Abracadabra. I Create as I Speak.

The Matt J Hanham Show · Oct 13, 2026 · 1m

Abracadabra.

One popular reading of where it comes from is Aramaic, and it roughly means: I create as I speak.

The origin is argued about, and I don't really mind, because the idea is right. What you say out loud has a habit of becoming the thing you create.

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