tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90628248957427768.post1691606678786805986..comments2011-09-05T15:43:44.671-04:00Comments on The Mystics Meeting: Something more on HierarchyTom (Mystics Meeting)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02106304861509275285noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90628248957427768.post-23001792532509043442009-03-18T12:52:00.000-04:002009-03-18T12:52:00.000-04:00the image (and thus, the word) of Janitor keeps co...the image (and thus, the word) of Janitor keeps coming to me by way of its etymology:<BR/><BR/> <I> 1584, "an usher, doorkeeper," from L. janua "door," from janus "arched passageway"</I><BR/><BR/>and so,<BR/><BR/> <I> <A HREF="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Janus" REL="nofollow">Janus:</A> ancient It. deity, guardian god of portals, patron of beginnings and endings, 1508, from L., lit. "gate, arched passageway," perhaps from PIE base *ei- "to go" (cf. Skt. yanah "path," O.C.S. jado "to travel"). He is shown as having two faces, one in front the other in back. His temple in Rome was closed only in times of peace.<BR/></I><BR/>the metaphor is so utterly rich- the "two faces" being a metaphor for that which has no opposites, or the mirror within oneself, if you like...Tom (Mystics Meeting)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02106304861509275285noreply@blogger.com