"your very own thread, and the horse you rode in on.&qu

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:57 pm

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the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:41 am

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:43 am

He said that there is a Holy Man [shenren 神人] living on faraway [Gushe] Mountain, with skin like ice or snow, and gentle and shy like a young girl. He doesn't eat the five grains, but sucks the wind, drinks the dew, climbs up on the clouds and mist, rides a flying dragon, and wanders beyond the four seas. By concentrating his spirit, he can protect creatures from sickness and plague and make the harvest plentiful. (1, tr. Burton Watson)[2]

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:34 pm

This belies out current rationalistic definition of myth as something untrue or imaginary. "Why, that is only a myth; its not true at all," we hear. The details of the story may be unverifiable or even fantastic, but actually a myth is profoundly and universally true.

A myth may be a fantasy or a product of the imagination, but it is nonetheless true and real. It depicts levels of reality that include the outer rational world as well as the less understood inner world.

This confusion concerning the narrow definition of reality may be illustrated by the thinking of a small child after a nightmare. A parent may say, to be comforting, "It was only a dream; the monster was not real." But the child is unconvinced, and rightly so. To him it was real, as alive and as real as any outer experience. the monster he dreamed about was in his head and not in his bedroom, but it had, nonetheless, and awesome reality, with power over the child's emotional and physical reactions. it had an inner reality for him that cannot and should not be denied.

(SHE
Understanding Feminine Psychology ~Robert A. Johnson)

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:21 am

Alice's Evidence ~ Through the Looking-Glass wrote:... pointing to the tarts on the table. "Nothing can be cleaer than that. Then again - 'before she had this fit', my dear, I think?" he said to the Queen.

"Never!" said the Queen, furiously, throwing an inkstand at the Lizard as she spoke. (The unfortunate little Bill had left off writing on his slate with one finger, as he found it made no mark; but now he hastily began again, using the ink, that was trickling down his face, as long as it lasted.)

"Then the words don't fit you," said the King, looking round the court with a smile. There was dead silence.

"It's a pun!" the King added in an angry tone, and everybody laughed. "Let the jury consider their verdict," the King said, for about the twentieth time that day.

"No, no!" said the Queen. "Sentence first - verdict afterwards."

"Stuff and nonsense!" said Alice loudly. "The idea of having a sentence first!"

"Hold your tongue!" said the Queen, turning purple.

"I won't!" said Alice.

"Off with her head!" the Queen shouted at the top of her voice. Nobody moved.

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:38 am

the fire elf wrote:nightmare

[eu- + Greek karutos, having nuts (from karuon, nut. See kar- in Indo-European Roots).]
eu·kary·otic (-tk) adj.

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:49 am

Perseus was the first of the mythic heroes of Greek mythology

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:57 am

All Eves are actually a woman whose body has been taken over by the consciousness of the mitochondria in their cells. All the Eve incarnations have many powers, but they all possess a single, common power: the ability to cause living creatures to spontaneously combust.

[New Latin : Greek mitos, warp thread + Greek khondrion}

those responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy.

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:47 am

up wrote:Greek, warp thread

In order to regain the trust and love that she cast away, Psyche must complete three tasks, one requiring descent to the underworld. By embracing the help of nature, she is successful and is received into the pantheon of gods as an immortal and reconciles with her mother-in-law. Eventually, she bears Cupid a daughter, Voluptas, whose name means "pleasure." Psyche's visit to and return from the underworld made her an object of some devotion, like Dionysus and Persephone. She was an object of some mystery religions and was occasionally mentioned in connection with the popular Eleusinian Mysteries.

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:49 am

up wrote:Mysteries

Some people believe that this story tells of how love can come from when desire (Eros) starts to fancy a person's soul (Psyche) rather than their body. The two find love, but easily lose it because of mistrust.

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:43 pm

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the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:02 pm

imagine if i were allowed to defrag my posts... that would be cool

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:33 pm

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the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:48 pm

At least three things hamper the Voice: it is useless against targets who cannot hear the Bene Gesserit (e.g., someone deaf), and its effectiveness is limited by how well the Bene Gesserit can analyze her target's personality and vocal patterns to determine what pitch of Voice will be most effective—a limitation offset by the Bene Gesserit's skills in observing their targets and perceiving its weaknesses. Also, being a manipulation of the target's subconscious mind, the Voice is of limited utility against an extremely disciplined mind, such as a Reverend Mother or a strong Mentat; if the target understands what Voice is and how it works, and is aware that it is being used, he may resist it; in Dune Messiah, Paul trains some guards to resist Voice

Simulflow

Bene Gesserit also have the ability to practice simulflow, literally the simultaneous flow of several threads of consciousness at any given time; mental multitasking, as it were. The combination of simulflow with their analytical abilities and Other Memory are responsible for the frightening intelligence of the average Bene Gesserit.

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:40 pm

[Middle English Messias, Messie, from Old French Messie, from Late Latin Messs, from Greek, from Aramaic mi, the anointed one (from ma, to anoint), or Hebrew mîa, anointed (from ma, to anoint); see m in Semitic Roots.]

Christ is the English form of the Greek word Χριστός (Christós), which means literally The Anointed One. The word was originally used to translate the Hebrew word מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ), that is Messiah.

how very odd...

Od

–interjection Archaic. a shortened form of “God” (used interjectionally and in minced oaths).

Also,'Od, Odd.

[Origin: 1590–1600]

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:44 pm

could it be?!?

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:52 pm

multithematic

2007
art theme: the green man

2006
art theme: The Future

2005
art theme: psyche

2004
art theme: vault of heaven

2003
art theme: beyond belief

2002
art theme: the floating world

2001
art theme: the 7 ages

2000
art theme: the body

1999
art theme: the wheel

1998
art theme: nebulous

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:57 am

In other words, what is real and how do we know what we infer about the real is true. Inherent to the distinction is a paradoxical notion that despite the various meanings or definitions assigned to the concept by various disciplines, schools of thought, or individual philosophers, ultimately there is a body of knowledge referred to which is considered representative of a single reality.

willful and permanent crippling, mutilation, or disfiguring of any part of the body

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:22 pm

the next Avatar of Vishnu. He will appear drawing a

flaming sword

, at the end of the Kali Yuga, the dark age through which we are passing. His task will be to exterminate the evil and restore the Dharma. Thus will begin a new cycle, again will start the Satya Yuga.

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:26 pm

let's see them make a law against that

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:30 pm

The Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques (Geneva: 18 May 1977, Entered into force: 5 October 1978) prohibits widespread, long-lasting or severe effects as the means of destruction, damage or injury. However it has been argued that this permits local, non-permanent changes.

oh...

oh well...

let's see them try and build a solid case against an individual

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:21 pm

Maya is the samvit (the primary intelligence) of Vishnu

;while the other five attributes emerge from this samvit and hence Maya is his ahamata, activity, or Vishnu's Power. This power of God, Maya, is personified and is called Maya, Vishnumaya, or Mahamaya, and She is said to manifest Herself in, 1) kriyāshakti, (Creative Activity) and 2) bhütishakti (Creation) of Universe. Hence this world cannot part with his creativity i.e., ahamta, which is a feminine form and is called Maya.

A great modern (19th century) Hindu sage who often spoke of Maya as being the same as the Shakti principle of Hinduism was Shri Ramakrishna.

Shakti represents the power of God, called Vishnu

Etymologically it is derived from the root 'shak,' meaning potency or the potential to produce, an assertion of Her inherent creative aptitude.

All interpretations of the word 'shakti' hold common one parameter, namely power. Specifically, Shakti means power, force and feminine energy.

Used as a noun the word 'shakti' can also mean a female consort or a weapon, depending on context.

Shaktism is a denomination of Hinduism that worships Shakti, or Devi Mata -- the Hindu name for the Great Divine Mother -- in all of her forms whilst not rejecting the importance of masculine and neuter divinity (which are however deemed to be inactive in the absence of the Shakti).

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:59 pm

Specifier

kindness repaid in full; tenfold harm, that's my rule

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:15 am

push the fucking button and let's start the nuke grand finale...these people don't fucking get it...

how do i come across?