YGWV
jorganos wrote:
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> On the down side, you never know as a hunter whether that is a roe
> deer fawn you are hunting, or a damali kid...
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In a very real sense, it does not matter. The hunter knows that he is
taking the life of a person no matter what. It might be a deer person or
a human deer person, but either way he is taking a life and that is why
he does his rites and ceremonies beforehand and afterwards.
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> I asked about children because as a rule children don't actively use
> magic.
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Correct. But the children are usually one shape or the other, and don't
get magic either way.
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> They might undergo ceremonies which make their innate magic work,
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Yes, it is called initiation.
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> though, so that Hsunchen children learn to use both shapes. Then you
> only get the question which of these shapes would be preferred by your
> clan for which stage...
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I don't think most hsunchen get a choice abo
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> There is a special case about Telmori, who change involuntarily on
> wilddays. How does this affect their cubs?
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They change according to the moon, just like mom and dad. Because,you
know, the family that changes together, ranges together.
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