The art of Hypnosis is the art of suggestions and allowing people to gauge possibilities towards a desired state or outcome. In such art, there is a tool where you may implant or embed ideas into a listener or client through using embedded stories. A story with a story within a story is an embedded... Continue Reading →
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On the Origin of the Word; Druid
The word Druid stems back to old Celtic and the Prefix 'Dru-' meaning 'Oak' and suffix '-id' meaning 'Knowledge'. Thus Druid translates to 'Oak Knowledge' or synonymously 'Deep Wisdom'. "high priests of the oak were the Druids, whose name derives from the ancient terms dru meaning “oak” and wid, “to see or know”. The Druids were those who... Continue Reading →
The Word ‘Warlock’
Warlock stems from Were-Logos. The prefix 'Were-' means 'to change', much like a were-beast such as a were-wolf or were-bear. It stems from a lot longer history that goes back to saying 'denial' or 'traitor', yet for our conventional sense, that history is rather 'written over'. The Suffix 'logos' relates to words or oaths or... Continue Reading →
Last word lingering effect
When we speak sentences or read words, the words are arranged in a linear format. This means that the last word sort of lingers in the silence after something is said, that momentary pause between noise. And that's an important feature in speechcraft and even writing. You can see how it works in poetry where... Continue Reading →
Semantics ‘Love’ vs. ‘In Love’
Here's some relationship advice. There's a difference between 'loving someone' and being 'in love with someone'. Depending on which one you mean, the words "I love you" definitely mean the first, but it doesn't always imply the latter. You can love your family, friends, and neighbors, but with the English language, saying that "you're in... Continue Reading →
A short poem on Childhood
Kids Not knowing What flowers Smelled like Grew up To Be Sad Epilogue, Perhaps I am talking of outdoors and touching grass, or perhaps it's a metaphor for much more with the stitches and schisms of intergenerational traumas.
The Difference between the Apocalypse and Ragnarök
There are some differences between the Apocalypse and Ragnarök. You can argue and reason that Ragnarök is an Apocalypse, although there are many different kinds of Apocalypses and you don't have to have just one. It's like a party platter, multiple apocalypses can exist at the same time. I would even argue that we're in... Continue Reading →
A Grain of salt on Languaging and ego
This is hearsay, and I can't find any valid sources to back up this specific claim, so I will redact some information. But I heard in passing that there was an indigenous tribe that had no word for 'I' or 'myself' or 'ego'. And I also heard that the tribe referred to Mother Earth as... Continue Reading →
A Look At The Word “Apocalypse”
Most often people use the word 'Apocalypse' as the end of time and associate the word with being surrounded by doom all around. -But is that really the case and origin of the word? The Prefix 'Apo-' means 'to move away from'. The Suffix '-Calypse' relates to Calypso, it means 'concealing' or 'hiding the truth'.... Continue Reading →
Dumpling Poems I
While I was on a flight to Oklahoma, I lost internet reception, and decided to be bored on my phone and wrote a poem. Technically it was four separate short poems, but I combined them all. I didn't expect them to see the light of day, so I'll just share here for those curious. I'll... Continue Reading →
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