Illumination

From: David Cake <dave_at_difference.com.au>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 21:48:19 +0800

At 11:45 AM -0700 21/4/01, The Glorantha Digest wrote:
>If orthodox mysticism can be conceived as a vertical transcendance,
>with a focus on
>the mystic's understanding of his individual cosmic nature, illumination is a
>horizontal transcendance, where the mystic's place in the world and
>its societies and
>otherworlds is radically redefined by high level transcultural insights.

        The problem with this explanation is to get such a transcultural insight you really need the other as well - every culture has a different understanding of the individuals cosmic nature, and so much of the way Gloranthan societies work depends on this understanding.

        Doing as the Lunars do, and incorporating sorcerers within your theist religion requires more than simple transcultural understanding.

	Cheers
		David

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End of The Glorantha Digest V8 #375

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