Guy Hoyle wrote:
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> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 3:57 PM, Trotsky <TTrotsky_at_mUZsjWc40ld1bWMEM3p7K9a56hhvUNdLidkzH0IDPYO0Jh0e-olmqtyE4lINCUosTp8SVLSKt-zcAZ0wG1Nt6UXr.yahoo.invalid
> <mailto:TTrotsky%40blueyonder.co.uk>> wrote:
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> >
> > 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).
> >
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> Don't you have to learn about Humakt in order to act like him, though?
>
No, I don't think you do - although it certainly helps. Humakt chooses
you, at least in part, because you already are rather like him. For a
Humakti initiate, acting like the god isn't primarily an act of
knowledge, IMO, but rather a statement of identity.
> Learning about the deeds of Humakt and his heroes and learning how the
> Saints perform their spells sound very similar to me.
>
>
Oh, I think they are. The difference is how crucial each is to the magic
and worship practices of the religions in question.
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