<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The spelling of a word is not itself magic, but... > The spelling of a word is not itself magic, but patterned language can govern behavior. Contracts, diagnoses, slogans, prayers, insults, instructions, and promises demonstrate that symbols become consequential when people and institutions organize action around them. **Source:** [[livestreams/Language, Self-Dialogue, and the Practice of Transformation - Workbook|Language, Self-Dialogue, and the Practice of Transformation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The spelling of a word is not itself magic, but patterned language can govern behavior. Contracts, diagnoses, slogans, prayers, insults, instructions, and promises demonstrate that symbols become consequential when people and institutions organize action around them.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-spelling-word-itself-organize-action-around ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->