Tales of the Volcano

  When beginning a new book, one of the things I spend the most time on is the creation of character names is very important because I want the names to be meaningful and a story unto themselves. In the first installment of Tales of the Volcano, I have chosen the name Lunaetz (loo – NAHH – etz) for the name of the central woman of the story.   Lunaetz is a compound word whose origin is in Roman mythology representing the divine personification of the moon, as goddess. Etz is a Hebrew word meaning tree. In Old English, the word tree represents trust, promise, steadfastness, and reliability. I have chosen the name Kai (KYY) for the name of the central man in the story. Kai originates in cultures from Hawaii to Western and Central Europe. Meanings range from the sea, the earth, the warrior spirit, to the keeper of the keys. The last name I have chosen for this couple is Zawadi Nuru. Zawadi is a West African Swahili word meaning gift. Nuru   is name of Arabic origin mea...

  In Plato's  The Symposium , humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces.  Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves. ------------ Until now, there has not been sufficient language to express and share this remembrance. It can now be told. This was the beginning of life and lives on Earth. Do you remember? You should. You were there. All the times we pondered how it continued to happen, the meeting each other over and over again throughout what we now know has been identified as time. I would see you and know it was you. Everything in me would quicken. You would see me and know it was me. Your light became brighter. The compelling toward each other is always a welcome and happy moment. It has at times proven to be socially complicated, especially when already mated, married or belong to others as slaves or servants. We have managed to fi...