Re: Types of possession

My thanks to everyone who responded.  It was all very helpful.

I've decided to follow the pattern of the Glyphica Arcana's
ephemera and define four sorts of possession.

Physical possessives are used for physical composition (my hand),
blood relationships (my mother), physical control (my car which
I'm driving), origins (my book which I wrote), and so forth.
This possessive is defined by a physical link between controller
and subject.

Social possessives are used for interpersonal relationships (my
girlfriend), social obligations (my job), legalities (my house
which I own), partnerships (my dance partner, my sexual partner),
and the like.  This possessive is defined by people's agreement.

Spiritual possessives are used for emotions (my love of . . .),
beliefs (my religion), undefinables (my soul), and other intangibles.

Rational possessives are more or a less a catch-all for items
which appear to be associated without falling into the previous
three categories.  They include things like "my book which I'm
holding which came from the library," "my costume which I
rented," and so on.

Use of the different possessive is very culturally dependent.
For example, "my name" might be generally spiritual, social, or
rational, depending on how a particular culture views names and
naming.

Because the GA is intended to operate in strong fantasy milieus,
I don't consider alienable vs. inalienable distinctions
particularly relevant.  Rather, defining such a distinction would
add complexity to magical inscriptions without adding clarity.

Comments would be appreciated.

--
Jefferson
http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/myths/