magic stuff

From: David Cake <dave_at_starfish.net.au>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 00:04:00 +0800

>>With pure shamanism, I suspect that most magic/spirit
>>manipulation is done by specialized shamans,
>
>This would be the Doraddi and I believe virtually
>all Doraddi would know some magic and that the spectrum
>of magical power within their society resembles the
>Orlanthi or the Praxians.

        The Doraddi probably have some theist elements, but more to the point have not just pure shamanism, but almost the full gamut of animist techniques, some of which are pretty much restricted to shamanic specialists, but some of which are more widely accessible. There are powerful animist magicians who are not shamans, including some that possess only a few shamanic abilities, and some that rely only on other animist magic.

>Virtually all mystical lands are now mixed AFAIK. The pure
>mystics practice the orthodox route while the commoners
>approach mystical concepts by other methods (martial arts,
>worship of gods etc).

        I agree with Peter on this one very definately. There are pure practitioners, but they are a minority.

	Cheers
		David

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