Clarity didn't work, trying mysterianism
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Clarity didn't work, trying mysterianism
Historically, this role of abyss gazing, of peering over the edge of the unknown and bringing something useful back, was held by shamans. To our ancestors, who relied on this knowledge for their survival, the shamans played an essential role in society.
Euvie Ivanova • Baba Yaga, Shamanism, and Emergence
the Grail cannot be owned or possessed. Instead, it must be served. It calls to itself those who are worthy to serve it. And worthiness for this service shines through the person's speaking.
Linda Sussman • The Speech of the Grail
“Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard.”
Gene Wolfe • Soldier of the Mist (Latro Book 1)
