Post #2659782

2025-12-15 20:40 UTC

@vaurora@mstdn.social Silly response: Is "ghost" the right word for these? They weren't alive and then died-but-stuck-around. Instead, they're ... spirits that were forced into existence without ever being born. Is there a mythology that gave a name to that kind of thing? I have an LDS friend who mentioned that their theology distinguishes pre-mortal spirits from kinda-demons, and you can tell the difference by whether they agree to shake your hand and then fail. Since these projects do try and fail to interact with you, maybe they're demons.

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@tknarr@mstdn.social 2025-12-15 21:06

@jyasskin@hachyderm.io @vaurora@mstdn.social Golgothan? From "Dogma": "Not born. Shat into existence."

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@Fooker@infosec.exchange 2025-12-15 23:05

@jyasskin@hachyderm.io @vaurora@mstdn.social homonuculus or zombies? Either way there is no soul involved. And they remain shambling messes that roam around without having any purpose.

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@Photo55@mastodon.social 2025-12-16 01:17

@jyasskin@hachyderm.io "Hungry Ghosts." Possibly something Buddhist, via fantasy. Let us hope the Eater of Souls is not in there.

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@KimSJ@mastodon.social 2025-12-16 10:36

@jyasskin@hachyderm.io @vaurora@mstdn.social Maybe Chullachaqui? “The Chullachaqui is a mythological shapeshifter prominent in the Amazonian folklore of several indigenous peoples living in jungle regions of Peru, Brazil, Ecuador and Bolivia. “According to Shipibo-Conibo and other Latin American legends, the first Chullachaqui emerged directly out of the mysterious, dense forest itself.” Pretty accurate! More info at https://sacredpathfinder.com/mythological-creatures/

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