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 →
Using Original Sin as a lens to re-examine Humanity
In (some) Christian terms, the concept of Original sin stems from Adam and Eve having sinned by eating the fruit of forbidden knowledge and thus being cast out of the garden of Eden having to suffer in the world. As such, everyone that's a descendent of Adam and Eve are born from this idea or... Continue Reading →
small blurb on Real Enchantment Magic
Michael Jackson once said; “Singers, when they sing songs: it’s like a mantra - when you repeat a chorus, over and over and over. So, when a kid hears a song, and he starts singing that chorus over and over and over, then you start to hear it in the alpha state into the subconscious... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Bonfire analogy for Shadow work
A lit candle will cast shadows on other things, and even itself. This is the exposed shadow. To integrate the dark parts and illuminate that darkness, to grow your light brighter is self shadow work. Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com Two lit candles will expose each other's shadow, creating a new layer of dimension... Continue Reading →
Caution for Archetype usage
Archetypes, in their purest form, aren’t supposed to be you—they’re supposed to act as frameworks for introspection and growth. They are in essence a landmark, something that you are to navigate around or with. They are a piece on the map of reality that helps guide you through reality. If it helps, you can think... Continue Reading →
Some tips on Grounding before Shadow Work
Before diving into your subconscious to deal with emotions or thoughts or traumas or limiting beliefs or repressed feelings or any of the other parts and facets that make up the shadow. It's important to ground and set the set and setting for the space before doing so. Set and setting is a popular phrase... Continue Reading →
Words Mean Things 