Comments on: Entering Merlin’s Domain http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/ se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenki Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:35:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: The Anthropik Network Entering Merlin Domain | Weak Bladder http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-183026 The Anthropik Network Entering Merlin Domain | Weak Bladder Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:26:55 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-183026 [...] The Anthropik Network Entering Merlin Domain Posted by root 5 hours ago (http://anthropik.com) Even more honest attempts to reconstruct shamanism such as michael but also does tricks like swallowing an animal bladder filled with blood and i couldn 39 t find any other way to contact you guys than posting a comment on the blog creative commons middot Discuss  |  Bury |  News | The Anthropik Network Entering Merlin Domain [...] […] The Anthropik Network Entering Merlin Domain Posted by root 5 hours ago (http://anthropik.com) Even more honest attempts to reconstruct shamanism such as michael but also does tricks like swallowing an animal bladder filled with blood and i couldn 39 t find any other way to contact you guys than posting a comment on the blog creative commons middot Discuss  |  Bury |  News | The Anthropik Network Entering Merlin Domain […]

]]> By: Radder Than Thou (The Anthropik Network) http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-41758 Radder Than Thou (The Anthropik Network) Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:54:02 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-41758 [...] However, an important point which many readers seem to miss is that no pure civilization has ever existed—or ever could exist. Every civilization ultimately emerged out of a healthy culture; as such, every civilization has vestigial elements that remain. A pure civilization would be so deeply antithetical to human existence that it could not be tolerated. The "pressure valves" so often decried by primitivists as diversions are, all too often, the germs of healthy culture still left, where we find solace from the deeply dehumanizing system of civilization. Quinn was right that our religions are the highest expressions of our civilizations—precisely because they so often contain the longest memories of our pre-civilized heritage, where remnants of the long-gone healthy culture that pre-dated civilization may remain vital for the longest time. This can be seen in previous articles like "Betraying the Son of Man" about the historical Jesus, or in Carl Estrabrook's "The Subversive Commandments." In "Entering Merlin's Domain," I discussed Noel's suggestion of Merlin as a shamanic role model for Europeans interested in reclaiming that heritage, without a shallow plundering of Native American culture, because there is still that faint memory in the stories of Merlin, of a healthy culture before Anglo-Saxon conquest, before even the Celts took up agriculture—faint, but there. [...] […] However, an important point which many readers seem to miss is that no pure civilization has ever existed—or ever could exist. Every civilization ultimately emerged out of a healthy culture; as such, every civilization has vestigial elements that remain. A pure civilization would be so deeply antithetical to human existence that it could not be tolerated. The “pressure valves” so often decried by primitivists as diversions are, all too often, the germs of healthy culture still left, where we find solace from the deeply dehumanizing system of civilization. Quinn was right that our religions are the highest expressions of our civilizations—precisely because they so often contain the longest memories of our pre-civilized heritage, where remnants of the long-gone healthy culture that pre-dated civilization may remain vital for the longest time. This can be seen in previous articles like “Betraying the Son of Man” about the historical Jesus, or in Carl Estrabrook’s “The Subversive Commandments.” In “Entering Merlin’s Domain,” I discussed Noel’s suggestion of Merlin as a shamanic role model for Europeans interested in reclaiming that heritage, without a shallow plundering of Native American culture, because there is still that faint memory in the stories of Merlin, of a healthy culture before Anglo-Saxon conquest, before even the Celts took up agriculture—faint, but there. […]

]]> By: Our Big, Fat Animist Wedding (The Anthropik Network) http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-20014 Our Big, Fat Animist Wedding (The Anthropik Network) Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:08:30 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-20014 [...] « Entering Merlin’s Domain [...] […] « Entering Merlin’s Domain […]

]]> By: jhereg http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19663 jhereg Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:47:25 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19663 Well, actually, there will always be some sort of imposition set on you by any community you're a part of. That's pretty much inevitable. "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. " Well, actually, there will always be some sort of imposition set on you by any community you’re a part of. That’s pretty much inevitable.

“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;

courage to change the things I can;

and wisdom to know the difference. “

]]> By: truekaiser http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19578 truekaiser Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:28:30 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19578 sorry first off i wasn't accusing you of hypocrisy jason only pointing out how the whole situation could look as such on the outside. i personally do not think you are being a hypocrite, just doing what you have to do to get by and pass the word on to those who will listen. i should of worded it better and thats my fault. second that part was just a lamenting of what i can gather from people around me. their common view is that the human brain gets set in it's ways in the mid 20's and it becomes very hard to change the person's views afterwords. as for what other people think. it has great power over what you can and can't do in the way things are today, everything from what job you can get to how well off you can be and this won't change till it all ends in someway or another. sorry first off i wasn’t accusing you of hypocrisy jason only pointing out how the whole situation could look as such on the outside. i personally do not think you are being a hypocrite, just doing what you have to do to get by and pass the word on to those who will listen. i should of worded it better and thats my fault.

second that part was just a lamenting of what i can gather from people around me. their common view is that the human brain gets set in it’s ways in the mid 20’s and it becomes very hard to change the person’s views afterwords. as for what other people think. it has great power over what you can and can’t do in the way things are today, everything from what job you can get to how well off you can be and this won’t change till it all ends in someway or another.

]]> By: ChandraShakti http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19556 ChandraShakti Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:14:02 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19556 truekaiser... Why exactly does it matter that others think? You can learn if you believe you can. Others' opinions on the matter can at most make it so that you have to search harder for opportunities that's all. truekaiser… Why exactly does it matter that others think? You can learn if you believe you can. Others’ opinions on the matter can at most make it so that you have to search harder for opportunities that’s all.

]]> By: Jason Godesky http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19506 Jason Godesky Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:17:20 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19506 What hypocrisy? We've written many times previously about why we think that building a new culture is important, and why marriage is a good thing to have in that culture. Or do you mean the moving? We've also stated quite explicitly that we're in the midst of our exodus, which implies that it's not complete yet, which implies that, for now, we're still in the civilized world. Things like moving and internet access are part of that. So ... where's the hypocrisy? As a child, you learn things easily and quickly. As you get older, that ability deteroriates, but it's never completely lost. What hypocrisy? We’ve written many times previously about why we think that building a new culture is important, and why marriage is a good thing to have in that culture. Or do you mean the moving? We’ve also stated quite explicitly that we’re in the midst of our exodus, which implies that it’s not complete yet, which implies that, for now, we’re still in the civilized world. Things like moving and internet access are part of that. So … where’s the hypocrisy?

As a child, you learn things easily and quickly. As you get older, that ability deteroriates, but it’s never completely lost.

]]> By: jhereg http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19497 jhereg Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:47:49 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19497 Whoa! You lose the ability to learn new things in your mid 20's?! When did that line of thinking get popular? I must have really broken the mold when I learned C++, Java, and Python at 25.... Whoa! You lose the ability to learn new things in your mid 20’s?! When did that line of thinking get popular?

I must have really broken the mold when I learned C++, Java, and Python at 25….

]]> By: truekaiser http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19400 truekaiser Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:21:42 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-19400 well it's un-avoidable but the hypocrisy in it does give off a certain negative factor about it all. to survive now and prepare for the future as well as getting the word as with this site you basically need to be in the rat race like everyone else. this can put people off, many will think if you can't walk the walk then your talk is meaningless even though they have no way to know you do walk the walk other then your word for it. for me there is the problem of purpose in general. i am not religious, so much so i consider most forms of it as a crutch used by people who are unable to wrap their minds around the world as a whole so they go into their little corners and account the rest to a deity of their choosing. after learning about stuff like this and peak oil the original purpose to at least be well off and successful has no meaning anymore. money and fame can't give you anything but trouble once good times go bad, everyone near you including family and friends will look at you as a source of income while others will just look at you in envy. also on the other hand to live life just to live seems to lack a certain appeal to keep you getting up in the morning for me. also i am getting worried as i get older that i am seen as a old dog unable to learn, there is a perception of a belief from allot of people that once you reach your mid 20's your considered unable to learn new things. personally i don't really think it's true but it matters what others think of it when it comes down to it.. well it’s un-avoidable but the hypocrisy in it does give off a certain negative factor about it all.
to survive now and prepare for the future as well as getting the word as with this site you basically need to be in the rat race like everyone else.
this can put people off, many will think if you can’t walk the walk then your talk is meaningless even though they have no way to know you do walk the walk other then your word for it.

for me there is the problem of purpose in general. i am not religious, so much so i consider most forms of it as a crutch used by people who are unable to wrap their minds around the world as a whole so they go into their little corners and account the rest to a deity of their choosing. after learning about stuff like this and peak oil the original purpose to at least be well off and successful has no meaning anymore. money and fame can’t give you anything but trouble once good times go bad, everyone near you including family and friends will look at you as a source of income while others will just look at you in envy. also on the other hand to live life just to live seems to lack a certain appeal to keep you getting up in the morning for me. also i am getting worried as i get older that i am seen as a old dog unable to learn, there is a perception of a belief from allot of people that once you reach your mid 20’s your considered unable to learn new things. personally i don’t really think it’s true but it matters what others think of it when it comes down to it..

]]> By: Jason Godesky http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-18363 Jason Godesky Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:12:09 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/07/entering-merlins-domain/#comment-18363 The wedding was beautiful, the moving less so, the new apartment more so, the new car makes me happy, and all of this will soon be summarized and presented to you—with photos, no less—once we've straightened away more pressing concerns in our new home, like "electricity," and "internet access." In the meantime, G-d bless libraries and local coffee shops so I can at least check in often enough to see that this place doesn't go to hell in a handbasket. The wedding was beautiful, the moving less so, the new apartment more so, the new car makes me happy, and all of this will soon be summarized and presented to you—with photos, no less—once we’ve straightened away more pressing concerns in our new home, like “electricity,” and “internet access.” In the meantime, G-d bless libraries and local coffee shops so I can at least check in often enough to see that this place doesn’t go to hell in a handbasket.

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