| From: | Helge Diernaes <ecocide@***.CBS.DK> |
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| Subject: | AP sizes barring passage (was: Astral Presences of Non-living |
| Date: | Mon, 23 Oct 1995 14:13:21 +0100 |
> > > Are we talking proceced sand here or natural beach sand ? Beach sand is
> > > pretty much alive I assure you.
> >
> > Not by the time it gets through the cement mixer, it isn't... :)
> >
> > And I was down at the beach last night, and although I say lots of
> > critters, I didn't see the kind of life you get in, say, garden soil which
> > would make me think that was "living earth".
> With my education serving as a background on that one, I can assure you
> that that natural beach sand is every bit alive with critters as garden
> soil. The majority of critters in garden soil are microscopic. The same
> is true for the water and sand.
So on top of all, the major reason that natural substances bar astral
passage is, that these are crawling with microscopic fauna? So a stone
does not by itself possess an astral presence (AP), and processed stone like
cement is rather purified in regard to microfauna and so does not have an AP?
It seems that I've just seen the bastard need to become Devils Advocate on this.
Provided that FASA have not proposed an explaination for Astral Projection
through "natural" and "denaturalized" materials, that goes beyond the
that-is-just-the-way-it-is rule, I admit to a certain confusion.
If the layer/content of micro fauna is all that matters, how
then does a shabby wall differ from a nature stone? An average
lowlife wall should intuitively crawl with micro fauna. There might not
be worms everywhere, but is there so in a stone or everywhere in the earth?
A magi cannot penetrate water, but what deter him/her but microfauna?
So microfauna in sufficient quantum must qualify as astral deterrent,
lesser quantum should be difficult moving through to vaying degree.
I'm not sure as to how the various _SRgroups_ handle astral travelling, but
under the said conditions, fast astral travelling should be quite
hazardous as one runs the risk of barreling headfirst into birds, other
critters/magi's, spells, links, trees, an autuum storm with lots of
leaves, sandstorms (where microF's aplenish, I suspect).
This ofcourse depends upon the magis reaction being less than her speed.
In buildings, what about entering a room with archive boxes *laugh*, and
bookshelves lining the walls? Must be damned full of microbes in the
books and paper, even if they're anachronistic - and books are usually so
thick that a sufficient amount of micros are present to deter passage.
Lousy example, I know, but good for illustrating - I hope.
Toilet ducts? Microbes for sure.
Lots of trash lining the walls and floor? Microbes.
I might very possibly have missed something, but I don't think I'm
completely off the track.
Where in _Coporate Security_ was there an description of a _Microbe
Ruse/Prison_ to snare an astral travelling magi in a "net" of
microbelayered walls? Admittedly, if not for this reference, I do not
think I wuold have written so much against the common consensus :Q
--
Regards,
Silhouette
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ecocide@***.cbs.dk | Freddy Mercury, Queen
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