 June 8, 2014 - 5:09pm | I was reading Dragon #282 "Realistic Religion" and its discussion of Andrew Campbel and Carl Jung and archetypes .... archetypes are are the result of psychological similarities among all humans. The stories we tell often fall into mythological patterns subconsciously. For a contemporary example, movies like Charlie's Angels, The First Wives Club, and the Witches of Eastwhick all follow the "triple goddess" archetype. In each there is an innocent maiden, a sexual mother, and a wise crone similar to the Greek goddesses Phersephone, Demeter, and Hecate. So what are the psychological simiarities among yazirians? they will transcend colonies in the Fronteir and yet would likely have diferent names and some diferent details. Proposed Archetypes; 1. The Great Hunter; this one tracks back to before the clan wars to the hunter gather period and is pretty universal 2. The Clashing Clan chiefs and the peace making youth. Note this archetype contains 4 individuals Examples: Shingtaru and Ninatu from here: http://sfus.starfrontiers.info/node/5907 and http://sfus.starfrontiers.info/node/5808 3. The honorable Outcast immortalized in this story mby Iggy: http://www.frontierexplorer.org/book/luccos-honor 4. The two pups ( one honorable and one dishonorable) discussed in Yazirian literature: http://www.frontierexplorer.org/book/survey-yazirian-literature 5. the evil temptress discussed as Calistra here: http://www.frontierexplorer.org/book/yazirian-warrior-bard Anything I've missed? Possibly the Warrior believed honorable but struggling with a secret sin and how to make it right? I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
June 8, 2014 - 7:36pm | Some interesting questions from "Realistic Religions" 2. What spaces are sacred? 3. What is the birth ritual? 4. What is the marriage ritual? 5. What is the death ritual? 6. What do the failthful pray, how do clergy lead prayer? 7. What sacrifice, offering, tithe, tribute is offered? 8. What holidays are celebrated and how? The answers to these questions should/could be different for each of the yazrian colonies. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
 June 9, 2014 - 10:02am | Here's a question you forgot. What are the convergent points with religions of the same tree? Sounds like a great job but where did you say we had to go? |
