Am i insane or does anyone understand what i am talking about! BTW i am a cat.
I'm a angel. and you did that for me so you know it's true.^^^^
I KNOW! I loves cats! And everyone knows that you are obsessed with angels.
I love cats too.! I think i have 3 guardian angels.^^^^ all guys.
DRAGON. All the way.
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Are we talking chinese symbols?
In early modern English [A title=Witchcraft href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft"]witchcraft[/A], a familiar spirit, commonly called familiar (from Middle English familiar, related to family) or imp is a [A title=Spirit href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit"]spirit[/A] who obeys a [A title=Witch href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch"]witch[/A], [A title=Conjurer href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjurer"]conjurer[/A], or other users of the [A title=Supernatural href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural"]supernatural[/A], and serves and helps that person. Although they may not be as intelligent as their masters, they are often as intelligent as the average human. Familiars often perform domestic duties and help in [A title=Farming href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farming"]farming[/A], but also aid the person in bewitching people. If they look like ordinary [A title=Animal href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal"]animals[/A], they can be used to spy on their masters' [A title=Enemy href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy"]enemies[/A]. These spirits are also said to be able to inspire artists and writers (compare with [A title=Muse href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse"]muses[/A]). Some reclusive wizards rely on familiars as their closest friends.
Familiars were mentioned in [A title="William Shakespeare" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare"]Shakespeare[/A]'s [A title=Macbeth href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth"]Macbeth[/A], as the [A title=Witch href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch"]witches[/A] called their familiars. Many other works have utilized familiars. The most common [A title=Species href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species"]species[/A] identified as familiars are [A title=Cat href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat"]cats[/A], particularly [A title="Black cat" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cat"]black cats[/A], [A title=Owl href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl"]owls[/A], [A title=Dog href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog"]dogs[/A], and sometimes [A title=Frog href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog"]frogs[/A] or [A title=Toad href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad"]toads[/A]. In later cases, familiars moved to more ethereal forms, often taking the shape of a "black man" thought to be representative of Satan.
Familiars are an identifying characteristic of early modern English witchcraft, and serve as one feature setting it apart from continental or [A title="New World" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World"]New World[/A] witch crafts.
Familiars are generally animals or such beings. They usually have some [A title="Magic (paranormal)" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_%28paranormal%29"]magical[/A] power, or are simply there to advance the story. In many modern [A title=Fantasy href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy"]fantasy[/A] stories, a [A title=Magician href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magician"]magician[/A]'s familiar is a [A title="Magic (paranormal)" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_%28paranormal%29"]magical[/A] creature, such as Vlad's flying lizardlike familiar, Loiosh, in [A title="Steven Brust" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Brust"]Steven Brust[/A]'s Vlad Taltos series. Furthermore, in many cases the power of the familiar is directly proportional to the power of the [A title=Wizard href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard"]wizard[/A]. The form taken by the familiar is also influenced by the personality of its master as in the [A title="His Dark Materials" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials"]His Dark Materials[/A] trilogy by [A title="Philip Pullman" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Pullman"]Philip Pullman[/A], though the comparison is not perfect, the nature of Pullman's [A title="Dæmon (His Dark Materials)" href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A6mon_%28His_Dark_Materials%29"]dæmons[/A] being dissimilar from standard notions of a familiar. The relationships between familiars and their masters vary by story. Some familiars do not have free will and are nothing more than tools of their masters while others are willing servants who can make their own decisions and would leave their masters if mistreated.
Familiar spirits are referenced in the Bible: "A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them." Lev. 20:27, KJV.
[A href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar"]vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar[/A]
himitsu wrote:
Am i insane or does anyone understand what i am talking about!
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Maybe you are insane, I don't know. I need further data.
Mutilated Mind wrote:
himitsu wrote:
Am i insane or does anyone understand what i am talking about!
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Maybe you are insane, I don't know. I need further data.
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You probably are - I can understand everything.
Gopher wrote:
Mutilated Mind wrote:
himitsu wrote: Am i insane or does anyone understand what i am talking about!
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Maybe you are insane, I don't know. I need further data
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You probably are - I can understand everything.
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Some of you people give me the creeps. Can't you distinguish between a jocular remark and an insult ?
Are you always reacting that way ?
Lise you seem to know alot about this subject. More than Himitsu. Lol. As for the question of insane, As I am Himitsu's best friend I can honestly say that she IS insane, as well as me ofcorse.(//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/3.gif)
Who wants to be sane anyway?
A crow.
I can talk to crows.
It's my gift.
One day I'm hoping that they will talk back to me.
tenkani wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]A crow.[/div] [div style="font-style: italic;"]I can talk to crows.[/div] [div style="font-style: italic;"]It's my gift.[/div] [div style="font-style: italic;"]One day I'm hoping that they will talk back to me.[/div]
They do. Just keep listening. (//forums/richedit/smileys/Other/24.gif)
lol. Multilated Minds reminds me of....... oh say we say, Jolly Green Giant?
Anyways, I only know about familiars because I often play RPG like Dungeons and Dragons etc. etc. I always did pick the nastier characters to be my familiar.
And Gopher's right, who the hell wants to be sane these days???
[SPAN class=huge][FONT face=Verdana size=5]Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.[/FONT][/SPAN]
[SPAN class=bodybold][FONT face=Verdana size=2]Albert Einstein[/FONT][/SPAN]
Lol. A crow tenkani.?^^^^ Thats different. Oh, Himitsu is the friend I told you about tenkani.!!