>What can people tell me about Metsyla? More importantly, what can
>people tell me about Metsylan Illumination.
Peter pointed out the weakness of Metsylan Enlightenment and adds:
> Whether enlightenment is different to Arkatism or Illumination is
> an interesting question and the answer is probably yes. But since
> the game rules for Illumination are inadequate and no rules for
> Arkatism exist, I can't really quantify the differences.
I think the best description of Illumination is the lunar one: finding your seventh part, divinity within the self.
I think Enlightenment is the same thing, but turned 180 degrees around: finding yourself in the divine. The lack of closeness stems from seeing only yourself in the divine, but not your fellow people.
> of their learning in favour of it. IMO this synthesis is represented
> in the game as the skill known as Charismatic Wisdom.
This sounds very plausible. I would add that the Path of Immanent Mastery have lost track of the original source and purpose of Charismatic Wisdom and now use it mainly as a shortcut to what they believe are draconic powers. Or perhaps the leaders of the Path know what it really is, but pushes the (pseudo-)dragon powers to recruit new converts.
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