More eloquent way to say "start from scratch"?

Question

How would one go about verbalizing the idea of "starting from scratch" in a more eloquent form?

Answer 1

i might suggest...

'initiating action without influence'

'inseminating archetypal stuff'

depends whether you want to be profound or understood...

you could make up a words like

genesisististic initiation of an actiivity...as it were...

Answer 2

"Shall we begin again?"

Answer 3

A Thesaurus search using "begin", "start", or even "beginning" may net you some creative ideas.

Answer 4

Think it depends upon the context of what you are trying to "start from scratch."  If you are baking a cake from scratch, you could say you are baking a cake "using basic ingredients."  If you are building a computer from scratch, you could say you are building a computer "from the very beginning" or "starting without resources."