enthusiasm (en-th!?ze-az?em) noun
1. Great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause.
2. A source or cause of great excitement or interest.
3. Archaic. a. Ecstasy arising from supposed possession by a god. b. Religious fanaticism. Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthousiazein, to be inspired by a god, from entheos, possessed : en-, in + theos, god.

Word History: When the English philosopher Henry More stated in a work published in 1660 that “If ever Christianity be exterminated, it will be Enthusiasme,” he clearly used the word differently from the way we do now. He was also using a meaning that differed from the first sense, “possession by a god,” recorded in English (1603). Enthusiasm and this sense of the word go back to the Greek word enthousiasmos, which ultimately comes from the adjective entheos, “having the god within,” formed from en-, “in, within,” and theos, “god.” Henry More in 1660 was referring to belief, either mistaken or unsupported by evidence, in one’s own inspiration by the Christian god. Enthusiasm, as now most frequently used, has become secularized and at times weakened, so that one can speak of an enthusiasm for fast cars.

The phrase attributed to Joseph Campbell comes to mind – Follow Your Bliss. The word passion, too.

To be enthused, excited, energized, or passionate about what we are doing or engaged in is a dream for many. Delving into the farthest reaches of the psyche is supported by a particular manifestation of these qualities often referred to as a Love of Truth.

A central characteristic of Love of Truth is curiosity, a curiosity that transcends the dualistic mind’s need for definition. This curiosity is associated with a subtle center in the chest and is more closely associated with the heart than the mind.

The mind functions in a brilliant fashion with a sense of enthusiasm flowing through it like living quicksilver.

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