"It is not difficult to see how carmanians consider dark behaviour
something *necesary*, to survive, to fight enemies, to protect the
House, to avoid decadence and too much luxury. But at the same time,
is not difficult to see how most carmanians feel more comfortable with
"Light" behaviour. Light attitudes could be dangerous, but the dark
ones are in most cases more dangerous; perhaps the major part of
servents of the Lie are darkness-associated (as the evil spolites),
but the more terrible are light-associated (as Gbaji)."
I have a similar idea in my mind but it involves the concept of a `blade' Carmanians picture they must walk between Light and Darkness (at least in the Second Age). This `blade' represents the appropriate mean in different situations. Some situations call for the Carmanian to walk the blade more on the side of darkness than on the side of light. Some situations require the Carmanian to walk the blade more on the side of light than darkness. A true master of the philosophy can accurately judge where, between the two extremes, the mean lies for any particular situation. In this sense he can walk the blade `blindfolded,' for any situation.
Immature and unexperienced worshippers think in terms of extremes. I worship Idovanus, I walk in the Light, as He is in the Light. Also, immature witches think in terms of extremes. Genesatarus is more powerful (the force of the dark side is more powerful) so I will worship Genesatarus. However, I think that even as a witch becomes more mature, they also learn the value of walking the mean. However, since their minds are clouded by deceit they cannot become masters of determining the mean like those who follow Idovanus can.
However, I am not sure how much of my ideas are consistent with Greg's Glorantha, and somehow this consistency is important to me.
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