An English derivative is metaphysics. The study of physics is the study of those elements of nature that are visible, perceivable, and physical. Metaphysics is an attempt to reach beyond the realm of the physical world to the transcendent realm. The root noia is the verb form of the noun that we find frequently in the Bible as nous. This is simply the Greek word for “mind.” In its simplest form, the term metanoia has to do with “the mind afterward,” or, as we might say, “an afterthought.” In the