In the beginning was the...
WORD
wyrd—fate, unfolding (old english)
the shaping of reality.
MAT·TER
mater—mother (latin)
materia—subject, substance (latin)
the mother of all form.
PAT·TERN
pater—father (latin)
patronus—model, template (latin)
the father-form repeating itself.
NA·TURE
that which is always being born.
DI·VINE
di—two (latin prefix)
vinus—to wind, to coil (latin root)
dyeu—to shine · sky · heaven (proto-indo-european root)
two currents coiling toward the light.
SPI·RAL
spira—coil, breath (latin)
vines · galaxies · shells · DNA · hurricanes.
SPIR·IT
spirare—to breathe (latin)
spiritus—breath, life, soul (latin)
breathe.
MAN
mend—to piece together (old english)
mens—mind (latin)
the mind that pieces together.
WO·MAN
wamb—womb (old english)
man—mind (old english)
the womb of mind.
HU·MAN
humus—earth, soil (latin)
mens—mind (latin)
earth becoming aware of itself.
PER·SON
per—through (latin)
sona—sound (latin)
that which sounds through.
UNI·VERSE
uni—one (latin)
versus—a turning, a line of verse (latin)
one song.
HEAL
hælan—to make whole (old english)
whole · holy · health—all one root
to return to wholeness.
RE·MEMBER
re—again (latin)
membrum—limb, part of a whole (latin)
to put the parts back together.
ZECHAR·YA
zachar—to remember (hebrew)
Yah—the divine name (hebrew)
the remembrance of the divine.
Here sounds the music of remembrance.