My thoughts this week are more of a meditation on the meaning and derivation (etymology) of the word Psychology as it relates to the origins of religion. If you have been following my progress through this series of etymological offerings, you will know that psychology is a term compounded not Continue Reading
Welcome to the next installment of etymology pieces. This time round, Kelly delves into the word etymology (how meta), dandelions and prostitutes. Infortainment for you. So, read on, dear reader. “…as we go back in history, language becomes more picturesque, until its infancy, when it is all poetry.” ~ Ralph Continue Reading
Imagine that you are visiting a restaurant in an unfamiliar city. You are seated and then presented with a menu in a foreign language. The restaurant’s menu does not have any pictures, moment, that you are new to a neighborhood. You visit a local restaurant; are seated and you do Continue Reading
Πάσχω/ πάθος (Paskho: ‘to suffer’/ Pathos: ‘that which happens to a person) Pathetic: (adjective) “From Middle French pathétique, from Latin patheticus, from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “subject to feeling, capable of feeling, impassioned”), from παθητός (pathētós, “one who has suffered, subject to suffering”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “to suffer”)”[i]. Words…are personal Continue Reading
PoetsIN is all about words. Whether they are written or spoken, they are fundamental to everything we do; empowering people who are struggling with their mental health through workshops and a safe community. We use terminology and phrases about mental health day in and day out – but what of Continue Reading
