Linguistic Substrates

Nekyia

Jungian method of diving into the unconscious 

Zenith

the point above an observer on the celestial sphere

Arcadia

  idyllic vision, seen as Eden or utopia, also a mountainous region in Greece idealised as a place of peace and abundance. 

Ashe (Aṣé)': It refers to the energy or power that flows through all things — the force that makes words, thoughts, and actions effective. When someone says something with intention, “Aṣé” affirms that it carries the power to manifest.

ORI

higher order, in Hewbrew it means ‘my light’, symbolising guidance.

Vignette

evocative description 

Apophenia refers to the human tendency to perceive meaningful connections or patterns in random or meaningless data. 

Euphemisation (as taken from the prose novella Siddartha) The propensity to narrate humankind as God’s, to sweeten what is unsavoury, so as to distort the reality of our balance between good and bad.

Hayra, “Valley of Bewilderment”, In Sufi tradition, it is an essential fall into confusion after ecstasy, so that the seeker may embody, the darker aspects and reveal them into light. 

Ophiocordyceps sinensis - Caterpillar fungus - (herbal remedy, found in the himalayas) wild fungus, that originates from dead caterpillar filled with mycelia, good for immunity, energy, lung heart and liver health, libido and fertility. 

Eidelon - an idealised person or thing 

Japenese concepts:

Misogi traditional purification method cleansing mind-body 

Ikigai reason for being (purpose) 

Kintsugi covering cracks in pottery with gold, highlighting the mistakes 

Shinto a traditional religion recognising the define spirit / respect for nature / interconnectedness