[UA] Hero worship as a type of magick?

[David M Jacobs]

At 07:02 PM 25/05/02 +0100, Edward Parsons wrote:

>Yes there is. Its called Iconomancy. Read Post modern magic.

I got the impression, though, that Iconomancy was more about the worship of 
_fame_ and not individual heroes.  So, a hardcore movie buff/collector 
could become an Iconomancer, whereas a cult of Jim-Morrison-worshippers 
might not (though they would be unspeakably cool, IMO).

What about schools of magick based on genres of music or literature (or 
even individual pieces, for that matter)?  An Irascimancer might listen to 
death metal, but what about magickers who could blanket their foes with 
tranquility and mindless tedium through their preternatural comprehension 
of the subtleties of elevator music?  How about schools based on the 
concepts contained in Philip K Dick's or Frank Herbert's works?  Or even 
(dare I suggest it) Trekomancers?



David M Jacobs
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http://www.zipworld.com.au/~dmjacobs/
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"'Kevin,' David interrupted, 'what the Germans should have done
was show the Russians a dead cat and ask them to explain it.'

"'That would have stopped the Soviet offensive right there,' I said.
"Zhukov would still be trying to account for the cat's death.'"

— from Valis, by Philip K Dick


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