posted May 10, 2003 08:26 AM         

I have a question about all the anagram generators on the Internet - does anybody in Linda Land use these to help along in lexigramming??

Have to admit that sometimes I do... is this good or bad? Is it "cheating"? What if one is just really bad with words? Is it an "okay" crutch to have? Very curious to hear your responses

Toodles,

posted May 10, 2003 04:23 PM         

You get on with your bad self!! Of course it's ok.. all the anagram generators do is help you find words.. they don't do the Lexigram for you...

It's still up to you and the druids how to put them together in a meaningful way!

I've been known to use them once or twice myself when I've been a wee bit pressed for time... but I think that there is a special something that happens when you actually do the Lexigrams out "by hand", it's like a meditation that sends your thoughts spiraling into the ethers as you crank out the words... you seem to actually connect to the entitiy that you are working on. It's like casting an astrological chart by hand versus computer... I think that while you are doing the math and placing the planets in the wheel.. you are making connections! But I always use the computer to whip out my charts these days.

By the way... I never do the Lexigrams the way some people on this Forum do.. I much prefer to see my original phrase.. FOR ME, the letters jumbled together, or grouped alphabetically leaves me cold and uninspired.. but that is simply a statement of my personal preference... I see that some people here are able to function very well in that fashion... perhaps this is a limitation on my part, but, it is what it is!

So... do what makes you comfortable... you will get what you need to out of your Lexigrams no matter what... besides, I find that Lexigrams don't reveal themselves to anyone all at once... each of us adds our own special touch to the finished product; and even though a Lexigram may convey similar themes to everyone... no two people ever seem to put the thoughts together in the same exact way... and that's the magic of Lexigrams!

Best of luck and Blessed Be...
A

posted May 11, 2003 11:36 PM         

To master them is to control them, but the druids have minds of their own. It can be the most difficult thing to learn, so to keep up continuous control, listen, look and delve. The seer's secret is in itS-elf.

"For those who have ears hear and those who have eyes see".

In Love and Light
imajre
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