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Aristotle's Lyre
Lyre bull

Origin

Aristotle

Type

Lyre

Effects

Separates the functional ‘soul’ from subjects

Downsides

Out-of-Body Experiences

Activation

Playing a song about an article or person

Collected by

Warehouse 3

Section

Noosphere-28N

Aisle

Discidium-895E

Shelf

192284-4716-482

Date of Collection

209 AD

[Source]


Origin[]

One of the common requirements for being considered a great, classical philosopher is a personal stance on the soul’s nature. Aristotle’s viewpoint leaned more into a biological over a spiritual explanation.

All souls, then called the psyche, inhabited the bodies of all living organisms. He defined the soul as the properties which made an entity itself, such as the soul of an axe being the ability to cut wood. When removed of its soul, the axe would just be considered metal with a handle. Similarly, Aristotle thought the souls of people were their ability to interpret their surroundings. Plants had the lowest level of souls as they only reproduced, while animals possessed appetites and humans used intelligence.

As they were believed to be intrinsically linked, the soul and body could not exist separately. However, Aristotle’s writings on this point are contradictory. Multiple interpretations believed the mind itself, lacking a physical counterpart, could exist after the body’s demise, even though it should contradict the premise itself.

Effects[]

Allows the user to separate the soul or functional characteristics from anything. A lion’s roar, the surgeon’s muscle memory, the melting point of tungsten can all be extracted out. Experienced players can even pluck out a specific property and insert it into another. Only one subject can be altered at a time, which must have its property quickly restored before it evaporates into oblivion.

The subject must be sung about in-depth while strumming the lyre, otherwise it will refract back upon the player. Normally, the user’s mental functions will uncouple from their physical body and float adrift. A dissociated mind, unable to sense anything until another player returns them to their body.

Spectral Artifacts
Poltergeist Activity Christine Skubish's Toy BlocksEl Cerrito Ouija BoardAnnabelle DollCarmine Galante’s CigarFox Sister's Séance TableRobert the DollAlbert Fish's Whip of NailsJohn, King of England's ThroneLalibela Processional CrossDelphine LaLaurie's WhipCarrie White's Prom DressAladdin's LampSoviet Launch Code Floppy Disk
Apparitions Spanish Flag from the Battle of RocroiScorpus' ChariotCharles B. McVay III's Life JacketAir Raid Siren from Pearl HarborSoren S. Adams' Jam JarSpartacus’ ArmorSulla's Grass CrownDog Leash From the Woolworth RiotsFranz Ferdinand's JacketBull Summoning China CabinetAnna Baker's Wedding DressWilton Ivie's NotebookPatient 16 (Athens Asylum)'s Toy CarCandle from the Conspirators CampTrunk from Bramshill HouseMyrtles Plantation's NooseFall of Saigon Metal StaircaseE. J. Pennington's Motorcycle MotorDinner Table & Chairs from Dinner For OneAlphonse Cahagnet's MagnetsThe Arnolfini MirrorJar of Greek Funeral BeansLazare Ponticelli’s ShoeboxSteam Locomotive from the Burma RailwayRobert Charroux's Metal DetectorOriginal 'LAND' of the HOLLYWOODLAND SignMasquerade Chrysoprase PendantNorman Babcock's HoodieYogiraj Bengali's Cobra Basket
Haunting / Curses Chief Tecumseh's Robes"The Exorcist" Final EditWhodunnit? Kitchen KnifeJames Dean's 1955 Prosche 550 Spyder, aka "Little Bastard"The Basano VaseThe Hope DiamondWilliam Sianis' Goat HornsFirewood from the Execution of Jacques De MolayThe Delphi SapphireAlchemist's CurseLaughing MoaiAfrican Ngil Fang MaskVogue Theater Projector LensThird Step from Bobby Mackey's Music WorldNordic Rune StoneRonRon's GraveAxeman of New Orleans' PhonographSilverpilen
Possession Stingy Jack's Turnip LanternNiccolo Paganini's Father's Birch RodMeshach Browning’s Turkey QuillElisha's MantleVoodoo Doll from the Haitian RevolutionMary Todd Lincoln's Gloves
Invisibility Ian Fleming's PistolAmber SpyglassLinda's IrisPhoneVincenzo Peruggia's SmockTheodor Seuss Geisel's Grinch Santa HatInvisibility FormulationHades' HelmMichael Fagan's T-ShirtGrigory Vakulinchuk's Sailor CapBass Reeves' Marshal BadgeMarcel Marceau's White GlovesIrena Sendlerowa's DreidelH.G. Wells' Opera GlassesZachary Taylor's Coat ButtonAldrich Ames' ChalkHenry Every's ParasolRing of GygesWhere's Waldo MisprintT.E. Lawrence's Thawb RobeWooden Fence from Dealey PlazaElsie Wright’s CameraValeri Polyakov's Blood Pressure CuffEpicurus' Molecular ModelsGeorge Stokes’ FluoriteBlack Oni MaskSergei Korsakoff's Ruble CoinThe Hunt for the Red OctoberHarry Houdini's Skeleton KeyTeresa of Avila's Cross NecklaceTo Kill A MockingbirdTina Strobos' PocketPaddy Barrie’s Stove and BrushesHal Blaine's Drum StickTarnhelm
Intangibility The Sword in the StoneGeneral Store from Agloe, New YorkFading Picture FrameThe Great Omani's HandcuffsTobias Bamberg's Okito BoxJames Hutton's OvercoatPete Conrad's Space BootsBaychimo Ship’s WheelOrion P. Howe’s DrumIan Fleming's PistolIbn Battuta's BesomCorrupted Zalgo ComputersSubcomandante Marcos' BalaclavaEd Walsh's SpitballCotton Club MatchboxHassan-i Sabbah's Turban
Soul Manipulation Walter Halloran’s CrucifixChristina the Astonishing's ThuribleBound and Stuffed DollYahrzeit Candle HolderConfucius' LanternSugar SkullAristotle's LyreDuncan MacDougall’s ScalePaschal Beverly Randolph's Crystal BallEliphas Levi's PentagramSilap Inua TotemMirza Ghulam Ahmad's Topi Taqiyah and CharpaiChimariko Tribe Shaman DrumPope Leo XIII's RosaryElisabeth Kübler-Ross' TalismanKuttamuwa’s SteleThe Western Jin's Hunping JarNorbert Wiener's Tape RecorderConfucius' LanternKing Solomon's Cattle SpineMary of Jesus of Ágreda's Rosary NecklaceOrpheus' LyreJames Cook's Mahiole and Feather Cloak
Voice Projection Amanda Palmer's UkuleleRecording of the Max Headroom Broadcast IntrusionKlaus Nomi's BowtieDuncan Campbell's Lodestone CollectionVladimir Gavreau's Fan BladeMirra Alfassa's Prayer RugMarian Anderson's Hair PinsCesira Ferrani's AtomizerClaude Alexander Conlin's Thought Control TurbanPythia's TripodDoña Marina's RobeAnne Frank's Diary and Ribbon BookmarkAlexander Graham Bell's Telephone Wire
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