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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.
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.
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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.
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.
Syzygy
Alignment of the Universe and Earth
May the universe give you life
May the earth sustain and nurture it
May the energy of the sun empower it
May the moon softly restore it at night
May the breeze blow away any worries
May the rain wash away any tears
May you find peace and harmony in nature
May the earth sustain and nurture it
May the energy of the sun empower it
May the moon softly restore it at night
May the breeze blow away any worries
May the rain wash away any tears
May you find peace and harmony in nature
PART I
THE VAST UNIVERSE
Words for Universe:
Arabic: KAWN- Greek: SYMPAN
Latin: UNIVERSUM - French: UNIVERS
Beautiful words related to the universe:
THE HAUNTING BEAUTY OF THE MOON
Words for the moon:
Persian: QAMAR Gaelic: GHEALACH – Arabic: ALQAMAR – Japanese: TSUKI
Beautiful words related to the moon or moonlight:
THE CELESTIAL STARS
Words for stars:
Gaelic: RIONNAG - Arabic: NAJIMA - Latin: STELLA - Japanese: HOSHI
Beautiful words related to the stars:
THE CLEAR BLUE SKY
Words for sky:
Persian: SEPEHR - Latin: CAELUM - Arabic: SAMA
Beautiful words related to the sky:
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Words for air:
Arabic: ALHAWA’ - German: LUFT - Greek: AERAS - Latin: CAELI - Italian: ARIA
Beautiful words related to the air or wind:
BASKING IN THE SUN
Words for the sun:
Arabic: LISHRAQ - French: SOLEIL - Gaelic: GRIAN - Hindu: SOORAJH - Japanese: TAIYO - Persian: KHURSEED - Latin: SOLIS - Sanskrit: SURYA - Tagalog: ARAW
Beautiful words related to the sun:
THE DAWNING OF A NEW DAY
Words for dawn:
Arabic: FAJAR - French: AUBE - Greek: AVGI - Latin: AURORA
Beautiful words related to the sunrise or dawn of the morning:
FADING LIGHT OF DUSK
Words for dusk:
Arabic: ALGHASAQ - French: CREPUSCULE Greek: SOUROUPO - Tagalog: DILAW
Beautiful words related to evening, sunset, dusk or darkness:
See also: A History of Time
Words for Universe:
Arabic: KAWN- Greek: SYMPAN
Latin: UNIVERSUM - French: UNIVERS
Beautiful words related to the universe:
- Acatalepsy - the impossibility of comprehending the universe; the belief that human knowledge can never have true certainty.
- Cosmogyral - spinning or whirling around the cosmos or universe.
- Crinus- tail of a comet
- Ethereal - of or relating to the heavens
- Occhiolusm - the awareness of how small your perspective is
- Panpsychism - the belief the universe is conscious of itself
- Ukiyo- Japanese for the “floating world.”
- Yugen - a profound sense of the universe that triggers emotional reactions to deep and mysterious for words
THE HAUNTING BEAUTY OF THE MOON
Words for the moon:
Persian: QAMAR Gaelic: GHEALACH – Arabic: ALQAMAR – Japanese: TSUKI
Beautiful words related to the moon or moonlight:
- Clair de lune - French for moonlight
- Gumusservi - the reflection of the moon on water
- Illunis- a moonless night
- Lunette - the crescent shape of the moon
- Mångata - Swedish for the reflection of the moon on the water.
- Moonbow - a rainbow caused by the retraction and reflection of light from the moon
- Moonbroch - a halo around the moon indicating an approaching storm
- Moonglade- the track of the moonlight on the water
- Moonwake - the reflection of the moon on the water that seems to follow you as you walk
- Selenophilia - loving the moon and finding it soothing and captivating
THE CELESTIAL STARS
Words for stars:
Gaelic: RIONNAG - Arabic: NAJIMA - Latin: STELLA - Japanese: HOSHI
Beautiful words related to the stars:
- Apotelesma - the influence of the stars on human destiny
- Astrophile - someone who loves the stars
- Empryreal - celestial, pertaining to the stars in the sky
- Asterism - a group of stars
- Siderus - relating to the stars
- Stellans - starry
- Stelliferous - having or abounding with stars
- Genethliac - relating to the position of the stars at one’s birth.
- Perseid- a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from the constellation Perseus
- Polaris - the North Star
- Hesperus - the evening star
- Lucida - the brightest star
- Planeta - wandering star, planet
- Sabaism- worshiping the stars
THE CLEAR BLUE SKY
Words for sky:
Persian: SEPEHR - Latin: CAELUM - Arabic: SAMA
Beautiful words related to the sky:
- Abendrot - the color of the sky while the sun is setting
- Aethra- clear sky
- Arcus- a rainbow
- Ciel - pale or light blue like that of the clear sky
- Divum - under the open sky
- Haneul - a Korean word that means “sky.” In religious contexts, it also refers to heaven.
- Nubilous - cloudy sky
- Opacus- a cloud so dense it can obscure the moon
- Welkin - the sky or vault of heaven
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Words for air:
Arabic: ALHAWA’ - German: LUFT - Greek: AERAS - Latin: CAELI - Italian: ARIA
Beautiful words related to the air or wind:
- Anemoi - wind gods who represented a cardinal direction and are associated with various season:
- Aquilo - northern wind
- Eurus - eastern wind
- Notus- southern wind
- Zephyrus - western wind
- Dadirri - a quiet stillness in the air
- Psithurism - the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves of the trees
- Pyrophoric - liable to ignite upon exposure to air
- Sillage - the fragrance lingering in the air
- Uitwaaien - literally to “walk in the wind.” To take a break (like in nature) to clear one’s head.
BASKING IN THE SUN
Words for the sun:
Arabic: LISHRAQ - French: SOLEIL - Gaelic: GRIAN - Hindu: SOORAJH - Japanese: TAIYO - Persian: KHURSEED - Latin: SOLIS - Sanskrit: SURYA - Tagalog: ARAW
Beautiful words related to the sun:
- Apricity- the warmth of the sun in winter
- Deasil- clockwise in a direction following the course of the sun. Considered lucky or auspicious.
- Earthshine - the faint illumination of part of the moon not illuminated by sunlight caused by a reflection on the earth
- Komorebi - Japanese for dappled sunlight seen through leaves.
- Occidens - quarter of the setting sun, the west
- Sol - eastern Sun
THE DAWNING OF A NEW DAY
Words for dawn:
Arabic: FAJAR - French: AUBE - Greek: AVGI - Latin: AURORA
Beautiful words related to the sunrise or dawn of the morning:
- Aubade - a love song sung at dawn
- Camhanaich - Gaelic for early morning twilight
- Interdius - in the daytime
- Kaajhuab-Hmong - early morning light that dissolves the mist
- Madrugda- the moment at dawn when the night meets the day
- Tzafrir - Hebrew for a refreshing light breeze in the morning
FADING LIGHT OF DUSK
Words for dusk:
Arabic: ALGHASAQ - French: CREPUSCULE Greek: SOUROUPO - Tagalog: DILAW
Beautiful words related to evening, sunset, dusk or darkness:
- Advesperascit - the approaching darkness as the evening draws near
- Crepuscule or crepusculumn- twilight
- Evenfall - twilight or dusk
- Shafaq - Persian for twilight or dusk
- Kawaakari - Japanese for the glow on the river at dusk.
- Noctivagus - night wandering
- Noceur - one who stays up late into the night
- Nox - darkness
- Nyctophilia - a lover of darkness or night; someone who finds comfort in the darkest hours
- Tenebrific - producing darkness
- Vespertide - evening
See also: A History of Time
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