entering are as close as the Tallines ever came to having a church. It is a sacred place filled with earth magic. At its center is a traditional Pectanile.
Ah, the Pectanile. This must be now explained.
I have said already that the Tallines have a nature religion and an earth culture. These two qualities are united in the Pectanile. It is a statue made from a dense white stone quarried at one of the large islands in the North Sea. The whole of the planet is dotted with Pectanile statues and every sacred garden has one. To the Tallines, the Pectanile is a tangible expression of their feeling for life. It is, if you like, a focus of symbolism, and is capable of many interpretations. Most Tallines carry a small Pectanile about their person.
Here, as well as I can describe it to you, is what a Pectanile looks like. Its top is open like the neck of a flask. The sides are gently curved, swelling to resemble buttocks on one side and breasts on the other though they are not depictions of either of these. The main thing to understand is that the shape is organic, like a root or a tuber. Part of its beauty resides in its not being specific. The Pectanile rests on a solid spreading base which usually continues for several feet under the ground.
Standing on the ground in front of the Pectanile and looking up, you will see a cave entrance. This is located between and below the twin nodules which might be testes or breasts. Steps are carved outside the Pectanile and lead inside. It is very easy to climb right up inside a Pectanile. Inside, the opening in the top meets the opening in the bottom in a complex relationship of chambers.
The top opening narrows to a funnel. When there is rain, the water runs down this funnel and drips into a cistern or settling pool. The overflow dribbles out through the cave mouth down a channel cut in the steps. Opposite the pool are twin chambers with a stone bench in each. This is a place of contemplation. Any person who so desires can climb up inside a Pectanile and sit and stare at the water and see the blue sky or the stars reflected.
When the first members of the Gentle Order arrived on Juniper they tried to analyze the Pectanile in an attempt to understand the Talline people. Two main theories came to dominate.
In the first, the Pectanile was seen as a representation of the female Talline body. The cave entrance at the base represented the cunt, the chambers and settling pool ins ide it represented the womb and the bulges outside were the breasts. All very coherent. In opposition to this theory, it was pointed out that the Talline female had four breasts and hence the Pectanile could not be a representation of her since it only had two “breasts.”
The second theory maintained that the Pectanile was actually an idealization of the Talline penis, which is, to all intents and purposes, like a human penis. According to this theory, the “breasts” of the female are actually the “bollocks” of the male. The water chamber is the sperm sack. The cave at the base is nothing more than an entrance way.
Nowadays, it is generally accepted that neither theory is correct and that both have elements of truth. To the Tallines of both sexes, the virtue of the Pectanile resides in its not being specifically this or specifically that. It is both specific and other. Ambiguity can be reassuring.
The locating of a Pectanile on the face of the planet is very specific and there is ample evidence to show that the Pectanile were placed first and then a garden developed. I
am told that the surface of this planet flows with lines of energy. Those that can see them liken their appearance to the reflection of ripples in water. A Pectanile is always placed at a focus of these energies and from them it derives its potency. Conversely, a Pectanile stabilizes the energy flow of the planet and keeps it “rubta,” by which they mean healthy.
Well, I Wulf must confess that I do not understand this. If there are such
Ah, the Pectanile. This must be now explained.
I have said already that the Tallines have a nature religion and an earth culture. These two qualities are united in the Pectanile. It is a statue made from a dense white stone quarried at one of the large islands in the North Sea. The whole of the planet is dotted with Pectanile statues and every sacred garden has one. To the Tallines, the Pectanile is a tangible expression of their feeling for life. It is, if you like, a focus of symbolism, and is capable of many interpretations. Most Tallines carry a small Pectanile about their person.
Here, as well as I can describe it to you, is what a Pectanile looks like. Its top is open like the neck of a flask. The sides are gently curved, swelling to resemble buttocks on one side and breasts on the other though they are not depictions of either of these. The main thing to understand is that the shape is organic, like a root or a tuber. Part of its beauty resides in its not being specific. The Pectanile rests on a solid spreading base which usually continues for several feet under the ground.
Standing on the ground in front of the Pectanile and looking up, you will see a cave entrance. This is located between and below the twin nodules which might be testes or breasts. Steps are carved outside the Pectanile and lead inside. It is very easy to climb right up inside a Pectanile. Inside, the opening in the top meets the opening in the bottom in a complex relationship of chambers.
The top opening narrows to a funnel. When there is rain, the water runs down this funnel and drips into a cistern or settling pool. The overflow dribbles out through the cave mouth down a channel cut in the steps. Opposite the pool are twin chambers with a stone bench in each. This is a place of contemplation. Any person who so desires can climb up inside a Pectanile and sit and stare at the water and see the blue sky or the stars reflected.
When the first members of the Gentle Order arrived on Juniper they tried to analyze the Pectanile in an attempt to understand the Talline people. Two main theories came to dominate.
In the first, the Pectanile was seen as a representation of the female Talline body. The cave entrance at the base represented the cunt, the chambers and settling pool ins ide it represented the womb and the bulges outside were the breasts. All very coherent. In opposition to this theory, it was pointed out that the Talline female had four breasts and hence the Pectanile could not be a representation of her since it only had two “breasts.”
The second theory maintained that the Pectanile was actually an idealization of the Talline penis, which is, to all intents and purposes, like a human penis. According to this theory, the “breasts” of the female are actually the “bollocks” of the male. The water chamber is the sperm sack. The cave at the base is nothing more than an entrance way.
Nowadays, it is generally accepted that neither theory is correct and that both have elements of truth. To the Tallines of both sexes, the virtue of the Pectanile resides in its not being specifically this or specifically that. It is both specific and other. Ambiguity can be reassuring.
The locating of a Pectanile on the face of the planet is very specific and there is ample evidence to show that the Pectanile were placed first and then a garden developed. I
am told that the surface of this planet flows with lines of energy. Those that can see them liken their appearance to the reflection of ripples in water. A Pectanile is always placed at a focus of these energies and from them it derives its potency. Conversely, a Pectanile stabilizes the energy flow of the planet and keeps it “rubta,” by which they mean healthy.
Well, I Wulf must confess that I do not understand this. If there are such
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