tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post6002519740683939103..comments2024-03-26T21:27:55.583-04:00Comments on Weird & Wonderful Worlds: On the Shoulders of Giantsmaxcan7http://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-69265422077416900232022-11-24T10:24:07.320-05:002022-11-24T10:24:07.320-05:00I wasn't specifically thinking of any religion...I wasn't specifically thinking of any religion, but probably some of those concepts indirectly affected my thinking- basically any mythology that is cyclical in nature (as opposed to linear). We discussed it in a bit more depth on my server, and I appreciated a lot of the ideas that came up, but I wasn't up for synthesizing them into something that would fit in with what I had already written at the time, but I may come back to it down the line.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-5840995949106720442022-11-23T20:56:37.054-05:002022-11-23T20:56:37.054-05:00"Living idea in its moment of death" - i..."Living idea in its moment of death" - is there any chance that this was written in conversation with Mesopotamian religion? I think that the mention of god-kings and myth primed me to read the quoted bit as a Tammuz ref. I wish this had gotten an expanded form but it's pretty effective as is, may have lost some of its punch if it was spun out. Great stuff, fam.Ènziramirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352631114489892861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-9939549723072968742022-11-23T09:35:01.470-05:002022-11-23T09:35:01.470-05:00Ya I almost wondered if I should expand it a bit m...Ya I almost wondered if I should expand it a bit more, but then decided to just leave it as is, but ya we did go into more detail on the server.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-36658128055444843652022-11-22T18:41:52.300-05:002022-11-22T18:41:52.300-05:00We've talked about this but I like the imagery...We've talked about this but I like the imagery that this conjures for meMichael Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07814549625838944634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-89350739980244013642022-11-22T09:43:06.005-05:002022-11-22T09:43:06.005-05:00Thanks :)! I was on a role with them for a while, ...Thanks :)! I was on a role with them for a while, still have a handful more I think, not sure how long it'll last.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204024454383178762.post-8525927451631354722022-11-21T17:48:05.953-05:002022-11-21T17:48:05.953-05:00I've been enjoying these short but ultra-dense...I've been enjoying these short but ultra-dense little posts!Blackouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672996667698419noreply@blogger.com