Den of the Celtic Kitsune

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In Japanese folklore, kitsunes are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to shapeshift into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a certain age (usually a hundred years, though some tales say fifty). Kitsune usually appear in the shape of a beautiful woman, a young girl, or an old man, but almost never an elderly woman. Supernatural powers commonly attributed to the kitsune include, in addition to shapeshifting, the ability to generate fire or lightning from their tails or to breathe fire (known as kitsune-bi, literally "foxfire"), the power to manifest in dreams, the power to fly, and the ability to create illusions so elaborate as to be almost indistinguishable from reality. Some tales go further still, speaking of kitsune with the ability to bend time and space, to drive people mad, or to take such nonhuman and fantastic shapes as a tree of incredible height or a second moon in the sky. And that's just what I do every day. You should see what I do in my spare time....

Saturday, May 19, 2007

A Conundrum

Somewhere, a song I heard think,presented the question: Would you rather be right or be loved? At the time, I answered immediately that I'd rather be right. Thus proving that a teenager knows absolutely nothing, regardless of how smart they are. Now, some years removed from that, I find myself thinking about that question again and I'm less sure of the answer. I don't understand why I can't have both? Isn't the point of love that the person who loves you will accept you as is?

Inquiring Kitsunes

want to know: Why do pressed sandwiches (paninis, Cuban sandwiches, squashed PB&J) taste better? Is it because they've been forced to meld their flavors together?

posted by Sionnach, the Celtic Kitsune | 11:27 PM

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