There's some communities and circles out there that use the term Grand Rising instead of Good morning. The story is that good morning sounds like 'good mourning' and often evokes a dread or dreary response by using subliminal messaging from homophonic speech patterns. Essentially Words that sound the same may elicit or borrow or evoke... Continue Reading →
Alternative Etymology of Indian and America
George Carlin, a comedian and thinker/philosopher had posed the idea of the word 'indian' to mean more than the Indus region or being hailed from the naming conventions of Columbus; "... Indian -That word probably does not derive from Columbia (Christopher Columbus) believing he had reached India in 1492. India was called Hindustan. More likely... Continue Reading →
The fix ‘Bene-‘
'Bene' in English is borrowed from Italian which means 'good' or 'well' and stems from it's Latin Roots. You can see this fix be used as a prefix for words such as;BenedictBenefitBenedictionBenevolentBenefactorBeneficentBeneficiary As a side note, Benedict has the suffix '-dict' which is related to diction or dictionary or dictator meaning "to decide or choose... Continue Reading →
Origins of a Corps(e)-man
A Corpsman is also referred to as a field medic, the origin of the word 'corp' comes from French and earlier Latin for Corpus or Corpse. A Corpsman is essentially a Corpse-man, a person who deals with corpses. However, that's not very PR friendly when it comes to saving lives out in the field. The... Continue Reading →
Aryans and Spiritual Racism
At a certain point in using a spiritual lens, all things secular and material, if viewed in a spiritual way, are spiritual itself. The act of chopping wood and carrying water can be viewed in a spiritual sense. The act of acquiring materialistic wealth can be properly connected to a world view of vibrational frequencies... Continue Reading →
The Word “Inauguration”
Inauguration is a word that uses the prefix 'in-' meaning 'within or relating to' as well as 'auguration' which relates to 'the augurs'. In another sense "inauguration" originates from the Latin word inaugurare, which means "to consecrate or install after seeking the approval of the gods." In Ancient Roman Times, the Augurs were a high... Continue Reading →
Connotations of the word ‘Settle’
The word 'Settle' has an interesting connotation. There's a difference between "If I settle with you", or "if I settle for you." The mind plays the possible phrases out, "I settle for less" is common. Thusly if I say "I settle for you", it sounds as if I said I settle for less. Which an... Continue Reading →
On the word ‘Semite’
So, there was this great flood depicted in many religions and cultures throughout the world. In the Abrahamic Religions (Judaism, Islam, and Christianity), there was a man Named Noah who built an Ark to survive the floods. Noah had three sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Thus the people descending from the three sons were named... Continue Reading →
On the suffix -Nesia
The word 'nesia' comes from Ancient Hellenic (Greek) meaning 'island'. These words below are found to have 'nesia'; Polynesia = Poly for 'many' + Nesia 'island' = Many islandsMicronesia = Micro for 'small' + Nesia = Small islandsIndonesia = Indo (loosely translated) for the 'Indus region' + Nesia = Indus region islands The suffix '-Nesia'... Continue Reading →
The Festival of Hands
The Festival of Hands is a new combination of words that I'd like to invite people in on. It is my way of saying 'The will of the world' or 'The Dao' in a sense. The origin of this phrase comes from my etymology of the term 'manifest'. The prefix 'mani-' is 'hands' and 'fest'... Continue Reading →
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