BODY OF WANTING: Part Two

A Somatic Guide to Desire, Intention & Manifestation

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Chapter 3

Desire vs Projection: The 10 Markers

Here’s the awkward truth nobody talks about at the manifestation workshop: not everything you want is actually yours.

Some of what you think you want is your mother’s unlived dreams. Some is society’s programming. Some is your wound trying to prove it doesn’t exist. Some is your ego’s PR campaign to convince you and everyone else that you’re finally enough.

You’ve been manifesting with borrowed desires and wondering why the results feel hollow. Like ordering your ex’s usual at a restaurant you never even liked, then wondering why you’re not enjoying the meal.

True desire and ego projection feel different in your body. Always. Without exception. Your nervous system knows the difference even when your mind is writing a 47-point essay defending why you definitely need that thing.

Here are the 10 markers that distinguish the real from the performance.

1. True desire co…