tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post3971045004492173023..comments2024-01-27T20:23:45.771+00:00Comments on Sulci Collective: Eight Legged Army - Friday FlashSulci Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-89190190209430619822010-08-31T13:28:55.493+01:002010-08-31T13:28:55.493+01:00*shivers* spiders are one of my fears and the writ...*shivers* spiders are one of my fears and the writing here is very descriptivve and enticing I couldn't stop, even with the odd shiver down my spine - great workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-7737908731102060682010-08-30T21:52:17.289+01:002010-08-30T21:52:17.289+01:00I love spiders, but... *shudder*I love spiders, but... *shudder*Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-14516639782264862722010-08-30T06:18:38.723+01:002010-08-30T06:18:38.723+01:00Great job in describing the ecstatic state one rea...Great job in describing the ecstatic state one reaches on a vision quest, with or without drugs. Excellent description of the tearing down of self and rebuilding of it one goes through during a magickal initiation. Thankful my own wasn't so graphic, though there's been a lot of forced self-examination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-56704850042473003712010-08-29T17:02:36.614+01:002010-08-29T17:02:36.614+01:00Awesome blog, I had not noticed sulcicollective.bl...Awesome blog, I had not noticed sulcicollective.blogspot.com earlier in my searches!<br />Continue the superb work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-59792840911828547712010-08-29T12:49:10.390+01:002010-08-29T12:49:10.390+01:00Intensely hypnotic with a measured voice.
Adam B...Intensely hypnotic with a measured voice. <br />Adam B @revhappinessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-51138575839806349122010-08-28T19:25:18.986+01:002010-08-28T19:25:18.986+01:00This was too good, meaning I could feel it and hea...This was too good, meaning I could feel it and hear it and ooh and ack but then in the end...Wow. I also read the tarantula as love, or art. Anything that transforms you so deeply as this.Lou Freshwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849342766852653969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-8931027105438229562010-08-28T16:41:50.777+01:002010-08-28T16:41:50.777+01:00A great read and a superb opening paragraph. I am ...A great read and a superb opening paragraph. I am aching and longing for a cup of sweet tea and a lie down after that. Tremendous invasion of the mindAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-49504139400034044132010-08-28T13:51:19.378+01:002010-08-28T13:51:19.378+01:00Loved this! Awesome journey, and birth of the sham...Loved this! Awesome journey, and birth of the shaman. Lovde how the ants started taking him apart, then the larger animals, and then being put back together by his spirit animals<br /><br />I want a pet tarantula now. I promise I won't cook and eat it though.mazzz in Leedshttp://mazzz-in-leeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-38483194649478159452010-08-28T05:05:31.883+01:002010-08-28T05:05:31.883+01:00Amazing. This was so beautifully written. You tot...Amazing. This was so beautifully written. You totally tapped into the aboriginal dreamtime voice. It made me wonder why he aligned with spider spirit. So interesting.Pamila Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398900249578356483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-32733398879499935342010-08-28T02:03:11.745+01:002010-08-28T02:03:11.745+01:00A spiritual journey of being completely destroyed ...A spiritual journey of being completely destroyed and then rebuilt, not unlike the phoenix, I think. But here we have a shaman rebuilt by his spirit animal. Gorgeous writing.Genevieve Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178276724159826428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-70118673879032354272010-08-27T23:19:00.461+01:002010-08-27T23:19:00.461+01:00Oohh!! Definitely a shudder, but the sensory image...Oohh!! Definitely a shudder, but the sensory imagery is just beautiful. Well done!!V.R. Leavitthttp://www.vrleavitt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-46774408530506839972010-08-27T22:57:32.392+01:002010-08-27T22:57:32.392+01:00Creepy. I love it! Great descriptive narrative of ...Creepy. I love it! Great descriptive narrative of the drug induced vision. Nice twist that he turns out to be a shaman. :)Joz Varlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750541029227514781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-62122295093676958142010-08-27T22:27:37.801+01:002010-08-27T22:27:37.801+01:00multitasking? My wife can only dream of me moving ...multitasking? My wife can only dream of me moving two or more limbs in different directions... (not meant in a smutty or lewd way in the slightest).Sulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-79032116238077939652010-08-27T22:01:51.013+01:002010-08-27T22:01:51.013+01:00Hahaha, yeah. I once held a Chilean Rose spider an...Hahaha, yeah. I once held a Chilean Rose spider and it stopped me being scared, but that way they move their legs independently of each other? FREAKY.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-11999016861337415462010-08-27T21:50:46.766+01:002010-08-27T21:50:46.766+01:00Wait Icy, you write all the dark stuff you do and ...Wait Icy, you write all the dark stuff you do and some furry spiders freak you out?Sulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-74258391252528443502010-08-27T21:40:57.879+01:002010-08-27T21:40:57.879+01:00Such subtle yet powerful evocation of an otherworl...Such subtle yet powerful evocation of an otherworldly experience.<br /><br />Yet tarantulas will continue to freak me out.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-32943179944367136532010-08-27T21:19:50.754+01:002010-08-27T21:19:50.754+01:00Enjoyed it. The spirit realm beckons us all. :)Enjoyed it. The spirit realm beckons us all. :)CathrynLouishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06380932922178601607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-79871498044295611952010-08-27T20:21:25.873+01:002010-08-27T20:21:25.873+01:00I've known several people who went into the wi...I've known several people who went into the wilds on a spiritual journey. I envy those people. They all suffered similar hardships but also gained rewards that far outshone the torture. <br /><br />The addition of creepy-crawly arachnids made it twice as cool.Monica Marierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112762564137354581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-16896687063641021772010-08-27T19:28:58.216+01:002010-08-27T19:28:58.216+01:00You got me from the very first paragraph. So poeti...You got me from the very first paragraph. So poetic. I absolutely love the circularity of the story. Going into trance from the tarantula venom (into "death"), being exposed to so many facets of the world with which to identify as his layers are being stripped, then being healed--and coming back to life--by what had originally brought him "death." By the very being(s) he had sacrificed over the fire, by the very being(s) who would now show him his way through life.Melissahttp://windspiritgirl.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-77027725152335146812010-08-27T19:25:38.183+01:002010-08-27T19:25:38.183+01:00Beautiful writing as always. Excellent portrayal o...Beautiful writing as always. Excellent portrayal of a journey to the otherworld. And perfect that his ally is a spider, since as weavers, they're known as creator spirits.<br /><br />One of my favorites of yours.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548995059233308982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-89938378574990069982010-08-27T18:31:03.919+01:002010-08-27T18:31:03.919+01:00Do people really do this?! This seems too well det...Do people really do this?! This seems too well detailed and crazy not to be true. I, too, kept reading through the shivering and glad I did. Magical piece!shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063218369150683990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-47613257430271678282010-08-27T15:37:30.516+01:002010-08-27T15:37:30.516+01:00A great piece. You did a fantastic job with the vo...A great piece. You did a fantastic job with the voice. It fit the piece perfectly.<br /><br />Also, I hate spiders (arachnophobic). *Shudder*<br /><br />Still, great writing.J. Dane Tylerhttp://jdanetyler.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-63837233835350481852010-08-27T14:46:07.672+01:002010-08-27T14:46:07.672+01:00At some point, I'll hopefully have the time to...At some point, I'll hopefully have the time to go back and read all your writing, having only "found" you last week. <br /><br />But, in the meantime, this is another remarkable piece of writing, and I enjoyed how he gave himself up to the flow of the forest and became a part of it, before being put back together by the tarantulas. Great sense of controlled abandon before he realised his goal of becoming a shaman. So well written.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719765628886270649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-70411401197819378122010-08-27T08:10:47.154+01:002010-08-27T08:10:47.154+01:00Linda I didn't see that he took any drugs, but...Linda I didn't see that he took any drugs, but the fugue state was induced by the drone of the bull-roarer. The visions were induced by the venom in his body.Sulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179795275664264195.post-11984777425906455312010-08-27T07:23:32.777+01:002010-08-27T07:23:32.777+01:00Another extraordinary piece. This writing is amazi...Another extraordinary piece. This writing is amazing, a fabulous tale in both senses but I also realy like its measured tone and completion. I don't know how you do it, goes away pondering. Really well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com