astrology n. < L. astrologia, lit. speaking about stars.
1. the art and science which expounds on the influences of
celestial bodies, according to their relative positions,
upon physical life. 2. early form of astronomy. (see Ontosophy
article: "on Astrology")

belief n. from ME bileve, v, influenced by bileven\gelfan\leubh,
to hold dear/to make palatable. 1. the mental act, condition, or
habit of placing confidence in another without proof that one is
right in doing so. 2. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the
truth, actuality, or validity of something not susceptable to
validation. 3. something believed or unquestioningly accepted as
true in the absence of reason, especially a particular ideology
accepted by a group of persons. 4. a religious tenet or tenets;
an object of belief.

determinism n. < determine + ism (Sir William Hamilton) < L.
determinare, to prescibe, fix, limit. 1. Doctrine that all
occurences exemplify natural law. 2. in general, the doctrine
that whatever happens, including human actions, have an intrinsic
antecedent cause.

duality n. < L. dualita, the state of being two. 1. divided into
two; twofold. 2. Model of Duality; describes relative conditions
that are only real as long as they are perceived as opposites.

ego n. from L. ego, the thinking I, or self. 1. that which thinks,
feels, and distinguishes itself from the selves of others.
2. the psyche, source of knowing; as distinct from thymos,
wellspring of gnowing. 3. that condition which can only
experience life through its own predispositions. (see Ontosophy
article: "What is Ego")

Elohim n. pl. < Heb. elohim, gods, plural of eloah; appears 2570
times in the OT. The singular version El (appears 226 times) and
Eloah (57 times, 41 of which in Job). Modern scholars say its
etymology has not thus far been satisfactory explained. However,
the christian faithful claim that ELOHIM is really singular because
it is near singular verbs, without questioning why the verbs were
made singular when the OT was written from oral tradition beginning
in the 2nd Century CE.
Gen 1:26 "And ELOHIM said, let US make man in OUR image, after
Our likeness" Gen 3:22 " And ELOHIM said, behold, the man is
become as one of US". Gen 11:7 "let Us go down and confound their
language, that they may not understand one another's speech".
The first time a singular god is mentioned in the Bible is in Exo 2.
(see Ontosophy article: "on Religion and belief")

empirical adj. < Gk. n. empeirikos. 1. pertaining to experience or
observation. 2. empirical knowledge, as opposed to ratiocinative
knowledge (relating to methodical, logical reasoning). 3. charlatanism,
quackery. 4. without deep insight.

enneagram n. < ennea + gram; <Gk. ennea, nine; < Gk. -gramma
(combining form meaning something drawn or written (diagram, epigram).
1. a diagram or star with nine points. 2. a symbol popularized by
GI Gurdjieff in expounding on the universal process; law of 3 and
law of 7. 3. in psychology, a system of personality patterns
developed by Ichazo and Naranjo; enneatypes. 4. a representation
of the duality of the outermost as a reflection of the innermost.
(see The Matrix in the Ontosophy Gallery)

Forgiveness n. from the Greek aphesis, 'to let go'.
1. to grant pardon for or remission of; absolve. 2. to give up all
claim. 3. to cease to feel resentment against.

gnow\no, v. gnew, gnown, gnow-ing, gnows; from Gk gnosis, knowledge
of spiritual matters. 1. to understand directly through metasensory
awareness; comprehend through the heart of essence. 2. to experience
unmedia-tedly, something as true. 3. to be acquainted with or have
gnostic understanding of, as through metasensory experience;
to gnow love. 4. to comprehend ontosophically; through wisdom/gnosis.

honesty n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honest['e], onest['e]
(cf. F. honn[^e]tet['e]), L. honestas. 1. the quality or condition of
being honest; integrity. 2. truthfulness; sincerity: in all honesty.
Honesty is not a path,...only ego follows paths. When choosing
honestly, illusions become apparent.

hope n. from ME. hopa, an expectation. 1. expectation of something
desired; anticipation of some future event. 2. a guess or belief.
3. that which gives hope; a substance or object hoped for; an
expected payoff.

know\no, v. knew, known, know-ing, knows; OE gecnawan, be able to;
akin to L. gnovi. 1. to perceive directly through the senses;
comprehend through the intellect. 2. to have fixed in the intellect
or memory, something as true. 3. to be acquainted with or have a
practical understanding of, as through sensory experience; know how
to cook. 4. to comprehend noologically; through thought/intellect.

love n., v. loved, loving, < ME. lufa; to be pleasing. 1. Pleasurable
attraction, solicitude or delight for, certain individuals, principles,
qualities or things; emotional love. 2. Biological desire or craving
for the welfare, possession, companionship of another; instinctive
love. 3. Devotion and attachment to a belief or condition, usually
sexless in nature; agape love. 4. Amoral intimacy; what Walter Russell
called in his Scientific Explaination of Sex (1949),
a holy relationship; Conscious Love.

metaphysics\met·a·phys·ics\ n. meta- a prefix meaning beyond, along
with, after, from latin, metaphysica, from Greek, metaphusika, the
works after the physics, the title of Aristotle's treatise on first
principles, so called because it followed his work on physics.
1. The branch of philosophy, which includes ontology and cosmology,
that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between
mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value. In the
17th Century, ontosophy was presented as the prima philosophia, but
because of its gnostic nature, was not pursued. 2.The philosophy of
systematic investigation of the nature of first principles and ultimate
reality, of a particular discipline: the metaphysics of law.
3. A priori speculation upon questions that are unanswerable to
scientific observation, analysis, or experiment.

neti-neti n. Sanskrit, lit. not this, not that (pronounced nAti-nAti).
Used in Eastern Philosophy as a process of arriving at the ultimate
reality by defining and letting go of the non-real to uncover the real,
or eternal underlying truth. Through negation, of not this, not that,
we unveil what we are not, ie., our beliefs, and reveal what we are;
our Real Self.

now adv. 1. at the present time or moment. 2. at once; without delay.
3. at this point or juncture. 4. in the immediate past.
5. nowadays; in the present times.

Now n. 1. the present instant (there is no instant in time; the Now is only
present where, so to say, time is not). 2. Still; unconditional.
3. Zero. 4. Eternity.

ontosophy n. < NL. ontosophia (Caramuel Lobkowitz 1642), pref. onto
- being; Gk pp of einai; parousia, to be (in pareina, to be present)
from Latin esse; + sophy, Gk wisdom. 1. wisdom of being 2. arising
from wisdom (sapientia) verses knowledge (scientia) 3. the sapience
to be present in the presence of one's Presence, or Being.

ratiocinative adj. < L. ratiocinativus from N. ratiocinatus circa 1520.
1. relating to logical reasoning. 2. ratiocinative knowledge, as opposed
to empirical knowledge (perceptual experience or observation).
3. deductive or methodical reasoning.

thymos n. Gk. thymos; wise mind (sapientia); in contrast to psyche;
intellect mind (scientia). 1. physical manifestation of the Fourth
(Heart) Chakra; Anahata. 2. in anatomy, a ductless, butterfly-shaped
endocrine gland, lying near the heart; regulator of the immune system.
3. Gland of Innocence; thymus hormones brings out the child in us;
being thymo-centric.

truth n. < OE. treuthe; true, honesty. 1. conformity to reality;
verity. 2. verified or undisputable certainty; mathematical truth.
3. statements, propositions, principles accepted as true by consensus
or objective reasoning; pragmatic truth. 4. that which is changeless,
non-conceptual; absolute truth. Absolute truth is not invented, it's
uncovered.

unconditional adj. un + L. conditionalis. 1. without conditions
or limitations. 2. not restricted; not contingent. 3. math. absolute.