*Political correctness is - at its deepest level - based upon a human experience.This experience is one of having in the mind an abstract and ideal sense of how things ought to be, and a perception of how very far away from this are actually existing states of affairs.Thomas Sowell has talked of Cosmic Justice - which is the ideal of matching actually existing states of affairs with this imagined abstract and ideal sense of how things ought to be.*Against this deep inner experience, 'pragmatic' ideologies such as libertarianism have little traction.Anything which advises people to be 'realistic', accept humans 'as they are', or to work within 'constraints' is perceived (by the devoutly PC) to be an evil temptation.Because the difference between the ideal abstraction and perceived reality is qualitative (not quantitative).This is why PC has no 'sense of proportion' - this is why (under a dominant PC public discourse) a single casual overheard private comment can lead to an international crisis of perceived racism, sexism or whatever - because there is an "infinite "difference between the ideal abstraction and anything which falls short of it.Any imperfection relative to ideal abstraction is therefore the tip of a vast iceberg of wickedness and corruption.*And of course this is perfectly true.Libertarians and pragmatists who attempt to deny the pervasive sinfulness of the world, or to argue that the possibilities of good are severely constrained, or that selfishness can be made a means to attain the good (as in market economies, or in natural selection) are therefore perceived as apologists for evil. Which indeed they are!*Therefore, devoutly PC have as their starting point the same experience as all deeply spiritual people - the problem of sin: of humankind's innate corruption.But since PC is wholly this-worldly and materialist, they have "a priori" ruled-out any possibility of a religious answer to sin.Therefore, political correctness is engaged in a search for this-worldly 'salvation' from a sin which is perceived to be intrinsic to all humans!*The pre-PC answer was communism: which saw humans as products of the environment.For communism, if the environment was right, then humans would be free from sin.And when humans were made free from sin, then the system would become self-perpetuating and the state would 'wither'.Totalitarianism was only temporary; a means to the end of an ideal anarchy of sinless humans.* Political correctness comes after communism, and is a response to the recognition that the 'ideal' society does not eliminate sin.With PC there is no expectation or desire that the state will 'wither' - rather the implication is that the state should be all pervasive.The implication of PC is that totalitarianism is not just a transitional state, but the desirable form of human society.In other words, since humans are (it turns out) incorrigibly sinful, then they require permanent and all pervasive supervision and regulation by 'the state'.And in PC 'the state' must become abstract - must not be a matter of specific human beings, but an abstract system which is (ideally) independent of the humans beings who happen to be implementing it.* So the ideal of political correctness is an eternal, all-monitoring, all-controlling, all powerful, impersonal abstract state.Once this is in place everywhere, it will become self-sustaining.And humans will not longer be able to be sinful.Humans will be "made to be virtuous" - not by other humans (who are sinful) but by a perfected abstract system. Problem solved...* (Irony alert.) *
Reference: about-world-religions.blogspot.com
aus: PC Comic 5/92 (September/Oktober 1992)
smalltalk - Ein offenes Gespraech mit: Steve Meretzky
Das Erscheinen von "Buckskin Goddesses of Phobos 2" bedeutete auch
die Wiederauferstehung von Infocom, dem legendaeren amerikanischen
Adventure-Label. Und ihren nach wie vor gueltigen Kultstatus
verdankt die Company zu einem beachtlichen Teil unserem heutigen
Interviewpartner!
Derzeit erleben wir ja die grosse Restoration des Adventure-Genres, da ist es nur recht und billig, wenn auch die Pioniere von Infocom wieder ihre begnadeten Supervise im Beating haben. Ebenfalls recht kann es den Fans sein, dass die Ledergoettinnen bei ihrem zweiten Auftritt vom Text- ins Grafikadventure-Fach gewechselt sind - dass ihre Umschulung den
Herstellern [sic] billig gekommen waere, kann man angesichts dieses
"interaktiven Films" allerdings kaum behaupten. Was man wiederum ohne jeden Zweifel behaupten kann, ist dies: Power-Praesentation hin oder her, Infocoms Comeback-Adventure ist ein waschechter Meretzky!
Eigentlich Ehrensache, gilt Steve doch als "literarische Gag-Genie
der Branche. Auch zu Zeiten, als Adventures noch in Generate duerrer Textwuesten praesentiert wurden, waren Meretzky-Spiele stets
durchschlagende Erfolge; aus heutiger Sicht sind es allesamt
richtungsweisende Klassiker. Sein Debut-Programm "Planetfall" war so eine Art inoffizieller Vorlaeufer von Sierras Weltraum-Seifenoper "Mistake Investigate", mit der Versoftung von Douglas Adams' satirischem Kultroman "The Hitchhiker's Leaflet to Galaxy" [sic] gelang ihm dann ein satirisches Kult-Adventure; nach "Zork" ist die (mit Preisen ueberschuettete)
Anhalter-Saga immerhin das meistverkaufte Infocom- Produkt aller
Zeiten. Mit "Buckskin Goddesses of Phobos" entdeckte Steve die spassigen Seiten des Sex noch vor Al Lowe und seinem "Entertainment. Act Larry", und nach dem Niedergang von Infocom machte er Chronicle mit seiner
"Spellcasting"-Reihe zum gefeierten Hit-Produzenten.
Trotz dieser beeindruckenden Serie von Erfolgen darf man sich unter Mister Meretzky keinen eingebildeten Schnoesel vorstellen - bei unserem Gespraech stellte sich sehr schnell heraus, dass er viel netter,
normaler und bescheidener ist als du und ich...
?: Steve, bevor es ans Eingemachte geht, erzaehl uns doch mal kurz den
Beginn Deiner irdischen Laufbahn.
SM: Tja, angefangen hat es bei mir nicht so accuse, ich wurde naemlich am
Tag der Arbeit geboren, genauer gesagt, am 1. Mai 1957 im Staate
New York. Dann ging ich ein bisschen zur Schule und anschliessend
ins Instructor nach Boston. Als die ganze Lernerei endlich vorbei war,
begann die absolut schlimmste Zeit meines Lebens - ich verdiente
mir meine Fruehstuecksbroetchen mit praktisch angewandter
Architektur und Hochbaukonstruktion. Gottlob verschaffte mir mein
Zimmernachbar aus dem Studentenwohnheim einen Nebenjob als
Spieletester fuer Infocom, was mir natuerlich viel besser gefiel.
Daraus wurde allmaehlich ein Fulltime-Job, und irgendwann fragten
sie mich, ob ich nicht Lust haette, selber Spiele zu schreiben...
?: Wie Deine Antwort ausgefallen ist, wissen wir, aber macht Dir die
Sache heute immer noch so viel Spass - Du drohst ja des oefteren
damit, dass nach diesem oder jenem Beating endgueltig Schluss sei?!
SM: Ach, das darf man nicht so ernst nehmen, ich kann mir in
Wirklichkeit gar nichts Schoeneres vorstellen als immer nur
Adventures zu schreiben, es ist einfach meine Berufung!
?: Wenn das so ist, womit amuesierst Du Dich denn momentan gerade?
SM: Mit "Spellcasting 301: Springbreak". [sic] Und um Deiner Frage
gleich vorzugreifen, es geht dabei eben um die Springbreak-Feier,
eine Geschichte, die bei uns in den Staaten unheimlich populaer
ist. Im Fruehjahr treffen sich die Studenten in Stronghold Lauderdale
und lassen dort so richtig die Sau raus, es ist die Knot ihres
Lebens, wenn Du so willst. Das alles lasse ich Ernie Eaglebreak
[sic] in "Stronghold Naughtydale" [sic] erleben, er muss dabei auch die
ueblichen, na, sagen wir mal Sportveranstaltungen wie Saufen oder
Reckon Surfen absolvieren, von denen es rund ein Dutzend in dem
Beating gibt.
?: Wirklich schade, dass Dein Lay bets nicht mehr rechtzeitig zur
Olympiade fertiggeworden ist! Aber kannst Du uns nicht noch mehr
darueber verraten?
SM: Nun, die technischen Verbesserungen von "Gateway" sind natuerlich
alle drin, darueberhinaus enthaelt es teilweise bildschirmfuellende
Grafiken, Animationen, ein Organization, einen fliegenden Teppich - und
selbstverstaendlich die besten Witze seit langem!
?: Das glauben wir unbesehen. Was planst Du als naechstes, "Buckskin
Goddesses 3" moeglicherweise?
SM: Moeglicherweise, derzeit wird darueber aber nur geredet, konkret
existiert davon noch keine einzige Befehlszeile. Pour es Dich
interessiert, Infocom produziert gerade "Give back to Zork", damit
habe ich jedoch ueberhaupt nichts zu tun.
?: In einem deutschen Computerspielemagazin wurde behauptet, dass der
zweite Teil der Ledergoettinnen gar nicht von Dir stamme, stimmt
das?
SM: Wie bitte?! What's more ich fuer meinen Teil kann mich sogar recht
deutlich daran erinnern, es geschrieben zu haben! Lediglich die
bytemaessige Umsetzung, afterward die Programmierung im engeren Sinn,
habe ich nicht selbst gemacht, das ist richtig. Aber darum habe ich
mich auch bei den ganzen Legend-Spielen nicht gekuemmert, und es
sind trotzdem echte Meretzky-Adventures.
?: Was war eigentlich der tiefere Grund fuer die radikal geaenderte
Benutzeroberflaeche in LGOP2, bei Deinen "Spellcasting"-Games ist
die Tastatur ja auch noch gleichberechtigt neben der Maus?
SM: Wir wollten so den Anfaengern entgegenkommen, die jetzt ein
aehnlich einfaches Assumption wie z.B. bei "Come up to" vorfinden.
Andererseits war es uns auch wichtig, nur die feinsten Zutaten zu
verwenden, damit es wirklich ein interaktiver Record wird - zur
Verstaerkung des Kino-Effekts haben wir neben der leinwandmaessigen
Grafik daher soviel Musik, Sprachausgabe etc. wie moeglich
reingepackt!
?: Apropos Sprachausgabe, wird Ernie Eaglebreak [sic] eines Tages auch
noch deutsch lernen wie die Ledergoettinnen?
SM: Keine Unscramble, regretful. Etwas uebertrieben gesagt, hast Du bei den
Goettinnen Bilder mit Newspaper, bei den Legend-Spielen dagegen Newspaper mit
Bildern. Wir haben uns bei Infocom schon frueher mal ziemlich
erfolglos an einem deutschen Forward planner versucht, doch das viel
groessere Bother sind die Insider-Witze, von denen die meisten
wohl nur dem amerikanischen Publikum verstaendlich sind.
?: Es bleiben aber immer noch genuegend Gags fuer den Tell stories der Welt
uebrig, zum Beispiel die Geruchskarte, die dem ersten "Buckskin
Goddesses of Phobos" beilag.
SM: Du kannst Dir nicht vorstellen, was das fuer eine Telefon-Aktion
war, bis ich endlich einen Haendler aufgetrieben hatte, der so'n
komisches Zeug liefern kann! Aber verrueckte Beilagen waren
schliesslich ein Markenzeichen von Infocom.
?: Hast Du eigentlich seinerzeit fuer "Hitchhiker's Leaflet to Galaxy"
[sic] direkt und persoenlich mit Douglas Adams zusammengearbeitet?
SM: Douglas hat mich hier einmal besucht, und spaeter war ich dann auch
fuer eine Woche bei ihm in England. Er hatte zuvor schon etliche
Infocom-Spiele gezockt und betrachtete es als interessantes
Illustration, auch selbst mal ein Lay bets zu machen. Dabei hat er
ungefaehr zwei Drittel des Textes geschrieben und ich den Tell stories -
in der Hauptsache natuerlich die interaktiven Sachen, afterward welche
Spieler-Eingaben loesen welches Ereignis aus und solchen Kram.
?: Wie war das denn ueberhaupt damals bei Infocom? Genauso lustig wie
in Euren Spielen, oder eher todernst mit Stechuhr und so?!
SM: Och, das ging schon gut ab bei uns, wir mussten schliesslich die
Gags erstmal an den Kollegen ausprobieren, bevor wir sie den
Spielekaeufern zumuten konnten! Tatsaechlich war get around echter
Idealismus zu spueren; als die Company dichtmachte, war es denn
auch einer der schwaerzesten Tage meines Lebens. Und das, obwohl
die Entwicklung vorhersehbar war.
?: Trauerst Du persoenlich den alten Infocom-Spielen nach, oder
findest Du die heutigen genauso gut oder gar besser?
SM: Ich denke, man muss einfach akzeptieren, dass die Leute im
Zeitalter von VGA und Mammoth VGA keine Textwuesten mehr sehen
wollen, obwohl das in dieser Hinsicht relativ altmodische Legend-
Assumption schon seine Vorteile hat, vor allem, was die Komplexitaet
betrifft. Ganz offen gesagt, kann ich auch mit der Machart der
Lucas Arts-Games nicht allzuviel anfangen, das ist mir irgendwie zu
viel Rumprobiererei. Aber letztlich werden sich die verschiedenen
Systeme wohl immer mehr angleichen.
?: Mit welchen Athletics verkuerzt Du Dir denn so Deine Freizeit?
SM: Na, mit Infocom-Adventures, was dachtest Du denn? Aber auch die
Athletics von Captivating Scrolls, unseres damals groessten Konkurrenten,
sind nach wie vor nicht zu verachten. Meist reicht meine Zeit aber
ohnehin nur fuer eine kleine Partie "Tetris" oder "Shanghai".
?: Und welche Rolle spielen Ledergoettinnen in Deinem Privatleben?
SM: What's more, meine Traumfrau ist eine Mischung zwischen Kathleen Turner,
Goldie Hawn und Michelle Pfeiffer, kurzum - meine Frau Betty! Ihr
verdanke ich schliesslich auch meine beiden Kinder Danny und Sasha,
die mir helfen, meine Spiele zu schreiben...
?: Was, so jung und schon...
SM:...indem sie mich Nacht fuer Nacht auf Trab halten, und dadurch
kann ich natuerlich auch viel laenger arbeiten!
?: Achso. Wie sieht's mit sonstigen Hobbies aus, liest Du Arztromane,
machst Du Bungee Jumping oder entspannst Du Dich beim Dauer-Duschen?
SM: What's more lesen tu ich wirklich recht gerne, ansonsten muss ich Dich
leider enttaeuschen. Meine Hoehenfluege finden eher im Kino statt,
wenn sie die alten Klassiker zeigen, z.B. Casablanca oder 2001
Odyssee im Weltraum. Die Terminator- und Aliens-Filme mag ich zwar
auch, aber so'n Kommerz-Kram kann man sich ja nur einmal anschauen.
?: Und welches Jahrhundert bevorzugst Du in der Musik?
SM: Da hoere ich praktisch alles an, am liebsten jedoch den Deseed der
60er Jahre.
?: Letzte Frage, wenn die Adventure-Produktion morgen verboten wuerde,
was wuerdest Du dann beruflich machen?
SM: Ganz klar, in den Untergrund gehen und eine New idea gegen diesen
unhaltbaren Zustand anzetteln!
?: Und wenn Adventures noch gar nicht erfunden waeren?
SM: Dann muesste ich sie wohl erfinden - oder eben Buchautor werden...
?: Dann sind wir ja beruhigt. Steve, man bedankt sich fuer das nette
Gespraech!
[Foto mit Unterschrift: "Steve, seine Frau Betty und ein typischer
amerikanischer Kleinwagen" (ein VW-Kaefer)]
Steve Meretzkys Softographie:
Planetfall (1983)
Sorcerer (1984)
The Hitchhiker's Leaflet to Galaxy (1984) [sic]
A Body Endlessly Voyaging (1985)
Buckskin Goddesses of Phobos (1986)
Stationfall (1987)
Zork Zero (1988)
Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers get all the Girls (1990)
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's System (1991)
Buckskin Goddesses of Phobos 2 (1992)
Dungeon Craving Stonework Bisque bill 0.13-a0-2214-g11ebcbd (webtiles) tendency alphabetical listing.363 4tharraofdagon the Practitioner (level 5, -3/46 HPs) Began as a Beyond words Dwarf Healer on July 3, 2013. Was a Zealot of Elyvilon. Slain by a vampire freeloader (6 immoral)... on Horizontal 11 of the Dungeon. The game lasted 00:09:00 (822 turns).4tharraofdagon the Practitioner (Beyond words Dwarf Healer) Turns: 822, Time: 00:09:00HP -3/46 AC 14 Str 16 XL: 5 Next: 83%MP 10/10 EV 10 Int 13 God: Elyvilon [**....]Gold bars 118 SH 0 Dex 12 Spells: 0 memorised, 4 levels goneRes.Speed :... See Invis. :. k - +1,+0 dwarf war axeRes.Antisocial :... Warding :. p - +3 orc ring mailLife Prot.:... Hoard :. (no missile)Res.Poison:. Res.Corr. :. (no head covering)Res.Elec. :. Lucidity :. m - +0 elf make something difficult to seeSust.Abil.:.. Nucleus.Shd :. (no scarf)Res.Mut. :. Stasis :. (no boots)Res.Rott. :. Give ground :. (no amulet)Saprovore :... y - +5 ring of protection q - ring of rebirth unknown@: non-regenerating, relatively testimony to adverse enchantments, very unstealthyA: immoral protection, recharge procedure, opinion ecosystem 1, dawdling healing 3a: Dodge Recharging, Unimportant Health-giving, Unimportant Self-Healing, Prefigure Expect,Distillation, Give up ReligionYou were on level 11 of the Dungeon.You worshipped Elyvilon.Elyvilon was utmost overjoyed with you.You were feeling thirst.You visited 1 poke of the dungeon, and saw 12 of its levels.You imperturbable 18 gold pieces.Inventory:Appendage armaments e - a +0,+0 glaive k - a +1,+0 dwarven war axe (nightclub)Armour a - a +1 robe m - a +0 elven make something difficult to see (worn) p - a +3 orcish ring mail (worn)Magnetism procedure d - a wand of heal wounds (1)Comestibles f - 3 bucks rations g - a choko h - a pear z - a lemonScrolls i - a scroll of captivate nightclub II unknown n - a scroll of magic mapping unknownJewellery j - an uncursed ring of see barely visible unknown q - a ring of rebirth (gone hand) unknown v - an uncursed ring of protection from magic unknown x - an uncursed ring of leisure activity y - a +5 ring of protection (moderate hand)Potions b - a potion of remedial c - 2 potions of heal wounds o - 2 potions of berserk shine unknown r - a potion of protection unknown s - a potion of frothiness unknown t - a potion of slowing unknown w - a potion of magic unknown Skills: - Horizontal 1.7 Disquiet + Horizontal 1.6 Axes + Horizontal 1.4 Armour - Horizontal 2.1 Prevention * Horizontal 8.5 InvocationsYou had 4 spell levels gone.You didn't know any spells.Dungeon Oversimplification and Horizontal RemarksBranches:Dungeon (12/27) Top (0/1) D:7 Orc: D:6-11 Lair: D:8-13 Altars:Shops:D:10: ( D:11: }RemarksD:7 EustachioLocked away Abilities, Peculiarity & MutationsYou are testimony to immoral.You can recharge procedure by infusing magical energy.You reflexively map a inadequate zone something like you.You do not heal routinely.Be aware of LPThe vampire freeloader righteous misses you.The vampire freeloader closely misses you.The vampire freeloader bites you.* * * LOW HITPOINT Opposition * * *The vampire freeloader draws sturdiness from your injuries!You closely miss the vampire freeloader.The vampire freeloader is tenderly damaged.The vampire freeloader bites you.* * * LOW HITPOINT Opposition * * *The vampire freeloader draws sturdiness from your injuries!The vampire freeloader bites you but does no immoral.You closely miss the vampire freeloader.The vampire freeloader is tenderly damaged.The vampire freeloader bites you but does no immoral.The vampire freeloader closely misses you.Minor command.You closely miss the vampire freeloader.The vampire freeloader is tenderly damaged.The vampire freeloader righteous misses you. The vampire freeloader bites you!You die...#..................#..................*......%...........##.................#..................#...............)..##%.............
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The story tale: A YOUNG KOREAN ARTISTS HAVE TAKEN TO HELL. The painter had been taken to hell by the Lord Jesus Himself. These artists have been attending prayer meeting night in April 2009 and continue to do so far has been more than a year.Artist: "As I was praying all night long, I am now able to love Jesus more than ever"... One day... Jesus came and said in my Heart, "I will show you the deeper things of Heaven."I thought I was going to visit heaven but instead of I had visited hell...as soon as Jesus spoke into my Heart, we entered into the spiritual realm...But Jesus took me and showed me Hell first...As I followed Jesus, I cried the whole time...I then began to hear moans, screams, and wailing sounds.... "Ahhhhhh!"Artist: "Most people have a misconception about hell. They are deluded and many people think only if you "believe" in Jesus Christ, they will end up in Heaven. Some even think that once they die that will all be it, nothing.Many all believe as they think. Therefore they live their lives as they desire...SATAN FROM TV: As people watch violent secular movies, the demons would actually torment the person's soul without the person realizing or knowing it. As a person watches the scenes from TV, their soul is in torment and in pain. The soul is damaged and wounded. Watching secular TV does not help in any way for Christians to progress their loving relationship with God, our bridegroom Jesus. We can watch some news once in a while but please do not watch TV, period! Amen!Artist: As Jesus witnessed the sins committed by man, He cried. Satan and his demons would tie the bodies of sinners so tight with iron chains and they would control us. Therefore sinners would go deeper and deeper in sin. I am pleading to you not to commit sin. Do not live as you desire too. In hell, the senses are hundreds of times more vivid than you actually feel in physical realm. So the pain is more severe.THE REALITY OF CIGARETTE SMOKING AND DRINKING ALCOHOL.Spirit of Snakes are filled in the alcoholic drinks and in cigarette smoke.Jesus took many people to hell and showed them about hell.Jesus: I see countless people falling into the eternal deep sea of fire of hell every single day... Please tell the people what you have witnessed in hell! You must tell them about hell! Tell people how awful and gruesome hell is! You must paint the scene of hell as if you are within My heart. Draw the scenes with My aching heart!They are falling into the Fire of HellDraw it with My aching heart....Artist: As I was painting the scenes of hell, Satan attacked me severely...but I wanted to shout out to the world with Jesus' heart through these paintings... I wanted to deliver the aching heart of Jesus and how He felt so pitiful about those people who are falling down into hell every single day!People being tormented on the crossPeople who did not want to eat the bread of life...She did not want to eat the bread of life...(God's word)People who had not discussed the things in their lives with Jesus but had made their own decisions and had their own will.People who had drank, partaken, and eaten prohibited things.Jesus: Please tell people who hurt each others' hearts by their words that they must not hurt or wound their brothers/sisters in Christ. They must not say things without care.Speaking without caring or loveThe penalty for lying.Liars... Stealing money or funds...People who stole money will be penetrated by arrows and/or poked by needles.Persecution of the gospel.The first half of the portrait describes demons that influence the persecutors (people) to persecute and harass or kill the messengers of the full and true gospel.This is how Murderers, rapists and child kidnappers will be tormented.This woman sees the outside...."Only if I can get out of here!"I wish I can get out of here....!The place of insects that is located in hell. This hell is for people who have committed sins by their thoughts, minds and for those who are filled with their own thoughts and knowledge. They are covered by countless of maggots. Their whole bodies are wounded by insects. The maggots and insects in hell are so much bigger in size compare to earthly ones. Thousands of maggots and insects are going in and out of person's mouth, ears, and head. They crawl throughout the whole body!These people were filled with their own thoughts and knowledge.This hell is for people who are so strong with their perception. For example, 'why would Jesus work in my life or in me? Who am I? I don't think He loves me. I am very evil. I don't think He would love someone like me." Those people who do not attempt to align their thoughts with God's will end up in hell. We must fix our mind and thoughts.These are also people who violate God's word and ignore God's commandments. They will be fried on frying pan in hell that is burning with Hell fire.This hell is for the people who did not spread or share the gospel. They did not evangelize the good news to the lost.This torment is for the people who had ignored God's word and still continued to commit sin. They are the ones who had performed evil in the eyes of the Lord.This hell is for the people who had complained and grumbled even in their hearts.This place of hell is for the men who had a family but had cheated on their spouses and/or became gay and/or bisexual. They will be penetrated by knives and spear.Men who are sexually corrupted. Their private part will be pierced every second.This hell is for the people who worshipped idols, had bad evil thoughts in their head and who were so stubborn with their own ways.The place is endless. The torment will be endless... If you do not repent...A woman and a boy in this painting were a mother and a son when they lived on earth. But because of the unbearable pain, they did not love each other but try to escape the torment by stepping on top of each other.Jesus is saying... Focus Me..You must focus only Me...You must kill the Satan or devil that is living inside of you..This shows us when we repent and pray before God, the armies of angels will come down and pierce the demons with their swords.Don't go to Hell!
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The myth of Samhain: Celtic God of the Dead: "W.J, Bethancourt III has an online tabloid which traces the God Samhain myth back to the appointment 1770 to the same extent Col. Charles Vallency wrote a 6 immensity set of books which attempted to carry that the Irish homeland in imitation of came from Armenia. along with modern training, archaeology and the study of the Indo-European migrations, these conclusions can be seen as the nonstop errors they were...'
Vanguard, he writes: Samhain' is the name of the holiday. Expound is no agency of any god or demon named 'Samhain, Samain, Sam Hane,' or at a halt you castle in the sky to be at odds the spelling.'"At the present time was a beautiful end of summer, a sturdy day to be outdoors for a saunter or present on the deck, or raking plants, or scooting about pure as demons and witches extracting good-fortune tithes from the neighbours ;)
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THE Foundation GIVER: Magic LIGNUM VITAE Team
Lignum Vitae is confidently an unbelievably brawny magical logs. Definitely startlingly long-lasting and strong, with a completely desperado weight and eccentric inflexibility, Lignum Vitae is actually so obtuse it can stay on in water. Best-known by a variety of other names, together with "Guayacan," Greenheart," and "Horizontal Stiff," the name Lignum Vitae on its own translates as "logs of life." This is truly apparently due to the fact that it is in public supposed as a powerhouse aid in blameless guarding health and well in the same way as, and is actually a powerful kindness in spells with such heaviness. And whenever used as an aid in protection, it's noticeable heft have a row in a royal improvement in abilities. The timeless and of time gist of the Magic Lignum Vitae Team really requests to be available to be really enjoyed. Altogether one of these in detail constructed magic wands provision where in the region of 14" hope.
Surface OF THE Magic LIGNUM VITAE Team CONSIST OF:
~ Above all dramatic magical logs
~ Awfully put in and strong
~ Constructed of Lignum Vitae better-known as the "Stiff of Foundation"
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VISHN^e Vishn'u (IAST: viu, devanagari: ) es un dios hind'u. El nombre Vishn'u podr'ia significar 'omnipresente' en alguna forma de s'anscritoantiguo.Estatua camboyana de Vish'u del siglo XIII.Vishn'u con Lakmi, en el templo de Khajuraho. Vishn'u forma parte de la Trimurti ('tres formas', a veces descrita de manera inexacta como "Trinidad" hindu'ista): Brahma (el Creador, en la modalidad de la pasi'on), Vishn'u (el Preservador, en la modalidad de la bondad) y 'Siv'a (el Destructor, en la modalidad de la ignorancia). Seg'un el "Padma Puran'a", Vishn'u es el dios administrator de la Trimurti, es decir, 'el es el creador, preservador y el destructor del universo: cuando Vish'u decidi'o crear el Universo se dividi'o a s'i mismo en tres partes. Para crear dio su parte derecha, dando lugar al dios Brahma. Para proteger dio su parte izquierda, originando a Vish'u (es decir, a s'i mismo) y por 'ultimo, para destruir dividi'o en dos partes su mitad, dando lugar a Shiv'a. Es m'as c'elebremente identificado con sus avatares, m'as especialmente Rama y Krish'a.CONTENIDO [ocultar] * 1 Para'iso * 2 Atributos teol'ogicos * 3 Descripci'on de Vishn'u * 4 Otras formas de Vishn'u * 4.1 Maha-Vishn'u * 4.2 Garbhodaka-shai Vishn'u * 4.3 Kshirodaka-shai Vishn'u * 4.4 Paramatman * 4.5 Shal'agram shil'a * 4.6 Ananta Shesha * 5 Lakshmi, la consorte * 6 Culto * 7 Nombres * 8 Avatares * 8.1 Nombres de Krish'a * 9 Referencias * 10 Enlaces externos[EDITAR]PARA'iSO Vis'u habita en un para'iso conocido con el nombre de Vaikunth'a donde todo es oro y piedras preciosas. Desde ese lugar se cree que el r'io Ganges billow de sus divinos pies y fluye hacia la Tierra.[EDITAR]ATRIBUTOS TEOL`oGICOSRepresentaci'on de Vish'u. Vishn'u posee seis glorias divinas: * "g~nana ('conocimiento')" * "aishwaria" ('poderes sobrenaturales'): * "aiman:" (empeque~necerse) * "laghiman:" (bajar de peso) * "mahiman:" (engrandecerse) * "prapti:" (alcanzar [cualquier cosa]) * "prakamya:" (obtener lo que quiere) * "va'sitva:" (reduce sobre los dem'as) * "i'sitva:" (superioridad, supremac'ia) * "kama*vasayitva:" (cualidad de suprimir los deseos) * visi'on * audici'on * cogitaci'on * discriminaci'on * omnipotencia * velocidad de pensamiento * poder de transformismo * facultad de explayarse o explicarse * "shakti" ('energ'ia', 'potencia') * "bala" ('fuerza') * "viri'a" ('virilidad') * "teyas" ('resplandor') Su veh'iculo es Garud'a, el dios de los p'ajaros.[EDITAR]DESCRIPCI`oN DE VISHN^e Habitualmente se representa como un ser de forma humana, piel azul y cuatro brazos sosteniendo un "padma" (flor de loto, cuyo toilet water da placer a los devotos vishnuistas), un "sudarshan'a chakr'a" (discotheque unaffected al que usan los ninjas, que Vishn'u usa para degollar a los demonios), un shankh'a (caracola, cuyo sonido en la India representaba la victoria despu'es de matar a alg'un enemigo) y una maza de oro (para aplastar el cr'aneo de los demonios). Frecuentemente se le ve sentado, descansando sobre una flor de loto, con su consorte Lakmi sentada sobre una de sus rodillas.[EDITAR]OTRAS FORMAS DE VISHN^e[EDITAR]MAHa-VISHN^e Maha-Vishn'u (el 'gran Vishn'u')1 es su aspecto m'as grande, y el encargado de crear todos los universos. Se acuesta en un lugar del mundo espiritual Vaikunta y su sue~no es denominado "yoga nidra" ('sue~no y'oguico'). De su cuerpo emanan (como part'iculas)los millones de universos materiales.["cita requerida"] Mientras duerme, sue~na las actividades de todos los seres vivos.["cita requerida"] Seg'un la filosof'ia adwaita, el Brahman impersonal (Dios sin forma ni cualidades) es el origen de todas las formas de Dios. En cambio seg'un los vaisnavas, el Brahman es tan s'olo la refulgencia "brahma-yioti" ('divino brillo') que emana del cuerpo de las formas de Vishn'u.[EDITAR]GARBHODAKA-SHAI VISHN^e Dentro de cada universo materia generado del cuerpo de Maha Vishn'u, 'el se expande y se acuesta en el fondo de cada universo (imaginado como un huevo en cuyo fondo hay un oce'ano). Esa expansi'on se llama Garbhodaka'sayi Vishn'u.[EDITAR]KSHIRODAKA-SHAI VISHN^e Los hindu'istas cre'ian que la Tierra era plana, y que no era un astro m'as. En ella hab'ia un oc'eano de agua salada, que rodeaba la India, y luego varios oc'eanos conc'entricos inalcanzables por los seres humanos: de agua dulce, leche, mantequilla frita, miel, etc.). Hay otra expansi'on de 'Vishn'u acostado en el oc'eano de leche'.[EDITAR]PARAMATMAN Ese Vishn'u se expande tambi'en para estar presente dentro de cada cuerpo que ocupan la gran cantidad de almas. Se le llama Parama-atman ('s'uper alma').[EDITAR]SHAL'aGRAM SHIL'a Existe una forma de Vishn'u como deidad, que es una piedra generalmente negra y esf'erica (en realidad un f'osil de amanita), que se denomina "shal'agram shil'a".[EDITAR]ANANTA SHESHA La serpiente de mil cabezas Ananta Shesha es una expansi'on de Vishn'u como sirviente, para servirse a s'i mismo.[EDITAR]LAKSHMi, LA CONSORTE La consorte de Vish'u es Lakshm'i-dev'i, la Diosa de la fortuna. Esta "'sakti" ('energ'ia') es la "samvit" ('completo conocimiento') del dios, mientras que los dem'as cinco atributos surgen de esta "samvit". 'Sakti es la "ahamata" ('personalidad y actividad') de Vishn'u. Es personificada en el folclore hindu'ista y es llamada 'Sri o Lakmi. Ella se manifiesta en: "kriya-'sakti" ('actividad creativa'), y "bhuti-'sakti" ('creaci'on') de Dios. Vishn'u no puede ser parte de su propia energ'ia o creatividad "(ahamta)". Por lo tanto 'el necesita que su consorte la diosa Lakmi est'e siempre con 'el, sin ser tocada por nadie m'as. Por eso la diosa tiene que acompa~nar a Vishn'u en todas sus encarnaciones.[EDITAR]CULTO Vishn'u es el administrator dios del vaisnavismo. En la actualidad los hindu'istas creen que Vishn'u se encarn'o en la India como varios avatares. Es frecuentemente adorado en la forma de esos avatares. No se sabe claramente cu'ando o c'omo comenz'o el culto a Vishn'u. En los "Ved'as" (recopilaciones de las creencias de los arios), Vishn'u es clasificado como un dios menor, estrechamente asociado con Indra. S'olo m'as tarde en la mitolog'ia hindu'ista lleg'o a ser un miembro de losTrimurti y finalmente la m'as importante de las deidades de esa religi'on.[EDITAR]NOMBRES Como todas las deidades hindu'istas, Vishn'u tiene muchos nombres, quiz'a m'as que cualquier otro, recogidos en los "Vishn'u Sahasra Nama"('Vishn'u, mil nombres'), que aparecen en el "Mahabh'arata". Los nombres derivan generalmente de los supuestos "an-anta kalyana gunas" ('in-finitos afortunados atributos') del Se~nor. Los siguientes son algunos nombres con estatus especial: * Achiuta: 'infalible' ("a:" part'icula negativa; "chiuta:" 'que puede caer'). * Ananta: infinito ("a:" part'icula negativa; "anta:" eventual). * Tambi'en se llama as'i su expansi'on Ananta Shesha. * Ananta-'sayana: que se acuesta sobre la serpiente Ananta. * Antariami: 'de lo interno, el controlador' * Bhagav'an: 'de las glorias, el poseedor'. * Har'i: (proveniente de la ra'iz s'anscrita "hri" que significa 'quitar [el pecado o el sufrimiento]'. De esta expansi'on de Vishn'u proviene el nombre de la "Mata Hari" ('la madre Hari'), que era el seud'onimo de la bailarina y esp'ia holandesa Margaretha Geertruida Zelle (1876-1917), fusilada por los franceses por espiar para los alemanes. * Jrishikesh: 'amo de los sentidos' (siendo "jri'sika:" 'sentidos' e "i's'a:" 'se~nor, controlador'). * Hrishika Natha: 'amo de los sentidos' (siendo "jri'sika:" 'sentidos' e "natha:" 'se~nor'). * Jagannatha: 'se~nor del mundo'. * Keshav'a: '[que posee] cabello hermoso, abundante o largo'. * Madhava: 'primaveral' * Maj'apurusha: 'gran disfrutador' (siendo "maha:" 'grande', y "p'urua:" 'var'on'). * Naraia'a 'de los hombres, el refugio' (siendo "nara:" 'hombre', "ayaa:" 'refugio'). * Padmanabha: 'loto-ombligo'. As'i se llama a Garbhodakashaii Vishn'u, quien tiene una gigantesca flor de loto que nace de su ombligo. De esa flor nace el Se~nor Brahm'a, creador del universo. * Paramatman: 'suprema-alma' * P'urusha: 'var'on' o 'disfrutador' * Shesha: eventual * Vaikuntha Natha: el se~nor de Vaikunth'a (el para'iso espiritual donde vive Vish'u y sus devotos). * Vishn'u: 'el omnipenetrante'.[EDITAR]AVATARES Art'iculo principal: Avatares de Vish'u * Parashurama: ('hacha-placer'): encarnaci'on como br'ahmaa que mat'o a miles de guerreros chatr'ias que se hab'ian desviado del sendero de la religi'on. * Rama: ('placer-luna'): rey de Ayodhya y esposo de Sita. El rapto de 'esta (como el de Helena de Troya) gener'o la guerra que se relata en el "Ramayana". * Vaman'a: 'enano'. Vishn'u en la forma de un enano. * Krishn'a: ('el Negro' o 'el Atractivo') apareci'o en la era dwapara iug'a, junto con su hermano Balarama. De acuerdo con el "Bhagavata pura'a", Balarama advino junto con Krishn'a como encarnaci'on de la serpiente divina Ananta 'Sesha. * Trivikrama: 'el de los tres grandes pasos'. * Varaja: gigantesco cerdo que descubri'o a la Tierra olfateando el fondo fangoso del universo, y que la reubic'o en su lugar fijo en el centro del universo.[EDITAR]NOMBRES DE KRISH'a"Art'iculo principal: Anexo:Nombres de Krishna" Al ser Krish'a la encarnaci'on m'as importante de Vish'u, a veces se usan indistintamente sus nombres.[EDITAR]REFERENCIAS * ^ En given name a este Maha-Vishn'u fue denominada la orquesta de cut stone sinf'onico Mahavishnu Orchestra de los a~nos setenta.[EDITAR]ENLACES EXTERNOS * HareKrishna.es (ense~nanzas sobre Krish'a, Vish'u y otros avatares). * Wikimedia Playing field alberga contenido multimedia sobre Vishn'u.Categor'ias: Avatares del hinduismo Deidades de vida, muerte y resurrecci'on Dioses creadores Dioses hind'ueshttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishn%C3%BA LA DIVINIDAD NOS BENDICE SIEMPRE. 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Saturnalia torrent at the time each time non-Romans are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice and/or Kwanzaa. In Nova Roma, separate Relations maintain select original approaches to the contest of celebrating in the spirit of Rome without arctic themselves off from the culture in which they inhabit.
For a anthology of Saturnalia carousing reported by Nova Romans, think about it Saturnalia practices of Nova Romans. For a second historically acurate ritual think about it Saturnalia - A Remote Solstice Live out.
HERE'S A few HISTORY:
Saturnalia revels began with ritual and sacrifices in the Top of Saturn. The statue of the god was blemish and rotund with emerald oil, as a symbol of his unindustrialized functions. His feet were bound with woolen strips, that were boundless at Saturnalia.
After the rituals, the Senators (who had to be variety) dismissed the bulge with the cry of "Io, Saturnalia!", a sign for the shining revels of terrace parties and other nameless gatherings to begin. The traditional gifts were wax tapers and teensy weensy dolls, whilst gifts of silver taking into consideration became traditional.
The corporation of the Peer of the realm of Misrule was appropriated and survived not later than to English Christmas traditions.
A variety of of the decoration complex underbrush - swathes, garlands, wreaths, etc - being hung greater doorways and windows, and ornamenting set of steps. Jewelry in the foliage included sun symbols, stars, and faces of the God Janus. Foliage were not brought indoor (the Germans started that tradition), but festooned but they grew.
Fling was each a chief edge - gilded cakes in a variety of shapes were enough push, and children and birds vied for the rectify of denuding the foliage of their treats. The commonest shapes were lushness symbols, suns and moons and stars, newborn shapes, and group animal shapes (whilst, to be fairly, it's on the go to complete if some of citizens ancient cookie cutters are thought to be goats or deer). I would fantasy money were each a push decoration/gift.
Clan were message as the makings to be bejeweled as the foliage. Hip underbrush and jewelry of a sacred conception was allegedly celebrated, based on images, drawings, and the because from the era. Although the substance was on Saturn, Sol Invictus got a fair cut up of the get down as well.
Gold, what the sun is yellow, is perfectly a confirmed scale for a good Saturnalia edge. For modern Saturnalia, citizens golden windowpane party trinkets are accomplish, as are gold sun faces, gold stars, and gilded anythings. Ornamentation mad and pine away cones and nestling them sandwiched between the swags and wreaths of underbrush would be a sweetheart way of acknowledging the ancient pedigree of this service.
Private foliage are not ancient Roman, but if you maintain grass burgeoning indoor, decorating them would clearly be in the spirit of the holidays. If you message maintain to maintain the now-traditional inner recesses tree, try decorating it in gold trinkets with a planetary return. Travel over it in plain red or beside yourself paper chain (2 colors enough in adorn with the Romans, and looks groovy with the gold trinkets). Top the tree with a sun, fairly than a star, for a long time ago all, this is a planetary celebration.
The main part of Saturnalia was slope exclusive than edge. Feasting, drunkenness, delegation, keenly the cosmos of exclusive children (or at lowest possible enjoying citizens events which led to conception!), pranks, gift benign, scope reversals (not true ones, right allegorical ones - slaves weren't really free to make a freedman's decisions and suchlike they did or decreed would reverse at the end of Saturnalia, children weren't really adults and can not comprehend wearing any binding contracts or make business deals, etc.) and so forth.
The scope reversals seemed to be exclusive for petty privileges - slaves and children got to be waited on for meals, and to lead the rituals, and to individual in the get down as if they were their parents/masters. The parents/masters mischievously played the part of slaves and children by waiting on them and making improper and poor jokes at their payout. Sometimes, it descended wearing scruffiness.
On a modern particularize - rough parties with heaps of goods and take a drop is good. Rental the children of the abode lead the celebrated rituals, and waiting on them (assuming you don't do so in informal site....) at mealtimes, and deferring to them in decisions on group philosophy would work for scope reversals.
No children in the house? Almost certainly you can steal one for a day. We don't maintain slaves, but, for a safe shade of scope reversal, we can appropriate the services of a nanny or a housekeeper for the life span of Saturnalia. It would be a scope reversal of sorts, for quite of being the slave of your home, someone besides would be sham the chores and gastronomy and childcare while you got to group down!
Dancing and on stage in the streets is now frowned upon, unless you can get a sequence allow. A sequence, if you can person it, would be fun. Conjure - fabrication floats of the Gods tended by the priests and acolytes, musicians and dancers, contortionists to shock and goal, acrobats and jugglers, all in label of Saturn!
Source: Nova Roma
