Lame: Les Chroniques infernales -1 (French Edition)
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In the Green-Sky Trilogy , the Kindar do not even have any word for things like violence, grief, or anger. The closest they have is "unjoyful" and "sorrow" is considered indecent language. Only the elite priesthood of the Ol-Zhaan are supposed to know the words or the concepts. This is all the better to control the population and "protect" them from the human tendency for violent or anti-social behavior.
Anything else was not correct thought. Played out full throttle in the story told by Loyal to the Group of Subverted, as Severian notes that Loyal to the Group of 17 is able to use the phrases to communicate meanings different from their original intention. Babel by Samuel R. Delany is built wholly around this trope. The smallest and least spoilish example is a race of aliens whose language is based almost entirely around temperature gradients but have no word for "house" — because of this, they build incomprehensible starships that look like a mass of strung-together boiled eggs.
And of course, the titular language enables extremely fast thinking and enhanced spatial awareness. More relevant to this trope, that language has no words for "I" or "you" and thus twists the outlooks of those who speak it. Examples from the Discworld: Witches Abroad uses this, with specific reference to the legend that the Inuit have twenty words for snow, by saying it's false. Similarly, dwarves don't have a hundred words for "rock". As per their obsession of mining, they have words describing the precise kind of rock — igneous, sedimentary, and that's just to start — but not one for just "rock".
Vorbis a powerful Omnian Quisitor , while visiting the Ephebian Tyrant to persuade them to surrender, notes that "slave" is an Ephebian word, and Omnians have no word for slave. The Tyrant replies "I imagine fish have no word for water. When the gods appear and tell everyone in their own languages to stop waging war, his god has to explain, "Remember when Pacha Moj hit his uncle with big rock? Like that, only more worse.
Played straight with the D'regs. For one, that isn't their original name, but all their neighbors used the word for "enemy" and they adopted it out of pride. They use the same word for "stranger" and "target," mirroring how some Native American languages like Navajo or Apache use the same word for "foreigner" and "enemy.
They certainly make their language do a lot of work, don't they? That you are nothing more than a lucky species of ape that is trying to understand the complexities of creation via a language that evolved in order to tell one another where the ripe fruit was? It is hard to convey five-dimensional ideas in a language evolved to scream defiance at the monkeys in the next tree.
See here—I've studied comparative semantics—the whistling talk [of the dragons] does not even contain a symbol for the concept of falsehood. And what a person does not have symbols for he can't think about! Ask him in his own speech. If he answers at all, you can believe him. As Mary had pointed out, the three-eyed Lizard did not have a blind spot , had in its experience no analogs for such biped binocular concepts as "sneak up on," "behind your back," "blindside," or "backstab"—and hence was just a little less paranoid than a human would have been.
They obviously had concepts for " Trap Door " and " Death from Above ", however. There is no such word as "impossible" in my dictionary. It's like the Eskimos having one hundred eighty different words for snow. Except if something dark and evil and sadistic and sick fell from northern clouds rather than snowflakes, making glaciers and icebergs and permafrost.
I'm the gol-darndest liar that ever hit the pike I don't mean exaggerations, I mean lies! Frisby, there are terms that we cannot relate to our own language. This word "lie" that you mention You mean that anything that anybody tells you just goes without saying it's the truth? Hence that everything I've told you you believe All of our partings contain within them the possibility of meeting again, in other places, in other times, in other lives.
Hebrew actually has the same "problem", if you will. Hebrew lehithraoth , like Italian arrivederci , literally translates more like "we will meet again", or at the very least "I hope that we will meet again. Ditto in Russian, the commonly-used "do svidaniya" means "until [next] meeting".
Naturally, this is utterly lost in Hollywood when Russian characters frequently say it before trying to kill someone it's doubtful that they're hyper-religious and mean it metaphysically ; a better choice would be "proshchai", which literally means "forgive" and is used as a permanent goodbye. Words have meaning and names have power. The universe begun with a word, you know. But which came first: You can't create language without thought..
So which created the other and, thus, created the universe? A clot in the bloodstream. Do you know the concept "evil"? They attempted to dress it up as being like Black Speech etc.
However, changing alignment also removes the ability to speak your alignment language. Dark Speech , the secret tongue of evil gods, is so inhumanly spiteful and malicious that it's capable of inspiring instinctive dread in listeners and corroding physical objects; even infernal beings are wary of speaking such words carelessly. Its inverse are the Words of Creation, the lost language of Celestials' precursors, a tongue without words for hate or betrayal but an intricate terminology for forms of beauty and forgiveness.
In either case, only a particularly virtuous or exceptionally vile individual can understand these languages well enough to speak them — neutral speakers will stumble over the words and get struck with a Feeblemind effect, while speakers of the opposing alignment will simply die. The drow belong to a society that actively encourages psychopathy, and a such, they have no word that really means romantic love; the closest they have is one for physical lust. They don't have a word for "friend", either — that relationship is actually "an alliance for mutual benefit".
Goblins and orcs don't seem to have a word that means friendship as we understand it; the closest they have are two words, one meaning something like "willing submission to a greater power", the other "military alliance between equals". According to one source, the Orcish language does have dozens of words for disemboweling somebody.
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Infernal is characterized by painfully exacting grammar and pronunciation, reflecting the Lawful Evil strictness of the devils who speak it. The Chaotic Evil demons in contrast didn't even have an alphabet until they bastardized Infernal for their own tongue, Abyssal, just another in the long list of grievances the Baatezu hold against the Tanar'ri. The demons' tongue, according to one Planescape sourcebook , is a hopeless pile of inconsistent dialects, which "may well be part of the reason the tanar'ri are so angry all the time — they're constantly and fundamentally misunderstood". Warhammer 40, Orks have no word for "equal," everyone is either a "boss" to be feared or a "grot" to be bullied.
Similarly, their concept for "best friend" is synonymous with " favorite enemy. The Tau have a dozen different subtle distinctions of the phrase " first among equals ". Their social ideal, the "Greater Good", could best be summed up as a mix of communism and patriotic utilitarianism. The Dark Eldar of Commorragh speak their own distinct dialect of the wider Eldar language, which is known for emphasising harsh consonants and using comparatively aggressive inflections of common concepts.
They have several ways of describing pain which are considered unnecessarily specific by most other Eldar. Warhammer The Dwarfen language of Khazalid has no word for "forgiveness", but many for subtle variations of recompense, revenge, and retribution. This explains a lot about why they're going extinct.
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In addition, they have multiple words for gold azgal, bryn, churk, galaz, gnolgen , etc , not only to distinguish the physical characteristics, but also the historical and present circumstances for each manifestation of gold and its commercial properties, such as spending gold, loaned gold, gold that is found by accident and so on. Khazalid also subverts this in another way: For instance, the literal meaning of the word for "Everlasting" is "similar to a mountain" and the literal meaning of the word for "untrustworthy" is "similar to a thief".
The only sign of the ruling is that the statement of registration at the GPO for transmission by post has been crossed out. It was here that he came across the writings and teachings of Eliphas Levi, and realized where his direction lay, meeting one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, S L MacGregor Mathers. For such an uncouth remark, instead I will kick it! Only the elite priesthood of the Ol-Zhaan are supposed to know the words or the concepts. All of our partings contain within them the possibility of meeting again, in other places, in other times, in other lives. The Zuul word for "pirate" is simply "Zuul", they're a species of scavengers, slavers, and well, pirates. That you are nothing more than a lucky species of ape that is trying to understand the complexities of creation via a language that evolved in order to tell one another where the ripe fruit was?
Since their purpose is to fight the enemies of the Lizardmen , almost every word in the Saurus language relates to battle and strategies and so forth. The Gathering has some fun in this regard with the flavor text in its cards. Cyclopes are more or less universally portrayed as vicious, bloodthirsty and barely sapient brutes. There's no word in the goblin language for "strategy".
Lame's own New World Myth specifically addresses not only the situation of French Canada, but also her personal afterlife as it appears in the series. Rochon's project in Les Chroniques infernales appropriates not only Québec- specific. Martel, Suzanne. Quatre Montréalais en lan Montréal Éditions du Jour, Lame. Montréal: Québec/Amérique, Or Les Chroniques infernales- 5. Beauport Alire Women in French Studies 5 (): = = Vonarburg.
Then again, there's no word in the goblin language for "word". Avenue Q lampshades this trope in their song " Schadenfreude ": What's that, some kinda Nazi word? It's German for "happiness at the misfortune of others! House Ordos in Dune II and its sequels are the source of the current page quote.
The Morrigi from Sword of the Stars have no word for 'rank'; their society is a meritocracy based on rule by the one with the highest degree of 'merit', and every Morrigi knows more or less instinctively which Morrigi in any given group has the most merit, who would replace him if the most worthy was killed, and so on. The closest thing they have is the word "aanigi'dha", "worthiness-to-lead-people".
The Zuul word for "pirate" is simply "Zuul", they're a species of scavengers, slavers, and well, pirates. Additionally, their word for "dreadnought" is synonymous with "fortress", which is a little strange since Zuul ships are the least armored in the game. They do, however, have the most guns, which fits their Attack!
Every cult language in Nexus War. The language of the god of society and cooperation is easy to learn, the god of law's is extremely specific and long-winded, the god governing the physical laws of the universe has a language better suited for concepts than actions, and so forth. In the series' lore, Ta'agra the language of the Khajiit has no word for "rules". The closest equivalent translates to " foolish concepts ".
Naturally, this leads to much Culture Clash between them and the other races, especially when it comes to what constitutes "personal property" and "theft. As such, Argonians tend to live "in the now," easily forgetting and forgiving past offenses while paying little mind to the future. The possibly omniscient Hist, sentient trees native to the Argonian homeland who the Argonians worship, seem to do that for them, as seen with them foreseeing and preparing the Argonians for the Oblivion Crisis and turmoils of the 4th Era.
The Dragons in Skyrim make no distinction between "debating" and "fighting"—two dragons breathing fire at each other are just having a particularly heated argument. Furthermore, dragons' thoughts when voiced are able to alter reality , so when they Shout they are not merely casting a spell, but willing fire into existence with a word. Language equals Thought Equals Being, in other words. This is exploited with the "Dragonrend" thu'um: Dragons have words for the concepts of "mortal," "finite," and "temporary," but as immortal Aedric beings they will never truly grasp them like they do the words for fire, ice and so forth.
Skullface's motives in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain stem primarily from his and Zero's belief in this idea. As a child, he was made to forget his native tongue by foreign invading forces, and he claims to have felt his mind and personality change each time he was made to learn a new language. What we await is the energy and substance to flow once more into the forms. The words of Collin Cleary, his thoughts and ideas, constitute the kind of fresh and vital energy that is needed to effect the renewal of the gods in our contemporary world.
Instititute for the Development of the Harmonious Human Being stamped , nd. Stapled booklet, octavo, 32pp. Stapled booklet, octavo, unpaginated. These two sets of instruction in Magick and Mysticism present a series of scientific practices systematically designed to provide a balanced course of occult training.
Hardcover; quarto; illustrated boards and endpapers; 63pp. Minor wear; frayed board corners and slight rubbing to cover. Otherwise, very good to near fine. You know - for kids. Octavo; hardcover, with gilt spine-titling; pp. Minor wear; board edges lightly scraped; previous owner's name in ink to the flyleaf; marginal notes and underlining in ink throughout. Dustwrapper rubbed; now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film.
In the 's Rosaleen Norton was popularly known as the "Witch of Kings Cross" - a colourful bohemian figure from Sydney's red light district. This biography provides a detailed evaluation of both her beliefs and her art Miracle-worker or man of straw? Count Alessandro Cagliostro was a cult figure of European society in the tumultuous years leading to the French Revolution. An alchemist, healer and Freemason, he inspired both wild devotion and savage ridicule - and novels by Alexander Dumas, a drama by Goethe and Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute.
Cagliostro's sincere belief in the magical powers, including immortality, conferred by his Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry won him fame, but made him dangerous enemies, too. His celebrated travels through the Middle East and the capitals of Europe ended abruptly in Rome in , where he was arrested by the Inquisition and condemned to death for heresy.
The Masonic Magician tells Cagliostro's extraordinary story, complete with the first English translation of the Egyptian Rite ever published. The authors examine the case made against him, that he was an impostor as well as a heretic, and finds that the Roman Church, and history itself, have done him a terrible injustice. This engaging account, drawing on remarkable new documentary evidence, shows that the man condemned was a genuine visionary and true champion of Freemasonry.
His teachings have much to reveal to us today not just of the mysteries of Freemasonry, but of the mysterious hostility the movement continues to attract. Minor wear; text block top edge toned. Price-clipped dustwrapper a little worn at the edges with some sunning to the spine panel; now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. In the fabled alchemist Fulcanelli left his remarkable manuscript concerning the Hermetic Study of Gothic Cathedral Construction with a student.
The book decodes the symbology found upon and within the Gothic cathedrals of Europe which have openly displayed the secrets of alchemy for years. Theories about Fulcanelli speculate that he was one or another famous French occultist of the time: Patrick Riviere, a student of Canseliet's, believes that Fulcanelli's true identity was Jules Violle, famous French physicist. In a book, samples of writing by Jean-Julien Hubert Champagne and Fulcanelli are compared, and show considerable similarity.
In any event, by , Fulcanelli had accepted Canseliet, who was then only sixteen, as his first student. He then accepted the sons of Ferdinand de Lesseps as students and during , two more students, Jules Boucher and Gaston Sauvage. During , Fulcanelli relocated to 59 rue Rochechouart where he allegedly was successful in transmuting base metals into gold. Quarto; hardcover, with gilt spine titles; pp. Minor wear; some minor scraping to the spine heel; light offset to the endpapers. Dustwrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film.
Emile Grillot de Givry wrote and translated many hermetic and occult works; this was the first to be translated into English and is the largest and finest collection of the iconography of occultism. Some illustrations were selected by the author from manuscripts, rare books, private collections and museums. Those selected are the most curious, characteristic and rare graphics depicting sorcery, magic, astrology, cheiromancy, cartomancy and alchemy - the universe of the occult.
The dates of the sources range from the Middle Ages to the eve of the nineteenth century. Excellent commentary accompanies the illustrations. Octavo hardcover, blue boards with gilt upper board illustration and titling; pp. Foxing to pastedowns and endpapers; a few tiny scrapes on lower board edges and corners.
My Shopping Bag
Otherwise very good to near fine in like dustwrapper and professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Although it cannot be considered a full account of the Mysteries, it is hoped that the reader will gain some insight and understanding of how the Ancient Wisdom, Theosophia, was taught in certain past civilizations The second part is composed of selections from Geoffrey's writings offering guidance for those seeking to enter the Mysteries in modern times - for the door, remember, is ever open to the deeply aspiring seeker for Inner Truth.
The reader will find herein descriptions of the high ideals of the spiritual life, teachings on living the tenets of Theosophia, the Divine Wisdom. The Path of discipleship, states of higher consciousness, and the world of the Masters of the Wisdom are wonderfully described and are both illuminating and inspiring.
Waite The History of Magic: Black cloth with gilt titles. Foxed preliminaries and further scattered; spotted text block edges; bookseller's stamp on front endpaper; final pages upper corner bumped; some very light marks to boards; else good to very good in fairly worn dustwrapper with some scrapes, chipping and adjacent creasing now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive archival film and white paper backing.
The Chaplet of Pearls by Charlotte M. Yonge
Lightly toned and spotted text block edges. Minor shelf and edge wear; corners frayed. Guiseppe Balsamo was born in the mid-eighteenth century in the slums of Palermo, Sicily. He would rise from obscurity to become the legendary Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, whose dangerous charm and reputed healing would make him the darling - and bane - of upper-crust Europe. Moving through the period between the Age of Enlightenment and the French Revolution - a time when reason and superstition co-mingled in the minds of even the best educated - Cagliostro earned a reputation for dazzling kings, feeding the poor, healing the ill and, most conspicuously, relieving the careless rich of their money.
He tangled with most of the major figures in Europe at that time, including Casanova, Mozart, Goethe and Catherine the Great. Eventually a lifetime of political intrigue led him to become the key figure in the Diamond Necklace Affair, which many believe precipitated the French Revolution itself, and which would eventually lead to his own downfall and death while imprisoned and made half insane by the Inquisition. Quarto; hardcover, with gilt spine and upper board titles and decoration, decorated endpapers and gold and red marker ribbons; 79pp.
Very minor wear; two small bumps to the lower board; text block edges spotted; mild offset to the endpapers; permission for postal transmission cancelled on the verso of the title page; numbered in ink to the limitations page; some very few mild spots to the preliminaries.
Dustwrapper is very mildly rubbed and edgeworn; some mild insect damage to the spine panel; some very minor damage to the upper and lower panels from the staples in the cardboard mailer; a glass ring to the lower panel wrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good to near fine in the original cardboard mailer. Number of a limited print-run of an estimated run of only 1, copies it's doubted that this many were actually produced, given reactions to the ban and the economic strictures placed upon the publisher , in cloth. This book was banned immediately on publication under the then current obscenity laws.
The publisher tried to circumvent this by sending most of the print run overseas - those sent to the US were seized and burnt by the customs authorites and elsewhere the book did not sell well and most copies were dumped as they could not be reimported to Australia. Within Australia the publisher tried to circumvent the ruling by blacking out the 2 offending plates but few were willing to pay for a defaced book.
This example is one of remaining uncensored copies with all plates including the banned plates "Fohat" and "The Adversary" present and untampered-with. The only sign of the ruling is that the statement of registration at the GPO for transmission by post has been crossed out.
Norton modelled for Norman Lindsay and her work is often compared to his in style. A very important work in the history of Australian occultism as well as publishing and censorship. Illustrated cover slightly scuffed and discoloured with minor edge and corner wear. Amphitheatre des Sciences Mortes V. Michel, Paris, France, Browned text block and page edges; front cover partially detached; quite browned covers with glassine covering. Sar Merodack Josephin Peladan was a novelist and art critic in Paris at the turn of the Nineteenth Century and a follower of Martinist Christian mystical teachings which held that humanity existed in a state of despair caused by the Fall from Grace and the Expulsion from the Garden.