The Emergence Machine

Wish

process · cognition · Level 10 · E8

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Wish emerges as the directed expression of desire, where imagination generates a specific, concrete goal or outcome that the individual strives to achieve, thereby clarifying the initial, vague wanting of desire.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “wish” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “wish”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
wish
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0WishDesireEmotionImaginationMind… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesWishL10ImaginationL8DesireL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • wish English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Imagination L8 (requires)
    Wishing imagines alternatives
  • Desire L9 (requires)
    Wishing expresses desire