robot scifaiku poetry religion
The cyborgs' god
zip
organic titer
renewed
transmission rite
sacred stem cells
“Perhaps the most interesting form of sacrifice was personal
bloodletting by the ruler/priests. Classic sculptures and painting on
pottery show rulers using various kinds of sharp objects (sting-ray
spines, thin bone knives and obsidian blades) to pierce the foreskin of
their penis. The resulting blood was sometimes poured onto bark paper
upon which messages to the gods were written. The paper was then burned
in special pottery vessels, sending the message skyward to the gods.
Apparently the presence of the
royal blood
on the paper ensured prompt
receipt by the gods.”