The same word Illumination is used to describe different processes and different end states and mixes them all up with each other.
Draconic Illumination seems to be somewhat similar to but not exactly the same as Mystical Enlightenment.
Lunar Illumination is (partly) derived from Nysalorean Illumination.
And to stick my neck out, I suspect that some aspects of God Learnerism were derived from Nysalorean Illumination. What exactly was that little being that popped-up out of the book the early God Learners found, that was likely looted from "Stygians" and possibly before that, looted from the Nysalorean Empire? (See pages 35 and 41 of Middle Sea Empire).
On the flip side, the Highest Gods (Yelm, Ernalda, Orlanth, Malkion, etc.) are transcendent, which is beyond Enlightenment or Illumination. By being, they anchor the world and are the world. They encompass so much more than any of their worshipers can imagine. Much, much more! I am trying but failing to find the source quote that states something a bit like "All praises to Chaos, the source of all things", which is noted as an Ernaldan prayer. To me, this indicates that Ernalda knew something of Chaos before it was poisoned with evil.
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