Image: “Rivener,” adapted from Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
Image: “Rivener,” adapted from Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay, Pixabay Content License
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Dear Ones,
This markup was nspired, I guess, by the current S2 radiation storm … NOAA chart here: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-space-weather-scales#s_scales …
“‘Rivener’ is a creative word from ‘The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows’, meaning a subtle, chilling sign that distance is growing in a relationship, like someone laughing less or looking away more, signaling a slow drift apart. It’s derived from the Middle English ‘riven’, meaning to tear or split apart, evoking a sense of something gradually breaking or becoming estranged.” –Google AI
In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!
Written and published on 13 February 2024; revised on 21 December 2025
This image has been added here: Link: “Tiny Anthologies: Image Markups 13,” by Alice B. Clagett, compiled and published on 21 December 2025 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-FqA ..
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I asked Google AI: What is the spiritual meaning of ‘Riven’? I asked this way because Google AI did not recognize ‘Rivener’ as a word. From the answer, then a Rivener would be a person or event or object that rives, or which causes something to be riven.
Google AI said: “The term ‘Riven’ is the past participle of the verb ‘to rive’, which means to tear or break apart violently. Spiritually, the word itself and the concepts it symbolizes are associated with brokenness, transformation, and the journey from a shattered state to a state of wholeness or new understanding.
Key spiritual meanings and connotations of ‘Riven’ include:
- Brokenness and Suffering The word is often used to describe a broken or distressed spirit, a heart ‘riven by departure’, or a community “riven by internal conflict”. In a spiritual context, this state of being shattered is not necessarily an end but a prerequisite for deep healing and restoration.
- Transformation and Rebirth The process of being riven (broken down) is seen as a necessary part of transformation, where an old state must end for a new one to begin. It implies a journey from darkness into light, where one can learn from mistakes and give ‘new wings to thoughts and behaviors’.
- Dual Nature of Existence The concept is often tied to duality, such as the balance between light and darkness or the physical and spiritual worlds. To be ‘riven’ can represent existing in a liminal space, or on the threshold between two different states of being.
- Divine Presence in Imperfection In the work of Christian Wiman, the term ‘riven’ is used to suggest that God is present not in a perfect, unbroken world, but in every ‘riven thing he’s made’. This perspective suggests finding peace and divine connection within life’s inherent brokenness and impermanence.
In contemporary spiritual and cultural contexts, particularly in video games and fantasy literature (such as League of Legends and Destiny 2 where the name is used for characters), the name Riven often implies a character with a complex history involving inner conflict, exile, or the challenge of achieving clarity and purpose after being broken by past events.”
“The term ‘Riven’ is the past participle of the verb ‘to rive’, which means to tear or break apart violently. Spiritually, the word itself and the concepts it symbolizes are associated with brokenness, transformation, and the journey from a shattered state to a state of wholeness or new understanding.
Key spiritual meanings and connotations of ‘Riven’ include:
- Brokenness and Suffering The word is often used to describe a broken or distressed spirit, a heart ‘riven by departure’, or a community “riven by internal conflict”. In a spiritual context, this state of being shattered is not necessarily an end but a prerequisite for deep healing and restoration.
- Transformation and Rebirth The process of being riven (broken down) is seen as a necessary part of transformation, where an old state must end for a new one to begin. It implies a journey from darkness into light, where one can learn from mistakes and give ‘new wings to thoughts and behaviors’.
- Dual Nature of Existence The concept is often tied to duality, such as the balance between light and darkness or the physical and spiritual worlds. To be ‘riven’ can represent existing in a liminal space, or on the threshold between two different states of being.
- Divine Presence in Imperfection In the work of Christian Wiman, the term ‘riven’ is used to suggest that God is present not in a perfect, unbroken world, but in every ‘riven thing he’s made’. This perspective suggests finding peace and divine connection within life’s inherent brokenness and impermanence.
In contemporary spiritual and cultural contexts, particularly in video games and fantasy literature (such as League of Legends and Destiny 2 where the name is used for characters), the name Riven often implies a character with a complex history involving inner conflict, exile, or the challenge of achieving clarity and purpose after being broken by past events.”
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