The Other Personality and I have an agreement - they get the atomic world, I get the digital one. We're kind of renegotiating the borders of that... which is how I ended up at the movies last night.OP went to see Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull - and I kind of emerged. Why? Because I was up there on the screen!
Colonel Doctor Irina Spalko - *totally* Dark Me. OK, her nose is a little off, but in every other respect? That's me. If I went dark side, I'd definitely be that ruthless in pursuit of knowledge - and I'd definitely wear black leather gloves and carry a sword! :)
The icing, though? Cate Blanchett also played Galadriel - and I've always identified really strongly with Galadriel tempted by the Ring - "all shall worship me and despair!" The morality of both movies is similar - and while I'm put off by the Eve/Faust implications at the end of Crystal Skull, I do know that when I depart from "sophrosyne" it's in the direction of vanity and the addiction to gnosis.
I might start dressing darkside just the same, though - I can't be the only one who really, really likes women with swords....
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If Spalko is Dark Soph, I still think of Michelle Forbes as "Light Soph"...although she's pretty dark too :-P
"Dark Argent" has a name...Sable. She has a Name, but no life outside a brief appearance on my LJ. She's cold, cynical, dismissive of those with the slightest fault, and jealous of the successes of others. Thing is, more and more I recognize that she is me and I am her, and I don't know that we could survive without each other.
OK...we're veering dangerously close to Captain Kirk transporter accident territory now. :P
Point being, I think we're both one up on a lot of people in that we can even recognize that we even *have* dark sides. Makes it a lot easier to struggle with them that way.
I'm always when I see you carrying any kind of weapon. I just can't imagine you doing direct violence against someone. Immolating them with white hot Soph-power, yeah, but cutting them down? Hmmm.
Thing is, there are powerful symbolic blades like the athame, and the vajra which may be used to cut, but rarely to kill. Maybe when you put on a sword you are saying something about your attitude or outlook at the moment, or trying to bring out a certain mindset in yourself.
Or maybe they *are* just sexy ;) Go for it, love.
@Argent: Ahh, love, much to ponder. The good Kirk/bad Kirk thing has been on my mind too, lately - in a reverse of the usual pattern, I've been finding myself using my atomic alt as the cranky, outspoken, abrasive one, without fear of repercussions to my real digital self :P
While I find the violence of WoW really cathartic, I *won't* do player vs. player, not even the "test your strength" duels, and there are quests I won't do, that just don't seem ethical.
But, "the sword that cuts through illusion" - that one I do need, and should carry....
Thanks, love, for saying just the right things at the right time, as usual.
*trembles before the dark majesty that is Soph and delights*
Sorry love, I just don't think I could get despair in there. As far as carrying a sword goes though... There is something about carrying a weapon and how you carry it that speaks volumes, even if you never use it.
If you can carry a weapon and it appears that you are comfortable with it and know how to use it, it helps to emit an aura of strength. Which depending on your feelings towards the person, can generate feelings of fear, respect or admiration. Myself, I tend towards the latter, as I'm attracted to women who are sure of themselves and their strength without the need to force it on others.
@Ali -
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Thanks, love!
I think this past year has been all about learning when and how to use weapons.
I know I'm too quick to draw them in defense of my family and friends - they can take care of themselves, and knowing that is a mark of trust and respect.
Using them in defense of the magic circle - I've been flailing as I learn tactics and proportionate responses.
But it's a good fight, and one well worth fighting...
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