Hope.
The expectation that something good is still possible, even when the present is difficult.
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The expectation that something good is still possible, even when the present is difficult.
An alarm at a threat — real or imagined — that narrows attention and urges escape.
A bright, expansive happiness that tends to overflow and move outward.
The painful sense of being apart from others, even when they are near.
A willingness to rely on someone or something, accepting that you could be let down.
A hot, forceful response to harm or injustice that pushes outward.
A bittersweet longing for a past that feels warmer in memory than it was.
Stillness of mind and circumstance — the absence of conflict and hurry.
A state of not understanding, where directions and meanings tangle together.
Acting in spite of fear — stepping toward what is difficult or dangerous.
Deep sorrow following loss, often heavy, slow and returning in waves.
A restless unease about what might happen, with no clear place to put it.
Deep care and attachment that binds one life to another.
Pain at another's advantage, paired with a wish to have it.
A warm recognition of what has been given — by others, by chance, by life.
A painful sense of being flawed or exposed, with the urge to hide.
Satisfaction in one's worth or achievements — sometimes dignity, sometimes vanity.
The urge to know, see or understand what is hidden or new.
A persistent wanting for something distant, lost or out of reach.
The release that follows the end of pain, danger or strain.
The burden of believing you have done wrong and cannot easily undo it.
Awe mixed with curiosity at something vast, beautiful or unexplained.
Sorrow over something done or left undone that cannot now be changed.
The loss of all hope — a sense that nothing can improve.
Feeling with another — understanding their experience from inside it.
Irritation at being blocked from a goal, again and again.
The condition of being able to act, move or choose without restraint.
The process of becoming different over time.
A state where opposing forces or weights hold each other in equilibrium.
The qualities, memories and relationships that make someone who they are.
A link that joins separate things so that something passes between them.
Complete disorder, where no pattern or control seems to hold.
Arrangement according to a pattern, rule or sequence.
A set of circumstances that makes something new possible.
What is actually the case, as opposed to what seems or is claimed.
The capacity to influence events, people or things.
Endlessness — something without limit in size, number or time.
The absence of sound — or the deliberate absence of speech.
Two opposing or complementary aspects existing within one thing.
Capacity that exists but has not yet been realised.
Many parts interacting in ways that are hard to untangle.
Clarity achieved by removing everything unnecessary.
Different parts combining into a pleasing, coherent whole.
A strained state between opposing forces, before something gives.
The state of containing nothing — or feeling hollow inside.
Fairness in how people are treated and wrongs are set right.
Something that deceives perception, appearing other than it is.
A particular point of view that shapes what is seen and how.
A boundary that restricts what is possible.
Many becoming one while still remaining themselves.
Not knowing what is true or what will happen next.
Something unknown or unexplained that invites wonder or unease.
Reaching a goal you set out to achieve.
Not achieving what was attempted — often a step toward learning.
Gaining knowledge or skill through study, practice or experience.
A bond of mutual care, trust and shared experience.
Being without someone or something that was once present.
Finding or understanding something for the first time.
A clash between opposing needs, ideas or forces.
Deciding between two or more possibilities.
The mind's store of past experiences, always partly rebuilt when recalled.
Travelling from one place or state to another, with the path as part of the meaning.
A strong desire to achieve something great.
The capacity to recover and keep growing after hardship.
Feeling accepted and at home within a group or place.
Hopes and aspirations for what could be — or the imagined worlds of sleep.
Giving up something valuable for the sake of something or someone else.
Being accountable for someone or something, and acting on it.
Continuing steadily despite difficulty or slow progress.
Exposure to possible loss in pursuit of possible gain.
Becoming whole again after injury, illness or loss.
A place of belonging, safety and familiarity.
Exhaustion from prolonged stress, leaving energy and care depleted.
Openness to harm — and, often, to connection.
Bringing new ideas and forms into being.
Deep understanding gained through experience, used with good judgement.
A heavy load — physical, emotional or moral — that must be carried.
Releasing a hold on something — a person, a plan, a past.
The exchange of meaning between people through signs, sounds or images.
People bound by place, interest or care, looking after one another.
Tools and systems people create to extend what they can do.
Guiding others toward a shared goal.
People combining effort so that together they achieve more than apart.
The right to keep parts of one's life hidden from others.
Facts and signals that reduce uncertainty — when they can be understood.
Striving against others for something only some can have.
Everyone having the same worth, rights and opportunities.
Close, often hidden watching of people's lives.
Adjusting to match the group — sometimes safety, sometimes the loss of self.
The qualities that make one person distinct from all others.
Customs and beliefs handed down through generations.
Forward or upward movement toward a better state.
Separation into opposing parts or groups.
Standing together in support of a shared cause, especially against pressure.
The suppression of speech, images or information by those with power.
The power to shape others' thoughts or actions, often indirectly.
A culture organised around buying and owning more.
Moving from one place to another to live, often across borders.
A ranking where some are placed above others.
The presence of many different kinds within one whole.
Actively making space for everyone to take part.
False or misleading information spreading, whether by mistake or design.
The power to speak and be heard — personally or politically.
One's relative standing or prestige in the eyes of others.
Increasing in size, strength or maturity over time.
A sequence that returns to its beginning and repeats.
The capacity to hold, resist or endure force.
Being easily broken, damaged or lost.
A deep change of form or nature — becoming something else.
Changing to fit new conditions in order to thrive.
Beginning again with fresh life after an ending.
Gradual breaking down and loss of form over time.
Lasting through hardship over a long time.
Having more than enough.
Not having enough of what is needed.
The absence of motion — calm, quiet and settled.
Continuous, smooth movement along a path.
The untamed, uncontrolled energy of nature.
Protection from danger or weather.
The point or source from which something begins.
Mutual reliance, where each part needs the others to function.
The capacity to act, move and change.
Gradual wearing away by repeated, small forces.
Something new coming into view or being.
Violent, irregular movement — in air, water or life.
Radiance that makes things visible — and, symbolically, knowledge or goodness.
The absence of light — often symbolising the unknown, danger or rest.
Continuing to live in spite of danger or scarcity.
Gradual development through many small changes over generations.
Caring for something so that it can grow.
The ongoing sequence in which events happen, measured and felt.
Everything that has already happened.
All that has not yet happened — possibility ahead.
The moment now — between what was and what will be.
The first moment of something new.
The point where something finishes.
Growing older — accumulating time, change and wear.
Staying in place until something expected happens.
Pressing need to act quickly — time running short.
The same actions repeated in the same order.
Time without end.
A single, brief point in time.
What someone leaves behind for those who come after.
The quality of lasting only a short time.
Looking forward to something about to happen.
A regular, repeating pattern of movement or sound.
The early period of life — energy, openness and growth.
Calmly accepting delay without frustration.
Movement that builds on itself and becomes hard to stop.
The recorded past of people, places and events.
Rapid movement or change.
Moving or changing at a gentle, unhurried pace.
Putting off what needs to be done.
The moment when direction changes decisively.
Fully developed — in growth, judgement or character.
Choosing the right moment to act.
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