Re: Umbarism

From: Paul Andrew King <paul_at_...>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 21:10:31 +0100

>At 09:23 AM 5/6/04 +0100, you wrote:
>
> >We do have a few tantalising
>>tidbits, such as the existence of "Umbarism" - a darkness-based form
>>of Illumination*.
>
>Or perhaps related to the worship of the Goddess Xiola Umbar, who was
>a friend of Yelm's in Hell. LC - Xiola Umbar is the Troll Goddess of Healing,
>i.e. the stout matronly nurse that isn't above clouting her patients if they
>misbehave/

Well it could be both, but I haven't seen any direct connection between Spol and worship of Uz deities. Umbarism appears in The Fortunate Succession so any further discussion is headed to the digest.

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immortality.  More emperors died of poisoning from ingesting minerals 
in the T'ang than in any other dynasty" - Eva Wong _The Shambhala 
Guide to Taoism_

Paul K.