It has always seemed the burning goal of
mankind to struggle against immutable death. Perhaps it was this
simple, courageous and ultimately failed quest that birthed every god
into the human consciousness. The deep-seated need to avoid the
inevitability of death and the obscurity of entropy, has driven man
ever on the path to immortality.
So
important is the question: What becomes of us after death? While many
modern readers may find themselves skeptical, cynical, even disdainful
of faith in more than what we are slated by our mortality, one must put
such faith into context in order to see it fairly and with accorded
respect.
The same desperate need
and fear drives science ever on to heights that indeed have rivaled the
gods themselves. The same dire want to avoid death. How keenly the
civilized and savvy feel that scythe bear upon them and strive with
their dollars and sweat and blood to dodge its felling blow. Indeed,
it can be said that a great deal of faith is put into science.
Therefor, think not so little of your ancestors, for not so much has
changed in the ways of man.
Motivated
by the desire to have consequence beyond the short term of a life,
people have drawn, etched, painted, burned, forged and sculpted every
material imaginable into forms that commemorate their existence, and
the ideals of what they may be. Hand in hand with death dances the
beauty of art, the dreams of philosophy and the rigors of logic. This
eternal relationship is at the core of man's creativity, and thus the
divinity of perfection is born from the ugliness of death. Indeed, it
is from the void of abyss that springs the light of hope, and so long
as man dies, it shall be so.
To bear
witness to this beautiful tragedy is to see the whole of humanity woven
as a splendid tapestry, each part interlocked with this common macabre
thread. While an observer may favor their own coloring or pattern,
this shared destiny is truly inseparable. The appreciation and
preservation of the art describing this human condition is to embrace
the whole of humanity, and it is with this purpose that the Shadow Magi
Group exists.
