Lexigrams: LEXIGRAMS & Anagrams LESSONS, RULES & DEFINTIONS

Names found within Names & what does it mean?

2008-04-18T16:24:00.000-07:00

After giving a person the list of names found within their name; they asked:

Thanks! That was some name list you came up with! But surely all those names do not have a meaning for me? I am confused...just because you find a word in your name, does it have to relate to your life in some way? Or are there some words in there that are just random?

Ever see the movie, "The Messenger"?
Jean thought the sword she found in a field had come down miraculously from God to her.
Then the character played by Dustin Hoffman said in response to her claims..something to this effect:
"Sometimes a sword is just a sword"

Well on that note, a name is a word or words.
Sword=Wordswhen Anagrammed.
ie;
"Sometimes a word is just a word".
I like seeing how many folks I have actually met are found in my name, and historical figures.
Oddly many of the names I find in my name are not those closest to me!
Mostly I feel its usually just for fun. Just an intriguing diversion.
Lexigramming and Anagramming is a form of Divination in the Mantic Arts arena.
As with any form of divination or analysis, one can take it seriously or just for fun, or anything in between.
"Never base your important life decisions on any form of Divination, be it Lexigramming, Anagramming, Astrology, and so forth. These things can assist in your decisions, but ultimately one should make decisions based on logic and common sense."

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ROMEO AND JULIET

2008-04-12T20:02:00.000-07:00

Name Lexigrams and Phrases

A Name Phrase like Romeo and Juliet, with the word "and" ADDED;
is NOT appropriate for Lexigramming couples, unless famous or as in the name of a play etcetera.
Valid results can be achieved by using the FULL NAMES of EACH person.
Do not add and!
(More about what is an Individual, Compatibility, Union, and Full Relationship Lexigrams will be covered later.
See:
Types of Lexigrams)

What's in Your Names? Or Any Name?

What’s In YOUR Name?
THE BASIC RULES FOR LEXIGRAMMING AND ANAGRAMMING
1. Use any and all letters from the source to create/find words when Lexigramming.
Add none, remove none.

2. When Anagramming, use all the letters from the source by rearranging only to find/create words, with no letters left over.
Add none, remove none.

3. Do not add or remove any letters from the name or phrase etcetera before starting to Lexigram or Anagram it, nor afterwards. If you do remove any letters, be they consonants or vowels, your resulting Lexigram or Anagram will not be based on the Name etcetera you chose to divinate.
Adding letters to try and artificially & unethically FORCE a Lexigram to say things which are not in reality there.

The above rules are the "simplified basic rules".

There are more complex rules when it comes to
two or more people's names.
One does not simply combine the two or more names.
Many however do.
The problem is that it can reveal much but can too often give the other person(s) attributes they simply do not have as an individual.
(examples of that will be given later)

There are 4 elements involved in a true "Relationship Lexigram".
1.Unique...words only found as individual names
2.Compatibility...words both/all have in common
3.Union...words which can only be formed from the names of both/all person(s) names.
4.Relationship...the Unique, Compatibility, Union words found and "weighted".
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IMPROPER and INVALID lexigramming examples.
A Lexigram or Lexigram word list which has the word "AND" added
to the names of two real life people's names is not valid.
ALL couples by that token would acquire the letters A-N-D.
The word AND is NOT a natural valid part of their real names and should not be added to their names to be Lexigrammed, as with any other word which is not part of their real names.
With the word "AND" added, it should NOT be deemed a RELATIONSHIP
LexIgram, or a real life couple's Lexigram word list.
Using ONLY the first name of each person, and then adding in "AND",
as in ROMEO AND JULIET,
TOM AND JERRY, MUTT AND JEFF, LAURAL AND HARDY, and so forth,
is not generally valid for real life couples.
Yes, as the name of the PLAY, Romeo and Juliet are valid, but not as a couple.
Tom and Jerry is the name of a cartoon.
Abbot and Costello, Laural and Hardy, names of comedy TEAMS.
Ben and Jerry an ice cream company.
Like Arm and Hammer or Proctor and Gamble for a product or company name.
However real life couples should not include "and"
in their names being Lexigrammed.
("THE" is another word of that kind.)
Only the actual names should be used .
Exceptions would be:
Charles and Diana, or George and Gracie...ie; well know public figures. But generally that is pushing the envelope even for such famous couples. The word and should not be added.
If Romeo and Juliet were real people and not characters in a play;
one would Lexigram them as:

"Romeo Montague"
"Juliet Capulet."

However the two full names would not be simply scrambled
together with all the combined resulting words to be used in a Lexigram.

Which takes us back to the subject of Compatibility and Union Lexigrams,
which when combined result in a Relationship Lexigram.
If one desires to use words unique to each only as individuals,
the weight of importance for those words are not as high in regards to a
Compatibility or Union Lexigram.

To continue with the subject of Romeo and Juliet.
One would not add "AND" to the two REAL LIFE peoples' names.
If we were speaking of a real couple known as Romeo/Juliet, an entirely different picture, a true one would emerge, not a padded one inflated by the word AND they would not have if they were real people.
A Couples' Relationship.Union, or Compatibility Lexigram is done using your actual names, one each or both full names. And the word "AND" should NOT be added.
On top of that, what if neither name had a letter "D", but did have EATH?
By adding in the word "AND" the couple would acquire DEATH in their Lexigram and word list.
Adding the word "AND" falsifies the results, as by that token and method,
ALL couples would acquire the added A-N-D. including words not actually found within their actual names, thereby invalidating the resulting Lexigram.

ROMEO**JULIET have within their blended names:
Approximately 250 words.
ROMEO AND JULIET have an artificially padded inflated invalid word list of over
1,700 words!
Adding "AND" to Romeo/Juliet gives them for example; these words NOT ACTUALLY found within their names! Yes it fits them, but with an over 700% INCREASE in words causeed by adding "AND"...of course one can come up easily with phrases which fit ANYONE!
ENDEAR DUO DAMN MOURNED MAIDEN DIRE END AROUND ENDURE ARDENT AMID ADMIRE
Neither Romeo nor Juliet can acquire any of those words with the letter "D" as individuals, hence no Compatibility, Individual, nor Union Lexagram and or Lexigram word list would have those words for them if they were a real life couple and not characters in a play.
Even if they both had the word "AND", it is not right to inflate their words found by adding in an EXTRA added "AND".
Only as the name of the play is the example valid.
An example however based on Romeo/Juilet, (pretending as an example, they were real life people) without the added word "AND", would have for example, when simply blended together;
these words:
ROMEO**JULIET
TURMOIL TREMOLO MOTLIER LOITER ORMOLU ORIOLE METEOR RETOOL JOLTER ULTIMO MOTILE REMOTE TOILER REMELT OMELET MOLTER LOOTER MOULT MERIT MITER MOTOR MOIRE TUMOR MILER ORIEL TILER LITER ILEUM MOTEL UTERI OUTER EMOTE ELITE TIMER METER LEMUR ROUTE MOREL MUTER METRO MITRE REMIT ROMEO RETIE JOULE ROIL RITE JILT RIME JOLT RIOT LIMO ROOT ROUT TRIM ROLE REEL LIME ROOM TERM LOUT LOUR TIRE EMIR TIME LOOT MILT OMIT TOME TEEM TOLE LITE LUTE MERE MUTE MULE LIEU TRIO MOUE ROTE RILE LOOM MOTE OLEO LEER MORE EMIT MOOR TILE TOIL MOLT MOLE MOIL MELT LORE MITE MIRE METE TRUE MILE JEER LURE TREE TOUR TORE RULE TOOL MEET TIER JUTE LIRE MOOT ITEM ROT JUT OUT MIL MET LEE RIM ORE TIE RUT EEL TOE MOT OLE LIT REM RUE EMU IRE LIE MOO TOR LEI TOO LET TOM ERE ROE JOT ELM RUM LOT JET OIL OUR TEE MI UM LO TI OM RE IT ME TO EM MU OR I
However Romeo alone can get these words from the above list:
ROMEO ROOM MORE MOOR ORE REM MOO ROE OM RE ME EM OR
Juliet as an individual alone can get these words:
JILT LITE LUTE LIE TILE JUTE TIE LIT JUT LEI LET JET TI IT I
As anyone can see, they do not have any words in common. hence no Compatibility.
When the above words are eliminated, the words left are the words that can only be created with them as a UNION.
The picture changes drastically when their full names are used.
Only by using their full names, Romeo Montague/Juliet Capulet do they acquire;

TRAGIC ROMANCE.

Then by adding a Compatibility word, a word they both have as individuals, and so have in common, in their full names; one can clearly see, they have;

A TRAGIC ROMANCE.

To restate:
Adding "AND" to their names is valid ONLY because it is the name of a PLAY.
If they had been an actual real life couple, it would be an error to insert the word "AND".
to be continued...

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WHAT IS NOT A LEXIGRAM

2008-04-12T20:01:00.000-07:00

WHAT IS NOT A LEXIGRAM!

Many folks have misconception that a word list found within a name, phrase, date, title, etcetera is a Lexigram and or an Anagram.
THAT IS UNTRUE!
(see section on Basic Rules for Lexigramming and Anagramming)

The following is a form of Lexigram Based Reading which many confuse with a PURE LEXIGRAM!
While an easy and interesting way to look at Lexigrammed words from the source (name, phrase, etcetera one is Lexigramming)
The following is NOT by any stretch of the imagination a TRUE or PURE LEXIGRAM!

ELVIS AARON PRESLEY
Known AS the King of Rock "N" ROLL OR simply The King.
PRESLEY began his career AS ONE of the first performers of ROCKabilly.
His NOVEL VERSIONS of existing songs made him popular.
He performed IN LAS Vegas during his career.
He IS ONE of the best selling and most influential artists IN the history of popular music.
While not OPERAS, his PASSION for LOVE songs LIVES ON!
IS ELVIS still ALIVE? Some SAY ELVIS LIVES ON IN A secret place.
He still PLEASES us with the LOVE songs he left at our LOSS of him.

Many folks do oddly consider the above as an actual Lexigram
which it is not.
That example is a LEXIGRAMED BASED READING or LBR, in which words found within the source, here being the name:
ELVIS AARON PRESLEY
are strung together by words not found within his name.
In the above example only words which can be found within his name are in UPPER CASE LETTERS.

Another example which would be touted as a Lexigram by fans of the late Linda Goodman is the following:

ELVIS AARON PRESLEY
(k)NO(w)N AS (th)E (k)IN(g) O(f) RO(ck) "N" ROLL OR SI(m)PLY (th)E (k)IN(g.)

That example is not a Lexigram.
When one adds words and or letters not from the source being Lexigrammed they are attempting to try an "FORCE" their Lexigram attempt to say things which are simply not there.

(See section on Lexigramming Ethics)
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©2000/2008 LEXX*ID*IY

WHAT IS A LEXIGRAM?

2008-03-31T13:08:00.000-07:00

Lexigramming is the art and science of discovering descriptive phrases that are hidden
within a word, name, or phrase.

(after, or while acquiring the words found, by whatever method employed. These methods will be illustrated and clarified later)

Consider the following examples.
How much do the lexigrams relate to the original name or phrase?

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

contains the phrase

BORN IN CABIN.

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NAPOLEONE DI BUONAPARTE THE FIRST

Contains the phrase

HE IS BANISHED TO THE ITALIAN ISLE OF ELBA.

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GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS

Contains the phrases

SOON, THE BEARS HAD HOT OAT CEREAL READIED TO EAT. THE SHE-BEAR GOT THE TEA KETTLE, CARRIED IT TO THE TABLE AND SAT IT ON THE BENCH. LITTLE BEAR TASTED THE CEREAL. “THIS IS TOO HOT!” THE SHE-BEAR AND THE BIG BEAR TASTED THEIR OATS, TOO, AND AGREED, “IT’S TOO HOT. LET’S GO TAKE A SHORT HIKE TO LET IT COOL.” THE SHE-BEAR SAID, “IT’S GOOD TO HIKE ON THE HILLS NEAR THE LAKE!” THEREON, ALL THREE BEARS STOOD AND RAN TO THE HILLS.

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Click here for a complete Lexigram of the above Lexigram excerpts:

Sixteenth President, Abraham Lincoln

"Goldilocks & the Three Bears"

Napoleone di Buonaparte The First
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Simply put, a lexigram is a word or phrase made from words found within another word or phrase.

One begins with a source word (or phrase), ascertains other words that can be made by rearranging its letters; on a word to word basis, creating new words, and then composing a new phrase out of that list of words. The new phrase is the lexigram.

If one simply rearranges the total letters from the source, it is first an Anagram, because the letters in total are simply being rearranged.

A true anagram is always a simple form of a lexigram.

When anagramming, ALL the letters MUST be used by simply rearranging them to form words. There must not be any leftover letters from what is being anagrammed. That is a true anagram.

A lexigram is not always an anagram however. Only by being first a true anagram can it be both an anagram and a lexigram.

The best lexigrams bear a semantic relationship with the original phrase. For example, a lexigram of NORTH is the phrase NOT HOT. Notice that each letter in the lexigram can be made from letters in the original word, and the resulting phrase describes the original word.

The phrase NOT HOT is not an Anagram because it has two copies of the letter “T” which cannot be used in an Anagram because the source word “NORTH” has only one letter “T”

However when each letter is viewed individually, thereby creating a list of words, one can get for example, Lexigram wise:

NOT HOT THORN ROT HORN TO NTH OR.

When only anagramming NORTH, one can find only THORN and OR NTH, as in:

”to the nth degree”

when Anagramming instead of Lexigramming the word NORTH.

Anagramming is the rearranging of the letters from the source word, phrase, date, or name etcetera, using ALL the letters available.

An Anagram is also always a simple Lexigram. None left over.

However a Lexigram is not always an Anagram.

NOT HOT is a Lexigram of NORTH , not an Anagram.

The prime difference between a Lexigram and an Anagram is this:

An Anagram is created by simply rearranging ALL the letters from the source to create a new phrase, and must use all the letters available within the source.

A Lexigram is created by looking at ALL the letters from the source, and finding new words based not on the source as a whole, but instead on each INDIVIDUAL LETTER to spell out each new word to be used in the resulting Lexigram.

One can find NOT HOT from the word NORTH, but can not find THOTH because the word NORTH has only one letter “T” and one letter “H”.

THORN is an Anagram of NORTH, and as Anagrams are also simple Lexigrams, it is also a simple Lexigram.

However even though THORN is not a contextual or thematic Anagram or Lexigram, it is still both an true anagram and a simple lexigram.

The words NORTH and THORN have nothing in common, whereas NORTH and NOT HOT do.

Each word in the lexigram must be comprised of letters found in the original phrase. Unlike anagrams, a lexigram can reuse letters because it evaluates each letter to create/find words on a word to word basis. This means that a lexigram can be longer or shorter than the original.

The process of finding words within a source-phrase is not at all difficult. (alternate quick methods for those who want to jump right into lexigramming instead of going on word hunts, will be covered later)

THE BASIC RULES FOR LEXIGRAMMING AND ANAGRAMMING

1. Use any and all letters from the source to create/find words when Lexigramming.

Add none, remove none.

2. When Anagramming, use all the letters from the source by rearranging only to find/create words, with no letters left over.

Add none, remove none.

3. Do not add or remove any letters from the name or phrase etcetera before starting to Lexigram or Anagram it. If you do remove any letters, be they consonants or vowels, your resulting Lexigram or Anagram will not be based on the Name etcetera you chose to divinate.

There are several styles of lexigramming, however, each with its own unique process used in this selection process. Those will be described later.

To start out, we’ll use the Pure Lexigram style here.

With this technique, there are no permutations, it is a “straight shot” approach to lexigramming: if you have the letters, use them. Do not add or remove any.

Once you have a list of words, they can be arranged into a phrase that relates back to the original phrase.

(Alternate ways of how to find or acquire your words will be discussed later)

As an example; let’s demonstrate with the word NORTH. Using that as our source, we now need to determine which words are ‘hidden’ within it. Look at the letters in this word: N-O-R-T-H. What other words can you make from those letters? Can you find OR, HOT, NOR, NOT, THOR? What other words can you find in NORTH?

To compose a lexigram, string these words together to make a new phrase. One possibility is HOT OR NOT.

The source phrase can be any string of characters – a name, a date, a title, phrase, etcetera. The only requirement is that the phrase be composed of letters. You can lexigram any phrase, such as “Bobby Smith”, “August Third”, or “Nabisco Crackers”. Any numbers in the phrase must be spelled out using the word (“August 3^rd” is incorrect, one must use “August Third”).

When Anagramming one is confined to being allowed to only rearranging the source, and

When Anagramming;

ONE MUST USE ALL THE LETTERS FOUND IN THE SOURCE BEING ANAGRAMMED!

Some actually have the misconception that anagrams are word lists of words found within the source being Anagrammed.

The words found from the phrase, name, word, etcetera;

Are the Lexigram Words.

These words use any and all letters on an individual "WORDS" basis.

Anagramming requires one to use all the letters in total, and by simply rearranging those letters to form new words without any letters left over.

to be continued...