[UA] Re: UA digest, Vol 1 #399 - 21 msgs

[James Palmer]

>Hunh. I'm not too familiar (read: not familiar at all, beyond rumour) with
>Alan Moore's theology, so I'll have to take your word for it. I kind of 
>like
>the way he very carefully builds and explains the chain of symbolism he's
>using, making reference to the standard ideas in Western esoteric thought.
>While it does make it a little long on exposition at times, I find the
>lessons in developing symbolism to tie the mundane to the supernatural
>useful for doing the same sorts of things in my UA game. I take it that 
>Alan
>Moore is into some form of Western Pagan religion, and that he's drawing on
>that as a source for Promethea?
>

Last I heard, AM was being a Western hermetic magician and shaman ... and, 
according to Grant Morrison, was building a huge serpent temple in his 
basement.

Incidentally, I reread V FOR VENDETTA today, and it still rocks.  Go buy it, 
everyone.

J.
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