I always viewed the process of flaming being a more mystical one rather than requiring outright magic. Either way works!
-S. Santo Sengupta
"Aum Shanti Shanti Shantih."
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 11:32 PM, L C <lightcastle_at_nMNxH2boc3KKrBIEoz1U2za2wL4YmInVIaJwAm5Hl_4CZpwWQh1jtOpO0WuPkuw5b5drYEWRXg7_l1viahg.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> Hmm, a constantly changing lifeflame that adds new fuel with each
> initiation. That's an interesting way to do it.
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> That would make just about all initiations take place at funerals, no?
> You transfer the life flame into someone of an age prepared to accept it?
> In that case I'd make the "proper age" somewhat variable, of course. Or,
> really, if you're important enough, you can take anyone?
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> It seems this approach requires some clout. I presume it isn't available
> to everyone? If you have the clout you can pick when you go and into
> whom. If not, well, then you have luck of the draw?
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> It does mean the population would have to stay fairly stable, no? Too
> many children and they never get a life flame from anyone. Perhaps
> that's fine, and a new flame starts from scratch in that case.
> War is hell and lots of flames are forced into the nearest vessel
> without anyone to guide it.
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> I guess if we view it as a process that goes on its own, but the
> Teshnans have learned rituals to guide it then social disruptions just
> result in things getting out of their control for a while. (Which means
> lots of people not sure whose flames they have and such.)
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> A largely-controlled process with some room for errors, overload, and
> just "it not going right" seems like it is playable.
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> LC
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> Peter Metcalfe wrote:
> > Robert Thornton wrote:
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> >> If reincarnation is controlled and does not always occur at birth, I
> >> wonder what would happen to the displaced souls.
> >>
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> > No soul is displaced (and technically a life-flame is distinct from a
> > soul). The effect is like adding two flames together.
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