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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sepulchrave II" data-source="post: 1593221" data-attributes="member: 4303">Oh God, don't get me started. The urge to upset Eric's grandmother is almost too much to resist. Sex and religion.From my perspective, the answer is yes. Eadric's actions are definitely reminiscent of left-hand Tantra - or at least, the ramifications of them are. Without dropping a huge spoiler for the next update (sometime between now and never, as tleilaxu wrote), they have a profound effect on the development of method amongst some of those who practice Saizhan in Wyre. The parallels with Vajrayana are quite intentional: even the name 'The Path of Lightning' is a homage - although when Titivilus coined the phrase, I didn't know where it would end up (ironic, eh?). Soneillon can be viewed as a Dakini in that respect. Karuna + Sunyata = perfect enlightenment.From Marc's (Eadric's player) point of view, however, it is much more tied to the alchemical marriage of sun and moon and Western Hermetic/Alchemical symbolism. We had quite different ideas as to its significance.This is the Viridity. But you forgot to add Nehael to the equation.I'd like to apologize for the long delay: I've got lots of RL issues to deal with at present. Good issues, but issues nonetheless. I've been distracted and unfocused, and writing simply hasn't appealed recently. I can't say when I'll get it together to complete the next update (it's about half done), because I know that as soon as I do, I'll probably start writing again like mad. If you can be patient, I promise not to disappoint.</blockquote>

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