Tag Archives: etymology

MEDITATIONS ON PLACE | NYC: SEPTEMBER, 2001

By Tim Girvin at 10:25 pm on Sunday, September 11, 2011

2001 | Girvin photo journal, September: NYC MEDITATIONS ON PLACE AND THE PROFUNDITY OF SENSE | NYC: SEPTEMBER, 2001 ––––––––––––– The sight of scene unknowing and the scented perfume of dissolution It was a couple of weeks after 9.11.2001 that … Continue reading →

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THE MOTHER OF COURAGE

By Tim Girvin at 8:33 am on Monday, August 15, 2011

EXPLORING FEMININE LEADERSHIP The power of the feminine principal I’ve been working with three (new) clients, all women, whose names shall be held in reserve, for now — but it’s interesting to contemplate the character of the feminine, when it … Continue reading →

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STRATEGIES OF NAMING

By Tim Girvin at 5:02 am on Tuesday, August 9, 2011

The Naming of Things THE MYSTICAL ROOTS OF THE GATHERING OF NAMES. An ancient principle of voice struggles in the subjective empowerment of words — as vessels for improvised ideas — and the named premise of ideals. I’ve written in … Continue reading →

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ABRACADABRA | Alphabet Amulets

By Tim Girvin at 5:23 pm on Friday, July 29, 2011

I got a note from some friends at the Oxford English Dictionary. It was about this word, “abracadabra” — and perhaps you’ve got the same one, since you might have friends there too. Earlier in my life, studying the history … Continue reading →

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KNOTWORK

By Tim Girvin at 1:50 am on Monday, July 18, 2011

(Girvin) Himalayan mountain protective talisman THE TALISMANIC STRING Coming into the office in Seattle, on one wall there is a string of talismans; they’re arranged — as a threading, running from the front of the office, the opening door, to … Continue reading →

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DUST

By Tim Girvin at 3:40 am on Thursday, July 14, 2011

The scent of dust. The perfume of the journey. The spice of the road. I am sorting through a collection of delicate, sacred books. They come from many places, but like a bundled sanctum, they are all together — near … Continue reading →

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