Crossing the seasons.This word ladder mandala mandala (mŭn`dələ), [Skt.,=circular, round] a concentric diagram having spiritual and ritual significance in Hindu and Buddhist Tantrism. takes advantage of two neat coincidences: that all four seasons have six-letter names, as noted by Lewis Carroll, and that each has exactly two letters in common with "season"--and with each other, except Sp-W with three. Read the cross-bars left to right--Spring up to Autumn To Autumn is a poem written by English Romantic poet John Keats in 1819 (published 1820). Keats was inspired to write To Autumn after walking through the water meadows of Winchester, England, in an early autumn evening of 1819. (Sp-A), Summer down to Winter (Su-W). Read the circle clockwise (season wise), starting with Spring. Thus the left side (Sp-Su) is to be read upwards, the bottom (W-Sp) from right to left. To connect Sp-A & Su-W, one must "cross a season", hence direct ladders were not attempted. All six doublets dou·blet n. 1. A close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men between the 15th and 17th centuries. 2. a. A pair of similar or identical things. b. A member of such a pair. are "high techs" as defined in the previous article. The cross-bars are minimal path to/from "season". The peripherals are 1-2 rungs above the minimum. Here are some minimal high techs ladders for the peripherals: Spring. Rig sun rim, sun ire--sum: Summer! Summer. Muster sun, met mat sun Autumn. Autumn, turn a man-term inert, a Winter. Winter in rest, reigns Spring. In the Sp-A cross, "season" (vb) = to age, pass (via Su); Eos = the goddess of dawn and new beginnings; `mat' and `sane' = less shiny, less mind-sapping, more `reasonable'. In Sp-Su, "rig sun rim" = move in earth's orbit (to where the sun is `angrier' and more debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction ). In the minimals, "muster" = gather in, corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most , tame; "man-term inert" = a fallow fallow a pale cream, light fawn, or pale yellow coat color in dogs. or quiescent period for humans, especially farmers. "S|ing" and "m|an" are `zips' between two rungs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANIL Pert, Australia |
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