From: s.manning@ic.ac.uk
Date: Wed 13 Apr 1994 - 19:35:49 EEST
Alex Finally writes in X-RQ-ID: 3588
>I think we should be more precise here: the Kingdom of Loskalm is
>certainly likely to be hostile to the Lunars, or at least will be once
>they come into intimate physical contact. (Charg is still 'in the way'.)
>On the other hand, the Brithini and Seshnegi may well be pretty apathetic
>to/underinformed about the Lunar empire, and the Boristi and Galvosti
>might just lurve them to pieces.
Personally, I have to disagree. In the past the great Gloranthan conquest was for the Middle Air, between the Orlanthi and the Lunars. Given that the Red Goddess claims a pretty unique relationship with the Creator, I am sure that the Lunars are seen as the biggest group of heretics known to the Malkioni, even more so than your neighbours!. Without wishing to push the analogy too far, if the Malkioni heresies are analogous to the Catholic/Orthodox/Protestant/... split, then the Malkioni/Lunar split I see as akin to medieval Christianity/Islam.
While I am on the issue of the RG and the Creator, and having just received my copy of GRoY, does she claim to have knowledge of Vezkarvez? If so, how do the Solar cultists of the Empire view her claims to such knowledge?
BTW, was Greg influenced by gnostic scripture in writing the "Timeless" section of GRoY? I ask this, because, apparently, quite a few gnostics beleived that from the "First Principle", the Unkowable, roughly speaking, there emanated the "Second Principle" or the "Barbelo", from whom there followed the "Ten Aeons" and then, at least in Christian Gnosis, "Christ".
Answers, comments?
Simon.
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