruelly to be stuffed in the dumpling. Think in terms of energy.
The word 'want' is a word of destitution. Destitution means poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself. To declare a lack is to state one is unable to have. With determination and careful observation of the body and one's true desire, it's not difficult to see most of what we want is obtainable with diligent action and affirmation.
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