From:	Da Twink Daddy datwinkdaddy@*******.com
Subject:	[OT] Mysticism
Date:	Tue, 14 Sep 1999 10:23:39 -0500 (CDT)

> >are quite a few practitioners on the list. <SARCASM>Better whatch out
> >before they turn you into a toad.</SARCASM>
>
> Sorry, my gifts don't work that way. Besides, if his destiny was to be a
> toad, he would have born a toad. Transmutation of a living being, no
> matter what the reason, into a form other than thier own, is highly
> unethical, even if it could be done. Besides, most of my stuff is visual,
> auditory or based off of touch.

That's why the '<SARCASM>' tags, I don't know any pratictioners of magic
that would turn one into a toad, even if they could. Magik, as I
understand it, it usually much more subtle.

> >brought back was 'Quantum Particles: The Dreams Stuff is Made of.' I don't
> >know where my roommate stands. I think he belives (in mysticism, even if
>
> Here is somehting for all of teh Quantumists. Einstien believed (a) in
> God, and (b) in kabalistic magic (a jewish form of word magic).

Well, I knew he belived in God, but I didn't know he was a kabalist. Quite
interesting. Einstien was jewish by ancestry right? (Name sounds jewish
but, I've never heard anyone say he was/wasn't.)

Bringing this slightly back ON topic, has anyone used the magical
traditions or magical schools in thier games. I thought about it, but I
don't think MitS does justice to the believe systems in 1-2 paragraphs. If
I knew more about any of them, I would write an article for NAGEE.

I think it would be instesting for any practitioners of the traditions
mentioned in the MitS (or overlooked for that matter), to write a 'How to
RP a <foo>' article. I know Steve K has some experience w/ magik, but one
man surely can't give us a feeling of every tradition. If I had some
instight into how a, well..., kabalist, for example, thought while he was
doing his magic, or just living his life, it would be a great RP tool.

Of course in SR, magik is much more obvious than now. I think that would
have to be kept in mind as well when writting any article trying to relate
RL experiences w/ magik to SR RP guides.

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