07-21-2016, 07:10 PM
"Correct."
Arturo sounds as if he has a modicum of impressed behind that statement, regarding first William, who the word was offered for, in terms of Western ritual and the disconnect present, then toward Margot with a glimmer of a smile beneath that tumbling goatee. Like a grandfather recognizing the eagerness in a young kid's adventures and the first steps they are taking.
"There is of course, one aspect you're forgetting in that disconnection and that is in 'Who' is meant to be performing Rituals, which is often the main perpetrator of Dominion over respect." Arturo climbs to his feet, hand leaving the shotgun behind, inching around the cluttered desk and moving through the space the two have left between them in their curious natures and on toward the Chessboard sitting isolated from the rest of the cluttered study.
The approach reveals that the room slopes upward and outward from the straight walls of the rest of the Study, bookshelves and artifacts vanishing in a sudden mahogany bowl or oval, that curves as if to contain the chessboard with it's odd figurines and ornately simple furnishing at the centre. The space seems oddly 'full' for having only so small a set of objects within it. Arturo doesn't step into that space. He pauses on the edge, near the couch with the dagger jutting from it and the mask on one arm, hands folded behind his back in scrutiny.
"Much of Western culture fell apart due to the invasion of European mentality and privilege, with it, the advent of possession for the sake of profit and progress. Ritual requires subservience and no profit, except in the superior standing, can be gained. So Ritual turned, as most things did with Colonizing and advanced civilization, toward the inevitable rise of Rites of Power. Designed with the sole intention of bargaining or organizing power for the wielder. You can see this in much of the modern world as well that we live in, from Politics to modern Religion and onward even into social media context. Lynchings, cycles of bigotry and the omni-present and ritualistic fascination with money...which is little more than digital 1s and 0s these days and yet possessing of an adamant sort of- I'm rambling..."
Arturo interrupts himself. A hand rising to cup at his brow for a moment, before turning to glance back at the pair of 'Students'.
"What you're interested in, is frankly, not so much mysterious as lost. The true reasons and definitions for why Rituals first came about, have long since passed into history, no matter how many odd looking masks or sacrificial daggers we drudge up from dig sites." He pauses, eyes traveling to Margot for a moment.
"The Mohawks didn't have a concept of 'gods' by the way. They worshipped Spirits. The 'immortal' presence found in everything. The Anima, Dharma or the 'True Self' of everything. Monotheistic dedication is just another European standard meant to simplify for the sake of control. You can no more appease 'Everything' than you could piss it all off. Comes in portions...."
Arturo turns back to the Chessboard to study the contents for a moment, eyes narrowing a fraction though he doesn't step any close than the ten feet of distance between them and the board. Doesn't violate the space the board seems to hover on.
"Huh. The sisters have been pushing back, it seems." The scrutiny ends abruptly, Arturo shrugging through something like disinterest, before turning to look at the pair of kids.
"It sounds as if you know as much as I could tell you about either cultures. Truth be told, I helped to curate much of it but my interest was purely amateurish. I'm not a professor or an archaeologist, just an enthusiast with a lot of money and time on my hands. If you want to know more, I suggest you try down by the research library or wait for What's her name-" A pause, dismissive a moment later of trying to remember who their teacher was "-to finish being busy."
Arturo sounds as if he has a modicum of impressed behind that statement, regarding first William, who the word was offered for, in terms of Western ritual and the disconnect present, then toward Margot with a glimmer of a smile beneath that tumbling goatee. Like a grandfather recognizing the eagerness in a young kid's adventures and the first steps they are taking.
"There is of course, one aspect you're forgetting in that disconnection and that is in 'Who' is meant to be performing Rituals, which is often the main perpetrator of Dominion over respect." Arturo climbs to his feet, hand leaving the shotgun behind, inching around the cluttered desk and moving through the space the two have left between them in their curious natures and on toward the Chessboard sitting isolated from the rest of the cluttered study.
The approach reveals that the room slopes upward and outward from the straight walls of the rest of the Study, bookshelves and artifacts vanishing in a sudden mahogany bowl or oval, that curves as if to contain the chessboard with it's odd figurines and ornately simple furnishing at the centre. The space seems oddly 'full' for having only so small a set of objects within it. Arturo doesn't step into that space. He pauses on the edge, near the couch with the dagger jutting from it and the mask on one arm, hands folded behind his back in scrutiny.
"Much of Western culture fell apart due to the invasion of European mentality and privilege, with it, the advent of possession for the sake of profit and progress. Ritual requires subservience and no profit, except in the superior standing, can be gained. So Ritual turned, as most things did with Colonizing and advanced civilization, toward the inevitable rise of Rites of Power. Designed with the sole intention of bargaining or organizing power for the wielder. You can see this in much of the modern world as well that we live in, from Politics to modern Religion and onward even into social media context. Lynchings, cycles of bigotry and the omni-present and ritualistic fascination with money...which is little more than digital 1s and 0s these days and yet possessing of an adamant sort of- I'm rambling..."
Arturo interrupts himself. A hand rising to cup at his brow for a moment, before turning to glance back at the pair of 'Students'.
"What you're interested in, is frankly, not so much mysterious as lost. The true reasons and definitions for why Rituals first came about, have long since passed into history, no matter how many odd looking masks or sacrificial daggers we drudge up from dig sites." He pauses, eyes traveling to Margot for a moment.
"The Mohawks didn't have a concept of 'gods' by the way. They worshipped Spirits. The 'immortal' presence found in everything. The Anima, Dharma or the 'True Self' of everything. Monotheistic dedication is just another European standard meant to simplify for the sake of control. You can no more appease 'Everything' than you could piss it all off. Comes in portions...."
Arturo turns back to the Chessboard to study the contents for a moment, eyes narrowing a fraction though he doesn't step any close than the ten feet of distance between them and the board. Doesn't violate the space the board seems to hover on.
"Huh. The sisters have been pushing back, it seems." The scrutiny ends abruptly, Arturo shrugging through something like disinterest, before turning to look at the pair of kids.
"It sounds as if you know as much as I could tell you about either cultures. Truth be told, I helped to curate much of it but my interest was purely amateurish. I'm not a professor or an archaeologist, just an enthusiast with a lot of money and time on my hands. If you want to know more, I suggest you try down by the research library or wait for What's her name-" A pause, dismissive a moment later of trying to remember who their teacher was "-to finish being busy."