Re: Mixed Magic

From: Santo Sengupta <Santo_at_...>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:26:07 -0400

David Dunham wrote:

>"God, through the spirits, asked me to come and guide his people at
>the Nyakaima Tree." Sounds like a mixed religion (or at the very
>least, Common Magic);
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I think it is somewhat erreneous to think Animists don't believe in a Ultimate Supreme Being, or Capital G, God. The Majestic Spirits can be looked at as various facets of the One God manifesting in the Mortal World.

A really amazing photo-essay, that could be used to model Gloranthan Spirit Place Guardian worship.

-Santo
"Aum Shanti Shanti Shantih."