On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, James Griffin wrote: > >From: Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu> > > > >On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, Bryan Newell wrote: > > > > > "Everyone I've asked insists that this thing *is* the Cycle in every > > > meaningful way, not merely its physical manifestation. I can't make > > > sense of that, but if you can, more power to you, so to speak." > > > >Here "more power to you" strikes me as odd. I think the Translator seldom > >renders Vlad's speech into what comes across to me as slang. > What if it's not slang? > Now THAT sends shivers down my spine. (so to speak.) What if that is one > test of a wizard (witch/sorcerer/ElderSorcerer wrapping the arts together > with your soul in one object) as described per Issola: to comprehend the > physical manifestation of The (real/manifest) Cycle in the Paths. > IOW, you gain some sort of mystical power by comprehending The > (real/manifest) Cycle in the Paths. This is an Amberesque idea, but I don't like it because it would make a mockery of Aerich's conversations with Adron in _FHYA_.