Aries 4: Two lovers strolling through a secluded walk

The keyword two descends from the Indo-European ( IE ) r o o t d w o - w h i c h m e a n s t w o a n d f r o m w h i c h a l s o d e s ce n d the words du o , duet, lover and is e n t w in e . 1 The keyword d e r i v e d f r o m t h e I E r o o t l e u bh w h i c h m e a n s t o ca r e , d e si r e ; l o v e . I t s p a r o n y m s i n c l ud e l i b i d o ( s e x u a l u r g e o r d e s i r e ). 2 T h e k e y w o r d s t ro l l s e e ms t o h a ve e n t e r e d t h e E n g l i s h l a n g ua g e a r o u n d 1 6 0 0 , p o ss i b l y f r o m t h e d i a l e ct i c a l G e r m a n st r o l l e n o r s t ro l c h e n ( t o s t r o l l , l o a f ) w h i c h i n t u r n d e s c e n d s f r o m s t r o l c h ( v a g a b o n d, v a g r a n t ; f o r t u n e - t e l le r ) a n d p o s si b l y t he I t a li a n a st r ol o g o (a s t r ol o g e r ) . 3 The keyword secluded d e s ce n d s f r o m t h e I E r o o t s ( w ) e - a s d o s e v e r a l o t h e r w o rd s a n d f o r m s r e f e r r i n g t o s o c i a l g r o up i n g s, e . g . e t hn i c , g o s s i p , s e cl u s io n , s e p a r a t e , se l f , so l it a r y , s o l o , s u i ci d e , a n d s i bl in g . 4 A n o t h e r o f i t s p a ro n y m s i s s e d u c t io n ( t o l u r e o r e n t i c e a w a y f r o m d u t y , p r i n ci p l e s , o r p r o p e r c o n d u c t ; i n d u c e t o h a v e se x ) . The word walk descends from the IE root wel-2 which means to w i s h , w i l l . P a r on y m s i n c l u d e w e l l ( i n a g o o d o r p r o p e r m a n n e r ; s k i l l f u l l y a n d p r o f i c i e n t l y ; i n a c o mf o r t a b l e o r a f f l u e n t m a n n e r ; i n a ll l i k e l i h o o d ; i n de e d; w i t h c a r e o r a t t e n t i o n ; e n t i r e l y ; f u l l y ) , w e a l ( t h e welfare of the community; the general good ), wealth, will (the mental f a c u l t y b y w h i c h o n e d e l i b e r a t e l y c h o o s e s o r d e c i d e s u p o n a c o u r se o f a c t i on ; d i l i g e n t p u r p o s e f u ln e s s ; de t e r m i n a t i o n ; bearing or attitude

1 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, pp. 21 -2 2 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Diction ary of Indo European Roots, p. 49 3 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=stroll 4 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, pp. 87 -8 Starling Hunter 2011 1

t o w a r d o t h e r s ; d i sp o s i t i o n ), w i l l ( a u x v . u s e d t o i n d i ca t e s i mp l e f u t u r i t y , l i k e l i h o o d , i n t e n t i o n , c us t o m a r y o r h a b i t u a l a c t i o n , a n d c a p a c i t y o r a b i li t y ) , n il l (n o t t o w i l l , n o t t o w i sh ) , w il l y - n i l l y ( w he t h e r d e si r e d o r n o t ; w i t h o u t o r d e r o r p l a n ), g a l l o p ( a r a p i d p a ce ) , w a l l o p ( t o b e a t s o u n d l y ) , g a l l a n t ( s m a r t l y o r b o ld l y s t y l i s h ; d a s h i n g ; a f a s hi o n a b le young man; a womans lover or paramour; too woo or pay court to a l a d y ) , g a l l im a u f r y ( a j u m b l e ; a h od g e p o d g e ) , ve l l e it y ( v o l i t i o n a t i t s m e r e s t le v e l ; a m e r e w i s h o r i n c l i n a t i o n ) , v o l it i o n ( t he a c t o r a n i n s t a n ce o f m a k i n g a c o n s ci o u s c h o i c e o r d e c i si o n ) , vo l u n t a r y ( d o n e o r u n d e r t a k e n o f o n e ' s o w n f r e e w i l l ) , b e n e v o l e n t ( c h a r a c t e r i ze d b y o r s u g g e s t i v e of d o i n g g o o d ) , m a l e vo l e n c e ( ha v i n g o r e x h i b i t i n g i l l w i l l ; w i s h i n g h a r m t o others; malicious), voluptuary (a person whose life is given over to l u x u r y a n d s e n s u a l p l e a s u re s ; a s e n s u a li s t ) , a n d v o l u p t u o u s ( g i v i n g, c h a r a c t e r i ze d b y , o r s u g g e s t i n g a m p l e , u n r e st r a i n e d p l e a s u r e t o t he s e n se s ) . 5 T H E M E S : T h e fi r st t h e me c o n ce r n s l o v e i n i t s e r o t i c , s e x u a l, o r p a s si o n a t e m a n i f e s t a t i o n , w h a t i s o f t e n c a l l e d A M O R E . T h e s e c o n d a n d r e l a t e d t he m e c on c e r n s t he r e l a t i on s h i p o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l s e l f t o t h e l a r g e r s o c i a l g r ou p s . I t re p r e s e n t s l o v e o f t he mo r e d i s p a s s i on a t e v a r i e t y , w h a t i s o f t e n c a l le d A G A P E , i . e . l o ve a s r e v e a le d i n J e s u s, s e e n a s sp i r i t u a l a n d se l f l e s s a n d a m o de l f o r h u m a n i t y a n d l o v e t ha t i s s p i r i t u a l, n o t s e x ua l , i n i t s n a t u r e . 6
Theme AMORE AMORE AMORE AGAPE AGAPE Relevant Keywords lovers secluded walk walk secluded Relevant Paronyms love, libido Seduction voluptuous weal, benevolence selfless, solo, solitary

5 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, pp. 9 7-8 6 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/agape_2 Starling Hunter 2011 2

W h e n w e r e c a l l t h a t t h e w o r d w e a l t h i s a ls o i n c l u de d a m o n g t h e p a r o n y m s o f w a l k , a V e n u s i a n t he m e b e c o me s e v i d e n t . T h a t t h e m e concerns love, romance, sensuality, and o b j e ct s of the senses p a r t i c u la r l y w e a l t h , p e r s o n a l p o ss e ss i o n s a n d o b j e ct s o f d e s i r e a n d t he u r g e t o s y mp a t hi z e a n d u n i t e w i t h ot h e r s . 7

7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planets_in_astrology#Venus Starling Hunter 2011 3