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 Jul 27 2005, 04:50 PM
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Neophyte Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,078 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 67  |
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Jul 27 2005, 05:11 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Read that yesterday. I couldn't believe it at first, then saw that a similar "ritual" had been performed prior to Rabin's death. No wonder the Shin Bet is tightening Sharon's security.
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Jul 27 2005, 08:19 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Not sure if it's frightening or ridicolous. Or both.
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Jul 27 2005, 09:31 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
Like such things are a novelty. Just some more examples:
Iceland has a special government envoy to the Fae. She, among other things, advises the government on all construction plans for infrastructure and buildings and how to build them so that the fae aren't angered. To the point where an entire hill was very, very carefully moved to not anger a bunch of trolls living inside during highway construction. Also, the Bank of China desgined their Hong Kong HQ according to Feng Shui principles - to spoil their neighbours' Karma as bad as possible, to make their competitors' business suck. Jacques Chirac makes no decision without consulting a celebrity seer who's quite well known in France. And finally, Papa Doc, a Haitian dictator of the 80s, had standing orders to kill every animal approachinghim, as he feared an enemy would use Voudoun magic to finish him off. |
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Jul 27 2005, 09:37 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
"all but one dressed in black."
Uh, did he forget to dress up or is that part of the ritual? Damn incomplete news reporting. WE NEED TO KNOW!! |
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Jul 27 2005, 10:36 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
Haven't you read up on the rules for ritual sorcery recently? The one in teal was the main spellcaster, and the others were support. They were using symbolic linking with a low res photo from a newspaper as the link.
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Jul 27 2005, 11:02 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Et tu, De Kervelec? :wobble: Seriously, got a link? |
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Jul 28 2005, 02:54 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Bangkok (sometimes Paris) Member No.: 332 |
You think I got the idea all by myself? :) But to be honest, Chirac is not that addicted to astrology (at least compared to De Paladines whose life might depend on it). I'm not quite sure which seer Hermit was talking about though.
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Jul 28 2005, 03:12 AM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
Shoulden't using Feng Shui as a weapon be an enormous drag on your own karma potential?
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Jul 28 2005, 03:19 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
ask Wuxing
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Jul 28 2005, 03:59 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
One of my teachers were there during that. There were two banks across the road from the other, so the first put up lions by the door to scare off evil spirits. The second, who suddenly felt their business was in decline, put mirrors on their building to reflect them back. The two got into a feng shui arms race to get the spirits out of their place and into their competitors. Eventually one of them went out of business. |
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Jul 29 2005, 04:07 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
probably because they kept wasting money on redecorating ;)
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Jul 29 2005, 07:25 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
A good Feng Shui has its price. ;)
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