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The February 2023 Gallimaufry
A collection of bits and pieces and rigmarole from the OverSoul of my brain (and other places)
Note: As part of my commitment to publish one blog post per week in 2023, this is the first of a series of monthly posts where I put together odds and ends that didn’t make the final cut for a complete post, but still seem worth sharing, and include media I’ve been interested in. I hope you enjoy it!
The Gift of Language
I’m a writer and a reader and I love words. Love the way they sound when said solo, or how they create new aural sensations when combined. I love how they can impart powerful meaning when strung together well, just as I love how they can be playfully nonsensical in the hands of the whimsical.
As a result of this love, I tend to notice words or phrases that stand out. And so it was that, after many moons of casting for a regular, memorable title for this monthly odds-and-ends blog post, my eyes landed on the word gallimaufry. It was in a place where such treasures are reasonably likely to reside: on the blog of the usually interesting, always erudite John Michael Greer.
Since finding it a few weeks back, I’ve typed gallimaufry enough times that I can now spell it right. In this sense, the word now…
