tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post5788508333460597902..comments2023-08-25T10:00:43.026-05:00Comments on Dreams, Deliriums, and Other Mind Talk: zarNevine Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-1312854252736944832010-04-23T15:48:56.956-05:002010-04-23T15:48:56.956-05:00Turquoise - I'm happy you enjoyed this piece.Turquoise - I'm happy you enjoyed this piece.Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-66221759995935633942010-04-23T08:35:32.729-05:002010-04-23T08:35:32.729-05:00Wonderfull written Nevine, it was as if I was just...Wonderfull written Nevine, it was as if I was just there watching your lines..Sahildeki Evhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260671662786562610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-4616408840092648502010-04-23T06:43:30.463-05:002010-04-23T06:43:30.463-05:00Smita - Thank you.
Zachary - I can imagine your r...Smita - Thank you.<br /><br />Zachary - I can imagine your relating to this. This type of ceremony is very popular in many cultures, and the superstitions are quite the same. And thank you on your thoughts about my formatting and styling; I often wonder, when I post a block post how it will come through. :-)Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-92068174629095777742010-04-22T04:40:07.155-05:002010-04-22T04:40:07.155-05:00Choked. Breathless reading this. The mother, i fee...Choked. Breathless reading this. The mother, i feel for her. Exorcism of this sort happens in Malaysia, by tok guru and bomohs. I can totally relate to this, though i would really want to know the girl's fate. <br />By not using caps and paragraphs, you kept my eyes racing through the lines, setting perfect mood and pace. I'm drawn in to the story together with vivid memories of someone izacharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245391835330356292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-39406654690892907572010-04-22T03:36:14.721-05:002010-04-22T03:36:14.721-05:00wow! this is a real masterpiece! no wonder you hav...wow! this is a real masterpiece! no wonder you have so many followers!Smita Tewarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09901550137850497118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-23559030876527658062010-04-21T22:37:11.904-05:002010-04-21T22:37:11.904-05:00Susan – I’m so happy to see you. I hope you’re enj...Susan – I’m so happy to see you. I hope you’re enjoying your time, so far. I know being in a new place can be a bit of a challenge, but we are so quick to adapt. And I don’t mind at all your comments about you. It’s nice to know what’s going on in your world. As for your rant, please do rant away. I agree that people who undergo these sorts of “healings” can be subjected to some strange rituals, Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-39381714435344750192010-04-21T22:36:57.326-05:002010-04-21T22:36:57.326-05:00Alix – Welcome to my dream world! And thank you fo...Alix – Welcome to my dream world! And thank you for leaving your thoughts. I have to tell you that a lot of what I write can cause discomfort. But if you feel like you are becoming my characters, then that is the highest compliment for me. I’m happy you like what’s here, and I look forward to your visits.<br /><br />Bard - :-)<br /><br />COL – It sounds like you experienced some very sharp Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-32481036647826972462010-04-21T21:10:22.970-05:002010-04-21T21:10:22.970-05:00It was quite a powerful piece. It being in one blo...It was quite a powerful piece. It being in one block of words reminded me of William James' essay on stream of consciousness.<br /><br />Still, breaking your narrative in paragraphs would be easier on your reader's eyes. We want to be easy on a visitor's eyes since we do not ever know when a blogging agent might be dropping by. <br /><br />Just a thought. I was bound to have one Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-52904170239542877272010-04-21T17:14:39.701-05:002010-04-21T17:14:39.701-05:00Been quite some time eh. Missed the reading. Just ...Been quite some time eh. Missed the reading. Just settling in a new place and it's lovely that some things are familiar like the Dreams and Deliriums for instance. <br /><br />How I missed coming by here.<br /><br />Well, I ought to comment about the post and not about me :)<br /><br />The scene is so very familiar. I have seen it in India so many times and also keep hearing about it. I oftenS. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-57785546787076325902010-04-21T11:25:05.799-05:002010-04-21T11:25:05.799-05:00Wow, Nevine. The masterful pacing of this piece i...Wow, Nevine. The masterful pacing of this piece is fantastic. I loved too the story's many creative characteristics: the stream of consciousness aspect; the absence of capitalization except SHE in all caps; the only punctuation the period or occasional question mark to end one image or thought and begin another. The whole thing gave me goosebumps. Simply brilliant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-1020304500697877552010-04-21T11:18:35.335-05:002010-04-21T11:18:35.335-05:00i did it again!i did it again!Craftsman of lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747434398075620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-74389050382459566132010-04-21T11:17:38.817-05:002010-04-21T11:17:38.817-05:00Yikes...as usual i have been tying so quickly....t...Yikes...as usual i have been tying so quickly....to discover all the blooming mistakes in my phrases..hope you'll overlook them!<br /><br />ColCraftsman of lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747434398075620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-37316388604718085402010-04-21T11:14:44.471-05:002010-04-21T11:14:44.471-05:00Nevine,
This post takes me home,
i can hear the...Nevine,<br /><br />This post takes me home, <br /><br />i can hear the clamour and cries. <br /><br />You evoke with fascination the memories of my own childhood where i would be caught between eeiry expressions drenching out of the esoteric human anatomy. <br /><br />i recall with nostalgia the days in the village and all the strange stories that one would find right there and nowhere else...andCraftsman of lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747434398075620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-55412139281836321532010-04-20T23:21:05.218-05:002010-04-20T23:21:05.218-05:00You simply amaze me. I don't know what else to...You simply amaze me. I don't know what else to say.bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130589527012329455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-85612810157177591862010-04-20T22:07:24.048-05:002010-04-20T22:07:24.048-05:00nevine, i love that after all the wildness, and th...nevine, i love that after all the wildness, and the awkward, awkward air, you remind us, the reader where we are, in auntie rosa's courtyard. but who could forget.<br /><br />you present a study on the rituals of appeasing that devil, and really know the material. then you write it so understandingly well.<br /><br />reading this gave me discomfort, since I do become your characters. yes, i alixelena2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09885211405062580827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-65873564244911402492010-04-20T16:15:48.056-05:002010-04-20T16:15:48.056-05:00Caio - Glad you like my pix. Every one of them is ...Caio - Glad you like my pix. Every one of them is filled with a bonbon of a memory! :-)<br /><br />ConTemplate - But if my mother had listened to my grandmother's superstitions, I would have missed out on witnessing such a fascinating experience! I attended several zars, and they were all similar in some respects, but in others, they were very different. I do remember each and every one, Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-91584789789124997762010-04-20T13:47:16.120-05:002010-04-20T13:47:16.120-05:00Absolutely friggin fantastic. I loved the way you ...Absolutely friggin fantastic. I loved the way you spun this, sucking us in first with these short little bits, working us into the story, and the pace increasing without pause, without paragraph breaks until the end where it seems about to climax and the sentences become longer and then short short short and then the italics dropping us into the mother's head. I mean, holy cow, just the Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-57372358191977001142010-04-20T08:20:17.387-05:002010-04-20T08:20:17.387-05:00Demonic possessions..WOW
I could see the whole sce...Demonic possessions..WOW<br />I could see the whole scene with ur words.<br />All emotions included.<br />Really lovely work again Nevine..<br />Not many could have written this piece as this is written..::)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />NutsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737743663167912430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-74955266735184001052010-04-19T19:43:10.241-05:002010-04-19T19:43:10.241-05:00Amazing story. Amazing telling.
I hoped at first...Amazing story. Amazing telling.<br /><br />I hoped at first this was one of your dreams, then realized it would have to be classified as a nightmare. I agree with your grandmother on this one.ConTemplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171579722126492555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-71086453639658775582010-04-19T17:43:30.549-05:002010-04-19T17:43:30.549-05:00yes , you're totaly right Nevine !!
i was now...yes , you're totaly right Nevine !! <br />i was now looking to the photos of your side bar .... you have wonderful things there .Caio Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592097138751108428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-60905963810532347062010-04-19T16:05:41.860-05:002010-04-19T16:05:41.860-05:00Rick – Absolutely sometimes better left alone! But...Rick – Absolutely sometimes better left alone! But I love to dive into the dark pools of the unknown. And sometimes I get myself in trouble doing it. Still, I dive…<br /><br />Crémilde – La fille ne sera pas punie à cause de sa mère, mais je pense qu’elle continuera a être punie à cause de son comportement. Selon les “règles”, elle a fait quelque chose pour “inviter” les démons, et elle Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-62328371324245793782010-04-19T16:05:13.403-05:002010-04-19T16:05:13.403-05:00Jai – You have so many questions, I almost don’t k...Jai – You have so many questions, I almost don’t know where to begin. Let’s try and keep it simple: The zar is not meant to be an exorcism. However, it is misunderstood by many, even in Egypt, to be just that. The whole idea behind the zar is to try and tame the evil spirits and keep them happy. As for the Qur’an, it does not mention at all the word “zar”, and any ceremonies that even remotely Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-55151313663333579862010-04-19T16:04:49.788-05:002010-04-19T16:04:49.788-05:00Nancy – Thank you. Your comment has left me speech...Nancy – Thank you. Your comment has left me speechless, too. I’m happy you were able to connect with this piece on so many levels. <br /><br />Dulce – We are all so very similar in so many ways. And there are many elements of culture that cross over from one country to the other. Why did the demon not let her go? Who knows? When it comes to the other dimensions, there are always things that Nevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-89313479998878534192010-04-19T13:53:15.288-05:002010-04-19T13:53:15.288-05:00Wow, that was amazing. The last line left me brea...Wow, that was amazing. The last line left me breathless.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217271340928929622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397758960634925062.post-46488732204645616822010-04-19T12:26:33.348-05:002010-04-19T12:26:33.348-05:00You took me with you.. to watch that ceremony.. an...You took me with you.. to watch that ceremony.. and feel everything in my veins.. <br />Still feel haunted..<br />CostasAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837270092348782696noreply@blogger.com