Todesengel

Wow, I really need to read the Chronicles of Narnia. CS Lewis never ceases to impress me. This quote you give from "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" actually reminds me of something that happens in The Book of Mormon. There is a man who is known as the brother of Jared. His faith was so strong that Christ appeared to him. The connection, however, is in what manner Christ was revealed to this man. Here is a quote from Ether 3:20 - "Wherefore, having this perfect knowledge of God [which came by the brother of Jared's faith], he [Christ] could not be kept from within the veil; therefore he saw Jesus; and he did minister unto him." This suggests that Christ was "required" to follow "his own Rules" (or the laws of the Universe, as was mentioned earlier) and appear unto this man because of his exceeding faith. I just thought I'd like to share that connection. Onto Brandon's works. Every time I read through one of his books, I find at least a few connections with LDS beliefs. I have no idea if he intentionally places all of the connections I find in his books, but I'm sure a few of them are intentional. I'm pretty sure most of the connections already mentioned here were intentional. Right now I'm a little curious about the connection between the physical realm and the spiritual realm and the connections with LDS beliefs. Part of why it is interesting is that there isn't too much doctrine on the spiritual dimension in the LDS religion. Albeit, there is more than most religions, but still not much. Joseph Smith mentioned that Spirit is matter, it is just more refined than "normal" matter. It was mentioned by Brigham Young that the spiritual dimension (Also known as the Spirit World, or paradise and prison. This can kind of be equated with most other Christian beliefs of Heaven and Hell.) was here on this earth, not in some other area of the universe. That's about it. There are, however, a lot of non-doctrinal beliefs on the spiritual dimension. One such belief, held by W. Cleon Skousen, was that each physical atom, or particle (perhaps even quark... I don't quite remember exactly), is paired with a "spiritual" atom. That "spiritual" atom is what gives the physical atom life. Motion, creation, destruction, thought, virtually everything happens because of that "spiritual" atom. Well, here is a quote from the "Emperor's Soul: Devotion's Body" thread in the "Elantris and Emperor's Soul" forum. It seems that Brandon may have a similar belief to Brother Skousen. He may have even heard that talk given by Brother Skousen and thought it would be cool to include part of that in his cosmere magic system. Thoughts?

... LudusAnimae! Todesengel! I'm very curious to see if anyone actually knows what my handle (nickname, screen name, whatever it is called...) actually means! Quite a while ago, I wanted a cool handle for another use, and I decided I wanted to use "mind game" in another language. This phrase was the closest I could find for Latin (I, unfortunately, don't know Latin. This phrase I used is probably horribly conjugated, and probably doesn't even use the right words. Please don't judge!). I think this phrase might also mean "game of life" or even "school of the mind". Does anyone happen to know what it means? Well, since it seems my name doesn't mean what I thought it meant, I think I'll change it! I know exactly what Todesengel means (I've studied German for quite some time) and I don't think I'll change it. Thanks for the responses Shardlet and Aether! As for me, I love everything written by Brandon! I have been lurking on this site for at least a year now, and finally decided that it was time to create an account! I can't wait to finally contribute! I am currently in school, pursuing a Bachelor's in Computer Science. I, like many of you here I'm sure, have about a million hobbies! I can never find time for all of them. I do have a few major hobbies though. I like chess, Rubik's Cube speed solving (also known as speedcubing) (I can also extend this hobby to solving any puzzle in general), thinking (which involves lots of reading and writing), gaming (I'm trying to cut back though, I don't really have time for that anymore...), and spending time with my incredible family (this one is my favorite!). My wife and I have been married for just over a year, and last month we had our first child! This is most certainly the happiest time in our lives. This about sums up everything about me. I can't wait to get to know everyone here and get involved!