The term "Metaphysics" is composed of two words. "meta" meaning "of higher order or level," and "physics" meaning "the science of matter and energy and their interactions." Simply stated, "Metaphysics is a higher order of matter and energy."

Metaphysics is also considered a Philosophy. The term "Philisophy" is also composed of two words. "philo" meaning "love," and "sophia " meaning "wisdom."

Therefore, we can define the study of Metaphysics as "the desire for a higher knowledge of what is beyond the physical." Or as we would prefer to think of it as "The Philosophical Study of Being and Knowing."