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Duke’s Writing Tips 0002

Fantasy and fiction whether it be novels or stories or comics or movies or video games, are an escape for some (arguably most), and I'd like to discuss two ideas that prevail to audience appeal. Here are two ideas or themes that can draw or hook a character in; Relatability and Desirability People want a... Continue Reading →

Board games as ceremonial Magic

There are three board-game movies that come to my mind when I think about this, Zathura (2005), Jumanji (1995), and Family Pack (2024). Essentially, the theme or plot of the movies are that some people play a board game that alters reality and they can't leave until some conditions are met (they all 'lose') or... Continue Reading →

Keyhole symbolism and Doorways

There's some esoteric ideas and jazz about signs and symbols, one of which is a keyhole and doorways. In the study of neuro-architecture, -people study how architecture affects neurology and memory and consciousness. How inspiring and grandiose places impact with a sense of awe, as well as how broken windows effect our subconscious mind in... Continue Reading →

Mapping out the idea sphere

Words have meaning, and that meaning itself exists as an idea. So I've explored the idea of ideas, or concepts, or meta-narrative stories or ideologies that permeate the substrate of physical reality. There is a world of thought or smoke beyond the world of pure visible smoke and touchable maya that makes up our reality.... Continue Reading →

The fix ‘Bene-‘

'Bene' in English is borrowed from Italian which means 'good' or 'well' and stems from it's Latin Roots. You can see this fix be used as a prefix for words such as;BenedictBenefitBenedictionBenevolentBenefactorBeneficentBeneficiary As a side note, Benedict has the suffix '-dict' which is related to diction or dictionary or dictator meaning "to decide or choose... Continue Reading →

Some Sol Alchemy Jazz

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 →

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