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8/24/2016 5:15:08 AM
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I am currently very tired, so my response may not be as good as it could be.
Firstly, let me say that you've done marvellous work summarizing the history of necromancy here, and I am glad you did, because I learned something today.
As for interest in Necromancy, it still remains relevant in this world of science for multiple reasons.
One reason is that, as long as life is a terminal condition, death will always be a topic of thought, and as will resurrection and the beyond, which ties in very closely with faith, another reason necromancy may still be relevant. As long as there is a soul, and a spirit, there may be ways to reach across the realms.
Yet another reason is because the occult always attracts people. It piques our interests, these things that we don't quite understand.
The last reason it may be relevant is because it is a rejection of regular faith, a rebellion against life and it's close twin death.
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What in particular did you learn? If you don't mind satiating my curiosity. And make no apologies for your condition, I feel that you conveyed your meanings with relative efficiency. And for the most part, I have no argument against them. Death is certainly a constant shadow overhanging life, and as a result often something that is either on the forefront of a living creature's mind, or sitting quietly in the back until a catalyst causes it to become more pertinent. This particular form of occultism capitalizes on a human's curious nature by not only piquing a person's curiosity in the world of the unseen, but also piquing the curiosity surrounding death, which is ultimately something that living creatures who know only life have no way of completely understanding. And as for a rejection of established order and faith...while I don't think this is as major a factor as the prior reasons mentioned, I do see a connection in it. Death is the ultimate opposition of life, in a sense, and life is something in which all we currently know of this physical world is anchored. So, while the two opposing forces essentially work together to form a whole, they're also at odds with one another due to mankind's philosophical attributions to each force. This is a perspective I usually don't consider, so i'm glad you made a point to mention it. Thank you for that.
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No problem! It is always good to hear new viewpoints. I learned about the first intended use of necromancy, simply to conjure and summon the dead rather than control those who have passed
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I think it was a relatively natural development, in the sense that it's (part of) human nature to seek control over newly discovered powers, entities, or properties. Sometimes it can lead to new and interesting developments, even if it'll usually end in failure.
