Do I detect a satirical note? ;-) (Honest, I just cite people the way they appear in their own headers... I'm too lazy to retype. And far too meek to be so presumptious, of course. <g>)
> >In what sense do dragons have such an ability?
>
>
> This is an oblique reference to the difference between True Dragons and
> Dream Dragons (or whatever they are called now).
Ah! It's not really a split, as such. Or at least, not a very equal one. A dream dragon is just a teeny-weeny bit of a true dragon -- nothing it'd miss...
> It may not be a split
> between body and spirit. It could be body and mind or two other things
> entirely.
Between Self and Manifestation, perhaps.
> Another idea I like is that a True Dragon could have many Dream Dragons
> caused by it.
That seems likely.
> A giant would be integral. Just one. That's it.
But a big 'un. ;-)
I'm still not convinced about a dragon/giant opposition, in the sort of sense discussed. The giants in the myth of the war can equally well be seen as representing the celestial court and/or theism. And if there's a cosmological opposition to be had, it's not yet clear to me...
Cheers,
Alex.
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