2. sylph [F. sylphe, m., prob. fr. L. Sylphus, Sulfus, name of some divinity] An imaginary [sic] being inhabiting the air; a name given by Paracelsus to the elemental beings of the air, conceived as mortal but soulless.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Lindsay Fauntleroy, author of the new In Our Element.
These crazy times call for the ones I've been affectionately calling Neo-Ancients. As confusion, worry, and fear run rampant, Neo-Ancients can be...