The root prefix in the word apithology is ‘apic’ as in apical ~ meaning the apex or most emergent point in a generative system (e.g. as in the apical bud of a plant, or the cells at the tip of your tongue).
In apithology practice, the main form of generative inquiry process used is called an ‘apithologue‘. This is a form of generative metalogue, where not only is there reflection on the thought processes occurring, but also on the generative dynamics of thought’s formation.
An apilogue (which is to be contrasted with a ‘prologue’ or an ‘epilogue’) moves us beyond linear narratives and is definable as:
~ ‘the generative synthesis of an apithologue in apithology, that is not a conclusion, but provides a point of commencement for the next generative iteration’.
This experience, of an apilogue in practice, is actually very familiar in apithology research inquiry. For example, the end of each inquiry process known as GPI (Generative Participatory Investigation) is ‘found’ when the next ‘seed’ question is discovered.
In fact, in apithology discourse, it is rare for a conclusion to not be the commencement of a question that leads to new generation.
As the formal dedication used in apithology says: “Our end is a beginning” …
