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The Cosmic Order of
​NATURE IN THE UNIVERSE

nature does nothing in vain
natura nihil frustra facit


NATURE is composed of: COSMOS -EARTH - WATER - OCEAN - TIME - CALENDAR - WEATHER
  • APOTELESMA - the influence stars have over human destiny
  • ASTERISCUS - little star
  • ASTRALIS- relating to the stars
  • ASTRIFER - starry; numbered with the stars
  • ASTRILOQUUS - talking of the stars
  • ASTROLOGIA - knowledge of the stars
  • ASTRUM : star, constellation.
  • AURORA BOREALIS - morning light from the north. The corresponding southern lights are called AURORA AUSTRALIS
  • CAELESTIS : heavenly, celestial / noun, a god, dweller in heaven.
  • CAELUM : sky, heaven.
  • COMETES : comet
  • CONSTELLATIO - constellation
  • CORUSCUS : (a) flashing, twinkling, shaking, trembling.
  • CRINIS - the tail end of a comet
  • NOCTIFER - the night-bringer, evening star
  • PLANETA - wandering star or planet
  • SIDEREUS - belonging yo the stars
  • SIGNIFER - holding the constellations
  • STELLA - stars
  • STELLIFER - starry
  • STELLIMICANS - glittering with stars
  • STELLANS - having the appearance of stars
  • STELLIFEROUS - having or abounding with stars
  • SUPERUS - celestial

​EARTH - Latin Word: terra
  • ARBOR : tree.
  • ARBUSTUM : a vineyard planted with trees.
  • ARBUSTUS : planted with trees.
  • CUPRESSUS : cypress, cypress wood
  • GRAMEN - grasses, herbs and plants
  • FLOS - blossom of a flower
  • MONS- mountain
  • OLEA - olive tree
  • QUERCUS - garland of oak leaves
  • ROSETUM - a rose garden
  • SILVA - forest of brushwood trees

WATER - Latin Word: aqua
  • ARVIA - from the seashore
  • CATARACTA - waterfall
  • FLUVIUS - river
  • LENE SONANTIS AQUAE - babbling brook
  • MARILLA - shining sea
  • TRENT - gushing water
  • UNDA - wave, river or spring water
  • UNDINA - of the waves
  • VENILIA - of the sea and winds

OCEAN - Latin Word: oceanum
  • AEQUOREUS - bordering on the sea
  • CAERULEUS - a derp shade of blue used to describe the sea
  • CYANEUS - sea blue
  • FLUSTRA - the calm waters of the sea
  • LARAINE - seagull
  • LITOREUS - of the sea shore
  • MALACIA - dead calm waters of the sea
  • MARE - the sea
  • TRANSMARINUS - from beyond the sea
  • UNDISONUS - resounding with waves

TIME - Latin Word: tempus
  • AETERNUM - eternity
  • APRICUS- warmed by the sunshine
  • AURORA - dawn
  • AUTUMNA - autumn
  • BRUMA - winter solstice
  • CREPUSCULUM - the dusky hours of twilight
  • DILUCULO : dawn, daybreak.
  • FONS - spring
  • HIEMS - winter
  • ILLUNIS - moonless night
  • INTERDIUS - daytime
  • LŪCĪSCIT HŌC - it grows light
  • LUX AESTIVA - summertime
  • LUX BRUMALIS means the light of winter.
  • NOCTE - midnight
  • NOCTIVAGUS - wandering at night
  • NOX - the darkest night
  • OCCASUS - sun setting into darkness
  • OCCIDENS - quarter of the setting sun
  • SOLIS OCCASUM - sunset
  • SOLIS ORTUS - sunrise
  • TEMPUS - time
  • VER - springtime
  • VESPERĀSCIT - it grows late
  • VESPERUM - evening

CALENDAR - Latin Word: fastis
  • DIES SOLIS - Sunday; Sol’s day. Sol was an ancient Roman sun god.
  • DIES LUNAE - Monday; Luna’s day. Luna was an ancient Roman moon goddess.)
  • DIES MARTIS - Tuesday; Mars’s day. Mars was an ancient Roman god of war
  • DIES MERCURII - Wednesday; Mercury’s day. Mercury was a messenger of the ancient Roman gods, and a god of commerce
  • DIES JOVIS - Thursday; Jupiter’s, or Jove’s, day. Jupiter, or Jove, was the king of the ancient Roman gods, and a god of sky and thunder
  • DIES VENERIS - Friday; Venus’s day. Venus was the ancient Roman goddess of love.
  • DIES SATURNI - Saturday; Saturn’s day

WEATHER - Latin Word: aer
  • ACHLYS - mist
  • ANIMA - air breeze, breath of life
  • AQUILO - winds from the north
  • ARCUS - rainbow
  • FULGURAT - there’s a lightning bolt! (A&G have ‘it lightens’)
  • FULMINEUS - lightening
  • FULMINARE - flash with thunderbolts.
  • GRANDINAT - it’s hailing
  • GUTTIS AQUAE PLUVIAE - raindrops
  • IMBER - a shower of rain
  • LŪCET - it’s sunny
  • NEBULA - misty
  • NINGIT - it’s snowing
  • NUBILOUS - misty and cloudy fog
  • PARTIM LŪCET - it’s partly sunny
  • PARTIM NUBILIŌSUM EST 1 it’s partly cloudy
  • PLUIT - it’s raining
  • PLUVIA- rain
  • RŌRAT - there’s dew on the grass
  • TONAT - it thunders
  • TULIA - heavy rain
  • VENTŌSUM EST - it’s windy
  • ZEPHYRUS - the western wind​
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