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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

New Thoughts on Kunjels

So, I'm thinking that Drinna's people, the Kunjels, have some things I want to set down.  This blog has come in handy for reference for me, which may be it's only use.  

In any event, I came here to talk of the Kunjels.

A concept I'm growing to believe more and more is the psychological construct of the Collective Unconscious: the notion (at least what my limited studies of it have found) that since we are all human beings, we all have certain things that affect us the same way.  It is ALMOST like a psychic connection between people because not only do great minds think alike, but really all minds think alike.  We all have similar weaknesses and strengths, because our brains are all wired together much the same (with aberations being the source of our unique identities).  To me, it is kind of like everyone driving a car drives a machine that functions, for all intents and purposes, the same way: pistons pumping and exploding gas, etc.  Some people drive trucks and some compact cars, but everyone's basically moving by way of the same physical principles.  The same could be said of the human brain.  We all drive the same kind of vehicle.   

Anyway, how does this have to do with the kunjels?  Well, the notion of the collective unconscious has been used to explain why people might have psychic abilities.  It is not really psychic, but simply the ability to guess about certain interpretations of the world through the use of subconscious knowledge in the brain that tells everyone the same: "the world functions in this particular way."  Therefore, two people might have the same dream, or respond to a certain stimulus in very similar ways even though they don't know each other.  

Therefore, I am thinking that kunjels have a special sort of connection to the collective unconscious.  In Trithofar, this allows them not so much a connection necessarily with other people, but a sort of connection to the universe.  This will explain why Kunjels are usually the best or most powerful wizards. They have a supernatural connection to the world and a supernatural ability to navigate it.  

I'm even thinking about having them sort of 'know' where people are in a way.  I'm not 100% sure, though.  Kunjels may have a sort of ability to know how to get places and how to navigate the world easier, but I'm not sure.

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