> Or perhaps related to the worship of the Goddess Xiola Umbar, who
was
> a friend of Yelm's in Hell. LC - Xiola Umbar is the Troll Goddess
of Healing,
> i.e. the stout matronly nurse that isn't above clouting her patients
if they
> misbehave/
Always a fine archetype. (I know a couple of nurses like that, actually.)
> >*explaining Illumination is not easy (sorry, I tried, but couldn't
> >get anything I was happy with)
> Illumination is the spiritual knowledge the world is in some way
false
> and that what people tell you about the Gods is wrong. Done
properly
> it can convey an insight similar to that of Siddatha Gatuma's four
> sights and lead the Illuminate to full spiritual awareness (i.e.
become
> the Buddha). Done imperfectly, it can lead to madness or the false
> insight that "since the world is not real, it doesn't matter what I
do".
I've noticed it mentioned repeatedly in older sources, but it seems completely absent from HQ.
> Illumination is taught through riddles that are similar to Zen
Koans.
> An example might be:
>
> What is the difference between Silence and Movement?
> The sound of a man dying.
Ahh...
Jonshu put the sandals on top of his head, and walked away. "Jonshu", Shonshu said, "could have saved the cat."
Those things drive me nuts. :)
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