From: Loren J. Miller (MILLERL@wharton.upenn.edu)
Date: Tue 07 Sep 1993 - 23:17:14 EEST
Bryan Maloney writes:
> Do people who claim that RQ Sorcery is like the "Western magical tradition" of
> the Medieval period really understand what they're getting into?
Hint, you're getting into a *big* *fight* with Bryan. This is one of
his hobby horses, and the Mumbler's too. :)
One of the godlearner secrets is that all science and magic is based
on religion and theological relationships, even if it is rooted in
atheism as is our mechanical view of existence. (Is the Mumbler
telling the truth or is he tricking you?)
One of the major problems, in the Mumbler's opinion, with using the
medieval magical tradition for generic magic is that it all depends on
the correct theological background, a sort of neo-platonic
pseudo-gnostic understanding of reality, and that is anything *but*
generic. It isn't very easily portable to Glorantha, or anyplace other
than a formerly teutonic europe heavily influenced by neo-platonic
mystery religions, zoroastroanism, and heretical strains of
christianity. Rather than forcing this neo-platonic muddle on
Seshnela, the Mumbler says we'd be better off figuring out what kind
of theology the Seshnelans really have and basing a system of sorcery
on that.
whoah,
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