
Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life

“Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires.” — René Girard.
René Girard’s Mimetic Theory Changed The Way I Looked At My Own Desires.
Think about which desires you really want to own and cultivate. It doesn’t matter whether they were originally mimetic or not – the intentionality that you bring to them can allow you to become the author of a new creation.