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Originally Posted by Gudy
The Litany Against Fear is not, as far as I understand it, meant to be a magical incantation. Instead it's a focusing mantra so that someone who was extensively trained in the proper mental techniques could, in moments of stress, recall and invoke those techniques in order to conquer their fears. It is, in short, not the lit torch you bring to brighten a dark room, but the light switch you use to switch on a previously installed light bulb.
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There is an implicit suggestion in your response that if it WAS in fact a magical incantation in the book, then perhaps I could have expected it to work for me in real life. Let's roll with that.
OK, I'll have you know I've completed my Bene Gesserit on-line correspondence course, and printed out the certificate, and it STILL doesn't work for me!
But on the plus side, I can legally perform weddings on Arrakis.
Back on topic, I could probably do a whole thread on great quotes from Firefly alone!
"...And also, I can kill you with my brain."
Well, come to think of it, the Firefly quotes are really best in the context of the show.