Their envoys stand before us now, citing points of Galactic law that were handed down in sacred lore.
If after he'd been abducted, his father, Silvan, had been killed by his abductors, the sacred lore would be lost forever, and the knowledge they protected-to be used only when the world had dire need-vanquished utterly.
It is possible that early colonial artists shared some aspects of Aboriginal sacred lore, but those exchanges became increasingly rare as the rise of the new nation went hand in hand with a bluntly articulated White Australia policy resulting in near genocidal practices.
His grandfather was a Dasagranthi (Master of ten volumes of sacred lore) and scholar in Sanskrit classical literature.
Cursed be all who pervert the sacred lore.
The vannams were inspired by nature, history, legend, folk religion, folk art, and sacred lore, and each is composed and interpreted in a certain mood (rasaya) or expression of sentiment.
Several, such as Rauwiraka, confided to Strehlow their secret knowledge, and even their names, trusting him to conserve the details of all their sacred lore and rites.
Even as it spoofs, in sometimes truly profane ways, sacred lore as a show-off adolescent would in Bible school, it gives off a glow of understanding for the need to believe in such lore.
According to Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam, "Today, Rule 34 thrives as sacred lore on blogs, YouTube videos, Twitter feeds, and social networking sites.
The fairy-tale version of the Star Wars legacy, promulgated in most of this week's retrospectives/reviews, is that it reacquainted America with the magic of myth, sacred lore, and the romantic quest.