Re: Animism\t rituals

From: Chris Lemens <chrislemens_at_4V3CSilNGqKviyv9J4eG54u1Z3CWDYLCuGXlp__vJLZHxdS0Pi_Uj7q_nDMGL12c>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:50:54 -0000


Peter re-educates me:

> No. They are not in a position to know what they confront
> is or is not Malia. All they are doing is confronting
> something that looks like Malia and at the same time they
> also know that what they are confronting is not as strong
> as Malia.

. . .
> I said not confronting the full strength of Malia and drew
> a parallel with the theists. A quest performed against
> Malia on the Heroplanes is far easier that the same quest
> performed against Malia in her own home on the Spirit Plane.

I get it now. It is "both" to the participants. This isn't like summoning a spirit from the spirit plane, where you know its name and can put it in a charm. Ritual happen on the hero plane, where a spirit that you encounter is both itself and what it represents. Thanks, Peter.

Chris            

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