From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: [OT] Re: unicorn Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:17:10 +0100 Message-ID: <7C3A71E8-80A6-4671-9A8B-7EEB7B334F50@uva.nl> References: <49A5BF02.1090400@rk-f.me> <874oyggml6.fsf@gnu.org> <56DD71CD-D7DD-4639-80D1-2888472DA7E8@uva.nl> <87ljrru3vc.fsf@rosslaird.info> <20090228131806.2d69134d@rechenknecht.site> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LdUgl-0000Zg-HY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:17:31 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LdUgk-0000Xv-5F for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:17:30 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50916 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LdUgj-0000Xc-Rj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:17:29 -0500 Received: from mail-ew0-f179.google.com ([209.85.219.179]:42743) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LdUgj-00027W-FA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:17:29 -0500 Received: by ewy27 with SMTP id 27so1759304ewy.42 for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:17:27 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20090228131806.2d69134d@rechenknecht.site> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Detlef Steuer Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Feb 28, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Detlef Steuer wrote: >> >> I teach several courses in mythology at my university (it's my area >> of >> concentration), and I feel inclined to say that the unicorn, as a >> mythological animal, does not have any type of queer of emasculating >> connotation in myth. In fact, it is sometimes quite a masculine >> animal >> that is related to the stag in the grail quest (the stag stabs, >> with his >> antler, the inner thigh of the grail knight, thus showing the stag's >> greater masculinity). These animals are symbols of divinity, >> essentially, of the fusion of purity and power. They don't really >> have a >> sexual connotation other than the idea of generative power (like the >> bull). Queer is a new idea in myth; it's about fifty years old. Myth >> itself, on the other hand, is about 70,000 years old. So, the >> application of queer terminology to mythological items such as >> unicorns >> is a modern practice which has no real impact on ancient myths and >> myth >> items such as the unicorn. In a thousand years we will still have >> myths >> of the unicorn, but the idea of queer will probably have evolved into >> something else (it already is evolving into something else...). >> >> As to the question of whether or not unicorns still exist (see org >> FAQ), >> this falls within the same domain as the question of whether Atlantis >> exists. The answer (as much as there can be one) is that they do >> exist, >> as mythological items that Carl Jung called "archetypal;" they are >> essential to, and foundational of, human nature. They will always >> be a >> part of human culture, and exist timelessly in that sense whether >> or not >> they exist in fact. >> >> I can hardly ever contribute anything useful to this list. Today is >> an >> exception. > > Thank you very much! Posts like these convince me, that org-mode > is a very nice and capable filter to find people who are worth > listening to. > > Carsten, you started building a tool and what you've got is a real > interdisciplinary fan group! :-) Yes, it is quite beautiful... - Carsten