Money Was the First Spell
Money Was the First Spell — an exploration from JitterSnap's Hidden Constructs collection.
The Signal
You've never held money, only symbols of it, paper, numbers, credit, illusions, but money isn't just a system, it's a spell..
Ancient Echoes
The love of money is the root of all evil, but what if love isn't the problem?.. Belief is... Ancient cultures use shells, stones, beads, not because of value, but because they agreed to... That's the magic, not what money is, but what it does... Money buying stories, it makes fiction real, it creates castles, prisons, wars, and smiles... And like any good spell, you don't notice it's working, you just live inside it, you trade hours for pieces of paper, energy for numbers on a screen, freedom for promises of more... But here's the deeper magic, you already believe, you'll fight, lie, cry, steal, for something....
The Unfolding
says it does... So who cast the spell, was it the kings, the bankers, the priests, or was it you?.. The moment you agreed to chase it... Money isn't evil, it's power, and power flows to believe... If enough people stop believing, money dies, that's why you're kept in debt, to bind your energy to the spell, but you can break it... How?.. Trade attention instead of time, create instead of consume..
The Question
Remember, currency comes from the word current, money is a spell, but you are the source.