I will tackle it piece by piece.
At 11:45 AM 4/21/2001 -0700, you wrote:
Better: they have a tradition of transcendant practice within their theist religion whose sphere of activity is the same as that of mysticism (a system).
>(maybe from the contemplation of Dayzatar).
A transcendant aspect of a deity.
>These traditions got
>a big boost during the Bright Empire, because they interfaced well with the
>teachings of Nysalor.
No, not at all. Most of the traditional transcendant cults quickly or
finally rejected Nysalor as their messia, prophet, messenger, member or
even as carrying the same message.
>The most famous form of Illumination, for RQ players,
>was the form taught by the Riddlers, who essentailly offered the experience
>of Illumination without any moral, ethical, or philosophical framework.
No, this isn't right.
Riddling was actually a part of a larger practice that was (through
historical accident or effort) isolated from its practice although not
devoid of its power.
>As a result, many people from the Bright Empire fell into Error and became
>more emeshed in the world rather than seeking release from it. They sought
>after power, abused their gnosis, and "misapplied" mystic teachings in
>theist settings.
These things occurred, but not because of a failing in the system, etc as
implied. Failing? Yes, certainly.
>So Illumination is essentially Pelorian Mysticism, but the
>most common form (at least to players) is the debased teachings of the
>Riddlers. Is this basically it?
No, as I have shown.
"Pelorian Mysticism" is the transcendant aspect of the Yelmic and Lodrilite
religions.
Illumination is a fragmentary practice of a mystical practice that is not
effectevely known to day (although systems have come up since then to deal
with Illumination.)
>It seems to me that the Lunar mystic schools are an attempt to redeem some
>of these teachings, since they seek to Include, rather than Refute, the
>World. They are, however, providing (I would guess) the moral, etc
>framework that Riddling lacks.
Yes, these exist. Many of these were introduced during the era of Sheng
Seleris, who notably transplanted cults an dpractices back and forth in his
empire for various reasons.
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