Xiola and mysticism

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 12:27:08 +1200


Simon Hibbs:

>>How is [Xiolar Umbar seeing Aether and saying] "friendship from
>>afar" a mystical insight?

>It seems to me to be a very 'enlightened' and Zen thing for a
>darkness spirit born in hell to say.

Mysticism is not just Zen and does not have a monopoly on "love your enemies as yourself" satori touchy-feelyism insights.

>Especialy of a power that
>is apparently utterly inimical to her and those she loves.

It was? Only Zorak Zoran said it was so. Argan Argar merely dismissed it as another godling, which is closer to what the orthodox mystics of Vithela would have done in similar situations.

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