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{{quote|A ''loa'' isn’t a [[ghost]], as such, nor is it a [[god]]. It’s a presence which walks on a plane alongside humankind rather than above it, which can be invoked, called upon or even invited to occupy the body of the summoner. Voodoo practitioners use the ''loa'' almost as spiritual tools, summoning the higher presences to “ride” them and thereby invest them with that ''loa''{{'}}s own abilities.|[[PROSE]]: [[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]])}} | {{quote|A ''loa'' isn’t a [[ghost]], as such, nor is it a [[god]]. It’s a presence which walks on a plane alongside humankind rather than above it, which can be invoked, called upon or even invited to occupy the body of the summoner. Voodoo practitioners use the ''loa'' almost as spiritual tools, summoning the higher presences to “ride” them and thereby invest them with that ''loa''{{'}}s own abilities.|[[PROSE]]: [[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]])}} | ||
[[Faction Paradox]] borrowed the term ''loa'' to refer to similarly-defined entities existing within the [[structure of history]], structures complex enough to have achieved [[sentience]] and be better understood as occupants and [[Guardian of Time|guardians]] of [[Time]] itself than as mere [[equation]]s. Some within the Faction believed that other kinds of non-physical entities who could affect the physical world despite not being conventionally "real", such as popular cultural figures, could also be considered "minor ''loa''". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Loa}}) | [[Faction Paradox]] borrowed the term ''loa'' to refer to similarly-defined entities existing within the [[structure of history]], structures complex enough to have achieved [[sentience]] and be better understood as occupants and [[Guardian of Time|guardians]] of [[Time]] itself than as mere [[equation]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Loa}}) These beings were otherwise referred to as simply "the spirits" or "[[the Spirits]]". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)}}) Some within the Faction believed that other kinds of non-physical entities who could affect the physical world despite not being conventionally "real", such as popular cultural figures, could also be considered "minor ''loa''". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Loa}}) | ||
''The Book of the War'' drew comparisons between either kind of ''loa'' and the [[Native American|Native]] [[North America]]ns' ''[[dakina]]'', a term it translated as "spirit-[[god]]s" ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=A'daltem Ano'nde}}) and also rendered as the pleonastic "spirit ''dakina''". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Catch-the-Bear's War Bonnet}}) | ''The Book of the War'' drew comparisons between either kind of ''loa'' and the [[Native American|Native]] [[North America]]ns' ''[[dakina]]'', a term it translated as "spirit-[[god]]s" ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=A'daltem Ano'nde}}) and also rendered as the pleonastic "spirit ''dakina''". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Catch-the-Bear's War Bonnet}}) | ||
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