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)
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.
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·MEM·BER
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.