Re: Orlanthi initiation rites

From: Julian Lord <jlord_at_...>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 19:12:47 +0100


Viktor :

> > In most cases, initiation is simply about death : you
> > sacrifice your own personality for the collective good of the
> > tribe.
>
> This seems directly at odds with the heart of Orlanthi belief. Of
> course, paradox is an essential part of most religious systems,

Exactly

> but I
> think you'll have to work to show the value of your notion when
> opposed to the Orlanthi touchstone principle of "No-one can make you
> do anything".

Doesn't mean you can't agree to do it anyway ...

> > In Glorantha, Heroic action will anyway let you transcend
> > these situations.
>
> But the adulthood initiation *is* heroic activity, isn't it?

Exactly. :-)

Julian Lord

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