tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post4516871604809925531..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Words of Power: A Summing Up?Charles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-15002070897928571602007-10-10T09:17:00.000-05:002007-10-10T09:17:00.000-05:00Steve, I've never quite understood that beating on...Steve, I've never quite understood that beating on each other thing either, although I suppose football is pretty much the same thing and I used to enjoy that. "Pain" is certainly another word that has all kinds of concrete imagery associated with it.<BR/><BR/>Sid, "Blood Hunter" and "Night Brothers" are some power word titles.<BR/><BR/>Ello, definetely. Some supposedly abstract words can have overwhelming visuals.<BR/><BR/>Michelle, "Mojo" is a good one. Joe Lansdale has a book entitled "Mucho Mojo."<BR/><BR/>Erik, Iggy has some great lyrics.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-31084766217913103822007-10-09T19:59:00.000-05:002007-10-09T19:59:00.000-05:00Good post - but I tend to agree with you that viol...Good post - but I tend to agree with you that violence is concrete and not amorphous. I have very strong visual thoughts when I hear the word violence, in fact they come with sound effects of police car sirens and screams of anguish. So perhaps it is particular to the person. Steve Malley made an interesting point about different perspectives from leaving out of the states. Different things affect people in different ways, right? So I think you are right.Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-748382598082462992007-10-09T19:50:00.000-05:002007-10-09T19:50:00.000-05:00Of course you're right -- it's your blog ;)"Father...Of course you're right -- it's your blog ;)<BR/><BR/>"Father he gunned for me<BR/>Hunted me with his six gun<BR/><BR/>Calling Sister Midnight<BR/>What can I do about my dreams?"<BR/><BR/>Iggy Pop-->Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-54877001126568813002007-10-09T16:32:00.000-05:002007-10-09T16:32:00.000-05:00Very cool post, Charles. I'm with you on this deb...Very cool post, Charles. I'm with you on this debate. I think that it all depends on the person speaking or writing whether a word works or not. I've been thinking about power words all week -- especially trying to think of some happy ones, but all I can come up with is mojo. That's a happy word that I love!Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-33573386367488647852007-10-09T16:00:00.000-05:002007-10-09T16:00:00.000-05:00I need to add some of the power words to my word l...I need to add some of the power words to my word list.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-52726352892369389642007-10-09T15:27:00.000-05:002007-10-09T15:27:00.000-05:00Oh, and Church Lady's point: I don't know if this ...Oh, and Church Lady's point: <BR/><BR/>I don't know if this helps, but I'm an expat Yank now in New Zealand, where (like Canada) we own a lot of guns but manage not to shoot each other with them. <BR/><BR/>Kiwis tend to associate 'violence' with the life-changing atrocities on the news. It's a word of distance: guns, crimes, that sort of thing. <BR/><BR/>Given that this is a culture where a great many young men *enjoy* working off their youthful high sprits by beating the crap out of each other on the weekends, it seems an odd disconnect to me. <BR/><BR/>Then again, bruises heal, bones mend and chicks dig scars. <BR/><BR/>Back in the States, too many fistfights ended in the loser coming back with a gun...Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-17723753590796810972007-10-09T15:20:00.000-05:002007-10-09T15:20:00.000-05:00I work with 'pain' and 'fear' every weekend at the...I work with 'pain' and 'fear' every weekend at the tattoo shop, so my reaction to those words may be atypical.<BR/><BR/>'Violence' too, for that matter. The word is powerful, and evocative. My blood sizzles just that little bit at its passing mention. Adrenalin ghosts brush along nerve and muscle, and for just that one moment, I'm a lot younger and ready to 'do unto others'...<BR/><BR/>So yeah, powerful.Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-26672497917289196392007-10-09T14:57:00.000-05:002007-10-09T14:57:00.000-05:00Avery, now come on dude, how much did you pay SQT ...Avery, now come on dude, how much did you pay SQT to say such nice things? ;)<BR/><BR/>Shauna, very good point. direct experience creates the most powerful resonance. I enjoyed your post about <I>Tigana</I>. Makes me want to seek it out.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-61410036029297240332007-10-09T14:00:00.000-05:002007-10-09T14:00:00.000-05:00This issue reflects the recent discussion on my bl...This issue reflects the recent discussion on my blog about Guy Gavriel Kay's <EM>Tigana</EM>. Whether something resonates with a person seems to depend on their background and experiences. Starvation is an abstraction to me, but a thing with a taste, a smell, physical sensations in the stomach and head, etc., to someone who routinely goes hungry.<BR/><BR/>When I read a lay article about chronic pain or neuropathic pain, I can tell within a paragraph whether the writer has ever experienced either. The difference between knowing <B>of</B> something and knowing something shows through and may determine whether that thing is perceived as a concept or a concrete object.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-62337229339937488212007-10-09T13:46:00.000-05:002007-10-09T13:46:00.000-05:00Sqt -- Such praise is undeserved. It just comes fr...Sqt -- Such praise is undeserved. It just comes from years of wandering around in my own little world, never knowing any better.<BR/><BR/>'Seep' is such an unwilling word for me. No one wants anything to seep in, but it does. The end result can sometimes be good (when an unwelcome idea seeps in and changes one's thought process), but the seepage part is always unpleasant.<BR/><BR/>Bernita -- I like 'blade' better, too. 'Sword' is thick, clunky, hacking. 'Blade' (despite Wesley Snipes' best attempts to diminish it) is powerful; it's a hiss of sleek, destructive energy.AvDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574481780173046619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-63438516251272392822007-10-09T13:35:00.000-05:002007-10-09T13:35:00.000-05:00Church lady, good question concerning how other cu...Church lady, good question concerning how other cultures might visualize violence. The topic seems to have generated quite a bit of discussion, at least.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-46728757945923901532007-10-09T11:41:00.000-05:002007-10-09T11:41:00.000-05:00Maybe 'violence' has cultural connotations too. Wh...Maybe 'violence' has cultural connotations too. When I read the word 'violence,' I think of guns and other weapons. I wonder if other nationalities think differently, since guns aren't on the streets.<BR/>But to describe a person as violent, that to me is concrete.<BR/><BR/>Great topic to think about!Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-9286415697602820982007-10-09T08:58:00.000-05:002007-10-09T08:58:00.000-05:00SQT, one of my favorite horror titles is "I shudde...SQT, one of my favorite horror titles is "I shudder at your touch."<BR/><BR/>Szelsofa, no problem. And thanks for linking me as well. I appreciate your comments.<BR/><BR/>Bernita, sometimes I like sword, sometimes blade. Both are good words.<BR/><BR/>nosjunkie, A word of power is just one that evokes a lot of images, thoughts, or emotions in folks. Words that we love for their power and intensity. Thanks for visiting.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-83832017326218684942007-10-09T08:41:00.000-05:002007-10-09T08:41:00.000-05:00Okay I dont know what the word of power thing is a...Okay I dont know what the word of power thing is and I am running out of reading time.<BR/>I will say that in South-Africa Violance is definatly concrete and easily visualisedNosjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13553717400984357171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-14324207007929194792007-10-09T07:43:00.000-05:002007-10-09T07:43:00.000-05:00May I amend "sword" to "blade?"To me, "violence" i...May I amend "sword" to "blade?"<BR/>To me, "violence" is a bit too general a collective, unlike a more or less equivalent word like "butchery."<BR/>This is a lovely topic.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-27667952682248292042007-10-09T03:40:00.000-05:002007-10-09T03:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for listing me, Charles. I listed you too, ...Thanks for listing me, Charles. I listed you too, along the name of 'Razored Zen', if that's ok with you.SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-1228950224951511482007-10-09T00:54:00.000-05:002007-10-09T00:54:00.000-05:00Avery, you never cease to amaze me with your skill...Avery, you never cease to amaze me with your skill with words. I've been trained to be so straightforward that I have forgotten how to use language to come at something sideways. <BR/><BR/>'Seep' does evoke images of horror doesn't it? 'Shudder' does that for me too. Most of the time we do not shudder out of happiness but due to fear or loathing.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-10950455314989901042007-10-08T23:17:00.000-05:002007-10-08T23:17:00.000-05:00Avery, "skitter" is a near perfect word. I've use...Avery, "skitter" is a near perfect word. I've used it before, but not in a while. Thanks for reminding me. "Seep" is a good word for horror especially.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-39736873486755498992007-10-08T22:50:00.000-05:002007-10-08T22:50:00.000-05:00Great post, Charles. Seems I always miss out on t...Great post, Charles. Seems I always miss out on the good discussions. So, I'll just bust up in here all late and whatnot and add my two cents. <BR/><BR/>I like the word 'seep.' So many things can be transported via that word--into your clothes, into the ground, into your soul. It's such a slow, surreptitious word. <BR/><BR/>I also like 'skitter.' It can be ominous, like an undefined shape skittering across your bedroom floor, or comedic (as in the southern gentleman on the news who saw a gator 'skitter along on its tippytoes.')<BR/><BR/>The word 'intense' is also a favorite of mine. I can feel the sensation of intensity in my chest when I say the word.AvDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574481780173046619noreply@blogger.com