March 27, 2003

Common Forgetting This entry is about an experience I keep having as long as I remember. When someone in my presence cannot remember something, a name, for instance, usually something they usually know, it seems that I, in their presence cannot remember the exact same thing! We both get on-the-tip-of the brain together. Does this imply part of my memory is dependent on those around me? Do we share facts? Another thing I experience is when I am around people who are good at trivia (eg. at NTN bars/pubs) I get quite good at it. Forgetting/Remembering, is it corellated with the knowledge of the people you are with? 11:09:22 PM    comment []

The Ancient Egyptian Religion http://www.kemet.org/home.html A religion called "Kemetic Orthodoxy" is based upon the ancient Egyptian practices and beliefs. Their tenets are quite fascinating, and worth a look. Particularly interesting to me was quite a basic term that I had never come across, "monolatry", which Kemetic Orthodoxy is one example. Quote: "Monolatry is a different concept than monotheism, where it is believed God manifests in one form and one form only, nor is it an undifferentiated polytheism, where many gods appear in many separate and distinct forms. Monolatry is a special form of polytheism, having a multi-god structure still providing the possibility of understanding all divine beings as part of one divine source." I'm surprised this sect is not more well known than it is... 10:44:23 PM    comment []