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Improvement of article[edit]

I have tried to improve this article by adding reliable sources. I removed some original research. HealthyGirl (talk) 01:44, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

the majority of this article seems to be intent on debunking rather than providing knowledge or history of the practice at its basest levels. articles of this nature typically do not have anywhere near as much emphasis on disproving or disavowing their subjects, as this is typically not overly required or wanted when someone is looking for information. there's also a sort of unpleasant tone that goes along with a few of the "points of contention" herein - indeed, i'm not entirely sure this is the proper place to debate anything. Passename666 (talk) 03:12, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tense[edit]

This edit, changed the entire article to past tense. Is this appropriate? I suspect that in is inappropriate for the section on "Modern-day traditions and fictions". Other views welcome. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:19, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

Feel free to undo the tense change. There seems no reason! RobP (talk) 21:59, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Have restored long-standing version until we see any argument justifying. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:03, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

User:Martinevans123 The ip editor who changed the tense is a subtle disruptive vandal. Whilst changing tense in certain articles could be an innocent misunderstanding, other edits show this not to be the case. For instance this edit to Franz Kafka shows tense changed to past for certain elements, but conversely changed to present tense for elements that certainly require past, ie "Few of Kafka's works ~~were~~ are published during his lifetime"; " Kafka's unfinished works…~~were~~ are ordered by Kafka to be destroyed…"

Then there's the ridiculous change to past in this edit to article Apitoxin: "Apitoxin or honey bee venom is was a bitter colorless liquid…"; "The main component is was melittin, amounting to 52%…"

The editor also enjoys incorrect capitalisation and inserting an apostrophe into possessive "its" (it's). These, and tense changes, and undoing reverts constitute the entirety of their output, there is nothing of use at all. I have spent a few hours undoing the damage and posted a warning on their talk page, I'd be glad if an admin could keep an eye on it. Thanks, Captainllama (talk) 22:07, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the update. I'll try to keep an eye on them with my updated scrying mirror. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:13, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Scrying ...[edit]

William S. Burroughs spent hours just staring at his reflection in a small pool of water. He said that 'scrying' was the only way to see things as they really are. Attila911 (talk) 15:29, 7 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I reached this article from the article about Jakob Bohme who had a Divine vision when he "focused his attention" on a beam of light. I've never heard the term "scrying" before but it seems to me that Scrying is simply meditation on an external object rather than an internal point or chakra. So I think the article on Scrying should have some kind of reference to the articles on Meditation and on Attention.LFlagg (talk) 01:27, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]