Through an improbable series of events, I find myself not only going to PhilCon, but signed up to speak on four panels. Fri 8:00 PM in 306—From the Page to...
... Okay, when I rush I forget stuff. The point of the last email wasn't to solicit an audience, but to ask if anyone was going, and whether there was any...
I'll not be at PhilCon, but I will be in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, March 8, and have the option of taking some time off to hang around, so I could be...
Has anyone actually compiled a complete list of the Jasparan Principles of Governance (I.e. the Unalterables, Polarites, et al)? I was just curious. I was...
Ryx-- Wonderful to hear that you found something from Exordium useful in the real world. I'd be interested to hear more about your job, on or off list. I ...
Ryx, that is cool. I'd like to hear more about your job! Like Dave said, we were talking, as I'd just completed reading the entire series all the way...
... Wow, for the first time? You two put together such a marvelous masterpiece of literary genius and you... *gasp* *faint* Never read it cover to cover...
Tao, Jungian, Tantrism...interesting. I certainly didn't consciously put Tantrism in there. Sherwood? What is also in there is Teilhardian thought, especially...
... From: Dave Trowbridge To: exordium-l@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 9:38 AM Subject: Re: [exordium-l] Jaspar's Wise Words Tao, Jungian,...
... Admittedly I know too little about any of it... as a matter of fact almost nothing, so perhaps my seeing Tantrism was way off orbit. I actually saw the...
... I'm curious as well. Any follow-up? :) ... Well, that's good news ;) Anything we can do to nudge completion along? Tony Z -- Despair was kudzu. ...
... For that matter, Julian May used a bunch of Teilhardian concepts in her Pliocene books (though I don't know that she actually used the term "Omega" until...
... From: Tony Zbaraschuk To: exordium-l@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [exordium-l] Jaspar's Wise Words On Fri, Dec...
Ryx: Not ignoring you--I think Dave would answer these better than I could, but he's fighting a swarm of fighting squids, er, deadlines. ... From: Ryx To:...
Telos is pretty much the Teilhardian Omega Point ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_point). Nukiel was rescued, but we didn't mention it in the book. I...
... Hmm, a sentance of diologue or two might clarify that... but you could always put it down later when he mysteriously 'reappears' after being rescued by...
... Although there's certainly a Taoist flavour, such as the Polarities, it seems to me that the real meat of the philosophy underlying the Panarchy is that of...
... Interesting. I'd certainly read his final scene as "farewell, I'm dying", which seemed to fit in with all his previous foreshadowings. Oh, well, might be...
I hereby rule it not off-topic. Please tell us more! BTW, this half of the author duo, once a liberal Episcopalian, is now a Quaker. ... Dave Trowbridge The...
<snip> BTW, this half of the author duo, once a liberal Episcopalian, is now a Quaker. <snip> Well now, there's a statement and half, enough to bring me out...
The aftermath of a supernove is a nebula, and after a few years, not particularly dangerous, I think. I'm sure there must be others. No, Ivard doesn't lose...
... <snip> Oh, wow -- I really really want to read the rest. I suppose it's still unwritten, though <sigh> Tony Z -- Despair was kudzu. --_Atlanta Nights_,...
... I wondered about that, the last time I stopped by your blog. Are you still attending that wonderful little church where you were married? I guess the...
Doctrinal change, big time. The triggering event is something we can talk about in March when I come to D.C., but if you watch my blog, in a few days there...
He definitely did, but the Goddess has other plans for him. ... -- Dave Trowbridge The Redwood Dragon http://www.davetrowbridge.com/MT davetrow@... ...
... Having a gun is one of the least indicative icons of courage and bravery that might exist. Any weapon for that matter. They are crutches and props for...
... [snipping together the beginning and the end] ... I am looking forward to further reports, in whatever venue you think appropriate. [Personally, I view the...
The current discussion got me thinking of one of my favorite books, Jack McDevitt's _A Talent for War_. A quick summary: Two centuries ago, Christopher Sim...