There are a lot of words that end in “logy” as in sociology, biology, geology, neurology, etc., etc…The suffix “logy” is generally interpreted to mean “the study of or the science of.” However, as has been posted, that word “logy” is Logos which is defined as “ the word by which the inward thought is expressed; the inward thought itself.”
There is thought behind Bio, Geo, Neuro…and the many prefixes to a word that ends in “logy.” Let’s take a look at “socio-logy.”
Socio originates from the Latin (socius) and translates into Modern English as “companion.” There is a complex relationship between Psyche, ie., soul or mind, and Scoio, the companion, or companions. The complexities of our world, and our personal life, is due in large part to the interaction of Psyche and Socio, the mind and companions, the individual, and the collective. But, let’s not forget Bio, as in our body….
Bio is a Greek word. It means “life.” It is the animating intelligent energy which underlies our physical form and functions…It is more than our body; it is the physicality of all animate forms, both gross and subtle, from the obvious to the molecular. Our human body, both as a person and a species, is but one manifestation of Bio.
So, we have Bio, Psyche and Socio…Life, Mind and Companions. A threesome. A trinity. A triangle. A gang of three……And they sometimes do beat up on each other.
Psyche Logos is often caught in the middle, conflicted between the basic, instinctual animalistic life drives of Bio Logos and the collective cultural conditionings of the company that makes up Socio Logos. That’s were Therapeutae can be helpful to Psyche Logos which is so often confused about “me” and “we”
Psychelogos Therapeutae, the use of words and language to bring about healing and curing…..
