Thursday, February 23, 2017

Daemons Discuss - Podcast: Take 11! | Blood Rage; Our Dodgy Fictional Science Discussion On the Affliction Affecting Vampires in The All Souls Trilogy

Take 11 - The One With Anger Management

 

Description: Blood rage is an affliction that was kept in the closet in the All Souls Universe (much like the existence of weavers).  In this episode we tackle the subject with some of our theories of the science of blood rage, and how it was handled within the de Clermont family.

"Rage" by MattBarley on DeviantArt
SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read The All Souls Trilogy, including A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and The Book of Life.  If you haven't, and you don't mind, we certainly don't mind!  ๐Ÿ˜Š  Let's do this.

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1. Show notes:

For newcomers to the series:
- We'll start with the basics: The books in discussion are A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life.  Together they make The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. 
- Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL
- If you'd like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books).
- Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media.  Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers!
- To see what's available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.
- AllSoulsCon 2017 is HAPPENING!  Visit AllSoulsCon.org for social media links and information.  Also!  If you are planning on attending, be sure to join this Facebook group: All Souls Con Attendees

In this episode:
* (01:48) Thank you Discussers, Angela, Jei, and especially Stephen for the subject!

* (02:19) Theory is just that – theory!  We aren’t claiming any superior science knowledge … as a matter of fact, our science brains come with significant handicaps!  Anyway, it’s fun to theorize on fictional science. ๐Ÿ˜‰

* (10:17) The whole trilogy as one book is available!  Here is one of the places you can buy it: 3-in-1 eBook of the Trilogy

* (13:14) from ADOW “normal is a fairytale” ... we were close(ish):
“‘Normal’ is a bedtime story—a fable—that humans tell themselves to feel better when faced with overwhelming evidence that most of what’s happening around them is not ‘normal’ at all.” ~ Chapter 8, A Discovery of Witches
* (16:26) Beserkers - Wikipedia

Chromosomes/DNA

* (17:13) Creature genetic refresher: humans… 23 pairs of chromosomes, witches 24 pairs of chromosomes, vampires 24 pairs of chromosomes,  and daemons have 23 pairs + 1 extra chromosome.

* (17:52) Junk DNA mentioned in both A Discovery of Witches and The Book of Life.  Also see non-coding DNA

* (24:20) The Covenant according to Ysabeau:
“A council of nine—three from each order of daemons, witches, and vampires. It was established during the Crusades to keep us from being exposed to the humans. We were careless and became too involved in their politics and other forms of insanity.” Ysabeau’s voice was bitter. “Ambition, pride, and grasping creatures like Michele who were never content with their lot in life and always wanted more—they drove us to the covenant.”

* (24:43) Daemon genetic conclusion in TBOL:
“Diana was able to conceive Matthew’s child because they both have daemon blood in them,” Chris explained. “It’s too early to know for sure, but our hypothesis is that weavers are descended from ancient witch-daemon unions. Blood-rage vampires like Matthew are produced when a vampire with the blood-rage gene creates another vampire from a human with some daemon DNA.”
* (25:00) Eugenics - [yoo-jen-iks]:
the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics)

* (26:20) Using blood rage creatures as weapons … see whoops/corrections below

* (27:25) "Doberman rage" - Rage Syndrome in Dogs

* (30:55) Dexter!  The “cuddly” serial killer

* (31:34) Weekly Geek on Benjamin- Benjamin's Early Days.

* (32:09) The Draculesti or House of Drฤƒculeศ™ti

Show poster from the movie "Zelig"

* (32:35) Zelig (Woody Allen).  Jean called Benjamin the evil “Zelig”

* (39:58) Ysabeau and the Goddess story…this is was the story Valerie was looking forward to in The Book of Life, but never got:

“So the goddess saved my son,” she murmured. “She has a sense of justice, as well as a sense of humor.  But that is too long a tale for today. When you are next at Sept-Tours, I will tell you.”
* (42:07) This is Jean’s brain on science --Val did eventually find a sound effect for the frying pan (she didn’t get to wreck her ugly granite counter with a cast iron frying pan.   Quel dommage  ๐Ÿ˜›).

* (45:40) Don’t miss these posts:



Whoops!/Corrections
We were talking about using blood rage as a weapon, but WOW, we totally failed on bringing this up: Philippe basically used Matthew as a weapon.  It was discussed in The Book of Life.  Big whoops!

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Friday, February 17, 2017

Weekly Geek! Baldwin Montclair

It's time for another Weekly Geek!  This time around, the subject of our ready-reference will be Baldwin Montclair.  Ok, we know he's an acquired taste, however his origins in the ancient world and his position as Philippe's right-hand man and favorite son make him very intriguing subject.


So, let's start at the beginning - with his name: Lucius Sigeric Benoit Christophe Baldwin de Clermont.

Lucius means luminous or light. It was a popular Roman name.  Philippe had a penchant for incorporating the theme of light or brightness into his naming schemes (but that's a topic for another day).   Sigeric is from Old High German sigu "victory" combined with rรฎcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rรฎg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." A fifth century Visigoth ruler bears this name. Is it our Baldwin? Only Deb knows for sure. Benoit is an old French name meaning "blessed' and is an equivalent to Benedict. Christophe is the French version of Christopher which means "to bear Christ".

St. Christopher
The patron saint of travelers is St. Christopher. Which brings us to the name we best know him by - Baldwin. It is an Anglo-Saxon name which means "brave, bold friend'. As Deb always says names are important, and every one Baldwin's has a positive connotation.

“Baldwin had been made a vampire in Roman times and had been Philippe’s favorite. They were cut from the same cloth—fond of war, women, and wine, in that order.”

His name Lucius ties directly to the fact that he was "made in Roman times". While Roman times covers from approximately 700 BC to until its fall in 476 AD, our daemon best guess would have Baldwin being turned by Philippe some time right around the start of the Imperial period. This daemon's favorite flight of fancy has Baldwin serving in one of Julius Caesar's legions during the Gallic war. Moreover, he may have been a member of the Gemini Legion which served in what is now known as the Auvergne under Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. In fact, only two common soldiers are mentioned in Caesar's commentaries – one is named Lucius Voranus. Coincidence?


As for his making, Deb was kind enough to share what attracted Philippe to him in a Reddit question-and-answer event.  As she explained it, Philippe offered to turn Baldwin because he was "a good guy" and he liked spending time with him.  It wasn't an offer made in extremis, rather Baldwin made the choice free of the threat of impending death. Couple that with the fact that they both love "war, women, and wine", it is easy to picture them forming a battlefield friendship as brothers in arms.

In The Book of Life, Baldwin describes himself as a soldier. It was also mentioned that he, along with the rest of the de Clermont family, worked for the resistance during World War II. Personally, it is easy to imagine him working with the underground against the Vichy government, which was based in the Auvergne. We suspect explosives were involved . . . ๐Ÿ˜‰


We also learn in The Book of Life that he was involved with a female vampire named Eva Jaeger whose name is German for "life hunter". "Baldwin's Eva?" Matthew was stunned. "I haven't seen Eva since she discovered Baldwin's role in engineering the German stock market crash of 1911 and left him." The Agadir Crisis of 1911 which set the stage for World War I.


As we all know the de Clermonts and other vampire families were very involved in The Crusades. In fact, under the name of "Baldwin", our copper haired vampire posed as Ysabeau's father and son.  Baldwin III, son of Melisende and Fulk, was the Baldwin who kept Ysabeau prisoner. He was also most likely posing as Baldwin II, the father of Melisende, who married her off to Fulk. Finally, Baldwin of Boulogne participated in the First Crusade with his brothers, Godfrey of Boullion and Eustace III of Boulogne. We know that Godfrey is "our" Godfrey through the story of Benjamin's making, and that Eustace could very well be Hugh as both left Jerusalem - Hugh retreating to Spain and Eustace to France. Ysabeau's story about the 16 wagons treasure she accompanied from Constantinople to Antioch seem to tie Baldwin to Baldwin I of Constantinople, a participant in the Fourth Crusade. You get the idea.

Finally, our seemingly peripatetic vampire may have been instrumental in opening Japan to the West. We hear about one of his children in The Book of Life. Miyako, Baldwin's daughter, lived in the Hachioji district of Japan which is the location of a great battle (and haunted castle). In 1590, Hachioji Castle was besieged by a neighboring clan. 1300 warriors were able to hold off a force of 15000 because of the defensiblity of the castle. The castle was ultimately over run. Given the ferocity which is attributed to her, Miyako could have very likely been onna bugeisha (female warrior). The Europeans were trading with Japan by this time (weapons were highly sought after), so it is entirely possible that Baldwin could have been in the area at the time!




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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Daemons Discuss - Podcast: Take 10! | Alchemy: How it Relates to the All Souls Trilogy & Some Basic (Really Basic!) Information on Alchemy

Take 10 - The One With the Experiments

Description: The dreaded (well, we dreaded it!) episode on alchemy!  What an intimidating topic!  We do a very (very, very, very) basic overview on alchemy in this episode.  We did it with the help of a beginner’s book on alchemy and a bunch of Google searches for different sources.  The end result?  Surprise!  You’ve been doing alchemy in one form of or another all of your life.  The end.  Next episode!  Just kidding, but if you are interested in the subject and were too intimidated to tackle it, you at least have a few starting points and factoids.  Oh, and stain removal tips!  Enjoy!

SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read The All Souls Trilogy, including A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and The Book of Life.  If you haven't, and you don't mind, we certainly don't mind!  ๐Ÿ˜Š  Let's do this.

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1. Show notes (a lot of info this time . . . strap in!): 

 


A. For newcomers to the series:
- We'll start with the basics: The books in discussion are A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life.  Together they make The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. 
- Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL
- If you'd like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books).
- Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media.  Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers!
- To see what's available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.
- AllSoulsCon 2017 is HAPPENING!  Visit AllSoulsCon.org for social media links and information.  Also!  If you are planning on attending, be sure to join this Facebook group: All Souls Con Attendees

B. In this episode:
Pillars of Hermes (07:33)
BAD DAEMONS!  We forgot to thank Lisa S. for bringing the subject of alchemy to our table!  Thank you, Lisa!  We didn't thank you in the episode, but we hope this makes up for it! Also, audio problems conquered!  Thank you for your patience, it took a lot for us to get to this point, but we don't quit (a blessing and a curse), and we thank you for not quitting on us!

* (01:59) – YAY ๐ŸŽ‰ – Episode 10!  If you are a YouTube listener, you at the end of the road.  Here are the places you can subscribe <-- we never got around to telling you that part!

* (03:14) – Our Discusser, Stephen wrote in with a clever email referring to our show notes in Take 8!  You can check out what he was referring to on those notes (time stamp: 36:39). Hint: three “fucks” fell on the cutting room floor.

* (04:24) – Propeller man!  He first appeared in the show notes of Take 3 … the point is, don’t miss out on the show notes!  We amuse ourselves making them, please enjoy them!  Like dessert!

* (06:17) – Email from Laura … SURPRISE!  Her personality test revealed her to be a “Campaigner!”  Of course she is!  ASC ‘17 is coming (but it’s NOT OUR TALE TO TELL!).  She’s keeping her head in the game.  You can check out our adventures from ASC ’15 here, hear our special episode on it here, stay tuned to AllSoulsCon.org, and follow them on Twitter @AllSoulsCon.   We should also mention that Laura isn't a lone wolf! Karen Mendez is co-director of ASC.  If you are planning on attending, be sure to join this Facebook group: All Souls Con Attendees

* (07:32) – This show, outlined:
•    Introduction on Alchemy
•    The All Souls Trilogy as an experiment of Alchemy
•    The crazy things we learned during our brief study on Alchemy

* (08:04) – Alchemy introduction.  Find The Complete Idiot's Guide to Alchemy (by Dennis William Hauck) here:  Amazon/B&N  (See ‘Whoops! Corrections,’ below).  Also, check out this --> document on alchemy.

An example of why we like The Complete Idiot's Guide to Alchemy.
It breaks the subject down to easily digestible tid-bits.

* (08:30) – The Scribe, Thoth

* (08:45) – The Pillars of Hermes

* (13:16) – Alchemy = The Art of transmutation.  Transmutation defined:
trans·mu·ta·tion
transmyo͞oหˆtฤSHษ™n,หŒtranz-/
nounthe action of changing or the state of being changed into another form.
"the transmutation of the political economy of the postwar years was complete"    Physics:
    the changing of one element into another by radioactive decay, nuclear bombardment, or similar processes.
    Biology, historical:
    the conversion or transformation of one species into another.

* (14:42) – Practical Alchemy for the Good Wife – couldn’t find it!  Googled it.  No luck. 

* (15:52) – Val’s stain removal tip of the day:  For protein stains (blood included), ensure you treat with really cold water.  Soaking is preferable.  After it has soaked for a while, work a small amount of blue Dawn (any laundry or regular soap will work, but she uses blue Dawn for everything!) into the stain.  Let it sit for an hour or two, then machine wash in cold water.  Vampires, take note!


* (17:59) – Angela’s mom swears by gold Dial soap for stains.  She mentioned that like the Dad used Windex in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, her mom uses this magic block of gold for everything ๐Ÿ˜‚.  Work it in, and stains be gone! Find it near the Irish Spring on store shelves.  Angela also said this (off-mic): "She swears by it for everything - not just stains. In fact, I got eczema on my nose, and the derm said to use gentle cleansers, blah, blah, blah. Medicine and gentle cleansers wasn't working. I started using Dial soap and it cleared up significantly!"

Gus from My Big Fat Greek Wedding
* (20:07) – Distillation by definition:
 dis·til·la·tion
หŒdistษ™หˆlฤSH(ษ™)n/
noun
noun: distillation; plural noun: distillations
    1.
    the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.
    "the petroleum distillation process"
    2.
    the extraction of the essential meaning or most important aspects of something.
    "the film is a distillation of personal experiences"

* (21:08) – 40 days in alchemy is an important number; let's note the significance of the time span of forty days in biblical, philosophical and scientific terms --  Forty days and forty nights - Noah’s Arc. Forty days are usually needed in alchemical operations; the alchemists looked on forty days as the charmed period when the philosopher's stone and elixir of life were to appear. Moses spent forty days on the mount.  Elijah was forty days fed by ravens.  In Greek scientific tradition, it was believed to take forty days to ensoul a male fetus.  According to the 16th century Jewish mystic, Rabbi Loew, Maharal (yes, the man we met in Shadow of Night) of Prague, the number forty has the power to raise up something's spiritual state.

* (22:59) – The steps in an alchemical experiment (mentioned briefly, but we didn’t elaborate)
1. Calcination
2. Dissolution
3. Separation
4. Conjunction
5. Fermentation
6. Distillation
7. Coagulation

* (23:19) – At the end of ADOW (the seed of The Blasted Tree):
"Once the door closed, a worn silver coffin shot down the chimney and landed on the burning paper. Two gobbets of blood and mercury, released from the hollow chambers inside the ampulla by the heat of the fire, chased each other around the surface of the book before falling into the grate. There they seeped into the soft old mortar of the fireplace and traveled into the heart of the house. When they reached it, the house sighed with relief and released a forgotten, forbidden scent." ... see Arbor Vitae
* (23:33) – Arbor Dianae/Diana's Tree

* (24:58) – The actual quote from Marthe’s song.  Jean and Val were close(ish) . . .
“‘You are the tree and branch,’” he said, fixing his eyes on the slashes of countryside visible through the nearest window, “‘where delight’s fruit ripens. ’”
* (25:56) – Episode on the Aurora ConsurgensTake 9 – The One With the Sun King and Moon King

* (26:52) – Branches of alchemy
•    Spiritual
•    Psychological
•    Artistic
•    Social
•    Practical
•    Therapeutic

* (27:34) – A note on spiritual, social & psychological alchemy: The experiment Valerie talked about was actually a slightly altered modern offshoot of this famous sociology/psychological experiment.   The Milgram Experiment was a study of human obedience.  Check this one, too: Stanford Prison Experiment. Social Alchemy (specifically), can be small scale -- matchmaking couples, emotional blackmail, hero worship, or large scale -- social norms including religious belief & political leanings, changed by groups of people like activists, clerics or politicians, spreading on to a larger population.  The difference between spiritual/social/psychological alchemy and some of the other ones is that you are replacing physical substance (or material & methods in the case of artistic alchemy), with suggestion of ideas and/or beliefs.

* (29:55) – Carl Jung’s connection to Alchemy.  Basically the Alchemy of Personality!

* (31:43) – Miriam the Jewess

* (31:52) – Q&A w/ the Getty

* (32:34) – Mary’s bath/Bain-Marie.

* (33:04) – Valerie found some schools for Alchemy in the US and mentioned them in this episode.  Let us caution you about the Flamel college of California…there have been many BBB complaints (found out after recording!)  Status of accreditation is unknown.  Do your research, and proceed at your own risk! Oh, and here is the information on --> Nicholas Flamel

* (34:18) – Deb's update located here: New Year's Update

* (35:52) – Pinterest Inspiration Board (for January)

* (36:17) – FAN GIRL DOWN!  Jean’s comment, Deb’s answer:


* (37:00) – Rosco at the moment of Val scaring him awake (after reading the above!):

Rosco is not too pleased about his rest being disturbed here...
 * (38:06) – That mystery convo between Domenico/Matthew:
“You didn’t need to tell me that. Who the hell is he?”
“One of Matthew’s oldest friends,” Ysabeau murmured, eyes on her son, “which makes him a very dangerous enemy.”
My attention turned to Matthew, who continued to exchange words with Domenico across a precisely drawn zone of engagement. There was a blur of black and gray movement, and the Venetian hurtled backward toward the chestnut tree he’d been leaning against when we first spotted him. A loud crack carried across the grounds.
“Well done,” Ysabeau muttered.
* (38:34) – There was a reply by Deb to a comment in that thread that implied that the TV show would not be from Diana’s POV

* (39:12) – Tweet from AllSoulsDG (see ‘Whoops!/Corrections’ below), a question they asked the Twitterverse:
* (40:23) – Val wants to be Marthe’s BFF – because there’s news she can use.

* (41:44) – Angela wants to hang out with the School of Night to witness the crazed scene with Widow Beaton.

* (42:42) – Jean wants to be one of the Fire Witches that had to evaluate Diana in SON, or part of Verin’s girl squad in TBOL.

* (43:30) – Val’s head movie during Jean’s description of ‘Verin’s girl squad’ ... 'Bad blood' (DON’T JUDGE)!  And also?  This exists:

The "Booby Trap" Self Defense Sport Bra
. . . also for some visual cues on how we imagine Verin & squad would dress:


* (44:52) – The scene from The Producers:

Screen cap from the scene Jean mentioned in The Producers
* (45:52) – For the record, Valerie is a Virgo ♍.   Now, go ahead and become a Discusser (use the form below if you also want to make a comment on this episode, or just go here!)

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

Happy Valentine's Day! A Giveaway!


Here it is!  Our first giveaway of 2017, and it's a good one! We have replenished our giveaway closets and we are happy to debut our first new item this year!  There are so many ways to enter, and we are including two trivia questions!  One about our favorite Valentines (Matthew and Diana), and the other will be on our short Special Edition episode (about AllSoulsCon 2017) on Daemons Discuss! Choose to enter any way you want (one, some, or all options!).  Twitter users (as always) will have the opportunity to enter daily.

Ok, let's cut to the chase, shall we?  We are offering the following items:

The Book of Life (US paperback), signed by Deborah Harkness.
A heart-shaped cabochon pendant necklace featuring the Bishop-Clairmont ouroboros, a new Daemon exclusive!  You can see a closeup --> here
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Update 16 February, 2017:  Contest is over!  Congratulations, Emrys!

Update 18 February, 2017: We've gathered some of the contestant's favorite Diana/Matthew courtship scenes in A Discovery of Witches:

๐Ÿ’˜  Matthew and Diana's first breakfast together

๐Ÿ’˜  Sept-Tours stairs to MC's rooms. He takes DB's face in his hands and asks, "What spell have you put on me?"

๐Ÿ’˜  When Diana and Matthew had dinner in his rooms at All Souls and he held her for so long her legs fell asleep.

๐Ÿ’˜  When he tells her about his past. About the church.

๐Ÿ’˜  My favorite was when Diana was making dinner for Matthew.

๐Ÿ’˜  Probably when he went into her apt for the 1st time. So many emotions running through both.

๐Ÿ’˜  Dinner at Matthew's - Diana's birthday wine.

๐Ÿ’˜  So hard to chose!! Dinner date at her quarters? She was so cute! All her research to prepare.  Or the scene of shooting stars at the farm house!

๐Ÿ’˜  Right at the very beginning..When they first meet in the library. Oh my beating heart be still. Love the potential in that scene

๐Ÿ’˜  When in the library , Diana uses magic to reach for a book and Matthew calls her out in it,  but Diana responds that she is a scientist and doesn't approve of magic. 

๐Ÿ’˜  Matthew in territorial and protective mode when she's inspecting the manuscript at The Bodleian.

๐Ÿ’˜  A difficult question! I have many favourite scenes but certainly, the pinnacle for me is in A Discovery of Witches; in which Diana has invited Matthew over for dinner. This scene has such chemistry and although they had spent time previously, I feel like they began to truly connect on an equal footing in this.

๐Ÿ’˜  When Diana first realised the significance of Matthew's interest. The OMG! We're kinda married! scene.

๐Ÿ’˜  All parts in the Bodleian Library!!!

๐Ÿ’˜  Matthew preparing dinner for Diana.

๐Ÿ’˜  Shadow of Night - howling at the moon or kissing
Update 24 February 2017 - Emrys was so very kind to share a great 4-part video on Instagram detailing how much Deb's work has meant to her!

And, from her email:

"...I took a few photos of the prizes - and in theme, I decided to do so at the Great Hall in Winchester. The Great Hall has historical ties with Edward I and although the Knights of Lazarus were not English, I thought the 'crusading' link may work as a distant tie-in.

Wishing you all the best!

Emrys"


And here are the photos:



Thank you, Emrys!

xo, ~The Daemons

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