The truth of what you want lives below thought.
You don’t think desire. You feel it.
Desire is not a mental wishlist.
It’s not a shopping list for the universe.
And it’s not about asking for more just because you’ve been told you should want more.
Real desire is a somatic event.
It’s a whisper in your womb, a flutter in your belly, a pulling forward in your spine.
But most of us were taught to distrust it. To ignore it. To filter it through logic, shame, or practicality.
And so we learn to abandon our longing.
We stop asking.
Or worse, we chase what isn’t truly ours, confusing anxiety or lack with genuine yearning.
Today, we remember:
Desire is the compass of the soul.
But we only get the signal clearly when we listen with the body, not the mind.
The Place Desire Lives
Every true desire begins as sensation.
Before you can name it, you feel it.
Maybe it’s a quickening in the chest.
A magnetic pull in the pelvis.
A soft ache behind the heart.
These somatic cues are the raw language of your longing.
But if you’ve ever been told your wants were “too much,” “unrealistic,” or “selfish,” you may have learned to cut off that signal before it could speak.
So today, we reclaim it.
We turn back toward the quiet truth underneath your survival patterns.
Is It Soul-Longing… or a Trauma Echo?
This is one of the most powerful questions we can ask when working with desire.
Some desires are true.
They arise from wholeness, clarity, and connection.
They feel grounding, expansive, magnetic.
Other “desires” are echoes of unhealed wounds, grasping for validation, safety, or belonging.
Here’s how you begin to tell the difference:
Soul-Longing
- Feels peaceful, even when it’s bold
- Feels like a yes in the whole body
- Comes with grounded excitement
- Expands your capacity
Trauma Echo
- Feels urgent, gripping, desperate
- Feels like a clench or spike of energy
- Comes with fear of being “not enough”
- Repeats a survival strategy
Neither is wrong.
But one leads to embodiment.
The other leads to burnout or disappointment.
You don’t need to judge your desires—just get curious about their source.
Rebuilding Trust in Wanting
If you’ve been betrayed, shamed, or gaslit around your desires, it can feel terrifying to want again.
Wanting can feel unsafe. Dangerous. Pointless.
So we start gently.
We learn to listen without acting.
To feel the spark of desire without rushing to manifest it.
Because the first step isn’t to “get” the thing.
It’s to let yourself want again.
Desire is how your soul moves forward.
Wanting is how you learn who you are.
Embodied Desire Tracking
Here’s how to reconnect to the real signal of desire, through the body, not the brain.
Step 1: Slow Down and Feel
Sit quietly.
Breathe.
Let the noise settle.
Bring to mind something you think you want.
Then ask:
“Where do I feel this in my body?”
Is it expansive or contracting?
Does it make you feel soft, strong, energised, calm?
Is it located in your chest, belly, throat, spine?
Let your body speak first.
No need to analyse. Just listen.
Step 2: Let the Desire Speak Back
Place a hand where you feel the desire.
Ask it:
“What are you really asking for?”
“What do you need to feel safe?”
“How long have you been waiting to be heard?”
Journal or move as the answers come. Let this be a conversation with your inner world.
Practice: Full-Body Yes/No Calibration
Use a somatic “truth test” to feel your own alignment.
Stand with your feet hip-width apart.
Say aloud: “My name is [your name].”
Notice how your body responds, does it sway forward, backward, stay neutral?
Now try: “My name is [not your name].”
Feel the contrast.
Now try stating a desire:
“I want to [insert desire].”
What does your body do? Sway forward? Freeze? Contract?
This isn’t about prediction, it’s about pattern recognition.
It teaches you to feel truth in your cells, not guess it in your head.
Ritual: Sacred Listening to the Womb, Heart, or Gut
Choose one of these power centres (womb, heart, or gut).
Sit or lie down.
Place both hands over it. Breathe into it.
Ask:
“What do you long for?”
“What are you holding?”
“What would you say if I truly listened?”
Let whatever arises be sacred—even silence.
You're not performing.
You're remembering.
Final Reflection: Desire as Your Deepest Spell
Desire isn’t a distraction.
It’s direction.
It’s divination.
It’s your soul’s way of calling you into the next chapter.
But we’re not doing performative manifestation anymore.
We’re not asking for things to prove something.
We’re asking because we’re ready to receive with full embodiment.
So the invitation today is simple but profound:
- Track your desires.
- Let them live in your body.
- Honour them, even if you’re not ready to act on them yet.
Desire is a spell.
Wanting is power.
Feeling is the first form of receiving.
Your body is the oracle.
So listen.