[UA] Channelling Multiple Archetypes

[Gareth Hanrahan]

> Due to some discussion on the UAN list and through private
> email, I've been pondering the concept of channelling multiple
> avatars.

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My take on it:
The descriptions of the Archetypes in the books are only approximations of
the real mindsets. While it might look like, say, the True King and the
Pilgrim could be compatible (or the Pilgrim and the Fool, in the original
case), once you actually start channeling an Archetype, you tune into its
state of mind, which isn't exactly the same as that of a "neutral",
unchannelling person. Unless you ARE a True King, you can't understand how
The True King really works.

Now, it is possible to walk two paths at once, for a while. Even if you're
not completely in tune with either Archetype, if you fulfill enough of the
trappings and rituals, you'll channel some power. As your connection to the
Archetypes rise, though, you'll end up breaking taboo on one or the other.
If you don't, you go nuts due to having bits of your soul going one way and
the rest going another way.

I certainly wouldn't let someone go over around 55% in either archetype
while they're dual-channelling, though.

> Chad Underkoffler [chadu at yahoo.com]


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