@: (orig. punctuation) 1) at. 2) The "at" sign is a fixture in every email address. It has also been adopted in trademark names -- @Home, @times -- to signal a company's jones for digital cachet. ... It is the brainchild of an engineer at Bolt, Beranek, and Newman Inc. As Katie Hafner and Matthew Lyon recount in Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet , the first email was sent "quietly one day in 1972 by a queit engineer, Ray Tomlinson." Tomlinson needed a character that didn't occur in names, so that a computer could easily distinguish between name and address. He looked down at his Model 33 Teletype keyboard, focusing on it's dozen punctuation marks. "The @ seemed an obvious choice because I didn?t know anyone with @ in their name, and that character had the added meaning of being 'at' the institution," Tomlinson says. "The irony is that @ is now becoming part of the names of things." [resource from "Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age"]

alam al-mithral: (ah-LAWM ahl meethRAWL) (Arabic) the world where images are real; the world of imagination, creative visualisation.

algorithm: math. a process or set of rules used for calculation or problem solving, esp.with a computer.

altjiranga mitjina: (Australian Aranda): the timeless dimension of dreams.

aphasia: the loss of ability to understand or express speech

appropriation: 1) take possession of, esp. without authority 2) devote to special purposes

archipelago: 1) a group of islands. 2) a sea with many islands.

asymptote: a line that continually approaches a given curve but does not meet it at a finite distance.

asynchronous: an adjective describing an operation performed at any time and in the background, independent of other simultaneous processes.

autodidact: a self-taught person (autodidactic).

autogenous: self-produced

autonomous: having self-government

baraka:(Arabic): a gift of spiritual energy that can be used for mundane purposes [noun]

bardo: (Tibetan): the plane between death and birth

bifurcation: 1a) a division into two branches. 1b) either or both of such branches. 2) the point of such a division. 3) mutations caused by planetary equivalent of lightening.

bioinformatics: the study and practise of interpreting genetic data.

buddhi: (Sanskrit): intuitive direct knowledge [noun]

Butterfly Effect, the: chaos theory principle holding that a small occurence, the flap of a butterfly's wings in Beijing, for instance, can send ripples of effects that cause larger occurences, such as a hurricane in Florida, throughout the rest of a complex system. (see chaos theory)

chaotic attractor: math. a point in a field of possabilities that tends to draw all trajectories toward it.

chaos theory: the mathematical study of complex systems whose development is highly sensitive to slight changes in conditions, so that small events can give rise to strikingly great consequences (e.g., a slight turn of a tap can change a steady flow of water to an irregularly splashing stream; a tiny disruption of the atmosphere in the Artic Circle might lead to the development of a hurricane in the tropics). This study, which has application in many fields (including physics, biology, ecology, and economics), has two main aspects. On the one hand, processes that seem random or irregular may actually be following certain laws, which could be discovered. On the other hand, processes thought to be regular may turn out to be "chaotic." This aspect has further diminished scientist's confidence in the predictability of natural phenomena. Because of their complexity and the large number of conditions that may affect them at any stage, many systems that used to be thought predictable from the laws of nature (e.g. the movements of the planets in the solar system) have been shown to be "chaotic" in the technical sense ( for sufficiently far in the future even their approximate positions may be beyond calculation) (see the Butterfly Effect).

clairaudience: the faculty of perceiving, as if by hearing, what is inaudible.

clairsentience: the faculty of exceptional perception through any or all of the senses.

clairvoyance: 1) the faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. 2) exceptional insight.

coalition: a group of people, organisations, clubs, or other groups that join together to accomplish a specific goal. Coalitions are temporary alliances, and members of a coalition do not usually agree on all issues, often agreeing to join together only for mutual convenience.

codon: a component of variably grouped amino acids that composes the double helix DNA molecule. There are 64 possible combinations of codons.

cybernetics: the science of control and communication.

cyberspace: information space; the ether; the place between phones, between computers, between you and me.

déja vu: (French) psychol. an illusionary feeling of having already expericned a present situation. [FR = already seen] (see also, deja you, deja volume, and DJV).

deconstructionism:

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA): a molecule that contains the Universal Genetic Code which promotes the Life Force shared by all living things on our planet. Understanding this represents a great step towards the development of a more peaceful coexistence of all human beings with one another and the environment in which we live. After all, unique as we are as individuals, we are all connected as one by the common thread of DNA. (see codon)

dhamma: (Pali) 1) the natural, harmonic law of life. 2) service to others.

dharma: (Sanskrit): each peron's unique, ideal path in life, and the knowledge of how to find it.

diacrony: change extending through time.

Digital Revolution: the radical reshaping and restructuring of social patterns caused by digital technology.

ditention: mode of awareness in which ideas are unconsciously distorted by emotion [alt. = cotention]

DMT (???):

emergent: 1) becoming apparent; emerging 2) (of a nation) newly formed or made independent.

epitome: a person or thing embodying a quality, class, etc.

equanimity: mental composure, eveness of temper, esp. in misfortune. [equanimous = even mind]

ergonomics:

eschatology: 1) the part of theology concerned with death and final destiny. 2) the general study of the ultimate fate of the human race and the universe (see the eschaton)

extrapolate: 1) math . & philos a) calculate approximately from known values, data, etc. (others which lie outside of those known). b) calculate on the basis of known facts to estimate unknown facts, esp. extend a curve on a graph. 2) infer more widely from a limited range of known facts. [opp. = interpolate?]

exosphere: the layer of the atmosphere furthest from the earth.

fractal: frequency range that maintains symmetry across the scale; holon ration within larger holon that always recapituates the whole.

Future Shock: Alvin Toffler coined the term in a 1965 article (and wrote the book in 1970) to describe people's reactions and maladjustments to rapid technological changes that swept society after World War II. Toffler's portentous opener reads: "This is a book about what happens to people when they are overwhelmed by change."

Gaia Hypothesis, the:

Gedankenexperiment: [gay-DAWN-ken] (German): Thought-experiment [noun]

genomics: the study and practice of decrypting DNA code.

Gestalten: (German) little wholes that make up larger wholes; any pattern that is greater than the sum of its parts.

gethsemane: a place or occassion of mental and or spiritual suffering.

geomancy: the pre-science investigating the relation between the realms of heaven, earth, and humankind.

gigaflop: the measurement a computer?s capacity to process 1 billion operations per second (usually indicative of ?super computers?)

gnostic: relating to knowledge, esp. esoteric knowledge.

halak (Indonesian/non-Kamian): dream guide.

heterogenesis: 1) the birth of a living being otherwise than from parents of the same kind. 2) spontaneous generation from inorganic matter.

heurism: 1) allowing or assisting to discover. 2) computing proceeding to a solution by trial and error. [heuristic]

holarchy: a hierarchically organised structure of holons. A whole that is also a structure of parts that are in themselves wholes.

holism: 1) philos The theory that whole entities of reality have an existence greater than the mere sum of their parts. 2) The principle that a part is understandable only in relationship to the whole. [holistic]

holocene:

hololiterature: [relate to holopoetry]

holon: a unit of autonomy viewed as either a whole system with parts, or as a part of a larger system, depending upon the perspective and degree of context. (see holodynamics)

holonomic: 1) holistic knowing. 2) knowing that is simultaneously intuitive and rational, scientific and artistic. Describes the order of reality as well as the way we come to know and express that order. Depends upon a self-reflective consciousness, clarity of perception, and an ability to account for and create order.

holonomy: the law or principle governing whole systems.

hominization: the macro-process of populating the earth with human beings; the recently complete stage of Gaia's evolutionary process.

hyper- : (prefix) over, beyond, above, exceeding, excessive, above normal

hyperaesthesia: an excessive physical sensibility, esp. of the skin.

hynology: the science of the phenomena of sleep.

hypnopaedia: learning by hearing while asleep.

individuation: form into an individual; the process of integrating the various aspects of a person, bringing about an awareness of the complete self. (Jungian Psychology)

industry M&A: recombinant trends

ipsissima verba: (Latin) "the precise words"

istiqara (Arabic): a request for spiritual or practical assistance in the form of a dream

kalpa (Sanskrit): a cosmic measure of time (4,320,000,000 x 1000 years)

karma (Sanskrit):

mantra (Sanskrit): word or syllable uttered to oneself in order to achieve a state of mind; a linguistic mind-tool.

maya (Sanskrit): the mistaken belief that a symbol is the same as the reality it represents ("the map is not the territory") [noun]

memetics: ( see Memetic Lexicon )

morph: [verb] to turn one thing into another.

mu (Japanese): no-thing, no mind [noun]

multimedia: pl.n. (used with a sing. verb). 1. The combined use of several media, such as movies, slides, music, and lighting, especially for the purpose of education or entertainment. 2. The use of several mass media, such as television, radio, and print, especially for the purpose of advertising or publicity. Also called mixed media. (see hyper-media)

mystic: a person or systems of knowledge which seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity or identity with or absorption into the Diety or the ultimate reality, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the understanding. 2 mysterious and awe-inspiring. mysticism

nadi (Balinese): to temporarily inhabit another dimension (trance through drugs, television, dreams, cyberspace, etc.) [verb]

nanotechnology: the process that creates, or the elements of minuscule machines made from individual molecules or atoms.

nescience: lack of knowledge.

oomancy: divination by eggs.

oscillate: 1) a. move to and from like a pendulum. b. move to and fro between points. 2) vacillate; vary between extremes of opinion, action, etc. 3) physics move with periodic regularity. 4) electr. (of a current) undergo high-frequency alterations as ascoss a spark gap or in valve-transmitter circuit.

otaku: (Japanese) slang for the obsessive collectors of the information-age generation.

phi: Phi, a symbol of the greek alphabet, has been adapted in modern culture to be the mathematical representative of the "ideal." Also associated with the "Golden Mean," the ideal balance of life, Phi is actually not a number but a relationship. (see more)

pleomorphism: Biol., Chem., Mineral. the occurrence of more than one distinct form.

plenum: dense space (opp. of vacuum)

polymorphism: biol. the existence of various different forms in the successive stages of the development of an organism. [polymorphic, polymorphous]

poststructuralism:

psionics: a fringe scientific field of study on the interrelationship between consciousness and advanced technology.

psychotronics: 1) the interdisciplinary study of the interactions of matter, energy, and consciousness. 2) assumes that the universe is triadic, not dualistic, and is comprised of humankind, universe, and psychotronic energy, which is claimed to be the vital force that emanates from all living things. (see universal life force)

quantum: physics a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnatude to the frequency of radiation it represents. [latin quantus = how much] [plural = quanta]

quantum mechanics: a mathematical form of quantum theory dealing with the motion and interaction of (esp. subatomic) particles and incorporating the concept that these particles can also be regarded as waves.

quantum theory: physics the body of theory based on the existence of quanta of energy.

quaquaversal: geol. pointing in every direction.

quark: physics any of a group (originally three) postulated components of elementary particles [coined by M. Gell-Mann, 1964, from phrase "Three quarks for Muster Mark!" in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake (1939)]

reification: to regard something abstract as a concrete or material thing.

reve a deux (French): a mutual dream or shared hallucination.

sabsung (Thai): to slake an emotional or spiritual thirst, to be revitalised [verb]

salvia divinorum: 1) a psychoactive plant that may produce visual, tactile, auditory, or synaesthetic hallucinations--distort temporeal perception, and amplify a sense of profound synchronicity. Experience also suggests a tendency enhance telepathic abilities. 2) entheogenic mint from Oaxaca, Central Mexico. A rather unusual and enigmatic lore surrounds this plant. Its existence seems confined to only about two dozen Mazatec gardens, and yet these people who have tended it for centuries, claim that it is not from their region, but of some completely unknown origin. Known by the Mazatecs as, Ska Maria Pastora or hojas de Maria "leaves of Mary the shepardess. Recent studies indicate that this plant contains compounds known as diterpenes which may represent an entirely novel class of psychoactive compounds unrelated to any presently known psychadelics.

singularity:

spiritual: of or concerning the spirit as opposed to matter. (spirituality)

structuralism:

sublimate: divert the energy of (a primitive impulse, esp. sexual) into a culturally higher activity.

synaesthesia: 1) a union of sensations 2) psychol. the production of a mental sense-impression relating to once sense by stimulating the other sense 3) a sensation produced in a part of the body by the stimulation of another part [from Greek: syn (union), aisthesis (sensation)] [or synesthesia]

synchromesh: a system of gear changing in which the driving gear wheels are made to revolve at the same speed during engagement by means of a set of friction clutches.

synchronic: describing a subject (esp. a language) as it exists at one point in time [opp. diachronic]

synchronous: existing or occurring at the same time (see syncsilience)

syncopate: 1) music displace the beats or accents in a passage so that strong beats become weak and vice versa. 2) shorten (a word) by dropping interior sounds or letters

synecology: the ecological study of plant or animal communities. [synecological, synecologist]

synergy: the combined effect of drugs, organs, etc., that exceeds the sum of their individual effects. synergism, synergetic, synergistic, synergistically

symphogenous: arising through interweaving.

syrian rue: a psychoactive shrub containing harmaline that inhibits the brain's ability to process and maintain a systematic perception of reality.

talkin (Indonesian): to whisper instructions to the dying [verb]

technopagan:shaman/technlogist who keeps one foot in the emerging technosphere and one foot in the collective unconscious.

technotranscendentalism: an ideology that proposes that the advents of technology (esp. digital) has the potential to excell itself and the human race beyond the material universe.

titillate: excite pleasantly, tickle.

transcendent: 1) excelling, surpassing. 2) transcending human experience. 3) Philos. not subject to the limitations of the material universe.

transcendentalism: 1) transcendental philosophy. 2) exalted or visionary language.

transhumanism: the ideology promoting the potential for humans to transcend beyond our presupposed limitations [see www.???.com, www.extropy.com]

ubiquitous: 1) present everywhere or in several places simultaneously. 2) often encountered. [ubiquity]

undulate: 1) have or cause to have a wavy motion or look. 2) Wavy, going alternately up and down or in and out.

universal life force: the ineffable energy source and organizing principle that permeates all of life and creation.

wabi (Japanese): a flawed detail that creates an elegant whole.

wei-wu-wei (Chinese): conscious nonaction; the act of not acting [verb]

yoin (Japanese): experiential reverberation that continues to move you along after the initial external stimulus has ceased [noun]

yugen (Japanese): an awareness of the universe that triggers feelings too deep and mysterious for words.

zanshin (Japanese): a state of relaxed mental alertness in the face of danger [noun]

Zero Point, the: the measurement point of the absolute quality of novelty in Terrence McKenna's Time Wave Zero theory of fractal time evolution. Cooincides with the Eschaton.

Zero Point Energy: sourced energy derived from a vacuuum in space using a device that tweaks the equalibrium of the void.

Zero Point Knowledge: sourced knowledge derived from the void.

ZPE Paradigm: the shift of understanding the dynamics of physical space and the universe through the theoretical advents of Zero Point Energy technology. Proposes that all points in space--whether filled by matter, or an absolute vacuum--have a profound energetic potential.

Zwischenraum (ZVISH-ehn-rowm) (German): the space between things (space between objects, thoughts, words, etc.)

Also see Lexicon Memetic Version, and Neological Version.