Re: Brithini sexuality

From: Rob Thornton <oblate777_at_eRE7-neRpwP5IEfzhu7XQvqsE3KQOGtrMNQOhFWlNcbM7Rmg61c8uW5Clwzd9G1lNh>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:02:01 -0400


While leaving the more obvious discussions to the Immoderate list, I will simply say the Brithini version of Pon Farr (see Star Trek) occurred to me. I will leave the rest of the implications to the reader.

Rob

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Santo Sengupta <aumshantih_at_sM-dbZmyrnPfpzKkqeM2bsLu9P_nU7mrN9ahGPKIhwWIf54qcwQOKH-iyESXt-YMd-M7RxjgEUPOuT_L.yahoo.invalid>wrote:

> Namaste:
> Personally, I would think that Brithini have a mix of various things going
> on:
>
> - Sex only taking place under very strict circumstances, situations, times
> and conditions. Think fundamentalist monotheists to the Nth degree.
>
> - The act of procreation for them is effectively like a ritual casting -
> new Brithini are only created when The Invisible God (or what have you)
> feels like there needs to be more. The Divine Plan, as it were. They never
> overpopulate, because when there's enough of them, well, no more are able to
> conceived. When they have lost numbers of them to violent death, Chaos,
> paganism, etc, more will be born.
>
> -Santo
> aum shanti shanti shantih.
> "The world is like the impression left by the telling of a story." - from
> the Yoga Vāsiṣṭha
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Rob Thornton <oblate777_at_lE3kgoICJF7iIu_NBXUKgN5dF7ANiUiFa0NfuWaejOUrQW2FZAvZuFXxFgqT3DBve9-GH0MxUZ-hWGycjA.yahoo.invalid>wrote:
>
>> Do the Brithini have contraception magic? They have been around for a long
>> time. This does bring out the concept of Brithini sexuality. Have they
>> sexual urges or do they lie back and think of the Invisible God? The
>> Digest
>> has at least one interesting post on the matter:
>>
>> http://glorantha.temppeli.org/digest/gd1/1995.06/2086.html
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Ian <ilikemonkeys.geo_at_YiYvDpqWPqDCWcDwDofI9x5XSGtljRwnLgNh_xv1cO-yt7MV4O_qlj7IzTT-bFRV2bz1A9cpN1W9bky7QOLB890.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Of course they don't have orgies! They'd be insulted that you would even
>> > joke about them engaging in behavior more fitting a bonobo than a human!
>> > That doesn't disprove the demonstrable Logic of bathing *afterwards*.
>> Logic
>> > is immanent and universal, and can (SHOULD!) be applied to everything
>> (even
>> > Entropy!), even if that thing is a sickening, dirty sub-human pagan
>> > superstition.
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > > > Indeed! It's much more Logical to bathe AFTER the orgy, when you're
>> all
>> > sticky and covered in potentially pathogen-laden fluids. Stupid filthy
>> > pagans.
>> > >
>> > > Brithini don't have orgies as wild, divine inspired coupling is not
>> > logical. And causes babies that might not be caste appropriate.
>> > >
>> > > Jeff
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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