Kalash of Cultures - Pakistan: http://youtu.be/qEXnEfdvv6s The argument: 1. Watch the video; this Dardic mountain tribe plays polo. They fiercely fought for their independence through the ages, till the British arrived; at which point they adopted some British customs like playing polo on weekends (although they claim they invented the game first). 2. The Kalasha have lived in geographic isolation for so long that their DNA has diverged. But, there are markers to suggest that they come from around the Mediterranean(that is, that they are Dardic). There are 2 theories as to how they got there: a. They were travellers along the silk route who decided to settle in a scenic location and sell spices, apricots and cherries (the latter two do not grow in the subcontinent, only in the Mediterranean; and with no contact with the outside world for centuries, there's no other way they could've gotten these fruits) b. They are descendants of Alexander the Great 's armies; who ref...
Thank you again. My mind slipped after tyring to decipher the chickenscratch handwriting all night.
ReplyDeleteThank YOU, Daniel Richter . I anxiously away the opportunity to examine the scans. What's been released so far is disturbing enough, though. There are books on my shelf that have gathered dust for a reason, ideas best not kept too close to the light. I open them again with a heavy heart.
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean I should head to Cross Planes on the 24th?
ReplyDeleteThere are no coincidences.
ReplyDeleteGlad I could help, mate.
ReplyDeleteAlso, building on the Howard & Lovecraft connection, the "lurking in corners" part reminds me of the Hounds Of Tildanos.
ReplyDeletePlus Robert E. Howard spent most of his life in Cross Plains. Ach if only I wasn't that far away.
ReplyDeleteHoward was a friend and protégé of Lovecraft, and it's believed that - while their content crossed often - this story may be the closest of style to HPL's.
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ReplyDelete"The Old Ones were, the Old ones are and the Old Ones shall be. Not in the spaces we know, but between them. They walk serene and primal, undimensioned and to us unseen... They walk unseen and foul in lonely places where the Words have been spoken and the Rites howled through at their Seasons."
I thought Solstice this year was on the 21st?
ReplyDeleteMidsummer isn't the solstice. It is the midpoint between the "quarter days" May 1 and August 1.
ReplyDeleteMore from the Necronomicon (via "The Dunwich Horror"):
ReplyDelete"They walk unseen and foul in lonely places where the Words have been spoken and the Rites howled through at their Seasons."
The old quarter days (2/2, 5/1, 8/1 and 10/31) were the auspicious times to do the rites that could invoke the Old Ones.