To preface I know next to nothing about so called 'practical kabbalah'. But from the few things I have read about, things like face or palm reading, making a golem (essentially an android) or any other 'magical' practice seem to violate the prohibition of lo t'chashef (sorcery)1 2 3. Why is this ...
Can someone visually explain the world from the Babylon novel? Where does the sun go at night if the world is a cylinder? Is the sun outside/inside of the cylinder or on the same level as the “Earth”?
@Alex I'd say if the Sages can conjure up a calf to eat, but it's not sorcery for some subtle or even unknowable reason, I could see someone arguing that Harry's actions are the same.
If I were new and had a question about something with no work/series tag or corresponding author tag but couldn’t create one, how should I tag that question?
In a game of Dead Cells (with the new update), I just received this item (emphasis mine, sorry but I can't get a screenshot of any quality here easily):
Electric Whip V
442 DPS
+50% damage
Automatically targets nearby enemies. Ignores shields.
★20% damage
◆+30% damage to a...
I'm ooking for short stories about machines/robots/AI-programs that write stories; e.g. "The Great Grammatizator", "Fifty Million Monkeys", "Fault-Intolerant", "Galley Slave", etc. Any assistance would be appreciated.
In the beginning of the Undiscovered Country, Ikara Sulu has been promoted to captain and commands the starship Excelsior. Where was Styles, the previous captain during this time?
I checked these books out from my middle school library. I remember the main characters were a girl and guy. They were both a sort of unexpected hero. I know it was set in a fantasy world perhaps on an island with a castle/kingdom nearby. I believe the bad guy was a magic user.
There were ...
I have a question regarding 1 book I have read but can't re-read as I don't remember its author and title. I can't find it using google and some databases. I don't think I'll ask for another books so I'm not registered. Sorry if it's against the rules here.
Also - I'm Polish and have read that bo...
This was a book I read back in the 90s. The time is set in the future. The US (I think? Or an allegorical nation that mirrors the US) is fighting a war against (allegorical Russia/China), and invents a mech suit (giant robot, Gundam style) that needs a human host to interface with it.
Military/...
Can someone visually explain the world from the Babylon novel? Where does the sun go at night if the world is a cylinder? Is the sun outside/inside of the cylinder or on the same level as the “Earth”?
In a game of Dead Cells (with the new update), I just received this item (emphasis mine, sorry but I can't get a screenshot of any quality here easily):
Electric Whip V
442 DPS
+50% damage
Automatically targets nearby enemies. Ignores shields.
★20% damage
◆+30% damage to a...
I'm ooking for short stories about machines/robots/AI-programs that write stories; e.g. "The Great Grammatizator", "Fifty Million Monkeys", "Fault-Intolerant", "Galley Slave", etc. Any assistance would be appreciated.
In the beginning of the Undiscovered Country, Ikara Sulu has been promoted to captain and commands the starship Excelsior. Where was Styles, the previous captain during this time?
This was a book I read back in the 90s. The time is set in the future. The US (I think? Or an allegorical nation that mirrors the US) is fighting a war against (allegorical Russia/China), and invents a mech suit (giant robot, Gundam style) that needs a human host to interface with it.
Military/...
