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- "thank you both! Ainsof, I am pleased that I inspired such a fascinating discourse. You are right - the Gods that we make of ourselves, we do so out of necessity, or perhaps a vacuum of power.
*bows in return*"
Posted by Riven Waker on "To Become a God" by Riven Waker
- "excellent!... in the unfortunately translated title that is now known as "The Gay Science" Nietzsche offers the "God is dead" line so infamous now through the persona of a "madman" who comes to town seeking God only to find that the townspeople had already killed him. In his aesthetic philosophy, this proclamation does not exactly take center stage as his notoriety would suggest; however, the philosophy itself does share other elements of existentialism (he was not the father of, Kierkegaard takes that crown) in ways that seem to suggest that we, people, in the absence of God and all absolutes, must become Godlike, must be God now... concepts like the Ubermensche, will to power, and nobility as a new morality, all seem to suggest upon interpretation, that we must create ourselves from nothing (creatio ex nihilo), be the cause of our own life (sui generis), and fight for our singularity and individuality. He is often called the last metaphysician because he inverts the Platonic order that heavily influenced Christianity. Just some thoughts on our Godhood. Nice write.. *bows before God Riven Waker*"
Posted by Unknown on "To Become a God" by Riven Waker
- "I love how you take everything to a dark place. I can only really write from immense pain, people criticize it but...the most profound feelings ARE dark and painful."
Posted by Unknown on "An Oath to the Tribe" by Riven Waker
- "I like the imagery... a very strong voice bespeaks the dawning age of renewed darkness.... a worthy oath and pledge indeed. There may be some adjustment needed in the line: "Violet blood coarses through chill immortal flesh"... maybe. The Three will review and contact you with our collective decision. Thank you for sharing your vision, may that which cannot be brought to light forever call to you."
Posted by Unknown on "An Oath to the Tribe" by Riven Waker
- "The void where was once my heart is now empty sinking into the infinite depths of hell..look straight through my eyes..I swallow souls..I am heartless..The night is the black in my eyes..Beauty has no significance..I creep in the shallows of death..he cries in my bloody breath....Anyway nice write..-soul-"
Posted by ubiquitoussoul on "An Oath to the Tribe" by Riven Waker
- "Jesus Ray this was an epic journey. The flow was excellent and the imagery put me in a place of lurking death. Very nicely written and well worth the read. Always hard to express just how much I enjoy your mind."
Posted by Dilated View on "Tomb of Magnus Araneus" by Riven Waker
- "What a beautifully written masterpiece. I must say spiders are not my things, I could look at them for hours but I have this irrational fear of them...or maybe it's rational from what I've read in this poem. I always loved the Black Widow spider, one of my favorites. So small but just one bite could mean death. A very nice write. It flows so well and the wording is just maginificent."
Posted by Rowan on "Tomb of Magnus Araneus" by Riven Waker
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