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Celandra is a game in which the players take the roles of societies, rather than playing individual characters. The players will invent a society with its culture and heritage, and will guide its development and interaction with the world. Emphasis will be be placed on developing a detailed history of Celandra, along with myths and legends.
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Apr 10
2005

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[Cel] 10 Points On The Fallacies of Anti-Magicalism (Millati)

The theological fallacy of non or anti-magicalism on the Path of Shanar 
in the light of the revelations of He Who Is One, as conveyed through 
the Holy Conveyor, Faymiyun al Shawari, upon whom the salutations of the 
Infinite are.

Many today ask of what He Who Is One has taught regarding the separation 
of the Dreaming from the Unyielding Land, and the apparent prohibition 
on magic that is held to stem from those verses of the Scrolls that 
discuss this.

In response to these sincere questions, by devout believers, I, Arlhan 
van Kahshaar, Keeper of the Holy Tower of the South, have produced the 
following 10 points to clarify the matter for the devout servants of He 
Who Is One.

The ultimate truth for humanity is:  None but He Who Is One is worthy of 
worship, He being the Pan-Creator, the Original, the First.  It is He 
Who Is One who says, "Be!".
1.  Magic or sorcery, and lesser deities exist.
2.  Such lesser deities are finite beings, existing within the Greater 
Reality rather than without, and possessing a beginning and an end.  It 
is the lesser deities and other finite beings that are or be.
3.  Such lesser deities are not manifestations of the Pan-Creator, but 
creations, finite, and eventually, mortal.
4.  Being finite beings, it is permissible to form compacts or 
agreements with such beings that allow the Believer to derive benefit 
from the agreement, provided that the fundamental tenet of faith is not 
violated, and the third point, the finity of the lesser deities, is not 
abandoned or comprised.
5.  Regarding the Separation of the Dreaming from the Unyielding Land, 
the Other-Real from the Real, tampering in such things are impermissible 
for understanding and believing people.
6.  The use of magic is not an act of the neglect of the Separation, as 
the use of magic for the betterment of Man and the glorification of the 
Path is noble.  This is because magic is an element existing with and 
within the Real, ant not solely part of the Dreaming.
7.  It is an uttermost sin to breach the Separation of the Dreaming from 
the Unyielding Land, and a grave blasphemy (as it seeks to overturn the 
Natural Order as established by the Pan-Creator by joining the Real and 
Other-Real).
8.  It is a duty of the Believer to oppose such joinings when able.
9.  Magics which do not conflict with this highest of prohibitions made 
by He Who Is One are therefore permissible to the believer, porvided 
they are in accordance with the fundamental tenet of the faith and the 
fourth point.
10.  Joinings of the Real and Other-Real are defined as joinings 
initiated from within the Real.  Thus, it is a rebellion against the 
Natural Order, of the Highest Nature, for Man to open a bridge with the 
Other-Real.

Let this be a guidance and instruction to those on the Path, and those 
who seek guidance and assistance in understanding the Real, the Dreaming 
and the Greater Truth of existence.

The Salutations of He Who Is One be upon all who read this with open minds,

Arlhan van Kahshaar,

Keeper of the Holy Tower of the South
New Tirmaeir.
Spring, 1453

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