DISTORTION OF LANGUAGE

WORDS HAVE POWER.

Language, and the ethymological meaning of words, has been distorted to manipulate our perception. By messing up our understanding of words, and language in particular, disables the later generations' ability to correctly understand what have been recorded in the past.

Mainstream media such as modern literature, TV and movies often bombard us with the wrong usage of words, with the intention to mislead the readers/viewers.

The meaning of many modern words that we use in our everyday lives have been corrupted and distorted, thus we need to learn the etymology, ie the ORIGINAL and TRUE meaning of the words used.

Alchemy

The term "alchemy" comes from the Arabic word "al-kīmiyā". The prefix "al-" is the Arabic definite article, meaning "the," and "kīmiyā" refers to the art of transmutation, particularly in relation to substances. Thus, the word "alchemy" essentially means "the art of transformation".

In actuality, alchemy is not turning base metal into gold, but the transmutation of the Self.

Anarchy

The word "anarchy" comes from Greek, the prefix 'an', meaning "the absence of", plus 'archos', meaning "a ruler" or "authority."

In the words of Brian Morris: "The term anarchy comes from the Greek, and essentially means 'no ruler.'

Anarchists are people who reject all forms of government or coercive authority, all forms of hierarchy and domination.

You were made to believe that "anarchy" means "a state of disorder".

Apocalypse

Ethymological meaning "uncovering", "revelation" or "unveiling". The meaning of the word was distorted to turn people away from the hidden truths that would expose the matrix of power & control.

You were made to believe that "apocalypse" means "the end of the world" or "a great catastrophy".

Arcane

Ethymological meaning "hidden, secret," 1540s, from Latin arcanus "secret, hidden, private, concealed", from arcere "to close up, enclose, contain", from arca "chest, box, place for safe-keeping," from PIE root *ark- "to hold, contain, guard" (source also of Greek arkos "defense", arkein "to ward off;" Armenian argel "obstacle;" Lithuanian raktas "key," rakinti "to shut, lock").

Cataclysm

A deluge, a flood
To deluge, to wash clean

You were made to believe that "cataclysm" means "a large-scale and violent event in the natural world".

Chaos

The word chaos comes from the Ancient Greek word "khaos", which means "void", "abyss" or "gap". It referred to a primordial state of formlessness from which the universe was created.

You were made to believe that "chaos" means "a state of complete disorder or confusion".

Conspiracy

A plotting of evil, unlawful design; a combination of persons for an evil purpose
A plot, agreement, union, unanimity

You were made to believe that "comspiracy" means "explanation of an event or situation involving unwarranted belief".

Elite

The word elite comes from the Latin word eligere, which means "to choose" or "to select." This is derived from the verb legere, meaning "to gather" or "to pick." The term evolved through Old French as élite, which meant "a chosen or select group".

You were made to believe that "elite" means "the best (in the population)".

Enlightenment

The word "enlightenment" comes from the Old French enlightenment, which is derived from the verb enlighten, meaning "to remove the dimness or blindness" (usually figurative, from one's eyes or heart), "supply with intellectual light","to give light to" or "to shed light upon".

The idea behind "enlighten" was to bring knowledge, understanding, or insight to someone, as if shedding light on something previously in the dark. The term "Enlightenment" also refers to a specific period in European history, the Age of Enlightenment (17th–18th centuries), when philosophical and intellectual thought centered on reason, science, and individual rights, often in opposition to tradition, superstition, and religious dogma. So, "enlightenment" ultimately has its roots in the metaphor of bringing light to darkness, but over time it has taken on deeper, more abstract meanings related to knowledge, spiritual awakening, and intellectual awakening.

Esoteric

Ethymological meaning "belonging to an inner circle", "secret; intended to be communicated only to the initiated; profound".

Exoteric

Ethymological meaning "pertaining to the outside, external".

Fascism

The word fascism ultimately derives from the Latin word "fasces", meaning "bundle" — specifically a bundle of wooden rods bound together, often surrounding an axe. So, etymologically, fascism stems from the concept of a collective force, symbolized by the bundle of rods (fasces), meant to project power, order, and unity under an authoritarian leadership. In ancient Rome, the fasces were carried by officials' attendants (lictors) as a symbol of:

Authority
Jurisdiction
The power to punish
State power

The symbolism was that individual rods could be broken easily, but a bound bundle was strong—a metaphor for strength through unity under authority.

Holocaust

Contrary to popular belief and mass media propaganda, "holocaust" does not mean "genocide".

mid-13c., "sacrifice by fire, burnt offering," from Old French holocauste (12c.), or directly from Late Latin holocaustum, from Greek holokauston "a thing wholly burnt," neuter of holokaustos "burned whole," from holos "whole" (from PIE root *sol- "whole, well-kept") + kaustos, verbal adjective of kaiein "to burn". Thus, a holocaust is an intentionally planned ritual killing as a sacrifice to an entity.

You were made to believe that "holocaust" means "destruction or slaughter on a mass scale" or "genocide".

Mafia

A hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in criminal activities.
A close group of people who are involved in criminal activities and who help and protect each other, sometimes to the disadvantage of others.
A small but powerful or influential group in an organization or field; an inordinately prominent and controlling clique.
An organized international body of criminals, and having a complex and ruthless behavioural code.

You were made to believe that "mafia" means "gangsters".

Magic / Magick

The word magic has its roots in the Greek word magikos, which referred to the practices of magicians, or sorcerers. Magikos itself is derived from magos, meaning "magician" or "wise man."

Occult

Ethymological meaning "secret, not divulged", "to keep secret, conceal", "cover over, conceal".

Oligarchy

An oligarchy is a system of government or power in which a small group of people holds disproportionate control over a country, society, or institution. The word comes from French olygarche, oligarque, from Latinized form of Greek oligarkhēs, which is related to oligarkhia "government by the few".

Unlike a system where power is broadly distributed among citizens, an oligarchy concentrates decision-making in the hands of a relatively small, influential group.

Pagan

Ethymological meaning "rural" or "rustic". This term was only used only after the Roman Catholic Church came into political power, to belitttle other forms of spirituality or religions. Paganism has nothing to do with satanism or witchcraft, morality or righteousness. Basically it just refers to any other religions other than the 3 Abrahamic religions.

Pharmaceutical

Pertaining to pharmacy or the art of preparing drugs or poison
Pertaining to the art of sorcery

You were made to believe that "pharmaceutical" means "pertaining to medicine".

Renaissance

Ethymological meaning from French: re- (again) + naissance (birth). Thus, "Renaissance" literally means "rebirth".

Shaman

The word shaman comes from the Tungusic word šaman, which means "one who knows" or "a person who is spiritually enlightened". The Tungusic people are indigenous to Siberia, particularly in regions like the Evenki and other Siberian tribes. In the Tungusic cultures, a shaman was a spiritual leader or healer who could access the spiritual world, perform healing rituals, conduct divination, and communicate with spirits through trance states or altered states of consciousness.

Sophisticate

From "sophisticaten", meaning "make impure by admixture, add a foreign or inferior substance to," from Medieval Latin sophisticatus, past participle of sophisticare "adulterate; cheat; quibble" (see sophistication). It is attested from c. 1600 as "obscure or corrupt with fallacies, delude by sophistry," and by 1796 as "deprive of simplicity".

You were made to believe that a "sophisticate" refers to "being profound" or "of certain depth".

Sophistry

Meaning "subtle but fallacious reasoning", from mid-14c., sophistrie, from Old French sophistrie (Modern French sophisterie) and directly from Medieval Latin sophistria, from Latin sophista, sophistes.

Virus

The word virus comes from the Latin word virus, which means "poison," "slime," or "sap." In Latin, virus was used to describe a harmful substance or a liquid that could cause illness, much like we associate toxins or poisons today.

You were made to believe that a "virus" is kind of pathogen.

Wicca

The word Wicca comes from the Old English wicca (pronounced witch-uh), which means "male witch" or "sorcerer". This is the masculine form of the term, and its feminine counterpart was wicce (pronounced witch-uh), meaning "female witch". The Old English wicca is related to the Proto-Germanic root wikkjaz, which means "wise" or "one who practices magic". It is tied to a broader linguistic family of words related to "witchcraft" and "sorcery". The root wic- is also associated with the idea of witchcraft, magical arts, or wisdom.

Witch

The word "witch" comes from the Old English wicca (pronounced witch-uh), which is derived from Proto-Germanic wikkjaz, meaning "wise one" or "sorcerer". It is closely related to the Old High German wizza, which means "wise" or "magician". The root wic- is thought to be related to the idea of "witchcraft" or "magic" and is also tied to the word wiccian, meaning "to practice witchcraft". Originally, wicca had a neutral or even positive connotation, often associated with wisdom and healing practices. Over time, especially during the Medieval period, under the Catholic-Christian agenda, the term became more associated with malevolent magic and people believed to practice harmful or dark arts.