Apocalypse, Now
5 min readJul 19, 2020
The Lifting of the Veil
The word Apocalypse is derived from the Greek apokálypsis, meaning “uncovering, disclosure, revelation.” This is in stark contrast to our contemporary use of the word as some mass destruction of the world. We can thank Hollywood and religion for that perception. Or perhaps it’s something that’s just embedded in our human psyche, a belief that in imagining the worst we are somehow better prepared for it.
