Word Meanings (Ethereal, etc)

Definitions 



Ethereal: 

- Relating to Ether
- Heavenly
- Celestial
- Spiritual
- Otherworldly
- Intangible
- Very Delicate

Ether:
(Ether -> Aether: Greek Mythology)

- Fabric of Reality
- Heavens
- Sky or Air
- Outer Space
- Formless
- Non Physical
- Intangible

Synchronicity:

- The occurrence of events that seem significantly related to each other and often happen at the same time. However, the events do not appear to have any connection to one another. 
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The Bird definitions below were taken directly from Swan Life Lessons #1: You are Not a Duck!

Beautiful Swans

- Swans are the people who lead amazing lives. They are the one’s who become mega successes in life. Most Swans will tell you they took a leap of faith and jumped off the mountain top. When they did, they discovered they had wings and could carry themselves on the wind. They are the people in the world who you admire for doing incredible things. Take note of these people because they are your Swan Role Models. They are the people who paved their own unique way in life. They didn’t take the path of the Ducks. These role models tend to be people who have reached a high level in their journey’s.

Ugly Ducks:

- If you have ever hidden a part of yourself, or felt too self-conscious to do things your way, that is what it feels like to be an Ugly Duck. If you have been made to feel that your ideas are wrong, or that your not “good enough,” that is how it feels to be an Ugly Duck. Having a big area of your life where you just can't get it right but everyone else does easily, that is was it means to be an Ugly Duck. When you have your own way of doing things but no one believes in you, you're living as an Ugly Duck. The word “ugly” represents your own personal struggle. This term can refer to the ways in which you do not “meet” the standards placed upon you. It can also mean the way others treat you when you’re following your own path instead of sticking to the status quo. True Ugly Ducks are actually Swans living Duck Lives. Thus, they are completely unfulfilled. For me personally, when I was a true Ugly Duck, it was so uncomfortable that I had to make THE change. The change towards Swanhood.

Partial Swan/ Partial Ugly Duck:

- Many people live as partial Swans, partial Ugly Ducks. Following your dreams in any way is being a Swan. Living at subpar to Duck Standards is being an Ugly Duck. Example: Starving Artists. Being an artist is being a Swan. However, starving is being an Ugly Duck. There is a common occurrence experienced by partial swans/partial ugly ducks. Other Swans will say that the artwork is AMAZING and that it could really make one successful. On the other hand, Ducks will look at the same work and say, yeah it's good but look for something that pays the bills. So the person living as a partial swan/partial ugly duck becomes confused and remains living this partial lifestyle. I imagine this represents the most common type of Swan living in the Duck world. Those living the Partial Lifestyle are partially fulfilled so they may remain in that state. 

Ducks:

- They are normal people. Ducks are the people who are comfortable with life the way it is. All they want is the security of a 9-5 job and that’s pretty much it. They accept what they have been told about the world. It’s not that they are afraid of taking other paths in life (like many Ugly Ducks are). They just don’t believe that any other way exists. They are comfortable to live the rest of their lives from that perspective. You find real Ducks living in every kind of circumstance, from impoverished to wealthy, and they accept their place in the pecking order. Ducks accept that they may not be fulfilled. Ducks are happy to live unfulfilled. The harm comes when Swans live where Ducks are the majority. Ducks aren’t aware that there are different types of birds. They will dissuade you from your Swan Path because they don’t know that other birds need different styles of living. They will think of you as strange and tell you that your way of doing things is wrong.

Honorary Ducks:

- There are people who I call Honorary Ducks. The Honorary Ducks live good Duck lives, but are suffering from Ugly Duck syndrome on the inside. They may make a decent living and appear fine on the outside but have Swan desires that go unfulfilled. Those are the people who do things because it’s what they are supposed to do.

Honorary Chickens:

- Then there are those Swans I like to call Honorary Chickens. They are the Ugly Ducks who are afraid of doing anything that strays from the Duck Status Quo. They would never take a chance and will discourage you from doing so either. Trust me, they want to. They want to believe in you and themselves but are too scared. They would rather live like Ugly Ducks. Hence - they are Chickens LOL. (Honestly, Honorary Chickens are really just Ducks. I just tend to impose Swan-ness on everyone.)