[UA] UA Inspiration

[Courtney]

I agree.  The focus of the Mystic Hermaphrodite isn't only on gender roles.  The Mystic Hermaphrodite is the physical embodiment of polar opposites.  It is a walking irony, a living oxymoron (think jumbo shrimp or military intelligence).  I think you're getting too bogged down in the literal, physical manifestation of the Mystic Hermaphrodite rather than its symbology.
 
I would recommend reading the Doom Patrol comic (particularly 19-62, when Grant Morrison is at the helm).  What happens to the character known as Rebis is good Mystic Hermaphrodite stuff.

"English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar." - - -James Nicoll > Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:20:31 -0500> From: breekan1 at mindspring.com> To: ua at lists.unknown-armies.com> Subject: Re: [UA] UA Inspiration> > Partially because, even though the Mystic Hermaphrodite's strongest resonance is, obviously, in the form of actual gender ambiguity and conflict, there are other things that fall under the avatar's influence- doctors that poison you and cut you up to get rid of tumors, to use an example from the book. The Mystic Hermaphrodite is a broader symbol than The Tranny would be.> > Also, things like "The Tranny" wouldn't really be distinct enough from the Mystic Hermaphrodite to warrant a celestial upset. That being said, The Freak certainly represents a more modernized view of The Mystic Hermaphrodite, one which could have a solid chance, depending on your GM's view.> > -----Original Message-----> >From: Jonathan <thuvasa3 at yahoo.com>> >Sent: Oct 1, 2007 11:00 AM> >To: The Unknown Armies RPG Mailing List <ua at lists.unknown-armies.com>> >Subject: [UA] UA Inspiration> >> >I started reading the Illuminatus! trilogy recently,> >and suddenly the Naked Goddess stuff makes a lot more> >sense to me. > >> >Thus, I figure that there must be sources of> >inspiration for things in the game that don't really> >click. > >> >For example, while intellectually I understand the> >concept of the Mystic Hermaphrodite, the emphasis on> >contradiction, etc., in my heart of hearts, I really> >don't get it. > >> >When discussing the avatar before, there was> >discussion about ritual cross-dressing, etc., from> >various cultures in the distant past; however, I feel> >like I'm missing something in terms of what keeps this> >avatar current and relevant (i.e. why doesn't it get> >replaced by "The Crossdresser," or "The Tranny" or> >whatever).> >> >Is there a "Mystic Hermaphrodite" Illuminatus! that> >I'm missing?> >> >Jonathan> >> >> > > >____________________________________________________________________________________> >Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.> >http://sims.yahoo.com/ > >_______________________________________________> >UA mailing list> >UA at lists.unknown-armies.com> >http://lists.unknown-armies.com/mailman/listinfo/ua> > _______________________________________________> UA mailing list> UA at lists.unknown-armies.com> http://lists.unknown-armies.com/mailman/listinfo/ua
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