A Word in History at a Glance

Exemplar tables: changing word meaning as behavour changes over millennia

A Word in History at a Glance(The behaviour of any society is charted in its language) We are our language and use of a word simultaneously reflects~generates our state of being.Information being physical it is subject to the principles of energy. Hence we evaluate the sustainability of our language according to how relatively in accord…

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A Word in History at a Glance
(The behaviour of any society is charted in its language)

We are our language and use of a word simultaneously reflects~generates our state of being.
Information being physical it is subject to the principles of energy. Hence we evaluate the sustainability of our language according to how relatively in accord (harmony) our use of a word is with the Conservation of Energy Principle.
Its wisdom provides us with both a profound system of psychoanalysis and a potent predictive tool that enables us to transcend our human condition.
Words used in accord with the Conservation of Energy Principle reflect~generate harmony with all whereas words used in denial reflect~generate dissonance and misery.

Preface Note re Our Human Condition

The human psyche can usefully be understood as a dynamic balance of our exclusive forces (the ego, “I”) and our inclusive forces (Compassion).

The etymology map below illustrates compassion has lost its original inclusive meaning of “com” – together + “pati” – to suffer over millennia. This loss reflects an increasingly divided, alienated society. This website uses the word “compassion ” in transcendent way by retaining its ancient acknowledgement that all men (human beings) suffer, as do all sentient beings and our role is to minimize suffering of all.

**The above map illustrates how the word “*compassion”* itself has been increasingly demeaned in the English language in recent centuries, indicating a general loss of compassion.**

Below are exemplar tables illustrating how radical changes in word meaning over time can be correlated with radical changes in behaviour and measures of Earth’s global condition.