From:	John Dukes <dukes@*******.NET>
Subject:	Re: Hermetic vs. Shamanic mages
Date:	Tue, 5 May 1998 02:47:14 -0500

>What if hermetic mages simply were shamans following the totem of
>science? A totem with a lot of differences from the others, but with
>*exactly* the same basics. It would explain why some hermetic mages
>become insect shamans, why they have the same spells, same abilites,
>etcetera. It also goes with the thread earlier, about science as
>religion. It's more an image, a way of interpretation, than a rule.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that Hermetics might be considered
"Shamans of Man". Cant recall exactly where though.

-Teeg