Etymology
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Words of the Day: America, Angel, Apollo
My old blog, the Word of the Day, is defunct, and I’m getting ready to take it down. Before I do, though, I’m going to repost some of the best words here over the next few weeks. Enjoy! America In the English-speaking world, America almost always refers only to the United States, even though technically Continue reading
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Sarah Palin: A Reading
Today I found myself inspired to do a name analysis reading, and since Sarah Palin and her political influence have been on my mind recently, I decided to inflict her with one. Sarah, the name which represents her spiritual guidance in the social world, is a Biblical name, and one of the oldest: the name Continue reading
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Fire and Water
Is fire a living thing? How about water? When Bridget’s holiday comes, I always think of bright sunlight on water edged by snowy banks. She is the goddess of fire and water, fire on the water, fire that cracks the ice and brings the frozen world alive again. Fire The ancient Proto-Europeans apparently had two Continue reading
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Year 2010
Year is originally from way back in Proto-Indo-European, yer, meaning “doer”, i.e. one who does something or makes something. It became jæram in Proto-Germanic, and gear in Old English, before softening to year in modern English. Energetically, year packs a lot of punch; it’s a forceful, powerful, high-strung burst. 2009 definitely packed a punch. A lot of folks I know had Continue reading
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