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​The Winds of Fate and Destiny in an Eternal World: The concepts of fate and destiny and the concepts of eternity and infinity are all entwined in meaning but have distinct connotations. Fate and destiny relate (differently) to a predetermined state in the future and that future may or may not be held eternally or infinitely. Also available as a Word Guide.
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A Brief Moment in the History of Time:
Time is the continuous passage of existence in which events pass from a state of potentiality in the future, through the present, to a state of finality in the past.
Also available as a Word Guide.​

Laboratory of a Mad Scientist

Ask the Universe the Question

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.” – Thomas Berger

Words Under the Microscope


​ABYSSOPELAGIC - pertaining to the depths of the sea

AMBISINISTER - clumsy or skillful with both hands

ANAGNORISIS - the Eureka moment; the critical moment for recognition of discovery

DENDROCHRONOLOGY - the science studying the annual rings of trees in determining dates and chronological order of past events

  • BOFFIN - a scientist or technical expert
  • EUTHENICS - a science concerned with bettering the condition of human beings through the improvement of their environment
  • PHARMACOGNOSY - the study of natural drugs

EMPYREAL - pertaining to the sky - celestial

  • BOLIDE - a large, brilliant meteor; especially one that explodes
  • EARTHSHINE - the faint illumination of the part of the moon not illuminated by the sun, as during the crescent phase caused by the reflection of light from the earth
  • GEGENSCHEIN - a rainy, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite of the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space
  • MOONBOW- a rainbow caused by the refraction and reflection of light from the moon
  • SYZYGY - an alignment of three celestial objects like the sun, moon, and earth

ENTELECHY- a realization or actuality as opposed to a potentiality

EQUIPOISE - an equal balance; equilibrium

INCUNABULA - the earliest or first stages of anything

LUCIFORM - resembling light in appearance; having the nature nor qualities of light

  • LUCIFEROUS - bringing or providing light
  • PYROPHORIC - capable of igniting spontaneously
  • RUTILANT - glowing or glittery with ruddy or golden light

OLEAGINOUS - having the nature or qualities of oil
  • ADIPOSE - pertaining to fat
  • PINQUID - fat or oily

OLIO - a mixture of heterogeneous elements

PROPINQUITY - affinity of nature; similarity

  • AGRESTAL - growing wild in cultivated fields
  • DALLES - the rapids of a river running between the walls of a canyon or a gorge
  • FUMAROLE - a hole in or near a volcano from which vapor rises
  • HYPOGEAL - underground; subterranean
    • TELLURIC - of or proceeding from the earth or soil
  • LACUSTRINE - of or relating to a lake
  • MONTICULE - a small mountain hill or mound
  • NIDIFICATE - to build a nest
  • PHYTOSANITARY - relating to the health of plants

SANATIVE - conducive to the health and wellbeing

  • AFEBRILE - without fever
  • EIGENGRAU - dark light or brain grey; the color seen by the eye in complete darkness
  • ENTOPIC - (of visual images) occurring in the eye
  • LATROGENIC - caused by the diagnosis, manner or treatment by a physician
  • PESTIFEROUS - bringing or bearing disease
  • VULNERARY - used to promote the healing of wounds; herbs or other remedies

SOPORIFIC - producing pretty imparting taste

SASTRUGA- ridges of snow on a snowfield by the action of the wind

  • TOURBILLON - a whirlwind

SEMELPAROUS - reproduction once in a lifetime

SOLIPSISTIC- of or characterized by the theory that only the self exists

  • AGOWILT - unnecessary fear
  • ALHARACA - an extraordinarily intense or violent reaction to a small issue
  • ANOESIS - a state of mind consisting of pure sensation of emotion with no cognitive content
  • CACOETHES - an irresistible urge or mania
  • FORMICATION - a tactile hallucination or delusion of bugs crawling on your skin
  • HEBEPHRENIA - an insanity tha manifesto at puberty
  • ONTOLOGY -branch of metaphysics concerning the nature of being
  • PAREIDOLIA - the instinct the seek famine shapes in the clouds or constellations; the perception of random stimulus as significant
  • PARAGEUSIA - an abnormal or hallucinating sense of taste​
  • SOMATICIZE - to convert anxiety into physical symptoms

UBIETY - the property of having a definite location at any given time

VOLITANT - engaged in or having the power of flight

ZARRA - Persian word for an atom or particle

ZEITGEBER - an environmental cue; as in the length of daylight that helps regulate the cycles of a biological clock
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