tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post2590867946203590925..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: On Being a Chosen OneAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-45153767008179803242011-01-05T11:44:23.046-05:002011-01-05T11:44:23.046-05:00NP. If you don't get it, you just don't ge...NP. If you don't get it, you just don't get it. Not my problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-17355045885824211332011-01-04T22:22:48.789-05:002011-01-04T22:22:48.789-05:00Now this IS funny, because to me, Druidry is built...Now this IS funny, because to me, Druidry is built upon shared knowledge, some of it ancient and some of it cutting edge.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-87402850537581633802011-01-04T22:21:42.626-05:002011-01-04T22:21:42.626-05:00If it's gnosticism, so be it, but our species ...If it's gnosticism, so be it, but our species does not get this (!) without first experiencing this (?). We build upon prior knowledge, which is why we need to download Merlin software before crafting new programming.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-41744767132265536942011-01-04T15:50:46.022-05:002011-01-04T15:50:46.022-05:00The missing scene from all Chosen One myths:
The ...The missing scene from all Chosen One myths:<br /><br />The mentor tells the Chosen One Exactly what they are in unvarnished terms early in life. The stupid child stares at the mentor like the dolt he remains until he indulges in the quest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-67890920421149209452011-01-04T15:48:32.269-05:002011-01-04T15:48:32.269-05:00What you leave out are all the things he COULD NOT...What you leave out are all the things he COULD NOT have understood, even if told, without the accompanying experiences. <br /><br />This is sheer gnosticism. I believe that you make it out like Enlightenment can be downloaded and installed like a software package. Et Voila! So easy! Merlin, Dumbledore, the rest... they know better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-22051066707501523922011-01-03T17:39:54.351-05:002011-01-03T17:39:54.351-05:00Zen makes me think of something I forgot in the po...Zen makes me think of something I forgot in the post. Some of the best chosen ones have not applied for the job and don't even want it at all. These are the chosen ones who have greatness thrust upon them and manage to do a decent job of chosen oneing.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-38766191089442685522011-01-03T12:23:29.639-05:002011-01-03T12:23:29.639-05:00Heh. It just occurred to me that the update on thi...Heh. It just occurred to me that the update on this theme for the 21st Century is not so much the Chosen Ones as it is the Choosing Ones. OT1H, you have nameless faceless good guys making choices (L&D decisions, most notably) for others and OTOH, you have everyone else, whose most salient feature of existence is their track record of marketplace choices, i.e. purchases. <br /><br />Deep democracy doesn't limit the subjective experience to how consumers might rate a given brand, product or pitch. It's altogether something else and precisely what you're getting at in questioning this seemingly ubiquitous penchant for a certain narrative frame.<br /><br />Do you think it has something to do with the stereo-like contrast of our paired sensory organs? Just a thought. Always gotta be high contrast. Simplifies things. Easier to store, retell, discuss.ZenMouserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04329388489248854387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-68093908350546710962011-01-03T11:40:00.668-05:002011-01-03T11:40:00.668-05:00One more Chosen1 to add: Neo from the Matrix.
I u...One more Chosen1 to add: Neo from the Matrix.<br /><br />I usually work my mind around such things by taking the perspective that we are each and all "the one" and we can become that for ourselves and others at any given time, depending on the situation. <br /><br />As it stands, our cultures and habits of governance are stagnant because attentionally and emotionally, we have this ongoing narrative of fixedness wrt Chosen ones. Singular good guys (born and/or bred as such, no doubt) and collective, anonymous, faceless bad guys (likewise). Then the societal pattern is the same - pulse (sent out by chosen one(s) - then ripple; rinse repeat yawn. <br /><br />Seems to me that our emotional/spiritual/mental evolution has everything to do with greater finesse and spontaneity in the pulse-ripple pattern. Anyone can be a chosen one at any time, i.e., a source of wisdom, insight, enlightenment, a focal point, at any given time, in any given space. The words "existential alacrity" come to mind, as do "narrative flexibility" and "greater approximation of reality."<br /> <br />Just think what a world it would be with fewer scapegoats and false, one dimensional "leaders" who are out of their element 90% of the time. Less pretense, more truth, more dynamism in systemic adjustments. Fewer people having to live out the received view generation after generation. Fewer monopolies. More self-determination. Vibrant niches and more mobility once your turn at a given station is done. Life long learning. <br /><br />We're all the chosen ones.ZenMouserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04329388489248854387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-43791440586857783442011-01-02T22:55:46.486-05:002011-01-02T22:55:46.486-05:00As equally dangerous as a "chosen one" (...As equally dangerous as a "chosen one" (Kin Jong Ill), are the ones "called to lead" (usually by "the Lord"), for instance, Pat Robertson and Sarah Palin and.......well, you know the bunch, they are LEGEND........<br /><br />But there's something about that Pendragon dude......Alex (not his "given" name) Pendragonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-1654729900436273122011-01-02T22:53:01.481-05:002011-01-02T22:53:01.481-05:00did you ever read The Name of The Wind? by patrick...did you ever read The Name of The Wind? by patrick Rothfuss? my favorite book of 2010yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-39831037172389958512011-01-02T22:11:14.835-05:002011-01-02T22:11:14.835-05:00Lori -- He was probably bi.Lori -- He was probably bi.kimchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020798623317549440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-47129239975120040802011-01-02T18:59:06.579-05:002011-01-02T18:59:06.579-05:00One last thing: a self-described Chosen One is li...One last thing: a self-described Chosen One is likely to be a) completely ineffective/usless, and b) as you so rightly point out, quite dangerous anyway. Beings to be avoided at any cost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-27366697478889615912011-01-02T17:56:37.389-05:002011-01-02T17:56:37.389-05:00I was perpetually disappointed that Harry never tr...I was perpetually disappointed that Harry never tried to find out more about his parents. I'm sure his friends would have been happy to help him learn more. <br />As for the Chosen One, pfff. What a crock. As for Dumbledore being gay, I hever credited it much. I know Rowling said he was gay, but even re-reading the books, I never saw it.Lori F - MNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-51364099069982362992011-01-02T17:49:00.389-05:002011-01-02T17:49:00.389-05:00I'm surprised you didn't mention the Briti...I'm surprised you didn't mention the British Royal Family.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-88347845688622321612011-01-02T17:04:25.021-05:002011-01-02T17:04:25.021-05:00LMAO, This was too cute. I love the blog and look ...LMAO, This was too cute. I love the blog and look forward to reading more!Inishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770649048782664510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-74157975395897394192011-01-02T16:15:02.639-05:002011-01-02T16:15:02.639-05:00usually a lurkful reader, but i loved this post! ...usually a lurkful reader, but i loved this post! something about HP has never sat quite right with me, and perhaps you've identified exactly what that was...bluetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396210783454067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-17731262111484381272011-01-02T15:54:33.860-05:002011-01-02T15:54:33.860-05:00The more I see and read about the Dalai Lama the m...The more I see and read about the Dalai Lama the more impressive I think this dude is...<br /><br />Too bad they dont "have the resources" to do that with every child... but they would have far more if they didn't spend billions on bombers and their bombloads.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-44187389247755144962011-01-02T15:40:04.249-05:002011-01-02T15:40:04.249-05:00An improperly-trained chosen one is a rather dange...<i>An improperly-trained chosen one is a rather dangerous entity. </i><br /><br />Truer words were ne'er spoken.Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.com