Re: Gnosticism in Glorantha

From: zonork <zonork_at_yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:14:59 -0000

Mysticism is undeveloped, but as it is supposed to exist so marginal everywhere. Enlightenment does not exist than theists, but the other two magical visions as Hrestol Several gods became a transcendent after the East and the three systems can lead to transcendent realm (and I think Malkion is not unrelated to the mysticism, this is pure speculation but I think it was just a brithini touched by the transcendent realm, became enlightened and resurrects becoming transcendent Zzabur really thought he was mad because his logical system is limited to magist vision and he could not understand the truth of Malkion. *)

• I found Zzabur too contemptuous of the gods "stuck in a sub-creation" and is probably itself but in this case he is unable to realize. (Malkion trying to explain this is probably responsible for the hatred of Zzabur, his ego was so great that he was deaf, the ego is the biggest obstacle in real mystical traiditons)

Solace seems also a little too transcendent

In short, this potential malkioni mysticism (or one of mysticism malkionis) could largely draw of Gnosticism: the Transcendent Realm is the real world (or invisible god himself), and the physical world and witchcraft are sub-creation . These mystical pretend to follow the true path of Malkion to join the Invisible God as he did. Unlike other malkionis who have intellectual knowledge of a Hidden God, the mystical claim to have received a Direct knowledge of Invisible God. (Or Malkion the prophet)

It is plausible parallelize, especially the Gnostics distinguish three kinds of human beings:

The Hylics who have no soul or spirit, doomed to destruction.

The Psychic, which have only intellectual knowledge (normal Christians like Catholics, Protestants except Mormons)

Tyres which have received a Direct knowledge of God, a divine spark. (The Gnostics, Mormons)

As the Gnostics and Cathars, these mystical probalement considrés would like VERY heretics by malkionis seshnegi churches. (I will not speculate me Loskam and Pamaltela and other exotic churches but such a conception of the Invisible God would probably be too far even for idealists)