Re: The Origins of Zürich...


<phoglund@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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phoglund wrote:
Anyway, my point was to show that there is nothing mystical about this
Turicum into Zürich thing, and that the whole story can in fact be
understood and applied quite easily - that science, including
linguistic science, is not about mystics, but about making things
ordered, manageable and graspable. But of course, Heidi Graw prefers it
the mystical way.

Not really, phoglund, I combine the science, with the mythology, the
history and the archeology. The science gives me the skeletal structure.
The history, myths and archeology provide the meat for the skeleton.

If you see me focus too much on the mystical, it's because I've already seen
some of the science, or someone here has offered a scientific explanation.
I add the other things to the science to give it character. That's why I
don't totally dismiss something altogether. The word has to mean something
to be something.

For example: In the beginning was the Word and the Work was Moo.

Moo was the first word my son spoke. That is the scientific evidence. I
witnessed the way he formed his mouth and sounded out the word. I heard it
and I recorded it in March of 1988. What he meant by it I have no idea. I
cannot attach a meaning to the word "Moo." This I catagorize as "scientific
etymology." ...it is a word without character and without meaning.

However, I can give "Moo." a character and a meaning. I know the cosmic cow
is that first "being" mentioned. She created herself. First being a cow,
first word spoken, "Moo." "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was
Moo." This will now be catagorized as a myth, under the heading "folk
etymology." Author Heidi Graw. Jan. 4, 2007. ;-)

So, now we have the scientific and the mythic. I combine these two so that
the word Moo is given a meaning. The word Moo has character. ;-)

You are under no obligation to accept my Moo Myth. ;-)

Take care,
Heidi







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