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>The spirit of the engineering.
Kybernetics (Cybernetics, i.e., governing dynamics) is the spirit of technology, the savior of mankind.
Serial Experiments Lain is many things. It is akin to Ancient Egyptian conceptions of deity. A god was both
a living person (often pharaoh), and the incarnation of a concept or force of nature. Egyptians didn't
believe their gods had animal heads – those were just symbols that "best" reflect the aspect of the
deity. Thus Thoth having an ibex head because the ibex fishes among the paprus reeds used to make paper,
its beak can be used for writing, and it sees through the murky waters (to catch fish). So the ibex was a
good symbol to the Egyptians but Thoth was their god of Intellect, not a bird headed man.
Lain is a daughter of Thoth. Chisa is Heremes / Mercury. Alchemical patron deity, god of self
transformation, giver of knowledge, messenger of the gods… As in Egyptian lore, Lain represents
multiple forms in one representation. The story deliberately shirks western conceptions of concrete form
and instead hearkens back to the ancient method of conveying conceptual knowledge, as seen in the East
(hint: China has many pyramids and red-haired mummies). Therefore Lain is both the incarnation of the wired
and a physical being, the little girl who transcends (alchemical self transformation motifs abound). Lain
also represents the concept of Learning, she gains ancient wisdoms and the works Lain is in actually
conveys some real occulted knowledge.
If you want to talk about the power level of Lain we have to first make a distinction as to whether you're
talking about the fictitious character in SEL, or the real being and concept that the animators created
"Lain" to represent in their Magnum Opus (Great Work).
If you're discussing the former, then count me out, that's a waste of time to compare fictitious power
level charts. If you're discussing the latter, then we can begin by defining power.
Let's talk about the God of Wind, Invisibility, and Hidden Powers for example. This God is nebulous and
their form is never fully revealed, so Amen AKA Amon-Ra is incredibly powerful. However look at the God of
Sound known commonly as "pressure waves" in academia. This god has many great powers, but is not that
powerful in reality because nearly all
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