quote: I loathe horror movies, whether they're teen slashers or Clive Barker shockfests, or star murderous dolls or possessed children. I especially detest anything to do with vampires, which I find both boring and stupid -- and disturbing, when I realize that a huge segment of the public regards vampires as somehow romantic and attractive.
The cool thing is, (for anyone that is not a fan of the Castlevania video game series) is that Alucard is only half-vampire, and vows to destroy them because of their evil tendencies. So that is a BIG difference when it comes to my avatar, right?
I am just so misunderstood. Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Yes, that's a *big* difference!
::surreptitiously rubs a cut clove of garlic on his throat and wrists::
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
I've always wondered, which do you find most repellant: a cross or a crucifix?
[ December 22, 2004, 07:22 PM: Message edited by: Bob_Scopatz ]
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
If you go on a trip, just how large a quantity of your native soil do you have to take with you in order to get a good day's sleep?
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Apparently, "WWJD" bracelets and "CTR" rings work best. Who knew?
Posted by Alucard... (Member # 4924) on :
quote: I've always wondered, which do you find most repellant: a cross or a crucifix?
That depends. Is it facing forwards or backwards?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Oh, and what's the story on that Star of David that Dracula wears? Maybe you can give us the inside scoop on that one.
Posted by Alucard... (Member # 4924) on :
quote: If you go on a trip, just how large a quantity of your native soil do you have to take with you in order to get a good day's sleep?
Bob,
I don't travel much, but I solve the soil problem by simply not changing my undies. Also, since Vlad the Impaler was believed to be a HUGE believer in melatonin therapy and an over-producer of melatonin, I just pop about 3MG and it is lights out.
quote:what's the story on that Star of David that Dracula wears? Maybe you can give us the inside scoop on that one.
Noemon, that is a very difficult question to answer and depends on which version of Dracula you might be refering to. But in very GENERAL terms, some who study the arcane and the occult believe the 6-pointed star to be a means of issuing a curse, which would make sense.
Another take on the 6-pointed star is that the symbol has its heritage in the mystery schools of Egypt as well as a symbol of the Jewish faith. These mystery schools are the subject of many conspiracy theories that place their arcane knowledge as the fundamentals of medieval alchemy. Vlad the Impaler had great interest in alchemy and this might be a clever way for someone to link Vlad with the mystery schools of Egypt, not necessarily the Jewish faith.
Lastly, some may incorrectly make the assumption that since the Christian cross is the anti-symbol of Dracula that he might shield himself with the symbol of the Star of David. I believe this theory to be with no merit at all.
Then again, maybe he just likes triangles. Who knows.
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
How do you feel about little statues of laughing Buddha? And if you can't stand garlic, what do you do when your virgin victims want to go out for Italian food?
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Well, since he is only half vampire, maybe he could just ask for half the garlic. Or else, maybe if the garlic is cooked, it is safe.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
The six-pointed star (often referred to as a Star of David or magen david (David's Shield)) actually has NO real historical association with Judaism. Not unless "historical" means a couple hundred years or so.
The irony of this symbol being universally associated with Judaism, rather than something with actual religious significance (such as a menorah) is not lost on those of us (who seem to be all too few -- searching just now, I saw plenty of sites claiming that the symbol actually dates back to Kind David's time ) who know better.
Then again, I do have jewelry adorned with it, and do wear 'em. *shrug* They're pretty, regardless of the symbol's origins.
Posted by Alucard... (Member # 4924) on :
Actually, I think vampyrism is pretty gross, but the name stuck from my Starcraft days. My Halo avatar is Dominum, but that is another story.
Rivka, thank you for clearing up the symbolism. I was hoping you would notice this thread and chime in, and I knew you'd have more information to contribute than I would.
On a side note, I have seen that the pentagram is also of significance for many reasons, and many are misunderstood. But those of the mystery schools regarded it highly because of the golden rule or the mathematical relation of 3:2. Evidently, the intersections of lines made by a pentagram result in bisections of 3:2, which makes the star a perfect symmetrical symbol for those who follow the golden rule.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Also, in the Eqyptian mystical tradition there are documented references to life after death and a type of resurrection, perhaps one of the oldest stories of that type in history....
Osirus was killed by Set ( I think), but Isis recovered the peices he ahd been hacked into and resurrected him.
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