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[Solokov]

Well so much for it being the priest of a community way out in the silent world... still detecting no malice though. Annoyance maybe but not malice.

Hell still could be a community with this lady acting as a guardian spirit.

Sticking to this line of thinking only because I don't want to be a cynic about this one.

[Miriam]

It's really interesting that she's dead and aware she's dead.

Yes. If the reason she's in the dreamworld is that she's dead, then maybe she isn't necessarily a mage.

[urbicande]

Yes. If the reason she's in the dreamworld is that she's dead, then maybe she isn't necessarily a mage.

She wakes up in the dreamworld thinking, "Man, I'm dead tired today"

[Miriam]

She wakes up in the dreamworld thinking, "Man, I'm dead tired today"

She woke up and she was dead.

Also. Reynir has his hands at the side of his face. I don't think that has much use, since the priest is in front of them, but it looks funny.

[ChazHoosier]

I really hope we don't dwell on this priest too much.  I'd rather just explore a pagan world than talk about the short-comings of Christianity.

[Tr]

I really hope we don't dwell on this priest too much.  I'd rather just explore a pagan world than talk about the short-comings of Christianity.

My personal theory is that she is going to give them some sort of advice/help to deal with the murderghosts. She might end up moving on into the afterlife, but I don't think she'll be a recurring character.
Then again, I have no actual evidence to base this on, this is pure guesswork on my part.

[Lazy8]

I really hope we don't dwell on this priest too much.  I'd rather just explore a pagan world than talk about the short-comings of Christianity.

Given the cesspol that a comments section can turn into (and, from the looks of it, unfortunately is turning into) at the merest mention of religion? Completely agree. I was enjoying the pagan universe. I want to know more about the pagan universe. I'm still banking on the murderghosts being Christians who might be helped to remember their past selves via their religion, but I'd really rather not see such a storyline get dragged out.

[ChazHoosier]

I'd be fine with Christianity simply turning out to have been false in the SSSS world.  Any compromise would be a great misrepresentation of what Christianity is.

[Róisín]

Lazy8, that's what I'm hoping too! As a lifelong and active Pagan (albeit Celtic rather than Nordic), I'm delighted to see some of our faiths get an airing in a story rather than just being used as 'generic evils'. But I'm curious to see what Minna makes of the story, and a Lutheran minister (or her ghost) is not an unreasonable being to find in post-apoc Denmark. I had been assuming that she was doing what any sufficiently well-trained and stubborn shaman or Pagan elder would do in the circumstances, which is hanging about after death to care for her folk.

And I shall do my best to remain courteous and not deepen the cesspool! If we all try to remain civil it should be okay, I hope. For what it's worth, people who wander the internet far more than I do inform me that we are an uncommonly civilised fandom.

[Yuuago]

I'm still banking on the murderghosts being Christians who might be helped to remember their past selves via their religion, but I'd really rather not see such a storyline get dragged out.

This is my position on it as well.

I don't think it'll get drawn out, but at this point it's hard to tell precisely where things are going. :Va

[Juniper]

This is my position on it as well.

I don't think it'll get drawn out, but at this point it's hard to tell precisely where things are going. :Va

I'm staying optimistic it won't either, so far we've had a portion of this chapter and one page from last chapter going over Christian themes, it might be like aRTD where you have one chapter that talks a bit about Christianity or related things and that's it, or it might be like, two or so chapters because SSSS is way longer but it'd still be a snippet of the story.

[Vafhudr]

I agree with Roisin. The vibe I am getting is that this old lutheran pastor was just too stubborn to go on and insists on carrying her duties to minister to the souls in need of it.

Now how effective this may be, we don't know.

My general metaphysical take on the topic is that having christian and pagan priests running around doesn't really matter. The fundamental understructure. the dreaming/spirit world, is common to all men, across all culture and religious traditions, possibly.

[Róisín]

Vafhudr, that would be my take on it, yeah. Some cultures believe that is the real world and we are a pale reflection, other cultures the reverse, or something completely different. But I've known many different cultures and faiths, and have never encountered one that didn't at least have the concept.

And yeah, I see no reason why an honestly spiritual Christian priest of any denomination should not be willing to put her own future on hold to care for her folk. After all, that's her job.

[Miriam]

Given the cesspol that a comments section can turn into (and, from the looks of it, unfortunately is turning into) at the merest mention of religion? Completely agree. I was enjoying the pagan universe. I want to know more about the pagan universe. I'm still banking on the murderghosts being Christians who might be helped to remember their past selves via their religion, but I'd really rather not see such a storyline get dragged out.

I agree too. We want a pagan world. This is why I hope Reynir (even though he's a herder and can walk over water) won't become a christian.

[Lazy8]

I agree too. We want a pagan world. This is why I hope Reynir (even though he's a herder and can walk over water) won't become a christian.

Given what Minna said about the Norse gods not granting powers to anyone who's been claimed by other gods, I find Reynir becoming Christian to be highly unlikely. (Though it just occurred to me it might be pretty funny if he gets mistaken for Jesus by the murderghosts for the aforementioned reasons and that's why they let him lead them to rest. ) Minna has also talked about her fascination with Norse mythology, so there's still some hope in me that that will remain the primary focus of the story as far as religion goes.