>From: "Santo Sengupta" <s.santo.sengupta_at_...>
>
>Aldryami, as an Elder Race, ignore the Three World magic system. In the
>writeup, Aldrya is both the Great Spirit and the Great Song (Essence) of
>the
>Forest. So Aldryami practice animistic worship of the various plants and
>animals of their environment, but their "Gods" like Halamalo the Sun are
>honored through formulaic songs. (equivalent to forumularies)
In the article, does it seem to imply that this is a "mixed" magic system? The way you state it, it sounds almost as though that's the case. But you might just be making a comparison. Is it, in fact, the case that this magic actually comes from a different otherworld (or even the mundane world)? And that the similarities are cosmetic, and not meant to indicate that the Great Song is actually an essence?
Something that's not at all completely clear is that the three magic systems are just examples. The Lunar system, for example, represents number 4. Common magic could be seen as a fifth form. Natural magic a sixth. And so on and so forth. So, while some religions might be a mix of these elements, some must represent magic from entirely separate otherworlds, or through entirely different means.
Mike
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