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How Word Meaning Emerges from

the SYMBOLISM of the ALPHABET

YUÈ

   Yuè.   Moon ( Chinese )

 

 

Y  SkY

U NAR  crescent

e - Light and Dark sides of

      the Moon

 

 

 

SkY. FLY. PraY. BeYond.

         The letter Y symbolizes the sky. It depicts one hand held overhead with the thumb separated from the fingers, or two hands stretched wide to embrace the expanse of the sky. Y also captures the spread of a bird's wings in flight.   

     One or two Y-shaped supports lift a cooking pot over a hearth fire, or hold up a roof beam.

U the crescent MOON

e - Dark and light sides of the Moon. The letter "e" shows the division between the luminous near side, and unseen far side of the Moon. This mysterious vowel exerts an influence on other sounds. Sometimes it is voiced, at other times, silent. It represents the contrast of light and shadow; vision, sleep, and dreams; yin and yang; illumination, and secrecy.

 

The capital letter "E" symbolizes Heaven. In ancient wisdom traditions, the cosmos has three layers - Earth, Sky, and Heaven.

The capital E depicts tiers or levels of the tides. The Moon is the invisible hand ( Y ) that lowers and raises ( U ) the levels of the tide ( E ).

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