Sir Darius the Clairvoyent Posted October 3 So, in many languages the word for breath and spirit is the same. Here is a quick wiki search: The word spirit (ånd) originally meant breath (pust). Spirit in greek is called pneuma, nous, im latin spiritus, mens, animus or anima, hebrew ruach, arabic ruh, english mind or spirit, french esprit and german Geist. So, that is quite an amount of languages where breath/spirit is or originates from the same word. The Norwegian term, as mentioned, is ånd. Incredibly, this is cognate to sanskrit atman: also originally meaning breath. In order not to butched the vedic/hindu tradition, ill let britannica explain the term today: atman, one of the most basic concepts in Hinduism, the universal self, identical with the eternal core of the personality that after death either transmigrates to a new life or attains release (moksha) from the bonds of existence. In the norse creation myth, the first humans are pieces of wood that Odin, Villi and Ve breathes life (and various charictaristics, like the will, hence the name Villi). This naturally sounds very familiar to genesis, where God also breathes a divine spark into mankind. I wonder if this is an innate human… «archetype,» or if it may be the legacy of the indo european wind deity: H₂weh₁-yú is believed to be a god who controls the wind. He came from Proto Indo European Mythology and many cultures have gods that came from him.[1] His name comes from the Proto-Indo-European word for "blow".[2][1] In some traditions, he is shown as two gods who control different types of wind. Other cultures have similar gods, with names like Vayu-Vātaand Vāyu.[1] The god is also linked to the idea of giving and taking breath, which connects him to life and death.[3] Many Indo-European languages have words for wind that come from the same root as H₂weh₁-yú including the English wind.[1] Most people here, are, I assume, native english speakers. It is curious that the word wind, to wander and wonder are so similar, no? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
