Reading and Language 25 May 2006 02:49 pm
Obtuse angels
“As you find that stillness within, welcome the angels, beginning with the Angel of Vision. Listen carefully and allow the Angel of Vision to speak to you…” So says Gary Quinn, who goes on to list all the other angels you should “access… and put to work.”
I think he missed some angels:
Angel of incidence
Angel of repose
Angel of attack
Angel of inclination
Angel of sideslip
Angel of view
Angel of vanishing stability
Angel of elevation
Angel of depression
Angel of approach
The carrying angel
on 25 May 2006 at 4:33 pm 1.Ted said …
Well, if you’re going to have an Angel of Vision, you should also have Angels of Touch, Taste, Smell, and Hearing. And Angels of Wisdom and Strength would be lonely without Angels of Intelligence, Dexterity, Constitution, and Charisma.
on 25 May 2006 at 4:59 pm 2.Cam Sculpin said …
And Angels of Wisdom and Strength would be lonely without Angels of Intelligence, Dexterity, Constitution, and Charisma.
*splutter* I cannot believe I didn’t see that coming! Heh. Sir, I award you the Golden Suspenders.
on 25 May 2006 at 5:29 pm 3.Wim L said …
The critical angel is the one by whom one is rebuffed from the interface to Heaven with zero transmission.
on 25 May 2006 at 5:40 pm 4.Sarah said …
What about the
Angel of Slackers
Angel of Animosity
Angel of Flaky Pastry Crust
Angel of People who Wear Mis-Matched Socks
Angel of Distinctive Smells
on 25 May 2006 at 9:56 pm 5.mia said …
Angel of things that go Splat.
It’s a dangerous one to forget.
on 26 May 2006 at 12:18 am 6.Savannah said …
I like the “Angel of vanishing stability” and the “Angel of depression”. (One can really tell when the latter has flown over the house and the blood didn’t get smeared on the doorpost in due time).
on 26 May 2006 at 1:20 am 7.Anonymous said …
I’m a bit worried about the Right Angel.
on 26 May 2006 at 4:29 am 8.Anonymous said …
Adjacent Angels
on 26 May 2006 at 9:56 am 9.Grouchy Chris said …
Then of course one also needs the help of the inscribed angel, the solid angel, the dihedral angel, the complementary angel, the reflex angel, the acute angel and the obtuse angel.
Personally, the idea of hunting down angels that you “access…and put to work” sounds to me uncomfortably like slavery.
on 29 May 2006 at 2:15 am 10.mizducky said …
I like the Angel of Parking Spaces the best. Also known as the Goddess Asphalta. Invoked by the following prayer:
“Oh Asphalta full of grace,
Find us now a parking space.”
When she comes through (as she almost always does), you offer to sacrifice a parking meter to her in gratitude. You don’t have to actually do it; it’s the thought that counts. Beats the living shit out of Saint Jude.