To Speak Is To Create: The Ancient Power Behind Modern Affirmations
by Aliya Banks | Category: Mental Health, Self-Growth, Mindset | 5 Minute Read
I told you my inner cheerleader is always going strong. I want to get into just how to cheer for yourself. One of the most potent ways to do that is through affirmations.
But before we do that, let's take a few steps backwards to…
The Heart of Heka
"To speak is to create." That is the heart of Heka - the oldest affirmation practice we know of, when 'magic', medicine, and science were all seen as one, working together most powerfully, each one reliant on the other.
🌬️As far as we know, Heka means "activation of the ka" (ka meaning spirit or life force). Heka was also a personification, one of the oldest in the pantheon of gods, often in ancient Egyptian texts and temple carvings, with two serpents wrapped around a staff. A symbol we use today to represent healing and the world of medicine. ⚕️
Healing rituals always involved Heka, using sound, and intention to bring about miraculous results. The Egyptians weren't asking for something but activating a Divine power already understood in each of them.
Heka's domain is where words, belief and healing converge. This was the beginnings of we call affirmations and modern day teachings of manifestation -conscious language designed to realign energy.
| "No matter what you believe, I encourage you to believe in the power of words said with the whole heart." ~Unknown
Why Words Heal
I love to delve into the history of things, though I wouldn't call myself a history buff at all. With this, I wanted to drive home just how central the words we speak are in our lives and the worlds of everyone we come in contact with.
Is it any wonder there are so many quotes about the power of the tongue?
“Speak only if it improves upon the silence.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” — Rumi
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” — Proverbs 18:21
“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.” — J.K. Rowling (Albus Dumbledore)
“Speak what you seek until you see what you said.” — Anonymous / Manifestation culture
Your Voice Is Your Power
Now it's your turn.
Remember, I said I wanted to show you how to become your own cheerleader?
The power of affirmations and your own spoken word with intention and feeling is a clear path to your own success in whatever direction you choose. No matter what you believe, I encourage you to believe in the power of words said with the whole heart.
📝Here are a few affirmations to get you started on your journey;
My words are seeds of creation — I speak life, growth, and abundance into everything I touch.
The energy within me responds to the language I choose; today, I choose words of strength, clarity, and truth.
Each time I speak my vision aloud, I activate the forces that make it real.
I honor my words as sacred — they shape my path, my peace, and my becoming.
Speak one of these affirmations aloud today — and notice how the energy shifts around you. Then share your favorite one in the comments or journal how it made you feel.
