The saints teach methods for achieving magical effects. When you are chosen by Humakt, you are infused with his godly power, and become linked to that god through your nature; you perform magic by acting like Humakt, not by learning about him. (Although learning about him will prove useful for advancing within the cult, performing heroquests, and so on). When you follow Saint Gerlant, you read (or have read to you) about the saint and his deeds, and how he manipulated magical energy to achieve his ends. It's what you know about the saint and how he did stuff that's crucial, and while that will inevitably involve you acting in a similar way that's not how you actually do the magic.
In theism, being and acting like the god lets you do magic; knowing about him has additional benefits including cult advancement. In veneration, knowing about how the saint did things lets you do magic; acting like him has additional benefits, including cult advancement.
-- Trotsky Gamer and Skeptic ------------------------------------------------------ Trotsky's RPG website: http://www.ttrotsky.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Not a Dead Communist: http://jrevell.blogspot.com/
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