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The word “entheogen” was chosen to define such substances. It is derived from two words from ancient Greek: éntheos, literally “full of the god” or “possessed”; and genésthai, “to come into being”. So an entheogen is a substance that facilitates the finding of the “god within”.
Anthony Peake • The Hidden Universe
It's worth a mention that etymologically, "attention" means "reaching towards." When we attend to something, we're reaching towards it — and when we keep reaching towards it over and over and over again, it's impossible for us to stay where we started. We move, over and over again, in the direction of what we reach towards.
Attention as Worship
You should do hard things because it transforms you. It makes something out of you. https://t.co/otJM61Qu2r
- Eidolon (εἴδωλον): A ghostly phantom or illusory double in Greek mythology, reflecting an unreal or idealized image of a person or thing.
- Daemon (δαίμων): A divine or spiritual being in Greek philosophy, acting as a guiding force or moral conscience between gods and humans.
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The word “psychedelic” is taken from the Greek words psychē (“soul”) and dēloun (“to make visible”, “to reveal”).
Anthony Peake • The Hidden Universe
The words “community” and “immunity” are closely related.
Community comes from the Latin communitas — a combination of com- (“together”) and munus (“service” or “duty”). At its root, it refers to a group of people joined in service or mutual support.
Immunity derives from immunitas — formed from in- (“not”) and munus (“duty, obligation”). Originally,... See more
Community comes from the Latin communitas — a combination of com- (“together”) and munus (“service” or “duty”). At its root, it refers to a group of people joined in service or mutual support.
Immunity derives from immunitas — formed from in- (“not”) and munus (“duty, obligation”). Originally,... See more
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The Greek word Pleroma literally means “fullness”, from the verb plero, “I fill”.
Anthony Peake • The Hidden Universe
That life seems to have a purpose, a motivation for change and improvement, was first elucidated by Aristotle, who created the term “teleology”. This is derived from the Greek word telos, meaning “goal” or “end”.