6/9/2023 0 Comments Skirmish by Clifford D. Simak![]() ![]() It reminded me of the emphasis that many cultures put on purification before spiritual contact. Enoch seemed to dwell so much on human moral readiness for contact. The 'talisman' which is called a 'machine' but is clearly a sort of spiritual conduit, and its user fulfills the role of shaman or saint.Ĥ. The technique Enoch learns from them (view spoiler) ģ. When Ulysses (view spoiler) Ģ.The creatures from Alphard XXII are called thaumaturgists which is a fancy word for 'magician'. ![]() It's a pretty wild theory, but it really sprang to mind when reading this book for a few reasons.ġ. In addition to the stories there is a very informative 5-page author's forward. ![]() The stories were all previously published during years 1944-75. After all, there's no obvious reason why another sentient species would want to travel lightyears just to give humans uncomfortable probes, but we have millenia of history in all cultures of spiritual entities doing this. Simak 589 'Skirmish'(1977) is a collection of ten stories by the noted science-fiction author Clifford Simak (1904-88). There is a theory about UFOs and alien abductions that these are not beings from other planets but they are either the same phenomena as fairies, as described in Jacque Vallee's Passport to Magonia: On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds or they are demons, as described in Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future. Yes, I agree! Actually, something odd struck me about this book, bear with me, it's a bit odd: ![]() Mod Jon wrote: "This sure isn't a KSR novel, the science is the hand wavey type." ![]()
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