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Just a short agreement with Maggie about Mehl Madrona's COYOTE MEDICINE he also has another one called, I believe, COYOTE HEALING . . . he manages to avoid the gee whiz tone of many "expose" tracts and just explains his evolution of thought and experience in a straightforward way. In this way, it has a slight kinship with Yogananda's AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
I am reading THE GOLDEN COMPASS.
"And does she live at Trollesund, this witch?"
"No, no. They live in forests and on the tundra, not in a seaport among men and women. Their business is with the wild. But they keep a consul there, and I shall get word to her, make no doubt about that."
and page 308:
"Serafina Pekkala considered, and then said, "perhaps we don't mean the same thing by choice Mr. Scoresby. Witches own nothing, so we're not interested in preserving value or making profits, and as for the choice between one thing and another, when you live for many hundreds of years, you know that every opportunity will come again. We have different needs. You have to repair your balloon and keep it in good condition, and that takes time and trouble, I see that; but for us to fly, all we have to do is tear off a branch of cloud-pine; any will do, and there are plenty more. We don't feel cold, so we need no warm clothes. We have no means of exchange apart from mutual aid. If a witch needs something, another witch will give it to her. If there is a war to be fought, we don't consider cost one of the factors in deciding whether or not it is right to fight. Nor do we have any notion of honor, as bears do, for instance. An insult to a bear is a deadly thing. To us . . . inconcievable. How could you insult a witch? What would it matter if you did?"
Since it is on my recommended reading list for our (DD and me) weekend, I am getting around to reading it, and well worth it . . . the movie came out last year, and does fairly follow the book.
Just a short agreement with Maggie about Mehl Madrona's COYOTE MEDICINE he also has another one called, I believe, COYOTE HEALING . . . he manages to avoid the gee whiz tone of many "expose" tracts and just explains his evolution of thought and experience in a straightforward way. In this way, it has a slight kinship with Yogananda's AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
I am reading THE GOLDEN COMPASS.
"And does she live at Trollesund, this witch?"
"No, no. They live in forests and on the tundra, not in a seaport among men and women. Their business is with the wild. But they keep a consul there, and I shall get word to her, make no doubt about that."
and page 308:
"Serafina Pekkala considered, and then said, "perhaps we don't mean the same thing by choice Mr. Scoresby. Witches own nothing, so we're not interested in preserving value or making profits, and as for the choice between one thing and another, when you live for many hundreds of years, you know that every opportunity will come again. We have different needs. You have to repair your balloon and keep it in good condition, and that takes time and trouble, I see that; but for us to fly, all we have to do is tear off a branch of cloud-pine; any will do, and there are plenty more. We don't feel cold, so we need no warm clothes. We have no means of exchange apart from mutual aid. If a witch needs something, another witch will give it to her. If there is a war to be fought, we don't consider cost one of the factors in deciding whether or not it is right to fight. Nor do we have any notion of honor, as bears do, for instance. An insult to a bear is a deadly thing. To us . . . inconcievable. How could you insult a witch? What would it matter if you did?"
Since it is on my recommended reading list for our (DD and me) weekend, I am getting around to reading it, and well worth it . . . the movie came out last year, and does fairly follow the book.
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Permalink Reply by Tembo Chinook on
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Now on the third book of the HIS DARK MATERIALS series and am snatching a few pages at a time during morning coffee in the midst of an otherwise very busy schedule.
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Permalink Reply by Geoff Berry on -
A wonderful trilogy, firmly in the tradition of Milton's Paradise Lost, but especially William Blake's reading of it; questioning the powers of the 'priestly caste' and struggling with the way we must rise against organised suppression on the side of the deeper human quest - to question, always, to resist traditional limits, to maintain our primal soul!...
The first film didn't do so well in the 'States because it compromised between your powerful Christian Right and the clearly anti-religious sentiment of the novels, pleasing neither camp in the end. But the fans in the rest of the world followed it more avidly, so it made money, so they are now considering the other two instalments. The director has vowed he will only make them if given free reign and can stick more closely to Pullman's text - cool! Wield the Subtle Knife between worlds and explore your soul freely, fellow earthlings!
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