Archive for March, 2005

A Spiritual Conspiracy

Thursday, March 31st, 2005

I just learned something very interesting etymologically. It seems that the words “conspiracy” and “spirit” come from the same Latin root: “spirare,” which means “to breathe.” A conspiracy then is people who are “breathing together” - spirits that have come together.
Taken in this light, it’s especially interesting that the word “conspiracy” always has such […]