Everything started from a small gift from my friend, because somehow in Finland some words are still… much more magical than they are for others nowadays… or maybe they still know they are magical and the rest of the surrounding world is a bit…
Dumb? Or too civilized?
Well, we all know words have a power. Amazing power, frightening even. Using Latin was something useful to bash others from power but the truth is, old ladies, those with power had no knowledge of posh linguas… Still, they were so strong, those little poems, those customs, those weird, or even stunningly simple acts… everything… some words we use know are spells…
And…
A friend of mine, mentioned earlier, knowing I love their words send me a new one… she knows I obsessively love them, and everything started from a book. And it popularity in Finland which comes from, possibly not only…
… what it is about…
But the word, title, name…
There is still my first, amazing – also a female name – Lempi.
Magic of love… I love this word. It is so sparkly for me! So…strong but also light, so touchable so… okay it is love, that deeper, sexual, forever even, love which is unconditional but also… very Nordic…
And… yeah… soo, be prepared, the new word, book title, is Vittu.
“The väki of the vittu could be used to cast many different kinds of spells, but most commonly it was used for protection.
One example of the power of vittu is the protection it offers from the forest beasts. In order to keep her cattle safe on the fields, the matron of the family would stand on the field with her lower body naked. When she bend over with her vittu facing the forest the beasts would run away from power much stronger than them.
This is why it was also safe to go berry picking with older women – even the bear would stay away and bow down to the power of vittu out of respect.” from page
The power of the…
I am still learning which word should I use.
Some of them I really do not like, they sound strange, some are not tasty, but when you are someone with a crazy mind, you taste words so magic of words is for me clear and normal. Is something regular. Something… come on, how many swearing words involve a devil… Satan, perkele, zum teufel, do diabła… helvede.
We cast spells not even knowing it…
Should we be bewared?
And what is bigger… vagina or hell, or maybe it is the same?
What is more magical?
Or maybe it is the one… or maybe… LOL
PS. That book, which started that conversation is: “Vittu” and yes, here it is a name. Here in Denmark. LOL Here where I live… and now I am thinking about Russian and Polish names so similar to Vittu… Wojtek, Vitja… erm…
Overthinking?
