[UA] Pop Culture Update

[Michael Dinowitz]

Ken was working from post-golden dawn magic (as he stated in his introduction). If you want, look at the ars magica supplement on Kabbalah. Not 100% correct, but I know the person who wrote it. We don't necessarily see eye to eye on some things (like him adding a Jesus tale to the golem section or saying that a Ba'al Shem did not have to be a Rabbi) but enough is correct to give a good understanding (for a RPG). 


> On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 04:43:48PM -0400, Michael Dinowitz wrote:
> > OK, basically this all comes from the Sefer Yetzirah, one of the
> > oldest classics of Kabbalah. Its mentioned in the Talmud which puts it
> > in the first few centuries of the common era. Basically, the SY goes
> > into the structure of reality and what makes it up. The 10 Sefirot
> > that you read about in different RPGs and books is from here (I also
> > hate when RPGs like mage 'mine' Judaism for its mystical thoughts and
> > misuse them).
> 
> Thanks for the clarification.  I will admit to being surprised -- the
> abyss also appears in Ken Hite's GURPS Cabal, and I usually trust Ken's
> research.  But, hey, translation problems happen...
> 
> If it's any consolation, RPGs are an equal opportunity offender.
> The Christian mythology in your average RPG is not noted for depth
> (and we shouldn't even get into In Nomine's accuracy).
> 
> -- 
>         Bryant Durrell [] http://www.innocence.com/~durrell [] 9/11/2001
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