It was a method of allowing your apponent an opening and risking a possible killing wound in order to weaken his defence so you can score a killing blow of your own. Used by Rand Al' Thor against Ba' Alzamond in the Battle at Land's End. As I dimly recall...
dj On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Chris Jenkins<[email protected]> wrote: > :-D It's one of the sword forms in Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and refers > to a ritual similar to seppuku. > > Jordan based his sword forms on traditional Iaido, so you're practically > correct. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Tinker tinker <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 22:16:08 +0100 > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: The Fear of the Unknown, Stirred to a Frenzy > Is that Samurai related? > > peace & Love > > ________________________________ > Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:56:37 -0400 > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: The Fear of the Unknown, Stirred to a Frenzy > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > It depends...are you familiar with the form 'Sheathing the Sword'? > > On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Do you think they might help? :-) > > peace & Love > > On Aug 9, 3:38 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: >> The Aes Sedai are meeting now to discuss the situation... >> >> On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > It's what the Seanchan call the Lord of Chaos. I tell ya, one day >> > Robert Jordan and George Lucas are gonna chatch up to you Tink and God >> > help you. They'll sue your britches off. >> >> > dj >> >> > On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 3:20 PM, deripsni<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > What does BLitTeR mean? The thought of being litter does not appeal to >> > > me ;-] >> >> > > On Aug 9, 3:25 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> The most severely affected by the ‘fear of the unknown’ cannot see it. >> > >> They are so blinded to a simple idea that they cannot even make sense >> > >> of simple English about the idea. >> > >> The ‘fear’ is the enforcer of the ‘direction’ of Society. The belief >> > >> structure is the answer to the ‘unknown’, so that we can Live without >> > >> the ‘fear’ disturbing us. >> > >> When the belief structure gets questioned, challenged or indicated to >> > >> be false it is shaken and the ‘fear’ does become disturbing. The >> > >> ‘fear’ will drive, enforcing the ‘direction’ of Society, the >> > >> individual to negate that which has shaken the belief structure. >> > >> The funny thing about it is that it affects some of the closest to >> > >> true ‘open’-mindedness most dramatically. The closer one is to ‘open’, >> > >> the more flexible the belief structure. This allows for a more >> > >> vigorous shaking, greater arousal of the ‘fear’ and the dramatically >> > >> irrational reactions. >> >> > >> That is a metaphorical explanation (very close to reality) of a >> > >> simple, electricity like, force identified as “the ‘direction’ of >> > >> Society”. >> > >> ‘Direction’ is a simple yin/yang force. >> > >> ‘S’ociety is the containment of the force relative to Life on Earth. >> > >> It is the energetic sum total, of mankind’s actions and interactions >> > >> on and with the planet Earth. >> > >> Presently the ‘direction’ is grounded to the physical world to give >> > >> the ‘fear’ its power of enforcement. >> >> > >> The Feeling (of goodness, of Love, of beauty, of cosmic consciousness, >> > >> of the presence of God and/or whatever one chooses to call the >> > >> connection in the mind to ‘other than’ the physical world) is the >> > >> certifier or justifier of the belief structure. It has the power to >> > >> quiet the fear of the unknown, by releasing the ground and allowing >> > >> the force to flow to ‘other than’ the physical world. >> > >> If we can establish a common point of understanding, with a universal >> > >> symbol referring to the Feeling, the ground that supports the fear >> > >> will be broken. >> >> > >> We CAN, evolve to Live without the ‘fear’ that is responsible for all >> > >> of the negative actions of mankind if we “Teach the World a Word”. >> > >> BLitTeR – acknowledge the Feeling. >> >> > >> Can you think about it? >> >> > >> peace & Love > > > > > > ________________________________ > See all the ways you can stay connected to friends and family > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
