MARK MIRABELLO - Odin Brotherhood
MARK MIRABELLO - Odin Brotherhood
MARK MIRABELLO - Odin Brotherhood
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72 Mark Mirabello<br />
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: Of course. The natural<br />
lifetime of a god is vast, but even a god ultimately experiences<br />
senescence.<br />
AUTHOR: In some religious traditions, the gods are ageless<br />
and atemporal. They exist beyond time, where past and future<br />
fuse into an absolute present.<br />
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: In our universe, time erodes<br />
all forms of being. And the power of time—the violence of<br />
time—is especially obvious in Asgard. In that ancient city, all<br />
beings age more rapidly.<br />
AUTHOR: So the passage of time is not everywhere the same?<br />
Time is not symmetrical throughout nature?<br />
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: That is correct. An instant in<br />
the reality of the gods is an epoch in the reality of men.<br />
AUTHOR: If that is true, what happens to an ordinary mortal<br />
who finds the gate and enters the reality of the gods?<br />
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: Without the magic food, the<br />
results would be disastrous.<br />
AUTHOR: Can you elaborate?<br />
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: After a few moments, an<br />
ordinary mortal would be dead. After a few moments more, he<br />
would be a putrescent corpse. After one night in Asgard, his<br />
body would be a heap of black ashes.<br />
AUTHOR: Clearly, visiting Asgard is a perilous enterprise.<br />
THE ODIN BROTHERHOOD: Without the help of youth, all<br />
enterprises are dangerous. That is the reason Idun is important.
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