Dragon Theories!
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This section will contain theories and thoughts on dragons - both mine and opinions of others.. |
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A Dragon's Body The dragon's body.. A compilation of many species and animals combined into one ultimate creation, having never seen a living dragon and having only artwork and ancient descriptions to go by many have tried to explain the biology of a dragon. I know I'm no different, so here's my thoughts. Going by accounts I have read in mythology an average western dragon would've been about twenty five feet long. and pretty tall too, I say that because I am unable to determine an appropriate height. It would have had a large wingspan and would've have been a glider much like the pterosaurs. Yes, I have a habit of comparing dragons to the ancient pterodactyls and pterosaurs. It would be illogical for a creature of that immense size to flap it's wings like a birds, it would instead fly like a glider the wings could be flapped be not rapidly thus a dragon would most likely have hollow bones and a light body despite it's immense size. If the dragon was a glider it would probably live near mountains and cliffs of a large altitude so that departing for flight would be less struggle. A dragon would be a carnivorous predator that would hunt much like a hawk circling from the skies, and upon finding suitable prey it would dive down and grip it in it's claws. If the prey were to large to lift the dragon would most likely deliver a deathblow by biting the neck. A dragon would most likely hunt small prey which was light. An infant dragon would hunt small dogs or wolves, an older one would hunt goats and larger prey, an adult would most likely prey on cattle and large mammals. Due to the fact that they are described as reptiles they would probably be cold blooded and remain dormant during the winter. In mythology dragons colors weren't as varied as they are in today's literature but in any case I'll point out that most reptiles evolve to their environments and dragons would be no different thus a dragon living in a forested area would have developed green scales while a dragon living in a mountainous region could have yellow, tan, or copper coloring. Did / Do Dragon's Exist? I used to be very actively involved in reading about paranormal stuff, for example, Ghosts, UFO's, Atlantis, Ancient Technology, Magick, and out right Paranormal Phenomena, Most of the time I was hoping to find things which could be remotely related to dragons out of all those studies the most interesting things I found where tales of living dinosaurs, sea monsters, and the one which interested me the most, living Pterosaurs (Possibly Dragons still in Existence?) Anyway, the main thing that I wondered was, could dragon's still exist today, after reading numerous books on Cryptozology (study of legendary creatures) all I'd found was info on half a dozen sea serpents some supposedly dinosaurs in Africa and the Amazon and one story about a winged reptile spotted in Arizona in the late 1800's. But I did discover the before-said rumors of pterodactyl sighting's in Texas in the late 1970's and some rumors of flying reptiles in African jungles. Please note that due to numerous circumstances none of these stories were ever confirmed, but it's still pretty interesting. Pterodactyls are extinct so if these stories are true what were people sighting? Below is one story of a possible
Dragon sighting in Arizona back in 1890: - On June 7, 1890 All of Tombstone was in an uproar when
two cowboys rode into town with implements of skin from an enormous flying
creature. The cowboys claimed to have won an epic battle against a giant
flying lizard to back up their boast they displayed one of the monsters
wingtips. They claimed to have sighted the creature from a distance. There
appeared to be something wrong with it for it would only fly a short
distance then land panting. The two men on horseback pursued the monster
for many miles with their Winchester rifles the creature then turned on
them but owing to it's exhausted condition they were able to stay out of
it's way and finish it off with a few good shots. It had an elongated eel
like body some 92 feet long It's two legs were attached to it's body in
front of the wings. The 80 foot wings were of thick translucent membrane
devoid of hair or feathers The head was about eight feet long with jaws
thickly set with strong sharp teeth and giant protruding eyes the size of
dinner plates. Living Dinosaurs or Dragons? So, as I might of stated earlier, I'd came across a ton of tales about Sea serpents, The Ogopogo of British Columbia, The Lochness monster of Scotland, the Bunyip of Australia, Lakeworth serpent Texas, and a bunch more, although reading about all those was interesting, I seriously doubt they're dragons or even related to dragons, (yet you never know,) further more came the tales of living dinosaurs which, I think is getting a bit closer.. Let's start with Mokelembembe which is said to be a giant reptile in the dense jungles of west central Africa, It has been said to be seen often by native tribes drinking near watering holes, recent and past investigations had found many tracks and strange tales but never any definite proof, it (Mokelembembe) has been described looking like a Brontosaurus, but sense very few witness's have seen it's full form some of which may have been exaggerated, who's to say that a small clan of surviving dinosaurs (or dragons...) is not still surviving, in the uncharted jungles and wilderness far from the constructions and chaos of man? The next example of a possible living Dinosaur (or dragon) is the Sirrush, (active researchers of dragon's would recognize this one) Around 600 BC carved into the Babylonian Archeway of the Ishtar gate were Giant bas reliefs depicting three animal's in different sizes and actions, The row's alternated some showing lion's others Rimi's (a type of Oxen now long extinct for at least a 1000 yrs.) And then images of Sirrushes (meaning Dragon) Apparently the Sirrush was considered real to the people of that era as it was portrayed along side other animals of that region, what happened to it, and why no remains have been found remains a mystery, Yet, before you write it off as a made up monster, read this, The Apocrypha's book of Bel and the dragon relates a story that in the temple of Bel Lord oft the world, Nebuchadnezzars favored god, the priests kept a "great dragon or serpent" which they (the Babylonians) worshiped, The king challenged the Hebrew prophet Daniel, who had been sneering about nonliving gods of brass, to dispute this god, "who liveth, and eateth and drinketh, you canst not say that he is no living god, therefore worship him." To remove himself from this quandary, Daniel poisoned the animal. (murderer...) (Source: a Book called - Unexplained by Jerome Clark Page 275) Anyway, did you notice how the Sirrush was portrayed on the Babylonian gate with living (although now partly extinct) animals? and how in the same region they worshiped a living reptilian serpent/dragon? If dragons don't exist what the heck were the worshipping, A crocodile maybe? I doubt they were common, in that region I believe. So then what? Dragon's, DragonKin, and Draconity Okay, So, I had some conversations about draconity on a
forum I visit, and I was going to copy and paste my argument here and then
expand on them, but.. er.. hehe.. the forum has lost all it's data, So anyway, I'm hoping
they can recover the data, if not, I'll just re-write them from scratch
(Update: Section finished) What is draconity: Draconity is the belief that someone is spiritually connected to a dragon in someway, either having been one (a dragon) in a past life or being connected to one in someway, sense I don't really plan on expanding much on draconity in this section (These pages are dedicated to giving reliable info on dragons, they are not about dragons from fictional stories nor about dragons online) I wasn't even going to put it here at all, because it's more of a belief, but since draconity is primarily about dragons it's also applicable for this page (loophole) anyway, I won't be getting very deep into draconity so if anyone out there is interested further, there is a draconity Faq created by the dragon Baxil. Also visit Draconic. Neutral standpoint: Most of the discussion about draconity on this page will be from a neutral stand point. For what reason you may ask? Basically I just don't want to deal with the criticism, I won't take sides, (Here,) From a neutral stand point It's either: They were, or they weren't, but I don't have to take a side, When this page is finished you'll probably find that it's a little of both. So, anyway this was the question from the forum: Why do some people think they're dragons? My original Post: I am always reluctant to get into debates or deep discussions but here I go - my theory is that it may be possible for a departed dragon spirit(s) to (in an attempt to cheat death or as a punishment) have it's soul inserted into a child or person and thus live or co-exist as a separate entity this would explain those who are not actually dragons but claim to have separate selves. There is no pure way to prove if someone really is a dragon, they could believe with all their heart that they are one but still be human. But that's okay! They obviously have a strong connection with dragons and though maybe not one spiritually they may be a dragon mentally, the urge to be a dragon becoming so strong that they in a sense actually become one in their minds and actions. Forum Response: Can anyone define for me what makes a person mentally a dragon? My response: This might not be the best explanation but. Take for example a student who was singled out for thinking that he was a dragon now imagine if that belief continued to grow and he began to truly believe that he was a dragon (without the evidence of phantom wings past-lives and other stuff.) Wouldn't he eventually began to believe in his mind that he is a dragon and try to blend in with the others online? Even though he really isn't a dragon but just as you put it be a nerd. Forum Response:
That means the person has deluded themselves, and since they've begun to
separate themselves it will lead to social problems, which will only place
a larger gap between themselves and their peers and thus their reputation
for being a nerd will only be justified.
My Response: I had
typed up a long argument to defend the nerd but then I realized you were
kind of right. Some of the people I have come across were just
role-players who found dragon communities and jumped in without really
understanding them. These people usually would snap out of it after a
couple of months though. My 2nd Response:
Mental dragon:
A person who wants
to be a dragon so badly that he/she starts to believe
(in their head) that they are one, without evidence such as past
lives or phantom limbs these people may not be interested in the spiritual
aspects of draconity and are just involved because they want to be a
dragon often making everything about themselves up. Forum Response: Believe me, if a
person has some deep conviction they are a dragon then I'll be the first
to tell them they've every right to their own beliefs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay so, as you've seen above I have somewhat, justified draconity from a neutral stand point, anyway, there are many views pro/con about the subject. but frankly, I personally believe that anything is possible, I developed that mental dragon theory from past experiences online, but many others firmly believe in their draconity, (perhaps even me,) and although they claim to be dragons online, they are still normal people in real life. From past experiences with friends dragonkin and not, I can safely say that their belief's have had very little impact on their social lives, of course there will be isolated cases like the "nerd" fore mentioned above, but still, I fail to see how it could drastically alter ones social standing, (although I'm sure it has happened before,) an any case, I'm ending this article now.., as mentioned before, this site is mostly focused on Dragon Info. and not necessarily on dragonkin/draconity. (for anyone interested in discussing/debating it, Ellysium has set up a draconity/otherkin board in our forum) Other Dragon Thoughts: My other thoughts would be Uneducated and Irrelevant, I
know to little to formulate decent theories at this time aside from the
beliefs expressed in my stories and the dragonrant's section, but then
those do not concern dragons of this physical world and therefore they too
would be irrelevant. In other words my theories should be expressed when I
have obtained enough knowledge to make them. (More might be added soon.) |