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  "thread": {
    "id": 4677,
    "subject": "more symbols",
    "messages": 1,
    "voices": 1,
    "first": "2006-07-28T11:41:10+00:00",
    "last": "2006-07-28T11:41:10+00:00"
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  "messages": [
    {
      "message_id": "<BAY103-F12A8E7986D08F09AA28E53D7590@phx.gbl>",
      "from": {
        "name": "b sharp",
        "address": "bsharporflat at hotmail.com"
      },
      "date": "2006-07-28T11:41:10+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) more symbols",
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      "reply_link": null,
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          "text": "regarding teratoid symbols as radiation warnings Jeff Wilson notes:"
        },
        {
          "kind": "quote",
          "depth": 1,
          "text": "I don't recall Domnina entering the chamber; wasn't she just in a mirrored \nhallway?"
        },
        {
          "kind": "text",
          "depth": 0,
          "text": "As I see it, little Thecla and Domnina were admiring themselves in the \nmirror hallway when Father Inire warns them about the imp of vanity that can \ncreep into a girl's eye.  Dominina makes a comment suggesting she has an \nextra perception on imps in mirrors so Father Inire rather forcibly invites \nher to the transport chambers to see the silvery fish in his special \nmirrors.\n\nAnyway, regarding teratoid, monsterish symbols I think the other example we \nare expected to compare them to is Agia's scratched symbol of a Jurupari:"
        },
        {
          "kind": "quote",
          "depth": 1,
          "text": "Jurupari, is a translation of the Tupi (S. American tribe) word for Forest \nDemon or Devil and comes >from the native name for certain fish - \njuruparipindi or devil's fishhook (lure)"
        },
        {
          "kind": "text",
          "depth": 0,
          "text": "I wonder what relationship teratoid symbols have to the \"gnostic\" symbols \nSeverian sees in the Witches' Keep."
        },
        {
          "kind": "quote",
          "depth": 1,
          "text": "Gnosticism: the thought and practice especially of various cults of late \npre-Christian and early >Christian centuries distinguished by the \nconviction that matter is evil and that emancipation comes >through gnosis. \n Gnosis: esoteric knowledge of spiritual truth held by the ancient \nGnostics to be essential to >salvation"
        },
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          "text": "So, Gnosticism (Christian or not) can be seen as an early competitor to the \nbrand of Christianity we have now. For them, salvation was not to be found \nin faith, but rather the acquisition of arcane knowledge.  Aside from \nWitches, I think there are some other seekers of arcane knowledge in BotNS. \nI think this is relevant to the overarching subtextual theme of Christianity \nreplacing its competitors.\n\n-bsharp"
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