Talk:Sweat lodge
From Lostpedia
Contents |
Scary polar bear
Does anyone have a screenshot of the partial roaring mouth that came out of the fire right after Locke's vision ended -- which made him jump backwards out of the sweat lodge? What was that? --Amberjet11 09:34, 20 October 2006 (PDT)
- It was the polar bear. I uploaded a screen-cap for you. -- Jabberwock talk contribs email - 09:47, 20 October 2006 (PDT)
Locke's hallucinogenic paste
Is there a wiki page devoted to this yet? It seems to me that Locke must have derived this paste (which he also used on Boone in the episode "Hearts and Minds") from the fruit or tuber of a plant found on the island. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Madhank (talk • contribs) .
- Here ya go: Locke's drug. -- Dagg talk contribs4 8 11:04, 10 February 2007 (PST)
I find this very interesting for several reasons.
1) How did Locke discover this hallucinogenic property? We don't really see him doing a lot of botanical work, so how did he know that this particular plant would cause visions? His knowledge of which plant to use might be supernatural in origin!
2) We have seen already that Damon Lindelof has been very influenced by the works of comic writer Alan Moore. Moore's "Swamp Thing", which was a highly successful mainstream DC comic in 1984 featured a Swamp Thing who was entirely made up of vegetable matter, a living incarnation of the Earth. At one point, the creature has developed a close relationship with Abby, a spiritual human woman, and they are able to undergo a more direct connection "though a hallucinogenic experience brought on by Abby eating a tuber produced by Swamp Thing's body." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Thing#Alan_Moore
3) Much has been speculated about the sentient or supernatural nature of the island itself. Writers have maintained that things will continue to have a scientific basis. This hallucinogenic dreaming effect might be a very good middle ground, and might be connected to other things like the island's mysterious healing powers (for Locke and Rose).
I think it would be interesting to at least built a page to profile this plant which is the source of Locke's hallucinogenic paste so we could have a place to open up these lines of debate in. Perhaps we will see more of this dream-inducing ritual happening now that new episodes will feature characters on the beach and on the main island. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Madhank (talk • contribs) .
As Seen In
The awesome thing is that the lodge can also be seen in the backgroud when Hurley is talking to Libby in Tricia Tanaka Is Dead. Isnt that just wonderful? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Project X 23 (talk • contribs) .
Merge
- Merge The sweat lodge was built "inside" the church and it also has religious meaning. --Kemot from Poland 04:26, 13 April 2007 (PDT)
- No: Although I think both pages should link to each other, I believe that the sweat lodge deserves its own page. -- TheAma1 04:31, 13 April 2007 (PDT)
- No: The sweat lodge is its own thing; it isn't related to the church, and just because it was built inside the church does not mean it should be merged with church. They're two sepearate things. -- Lost Soul talk contribs 04:33, 13 April 2007 (PDT)
- No The sweat lodge is important enough to the storyline to merit its own article. --Slugless 07:53, 14 April 2007 (PDT)
- No - for the reasons above. -Mr.Leaf 09:51, 15 April 2007 (PDT)
Okay, I respect your opinion, and I'll remove the merge tag. --Kemot from Poland 03:46, 16 April 2007 (PDT)
