When I said transform it into a normal servitor, make an ally of it, I meant that if it turns out that it's function as the Transducer is going to be ended, then one option could be to transform it and make it work for you, or a few people or something.
I do wish this was plausible. Unfortunately, I do feel in this group working, this may be difficult to produce. However, it is not impossible.
I started a thread about what is the meaning of "For The Good of All". The Transducer would be best attuned to this intent, IMHO. Of course, there may be the need here to define, what is meant by "all" and "best".
Besides, I am not certain I am sure what normal means.
I agree with the person that suggested trouser's post being helpful,...
I believe that was both Seth and Nina, and initially suggested by Trouser. I do find it helpful. There are some marked similarities to some other Barbelith group workings. For instance:
- The Octarine ritual working was set up in a similar manner to the Transducer's.
- The task or program of the Eureka is parallel to that of I.M.P.
- Eureka "acts as a satellite...", which is definately comparable to the nature of the Barbelith servitor.
And some marked differences....
- There was no real inital deadline for the servitor's effectiveness set.
From The Eureka Report:
I had actually forgotten about the Apr 22nd deadline, and it wasn't until I realized that a conversation between myself and Ahperl wasn't cohering in quite the way it could have done, that I realized that Eureka had gone off-line.
In the last 9 months I have found Eureka to be an invaluable aid in creative writing and thinking, and I was at first quite sad that it had ceased to function. As Eureka had accumulated a good deal of power over its use-time, we decided that a decommissioning rite, whereupon Eureka was dispersed in a series of Octarine Illuminations, would be a fitting end to such a useful magical weapon.
Eureka was decommissioned by bringing it 'down' into a low earth orbit, breaking it up into 4 large chunks, which were then directed by 4 groups towards a variety of illuminatory aims - examples being breakthroughs in cheap power, and AIDS research. Finally, a shard of Eureka's octarine matter was lodged in the hearts of all present.~The Eureka Report, Phil Hine
www.philhine.org.uk/writings/sp_eureka.html
Those last two an a half paragraphs are very useful. Although we never did have an official deadline. I never personally felt incommunicado with Transducer. I have felt concern and sometimes troubled by the issues that were raised two years ago. I was not sure how to deal with them, and you can be certain, it was not the only thing on my mind.
The "decommissioning", or dissolution, (I suppose) was not a waste. Which I find intresting. It took whatever energies (err, sensible word?), and sent that into useful arenas AND a part - a shard - was kept inthe hearts of all present. I am not suggesting we do that last bit, btw.
My point is, it is a useful model of decommissioning or dissolution. We can work upon that if all are willing.
As for the mini-transducer I was going to create, I've now decided against that for a couple of reasons :
I think it is understandable, no matter. Thank you, though.
I know that you synchronized a working to launch it, maybe a synchronized closing by a few people would be a good thing to do to end it if that's possible.
I would like that if we could, as I think that force that brought it about should be matched as closely as possible.
What I'd do personally is evoke it, and program it with the information it needed before ending it, then I'd have a working where I visualize being sat in a field at night, the Transducer hovers above me, and then at an appointed time it slowly turns into a bird of light or something, and flies into a solar portal in the air some way above the ground. Once it's gone into the portal a shower of golden light would come back out a few seconds later and fall to the ground filling the working area in solar energy that could be the dissolved energy/what is left of the Transducer.
I would have to think about that when I am in better shape. I am exhausted from work, ATM. I do like following Hine's example, to an extent.
I'm not expecting something like this to actually happen, I'm just adding it here incase it could start one or two ideas off/lead you to a way of finishing it if that's what you decide on.
Understood, thank you. |
