| From: | David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG> |
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| Subject: | Re: Adepts and Astral Perception |
| Date: | Tue, 29 Jul 1997 09:08:39 -0600 |
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| FWIW, He's how I see the interaction of magical characters with astral space:
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| Everything has an aura, which is present all the time in astral space.
| Everything also has an astral body (or astral form), which is normally
| concealed "inside" the physical form of physical things, not present on the
| astral plane. Dual beings' astral bodies are present on the astral plane and
| spirits and astral beings only have an astral body (unless they manifest).
I just want to paraphrase. It's my nature :)
So all physical beings have three aspects, a physical form, an aura
(which is present in astral space), and an astral form which is
normally present on the physical plane. Some beings are able to
project their astral forms (through astral perception) into the
astral plane, and some beings can also seperate their astral forms
(astral projection/travel). Is it possible for a physical being to
seperate it's astral form and project it into the physical plane (astral
travel with travelling to the astral)?
The astral forms of dual natured beings are present on the astral
plane.
Astral beings normally do not have a physical form (but do they have
an aura?). Do astral beings which have Manifestation have a physical
form which resides on the astral plane, which they can project into
the physical plane? Or does Manifestation grant an astral being with
the ability to create a physical form?
Is an astral being able to project it's astral form onto the physical
(that form of manifestation that's mentioned in a few of the books
and adventures)?
| Thus, IMHO, a character casting a spell or calling a spirit is no more
| astrally active than a mundane. Power is drawn through the character's aura,
| but the character's astral form is not present on the astral in any way. I'd
| like to see the whole "synchronize auras" thing requiring a spellcaster to
| use astral perception to go away in favor of forming a magical link: a
| connection between the aura of the spellcaster and the aura of the target
| formed by two factors: the ability to see, touch or assense the target; and
| sharing a common "state" (physical or astral) with the target.
I love this!
| This means, IMHO, that you can't ground through a character who is casting or
| sustaining a spell. They're not present in astral space any more than normal.
| Since the character's astral body remains in the physical world, an astrally
| projecting character cannot form a magical link with them: they've got line
| of sight, but not a common state. No link, no spellcasting.
Ditto!
-David
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