Word Usage

When I first began to wonder about "natural" patterns within our species' (homo sapiens sapiens - HSS) behavior, it occurred to me that the idea became too convoluted when focused on our species - or the animal species - alone. The concept of "natural," when only applied within a HSS' spectrum of understanding/existence, loses a fundamental component of its meaning: The Primordial.

Taking Astronomy helped me a lot in this regard, philosophically speaking, because Astronomy required me to take my mind and elevate it past my city, state, region, continent, hemisphere, planet, solar system, and galaxy in order to understand existence from its beginnings. 

Basically I began to realize that if I wanted to really understand what, for our species, was "natural;" I needed to observe the similarities of behavioral patterns between all living things. This includes our Species, Animals, Insects, Plants, Water, Earth, all the creepy crawly things on the Periodic Table (even Cosmic Junk and Dark Matter) and especially that elusive "Life Energy" - the Spirit of Time, if you will.

So here are the definitions for my less obvious terminology. I'll continuously be adding to this list. *

  • Primordial [adj]: a) existing at or from the beginning of time b) (esp. of a state or quality) basic and fundamental c) (of a cell, part, or tissue) in the earliest stage of development d) first in order of development; original; existing from the beginning
  • Root [n]: a) the part of a plant that attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers b) the part of a thing attaching it to a greater or more fundamental whole; the end or base c) the basic cause, source, or origin of something; the essential substance or nature of something d) a progenitor or ancestor
  • Stem [n]: a) the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root b) a long and thin supportive or main section of something. [v] a) originate in or be caused by 
  • The Omniverse/OmniUniverse [n]: The unfortunate thing, to me, about the idea of "one" in science is that it tends to lack its multiplicity within the language allowed to describe it. As if the Universe only contains "one" purpose as opposed to ALL purposes. As if even "one" isn't multifaceted. Thus, I prefer to emphasize the Onmi- nature of the Universe. The definition of the prefix "Omni-" is*: (combining form) a) all; of all things and b) in all ways or places 
* Definitions chosen from Apple's Dashboard Oxford American Dictionaries Widget, my personal perspective and New Webster's Dictionary of the English Language (Deluxe Encyclopedic Edition)