Degradation of Society through improperly contained Power.

From: lee watts <jleewatts_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 09:26:25 -0500 (EST)

<<I do not really understand what is being said here. We know what happens when the power is framed or contained: life continues for the society in general (even if changed profoundly for the individual) but what are you suggesting happens to those people for whom this power is improperly contained and burst into their conciousness uncontrolled. Do they go mad, become Heroes, or Monsters, or does society change slightly with each failed ritual.>>

I like this idea. Explains how cultures grow into power, thrive and then disappear over time. As decadence and apathy within the society grows, improper or non-performed rites cause a rot from within. Or perhaps this is the slow creeping of Chaos into society.

Would go a long way to explaining why many cultures today are rotting from within. As Joseph Campbell said, Modern man is divorcing himself from our shared myths.

A man who can read but doesn't is no better off then a man who can't. - Mark Twain

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