True Colors
I tend to see in terms of black & white … I hardly even dream in color.
Crafts are something I truly enjoy because creating stuff gives color to my dreams.
One subject I get a kick out of exploring revolves around a simple question … how to spell a color ... is it g-r-a-y or g-r-e-y ?
It can be a foggy issue (I like fog) but it really is not complicated … it boils down to just two letters … ‘a’ and ‘e’.
Combining the two into one letter ‘æ’ actually makes sense; and, believe it or not, the historical spelling does just that … g-r-æ-g.
Anglo-Saxon Runes reveal even more about the relationship ...
a = oak : e = horse : æ = ash
All of these identities have lots of ancient symbolism and just mentioning Runes spark images of magical times for me.
Viewing the Moon through chromatology deepens the mix ... when white is added to black it is 'gray' (new moon to full moon) ... when black is added to white it is 'grey' (full moon to new moon).
Neat stuff.
Who knew black & white could be so colourful ;-)
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