And Mike Cule says:
> Ahhh, a very good question. I'll confuse matters even more by pointing
> out that Greg has said that (IIRC) the West of Genertela represents the
> world's mind, the East her spirit and the central lands her soul. That
> means he sees some difference but I'm buggered if I know what it is.
Nice to know he sees a difference: I thought he would. Possibly an
important thing to remember here: I've heard rumours that Greg is
heavily into shamanism. So if we want to understand what he means by
these terms, perhaps we should read up about shamanism and similar
things. Personally I've found shamanism itself difficult to understand,
but reading around it has come up with some interesting things. One book
I found that gave a very clear description was:
"Understanding auras" by Joseph Ostrom, pub. Aquarian
Slightly different approach, but nice clear explanations and diagrams.
Whether you believe any of it is up to you, but a lot of his ideas
translate into Glorantha (spirit magic healing and bringing Uroxi out of
Berserk, anyway). If you want to know what these things feel like, read a
book by someone who thinks he's done it for real.
Jane Williams jane_at_williams.nildram.co.uk
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~janewill/gloranth/
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