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A Dæmon in the Philip Pullman trilogy His Dark Materials, is a physical manifestation of the soul of a conscious human. Philip Pullman Philip Pullman, (born October 19, 1946) is an English writer, educated at Exeter College, Oxford, who is the bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels and a number of other books, purportedly for children, but attracting increasing attention by adult readers. ...
The three volumes (left to right) of the trilogy His Dark Materials is a trilogy of novels by the fantasy fiction author Philip Pullman, comprising Northern Lights (released as The Golden Compass in the United States), The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. ...
Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and ones environment. ...
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. A dæmon takes the form of an animal, which has a separate identity even though it is an integral part of a person in that world, although in some universes such as ours they are invisible. A child's dæmon has no fixed form, and changes according to whim and circumstances, but as children reach puberty their dæmons take a form reflective of the person's personality. This concept is sometimes referred to as a "familiar". Puberty refers to the process of physical changes by which a childs body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. ...
In witchcraft, a familiar spirit, commonly called familiar (from Middle English familiar, related to family) is a spirit who obeys a witch, conjurer, etc. ...
A person's dæmon is usually of the opposite sex to its human. However, in some cases it may be the same sex as the person, which is often believed by readers and fans to indicate that the person is homosexual. Pullman, however, apparently did not intend to convey any such correlation. [1] Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ...
Generally a person and their dæmon must stay within a short distance of each other, although witches' dæmons may be remote. Forcing a person and their dæmon to be seperated will cause the person to die. However in the trilogy, a special guillotine is used by General Oblation Board, which allowed the two to be seperate without killing the person. However this effectively renders him or her a zombi; the separation process also generates a large burst of energy. This article is part of the Witchcraft series. ...
Zombi may refer to: Zombi: The foreign title for George A. Romeros film Dawn of the Dead (1978) Zombi (band): Chicago-based instrumental band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
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The term Daemon has several meanings: Daemon (computer software) Daemon (His Dark Materials) in the Philip Pullman trilogy of novels His Dark Materials Daemon (mythology) Daemon (Warhammer) Daemon Sadi (SaDiablo) is a character in the Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop. ...
In folklore, mythology, and religion, a demon or demoness is a supernatural being that is generally described as a malevolent spirit, but is also depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled. ...
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