Post by Crystalline on Jan 28, 2016 0:11:31 GMT -5
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Before people had clocks or calendars, if one wanted to know what the time or date was, they would look to the sky.
Early astrologers observed that it took twelve lunar cycles for the sun to return to its original position. When the sun aligned itself with certain patterns of stars, the people observed that the seasons would change- for example, when the sun was aligned with a specific wave-shaped constellation, it would often rain. They named this constellation 'Aquarius', or 'water-bearer'- and so on.
These stars became much more than just a calendar.
An astrologist named Damian Rudar observed that infants born during specific astrological months shared similar characteristics, such as children born in early February being more outgoing than those born in late February. He hypothesized that personality might be affected by the position of the sun at the time of birth. The idea spread like wildfire. Soon, every modern doctor was studying astrology, and study after study began to find prevalent characteristics between members of the same signs. It became common knowledge that who you are depends on when you were born.
Claudia Lotemy - a Taurus - was a philosopher born during times of great war. She observed the horrors around her and wrote about what she believed caused such conflicts: Disagreements. We get along best with people who share our views, she explained. The reason war occurs is because one party feels differently than the other; if they were more similar and able to understand each other, people would not have to needlessly suffer. Unfortunately, to force everyone to agree is probably impossible. Perhaps, she theorized, the world would be more peaceful if, rather than being forced to co-exist, people with opposite natures were simply kept apart.
Her work became very influential; very quickly people began to draw links between it and Rudar's theories on astrology. "Maybe opposite signs should be kept apart?" Many societies were re-structured to fit this theory: walls were built to separate one sign from the other.
For a long time, Lyra followed these teachings. The town was divided into twelve sections, one for each sign. During the day, you were permitted to go wherever you liked - but beware if you stepped into the territory of an enemy sign. By curfew, every sign would return to their district. If you were a Taurus, your home was in the Taurus district. If you were married to a Pisces, you were not allowed to live together. If you had a child together, and it was born an Aries? Unfortunately, that child would be moved to the Aries district- but then again, Aries is a mutual enemy of both Taurus and Pisces: the child would be lucky if it wasn't abandoned completely.
The world has changed since then. New theories have emerged, and Lyra has moved on; it is now a wall-less town where everyone peacefully co-exists... More or less. See, beliefs don't just change overnight. It's impossible for divided societies not to resent each other, and so Lyra's majority is still plagued with prejudice. "You're a Cancer? Ugh, you must be so whiny." "I know you were spreading that gossip! You're a Libra, that's what you people do!" "You want to be a teacher? You're a Sagittarius, you're too stupid for that."
Society has its set of unspoken rules for each sign. These canons describe a sign's personality, who they get along with, what their hobbies should be, et cetera. There's no need to worry, your future has been decided from the day you were born! Most people have no problem complying to the rules of their sign, embracing it. But, once in a while, you'll find a confused soul who refuses to conform. 'Quirky', some call it. "...You don't like to study? But you're a Virgo, that's like, your job..." Others call it 'lying'. "Why are you pretending to be someone you're not? Is this a prank or something? Get out of my face!" Anyone who purposely strays from their path will be shamed, mocked, ostracized until they learn to behave as they should. Sure, Lyra has progressed since The Division, but... What can you say? Old habits die hard.
By the way, it might not be wise to bring up The Division outside of school; many people believe Lotemy had the right idea and that the walls were a good thing. They believe Lyra should have remained divided and that the integration of society is a fast path to another war. "Besides, those Scorpios deserve to be locked away where I can't run into them. I can't stand them..."
What do you believe? Do you believe in division, or in the whole? Will you follow your fate, or attempt the road less traveled? The pencil's in your hand: it's up to you to decide what happens in Lyra.
Early astrologers observed that it took twelve lunar cycles for the sun to return to its original position. When the sun aligned itself with certain patterns of stars, the people observed that the seasons would change- for example, when the sun was aligned with a specific wave-shaped constellation, it would often rain. They named this constellation 'Aquarius', or 'water-bearer'- and so on.
These stars became much more than just a calendar.
An astrologist named Damian Rudar observed that infants born during specific astrological months shared similar characteristics, such as children born in early February being more outgoing than those born in late February. He hypothesized that personality might be affected by the position of the sun at the time of birth. The idea spread like wildfire. Soon, every modern doctor was studying astrology, and study after study began to find prevalent characteristics between members of the same signs. It became common knowledge that who you are depends on when you were born.
Claudia Lotemy - a Taurus - was a philosopher born during times of great war. She observed the horrors around her and wrote about what she believed caused such conflicts: Disagreements. We get along best with people who share our views, she explained. The reason war occurs is because one party feels differently than the other; if they were more similar and able to understand each other, people would not have to needlessly suffer. Unfortunately, to force everyone to agree is probably impossible. Perhaps, she theorized, the world would be more peaceful if, rather than being forced to co-exist, people with opposite natures were simply kept apart.
Her work became very influential; very quickly people began to draw links between it and Rudar's theories on astrology. "Maybe opposite signs should be kept apart?" Many societies were re-structured to fit this theory: walls were built to separate one sign from the other.
For a long time, Lyra followed these teachings. The town was divided into twelve sections, one for each sign. During the day, you were permitted to go wherever you liked - but beware if you stepped into the territory of an enemy sign. By curfew, every sign would return to their district. If you were a Taurus, your home was in the Taurus district. If you were married to a Pisces, you were not allowed to live together. If you had a child together, and it was born an Aries? Unfortunately, that child would be moved to the Aries district- but then again, Aries is a mutual enemy of both Taurus and Pisces: the child would be lucky if it wasn't abandoned completely.
The world has changed since then. New theories have emerged, and Lyra has moved on; it is now a wall-less town where everyone peacefully co-exists... More or less. See, beliefs don't just change overnight. It's impossible for divided societies not to resent each other, and so Lyra's majority is still plagued with prejudice. "You're a Cancer? Ugh, you must be so whiny." "I know you were spreading that gossip! You're a Libra, that's what you people do!" "You want to be a teacher? You're a Sagittarius, you're too stupid for that."
Society has its set of unspoken rules for each sign. These canons describe a sign's personality, who they get along with, what their hobbies should be, et cetera. There's no need to worry, your future has been decided from the day you were born! Most people have no problem complying to the rules of their sign, embracing it. But, once in a while, you'll find a confused soul who refuses to conform. 'Quirky', some call it. "...You don't like to study? But you're a Virgo, that's like, your job..." Others call it 'lying'. "Why are you pretending to be someone you're not? Is this a prank or something? Get out of my face!" Anyone who purposely strays from their path will be shamed, mocked, ostracized until they learn to behave as they should. Sure, Lyra has progressed since The Division, but... What can you say? Old habits die hard.
By the way, it might not be wise to bring up The Division outside of school; many people believe Lotemy had the right idea and that the walls were a good thing. They believe Lyra should have remained divided and that the integration of society is a fast path to another war. "Besides, those Scorpios deserve to be locked away where I can't run into them. I can't stand them..."
What do you believe? Do you believe in division, or in the whole? Will you follow your fate, or attempt the road less traveled? The pencil's in your hand: it's up to you to decide what happens in Lyra.
PHARAOH LEAP.
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