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There's an unusual, but mellifluous word pallia I once used in a poem. It is the equivalent of cerebral cortex. It also means some kind of robe worn by Roman officials/dignitaries. In the poem, I saw the cerebral cortex of an oak grove in the exposed, bare winter crowns of the trees, a symbol for the collective minds of the People in disagreement with Heavenly allowance of atrocity. The specific line was:
"The pallia of bare oak crowns locked with the Sky."
What's interesting to me in this thread is to learn that the cortex itself can mean "bark," which I find to be a coincidental connection between the word I chose, pallia, and the bark. But Jung would say the word choice wasn't just coincidental.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted core/cortex Alex Williams 02/13/03 07:30 PM Re: core/cortex wwh 02/13/03 07:41 PM Re: core/cortex wwh 02/13/03 07:49 PM Re: core/cortex Alex Williams 02/13/03 08:12 PM Re: core/cortex wwh 02/13/03 08:59 PM Re: core/cortex maahey 02/14/03 02:49 AM Re: core/cortex wwh 02/14/03 03:23 AM Re: core/cortex Wordwind 02/14/03 09:50 AM
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