So, there are four major types of colors in the Western School of Alchemy and Arcana, related to creating the 'great work' or the 'magnum opus'. These are referred to as stages, those being; Nigredo (blackening) -related to shadow, death, and dissolution or the abyss Albedo (Whitening) -related to purification, illumination, and Citrinitas (Yellowing) -related... Continue Reading →
The Duality of Distance in Language
"It's easy to be brave from a distance" -proverb It's easy to have an opinion for something that has little gravitas or gravity to your life. If there's little impact to your existence, there tends to be a directly proportional amount of care. low impact = low care. High impact = High care. Generally speaking.... Continue Reading →
Poem on Narrowing definitions
We split atoms To find God We map neurons To find consciousness yet we'd be silly to dissect words into letters To find meaning Perhaps the sum of it's parts creates a new whole Just as letters create words Just as words create new meanings Just as words together create sentences Just as the meaning... Continue Reading →
The Irony of ‘Just Cause’
The Phrase; Just Cause has some intrinsic irony with it's modern interpretation. I find it ironic and funny, that the term 'Just Cause' used to represent a justification for action or a cause or reason. Like a Casus Belli. When nations or people with power and clout performed actions or movements, they had to justify... Continue Reading →
Collective Shadow of Chinese Little Sisters
Hey, so I consume a bit of Chinese content and culture, from their Anime to their Manhuas (their comics) to some movies and pop culture references. One thing I note, is that there is a growing trope or archetype of desirability in the main character having a little sister. Fantasy and fiction whether it be... Continue Reading →
Duke’s Writing Tips 0001
Starting a new series about general writing tips and notes and ideas I come across or make up, based on my connection with various things and jazz. Doing so in my little corner of webspace that I've carved out. Hopefully this helps someone else, but ultimately I'm just publishing notes for myself and making it... Continue Reading →
Self-Hypnosis Sleep Mantra Meditation Trick
I don't like counting sheep, and I am an informal dream wizard, as such I am going to spout a method of sorcery that I've discovered through word magic. You can create a looping phrase that loops itself recursively, and then recite it in your head. With each recital it becomes more and more ambiguous... Continue Reading →
Comparing Writing and Cooking
Imagine if knowledge and written works are a buffet. Where people reading are going down a table of assorted words placed on platters, each with unique ideas and flavors. Arguably a library is an all-you-can-read, buffet. The Chef or writer would think their work is good. Or else, why cook or publish it? And of... Continue Reading →
The Authority of the Audience
As "man is the measure of all things", the loci of control or perspective is that of the viewer or audience. Humanity's history is shaped from the perspective of 'human', and throughout time from Kings to slaves we've been defining and redefining the 'construct' of what it means to be human. The definition of human.... Continue Reading →
Poem a Way with Tools
Sacrifice for the thing you want, or what you want becomes the sacrifice. When a pebble or a boulder blocks the path,Do you give up your will?Or do you will up a way?Does the boulder and pebble become a part of the way?If there's a will, there's a wayThe moment you're no longer willing,Is the... Continue Reading →
