davecake Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Just took a look at Donna Haraways Cyborg Manifesto for the first time in a few years, and it struck me how much Gloranthans are ‘thaumaturgic organisms’, in which the normal organic selves are intrinsically deeply intertwined with their magical selves. The Red Goddess in particular seems to be preaching a radical thaumaturgic organism agenda - accept your magical self as inseparably intertwined with the physical, accept you have the power over how magic mediates your self, and break through a maze of dualisms. And then having had that thought, I hit the last line of the essay- “Though both are bound in the spiral dance, I would rather be a [thaum]org than a goddess.” The spiral dance! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I thought I could hear the curious toneOf the cornet, clarinet and big tromboneFiddle, 'cello, big bass drumBassoon, flute and euphoniumFar away, as in a tranceI heard the sound of the Spiral Dance As I walked home on a Summer nightWhen stars in Heav'n were shining brightFar away from the footlight's glareInto the sweet and scented airOf a quaint old Lunar town Borne from afar on the gentle breezeJoining the murmur of the northern seaDistant tones of an old world dancePlayed by the village band perchanceOn the calm air came floating down I thought I could hear the curious toneOf the cornet, clarinet and big trombone Fiddle, 'cello, big bass drumBassoon, flute and euphoniumFar away, as in a tranceI heard the sound of the Spiral DanceI heard the sound of the Spiral Dance And soon I heard such a bustling and prancingAnd then I saw the whole village was dancingIn and out of the houses they came Old folk, young folk, all the sameIn that quaint old Lunar town Every boy took a girl 'round the waistAnd hurried her off in tremendous hasteWhether they knew one another I care notWhether they cared at all, I know notBut they kissed as they danced along And there was the band with that curious toneOf the cornet, clarinet and big tromboneFiddle, 'cello, big bass drumBassoon, flute and euphoniumEach one making the most of his chanceAll together in the Spiral DanceAll together in the Spiral Dance Dancing here, prancing thereJigging, jogging ev'rywhereUp and down, and round the townHurrah! For the Lunar Spiral Dance 1 1 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 It is probably some deep Orlanthi Traditions, disguised as a quaint backwoods dance., the Spiral representing Storm, or rather Air. Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecake Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 15 hours ago, soltakss said: It is probably some deep Orlanthi Traditions, disguised as a quaint backwoods dance., the Spiral representing Storm, or rather Air. You'd think that, but the Spiral Dance is a phrase referred to Lunar or pre-Lunar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 37 minutes ago, davecake said: You'd think that, but the Spiral Dance is a phrase referred to Lunar or pre-Lunar pre-lunar: Entekos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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