Tibetan Prime Minister Kalon Tripa’s New Year Message

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Anon (above, not the one wanting to post under a ‘real’ tag) – It sure sduons like you’ve seen some “intersting” (in the Full Chinese sense) stuff. And it would seem silly to ‘believe’ in Angels, and not Demons – so, possession, of either type seems possible. However, that does not mean you know squat about literature. Arthur Clarke once posited that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” Consider the (ultra) sonic remote controls for TV’s back in the 70′s – you would push a button, maybe hear a click, and the TV would change channel, or adjust volume. Just Like Magic. Now, you don’t even hear a click. And you can bounce the signal off a wall, a ceiling, whatever – don’t even have to be line of sight.. so common, we use it every day, hardly “magic” – it’s just a remote. Can you explain it? Really? The code modulation of the IR laser? How the signal is generated, or gawd help us RECEIVED? Is it truly “magic” or ‘just’ a technology you don’t understand? (and apols if you actually ARE a EE who DOES know / understand this stuff, I’ll trust you to see my point). So, we have, in this little fantasy world (so like / unlike our own) these “special” people (they even get ‘special’ parking!) w/ the ability to use ‘remote controls’ (wands) on the world at large. Simply tech we don’t understand. Funny thing, the power for the remote comes not from batteries, but from within one self, based on inherent ability / skill – much like a professional athlete of any sport. Only THIS ‘sport’ is “wands” – and like fencing, it can be VERY deadly. What did swords look like to stick wielding cave men? Guns to the Native Americans? “Like Magic” But no, simply just tech that was not yet understood. JK merely labeled her tech “magic” as opposed to “The Force” (widely accepted as a God metaphor) and her “techno-mages” as “wizards” and “witches” as opposed to “Jedi”… just words that are convenient, to help the readers differentiate b/n “users” and “schlubs” as computer geeks might say… (or not – been out of active geekdom for a while now) Also, if you knew ANY thing about “witches” or “Wiccans” as is more proper, you would know that they are followers of the Lord and the Lady, God of the Sky, and the (earth)Mother. Sound familiar? Duality, virgin (re)birth of the world, yeadda yeadda – all the “pagan” crap that was co-opted by the early Christian church to insinuate itself into the calendar / life as it was known. (NOTE – I am NOT saying there is no difference b/n “Christians” and “Pagans” – PUH-leeze! Just pointing out they co-opted many of the pagan festivals / rituals to get along) ALSO, the Wiccans that I’m aware of, are particularly annoyed at the hell bent co-opting THEIR designations. Devil worshippers are NOT “witches” as far as THEY are concerned. And they’ve been using the term since before the druids. So, the EASY remedy is for the dEvil worshipers and the Demon chasers to come up w/ a unique word that describes the (crazy evil) crap THEY do, and leave the “witches” and “wizards” (especially the techno-savvy JKRowlings types) the heck OUT of it, ok? Again – yes, there ARE dEvil “worshipers” out there, and certainly the possibility of “demonic possession” exists – it’s simply that neither have anything to with “witches” (Wicca) or Harry Potter (techno-mage) Get over it. Find your own vocabulary.Or shut the eff up, as you’re highly annoying to those of us who are actually able to comprehend the difference b/n reality and fiction.