Re: Veneration, Part 2

From: Jeff <richaje_at_8KaPl4jDrvEdv_phdMkleQEWz7GRfXPf6KaQjH9lj2lH4mrap9EvyXA6xA6nKkNZ60Ao>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:07:00 -0000


> That's why it is possible to venerate the
> traditional deities as St Orlanth and St Humakt, and probably why it
> is also possible to worship the Invisible God (as whatever the
> equivalent of Cathari Perfecti are, in all probability).

Only a few very weird cults like the Aeolians (who are Malkioni only in the widest use of that term) worship the Erasanschula as saints. Most Westerners find the concept deeply problematic (since the Erasanschula rebelled against the Creator - so how did they become worthy of the saintly respect).

> If you are
> examining either in terms of the magical effects then an observer
> would probably find little to differentiate them when it comes to the
> production of overt effects (especially if you use the rule "as
> within; so without" in your practice).

You don't get any direct magic from venerating a saint. There are not lists of saint cults, each with their own little magical effect. Only illiterate peasants (people from outside of the good cities), fools, or frauds claim that.

Jeff            

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