From: Peter Metcalfe (metcalph@bigfoot.com)
Date: Thu 03 Feb 2000 - 09:19:10 EET
Terra Incognita:
Me>>I'm not aware of any light aspect in Confucianism but I think
>>the Darudists are closer to tibetans lamas rather than confucian
>>scholars, mainly because Confucianism is a rationalist philosophy.
>I think rationalism is a point of view, In Glorantha, Malkioni and
>Mostali use logical scientific method, but it doesn't mean they
>cannot use method of heroquest, ancestor conjuration, beating demons
>with demon weapons, etc.
That's correct but in glorantha, the rational perspective is
associated with the west, just as mystics are found in the
east. Hence native Kralori traditions are mystically orientated.
Darudists still act like Confucians in practice, it's just that
their reasons for doing so are different.
>>Thus I don't think Pelorian terms [to describe the mystic gods
>>of the east] are applicable.
>But in older version of Glorantha, Eastern Pantheon associated with
>Solar Pantheon.
The east does have much sky worship but it's really secondary
to Eastern Mysticism. Sky worship in Kralorela is thought to
begin with the Phoenix Emperor Metsyla whereas Teshnan fire
worship began in the Great Darkness. I don't know much about
sky worship in Vormain or the East Isles but I do think that
such worship is really a dumbed-down version of mystical truths.
>Who are they?
>Patanjali: RW?
Patanaji wrote the _Yoga Sutra_, which gave a philosophical
basis to yogic practices.
- --Peter Metcalfe
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