Tome Of Whispers Entry: Immortals
Wednesday 29th Nov 06 11:00pm
The following entry is written based on information i have gathered either through written archives, online and my own understanding on the mentioned article. Readers are free to either agree or disagree with what i have written. Read with an opened mind.
I have always been interested in the supernatural since a very young age. Thus, Whenever i have time, i would satisfy my own curiosity by reading and or researching on the supernatural. The few things that are on my mind are demons, monsters, Gods, Spirits and so on and so forth. Hence, as a Pagan practictioner, i have started my own "Book of shadows" Which i have named "The Tome of Whispers". The following will be one of many such entries i have and would like to share with my readers. The first entry i would like to touch on are the beings known as "Immortals"
What Are immortals actually? As a chinese, we have always heard of Immortals. Such as the 8 Immortals (Ba Xian) So, what are they? What is an "Immortal"?
Immortals are basically beings who have attained a shourd of "holy aura" or "Xian Qi". This is done by extreme meditation and gathering of "Xian Qi" from nature. Everyone of us are born with a natural aura known as the "Yang Qi". This Aura is what keeps us alive and our physical bodies working. This aura has the potential to grown and evolve into "Xian Qi". Although the process in itself is difficult and almost impossible to attain for a normal human being, especially in our time when our very own nature forces itself is tainted by pollution and radio/air waves. Immortals are also masters of a skill, be it martial arts, medicine, music so on and so forth. By evolving their "Yang Qi" into "Xian Qi" (Normal to Holy Aura), they possess certain powers. These powers include the ability to heal themselves from mortal damage, slowing their ageing process, great speed and strength, Telekinesis and sometimes even teleportation. This, coupled with their mastery of the skill/object of their craft. E.g, An immortal of an element, say water is able to control this element freely to augment his/her powers. Although the access to their powers is directly connected to the amount of "Xian Qi" they have. As with all types of energies, it CAN be depleted. Although Immortals have gained immunity towards mortal damage like illness, knives, poison, they CAN be killed. Either through a weapon blessed by magic powers or an invasive blast of Holy Aura by another immortal. As immortals are still confined to their physical bodies, The bodies Can be damaged beyond repair. This happens when the mortal body can no longer be "preserved" by the immortal's "xian qi" although this process can take thousands of years or when the "Xian Qi" of the immortal is striped from the body. This can happen during a major battle with another immortal or a high level monster or demon.
Gaining immortality is NOT confined to humans though. All living objects can gain immortality like animals, flowers and insects. In rare cases, even objects such as stones or pictures can be "immortalised" under the right conditions. However, since animals and flowers tend to have much lower intellect and "Yang Qi" as humans, their process is much longer, even stretching to the thousand years mark.
Immortals are also "free agents". Meaning they do not have holds or responsibilities in our world. They are free to roam the earth and do their magic as and when they deem fit. There are immortals who have chosen to take on a specific role in aid of mankind. These Immortals are known as "Deities". The famous "Tu Di Gong" or "Earth God" is such an immortal. He uses his mastery of the earth to provide and protect those that pray to him. His aura is also strong enough to repel most spirits and ghosts. Contary to belief, there are actually many different "Tu Di Gongs" in different areas. As many Immortals can take up the role of an "Earth God" if they so choose.
As amazing as their powers may be, Immortals are also bound by certain restrictions. As the amount of holy aura they have on them is cultivated and "earned", they are confined to using their powers on themselves. Meaning, they are not able to "bless" an object with powers as this would mean parting with their own holy aura into the object itself. They can, however, imbue the object to their own aura, with the object granted powers only as long as the immortal himself is linked to the said object. They also cannot bring the dead back to life. As each immortal has a unique Aura, one immortal cannot undo a spell or a curse done by another immortal, although they can change the circumstances in which the spell or curse is set by effecting their own will upon the spell or curse. An Immortal cannot kill or harm an innocent as a wrongful death can reduce the amount of Holy Aura they have on themselves.
As with the nature of things, all good influences has opposites. Evil Immortals are also known as Immortals even though there maybe certain names associated with such beings. Such as Jinns, Demons (Yao Jin), Creatures (Yao Shou) and Devils (Yao Guai). They work the opposite way as the "good" immortals as they thrive on negative energies for their immortality and powers. Their Aura is known as "Yao Qi". Their main forms of attacks are Curses and Spells. They gain more powers when they kill or feed on innocents or people with "good" aura, corrupting the good aura into bad aura in the process.
An immortal's next stage of attainment is to a "God" or "Shen".
In my next entry, I will talk about what are "Gods" or "Shen"
Stay Tuned.
EarlGrey
The following entry is written based on information i have gathered either through written archives, online and my own understanding on the mentioned article. Readers are free to either agree or disagree with what i have written. Read with an opened mind.
I have always been interested in the supernatural since a very young age. Thus, Whenever i have time, i would satisfy my own curiosity by reading and or researching on the supernatural. The few things that are on my mind are demons, monsters, Gods, Spirits and so on and so forth. Hence, as a Pagan practictioner, i have started my own "Book of shadows" Which i have named "The Tome of Whispers". The following will be one of many such entries i have and would like to share with my readers. The first entry i would like to touch on are the beings known as "Immortals"
What Are immortals actually? As a chinese, we have always heard of Immortals. Such as the 8 Immortals (Ba Xian) So, what are they? What is an "Immortal"?
Immortals are basically beings who have attained a shourd of "holy aura" or "Xian Qi". This is done by extreme meditation and gathering of "Xian Qi" from nature. Everyone of us are born with a natural aura known as the "Yang Qi". This Aura is what keeps us alive and our physical bodies working. This aura has the potential to grown and evolve into "Xian Qi". Although the process in itself is difficult and almost impossible to attain for a normal human being, especially in our time when our very own nature forces itself is tainted by pollution and radio/air waves. Immortals are also masters of a skill, be it martial arts, medicine, music so on and so forth. By evolving their "Yang Qi" into "Xian Qi" (Normal to Holy Aura), they possess certain powers. These powers include the ability to heal themselves from mortal damage, slowing their ageing process, great speed and strength, Telekinesis and sometimes even teleportation. This, coupled with their mastery of the skill/object of their craft. E.g, An immortal of an element, say water is able to control this element freely to augment his/her powers. Although the access to their powers is directly connected to the amount of "Xian Qi" they have. As with all types of energies, it CAN be depleted. Although Immortals have gained immunity towards mortal damage like illness, knives, poison, they CAN be killed. Either through a weapon blessed by magic powers or an invasive blast of Holy Aura by another immortal. As immortals are still confined to their physical bodies, The bodies Can be damaged beyond repair. This happens when the mortal body can no longer be "preserved" by the immortal's "xian qi" although this process can take thousands of years or when the "Xian Qi" of the immortal is striped from the body. This can happen during a major battle with another immortal or a high level monster or demon.
Gaining immortality is NOT confined to humans though. All living objects can gain immortality like animals, flowers and insects. In rare cases, even objects such as stones or pictures can be "immortalised" under the right conditions. However, since animals and flowers tend to have much lower intellect and "Yang Qi" as humans, their process is much longer, even stretching to the thousand years mark.
Immortals are also "free agents". Meaning they do not have holds or responsibilities in our world. They are free to roam the earth and do their magic as and when they deem fit. There are immortals who have chosen to take on a specific role in aid of mankind. These Immortals are known as "Deities". The famous "Tu Di Gong" or "Earth God" is such an immortal. He uses his mastery of the earth to provide and protect those that pray to him. His aura is also strong enough to repel most spirits and ghosts. Contary to belief, there are actually many different "Tu Di Gongs" in different areas. As many Immortals can take up the role of an "Earth God" if they so choose.
As amazing as their powers may be, Immortals are also bound by certain restrictions. As the amount of holy aura they have on them is cultivated and "earned", they are confined to using their powers on themselves. Meaning, they are not able to "bless" an object with powers as this would mean parting with their own holy aura into the object itself. They can, however, imbue the object to their own aura, with the object granted powers only as long as the immortal himself is linked to the said object. They also cannot bring the dead back to life. As each immortal has a unique Aura, one immortal cannot undo a spell or a curse done by another immortal, although they can change the circumstances in which the spell or curse is set by effecting their own will upon the spell or curse. An Immortal cannot kill or harm an innocent as a wrongful death can reduce the amount of Holy Aura they have on themselves.
As with the nature of things, all good influences has opposites. Evil Immortals are also known as Immortals even though there maybe certain names associated with such beings. Such as Jinns, Demons (Yao Jin), Creatures (Yao Shou) and Devils (Yao Guai). They work the opposite way as the "good" immortals as they thrive on negative energies for their immortality and powers. Their Aura is known as "Yao Qi". Their main forms of attacks are Curses and Spells. They gain more powers when they kill or feed on innocents or people with "good" aura, corrupting the good aura into bad aura in the process.
An immortal's next stage of attainment is to a "God" or "Shen".
In my next entry, I will talk about what are "Gods" or "Shen"
Stay Tuned.
EarlGrey
