Pon Farr Research

leifer · November 23 2011, 07:28 PM

** Please note that I have started this forum to collect information on Pon Farr and that any and all subsequent posts may be used in my research paper. By posting in this forum, you are consenting to the usage of the information that you provide. **

I am a university student who is conducting research for my Anthropology of Ritual course. I have decided to write my research paper about the Vulcan mating ritual of Pon Farr.

I would appreciate any and all relevant information that you would be able to provide in regards to this topic in response to this forum. If you possess knowledge of Pon Farr, please share it with me regarding the process, meanings, times and spaces where this takes place, etc.

Thank you for your assistance.

Green Shirt · November 23 2011, 08:01 PM

Wow.

Mutai Sho-Rin · November 23 2011, 08:10 PM

leifer, I am very skeptical of your intentions here. I have a hard time imagining a university that would accept a subject about a fictional civilization. Please give some backup for this research project or I'll have to close the thread.

Doug Otte · November 23 2011, 08:13 PM

I tried Pon Farr once, but I only lasted about 10 days.

Doug

Green Shirt · November 23 2011, 08:16 PM

Doug Otte wrote:

I tried Pon Farr once, but I only lasted about 10 days.

Doug

So you ignored the advice on the TV commercial and didn't call your physician for a Pon Farr lasting more than four hours.

Ronald Held · November 23 2011, 08:21 PM

Why would you pick that topic and how did it get approved??

bbailey861 · November 23 2011, 08:21 PM

No acronyms here. I just laughed my ass off!!!

Silvercrest · November 23 2011, 08:23 PM

Well, the Vulcans are very closed-mouthed on the subject. Not much information is available.

The only way to get anywhere is to conduct research in the field.

Mysterion · November 23 2011, 08:33 PM

I hope you are paying for you own education and not on a taxpayer-funder scholarshio of some sort.

Nerys Myk · November 23 2011, 08:44 PM

Do your paper on Jamie Farr instead.

Stella's_Funboy · November 23 2011, 08:45 PM

Green Shirt wrote:

Doug Otte wrote:

I tried Pon Farr once, but I only lasted about 10 days.

Doug

So you ignored the advice on the TV commercial and didn't call your physician for a Pon Farr lasting more than four hours.

The only reson the doctor wants you to call him if you have a 'Pon Farr' lasting more than four hours is so that you can tell him how to do it.

Uxi · November 23 2011, 11:04 PM

Green Shirt wrote:

Doug Otte wrote:

I tried Pon Farr once, but I only lasted about 10 days.

Doug

So you ignored the advice on the TV commercial and didn't call your physician for a Pon Farr lasting more than four hours.

LOL!

This thread could have SOME merit other than humor, of course. The Vulcan 7 year itch.

The idea that Saavik bore Spock's child is an interesting tidbit. One thing I'm glad to read that Voyager touched on, though still haven't seen the episode.

Green Shirt · November 23 2011, 11:10 PM

Uxi wrote:

This thread could have SOME merit other than humor, of course.

Any suggestions??

JustKate · November 23 2011, 11:19 PM

Pon farr threads, in my experience, usually come down to an argument between those who like to fixate on the "They only have sex every seven years!" aspect and those who maintain that, no, the only thing that's specified is that Vulcans are driven to mate every seven years, but that doesn't mean they couldn't mate as often as they want between pon farr episodes (if that's the right word). Plus jokes, of course. This counts as research?

Uxi · November 23 2011, 11:32 PM

Green Shirt wrote:

Uxi wrote:

This thread could have SOME merit other than humor, of course.

Any suggestions??

Discussion over the canon elements as well as references in earlier script drafts?

November 23 2011, 07:28 PM	#1
leifer Ensign	Pon Farr Research Please note that I have started this forum to collect information on Pon Farr and that any and all subsequent posts may be used in my research paper. By posting in this forum, you are consenting to the usage of the information that you provide. I am a university student who is conducting research for my Anthropology of Ritual course. I have decided to write my research paper about the Vulcan mating ritual of Pon Farr. I would appreciate any and all relevant information that you would be able to provide in regards to this topic in response to this forum. If you possess knowledge of Pon Farr, please share it with me regarding the process, meanings, times and spaces where this takes place, etc. Thank you for your assistance.

November 23 2011, 08:01 PM	#2
Green Shirt Fleet Captain Location: 21206	Re: Pon Farr Research Wow. __________________ Yellow this, yellow that, yellow everywhere. Its not easy being green.

November 23 2011, 08:10 PM	#3
Mutai Sho-Rin Moderator Location: Orange, CA USA	Re: Pon Farr Research leifer, I am very skeptical of your intentions here. I have a hard time imagining a university that would accept a subject about a fictional civilization. Please give some backup for this research project or I'll have to close the thread. __________________ Into the sands of blood comes the Sho-Rin, master of the Mutai. Babylon 5 - TKO

November 23 2011, 08:13 PM	#4
Doug Otte Fleet Captain	Re: Pon Farr Research I tried Pon Farr once, but I only lasted about 10 days. Doug

November 23 2011, 08:21 PM	#6
Ronald Held Rear Admiral Location: On the USS Sovereign	Re: Pon Farr Research Why would you pick that topic and how did it get approved??

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November 23 2011, 08:21 PM	#7
bbailey861 Vice Admiral Location: Kingston, ON	Re: Pon Farr Research No acronyms here. I just laughed my ass off!!!

November 23 2011, 08:23 PM	#8
Silvercrest Rear Admiral Location: Lost in Moria (Arlington, WA, USA)	Re: Pon Farr Research Well, the Vulcans are very closed-mouthed on the subject. Not much information is available. The only way to get anywhere is to conduct research in the field.

November 23 2011, 08:33 PM	#9
Mysterion Rear Admiral Location: Aboard NSEA Protector	Re: Pon Farr Research I hope you are paying for you own education and not on a taxpayer-funder scholarshio of some sort. __________________ Never give up, never surrender! - Cdr. Peter Quincy Taggert, NSEA Protector, NTE-3120

November 23 2011, 08:44 PM	#10
Nerys Myk Admiral Location: House of Kang, now with ridges	Re: Pon Farr Research Do your paper on Jamie Farr instead. __________________ Nerys Myk's Midnight In Never Land A novel of Dark Fantasy @ Amazon.com

November 23 2011, 11:19 PM	#14
JustKate Rear Admiral Location: Indiana, USA	Re: Pon Farr Research Pon farr threads, in my experience, usually come down to an argument between those who like to fixate on the "They only have sex every seven years!" aspect and those who maintain that, no, the only thing that's specified is that Vulcans are driven to mate every seven years, but that doesn't mean they couldn't mate as often as they want between pon farr episodes (if that's the right word). Plus jokes, of course. This counts as research?