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fistsoflightning · 5 years ago

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30: the better path

prompt: splinter || masterpost || other fills || ao3 mirror

word count: 1164

Who’s to say which path is better? Who’s to say that without them Zaya would be here today, standing tall with the eternal winds at their back?

5.3 spoilers, oh my god the image is a spoiler. Please remember to tag w/ spoiler tags if you’re reblobbing! This could also be titled “Elie dives fully into their ‘Everyone Lives’ bullshite and drags many WOLs into it in the process” tbh.

Herein I commit the chronicles of the travelers. Shepherds to the stars in the dark.

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Atalanta was the worst student Emet-Selch had ever been assigned, truth be told.

He was loathe to admit it in passing—hells, not even Lahabrea knew just how bad they were—but now, in this moment, staring at the multifaceted crystals sitting innocently in the cup of his hands as his would-be student scampers out of the Bureau to Asteria’s calls…

Why did I let Elidibus sway me into this, he thinks, rolling the pile of crystals about in his palm. Not horrible; these were the perfect sort of crystal to hold a variety of concepts, and of different colors rather than the white and orange the Convocation apparently decided a long time ago was standard.

But he had asked for a proper concept of theirs, not some piddly crystals. Atalanta was always too jittery of a student—it was almost like they had too much soul in their body, only contented enough to remain still and listen when surrounded by others. Haik was always his first choice to tug along if Atalanta truly couldn’t sit still; he could have done without the sappiness that came with him, but at the very least he did not try to constantly insult him much like Hecate and Lelantos tried to.

If only he’d asked him to keep watch over Atalanta’s assignment.

He sighs—louder this time, and he can’t even be bothered to care if Hermes hears him from his desk—and carefully shifts the pile of shimmering stones about some more until a crystal of sunset gold shuffles its way to the top. Decently sized, but not large enough by any means to hold any concept much bigger than a desk, perhaps.

Sunset gold, he thinks. Like Asteria’s eyes, Melisseus’ bakery, Hemera’s aether in parts.

Emet-Selch finds himself with a smile, even frustrated as he is with his student’s chaotic attempt to please him once more. Perhaps he can at least get some use out of these.

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Though the world be sundered and our souls set adrift…

…

He doesn’t remember how long it’s been since he worked on the crystals that now sit idly on a desk in his Amaurot. Whittled them down to shape, not knowing enough of Atalanta’s spontaneous creation habits to unweave the aether and expect them to come out the same crystal and color, and carved sigils into them by hand. Azem’s crystal, ever sunset gold, sits atop the pile, gleaming bright in the teal glow that manages to permeate even the sunless veil of the sea and into the building which he now stands.

Under it, he can see six other familiar sigils, eyes wandering to the one of sapphire blue he buried beneath the rest in his aching.

(Stay home, he remembers telling them. Stay home with Haik today. Just today.)

He quietly walks to the table, eyeing the pile with the crystals he was expected to hand over to Elidibus by the next turn of the sun, wherever he was. The damned moon, probably. Strange man.

(Why? Atalanta looks to him curiously, fluffy locks falling over their eyes, shimmering like the night from afar. There something I shouldn’t be around to hear?)

Something in him keeps him from pouring his aether into the memory crystals and erasing it—surely destroying the last reminders of those he cherished would make their memory fade. Surely he would no longer be haunted by their shades in his waking moments, scheming for their return even as they looked down upon him for it.

(The Convocation has a meeting today, he says calmly. A difficult one; that was not a lie.)

Instead, his hand grasps the seven crystals and tucks them neatly into the pocket lined into his little coat, securing them safely against his heart.

(I do not wish for you to hear how the world is ending, he does not say. Your lightning bright spirit would sputter out if you knew your days were numbered.

And as much as he tried not to get attached to his worst student, he couldn’t.)

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...where you walk, my friends, fate shall surely follow.

...

Since Temulun Khatun had given them their name, Zaya had wondered how hard it was to escape fate if your name was ‘fate’ itself.

Perhaps it truly was impossible—fate wasn’t something Zaya could tear apart with their hands, after all. The world had always been known to be wicked in its ways, weaving new paths for every change rewritten into the stars; if Zaya did not almost die in Ul’dah’s banquet they would nearly fall to Shinryu’s claw, if they did not tell their feelings in full when they could have they would have come out eventually with the interference of one certain lovely branch.

But on the seafloor of the Tempest, in the walkways of a fading city with a sapphire blue crystal in hand that whispered the same things that Valor did, sometimes, Zaya couldn’t help but think of the times that fate was, perhaps, on their side.

Without Tehra’ir’s intuition and sharp thinking with his sister by his side, Zaya would surely have died to Ilberd’s scheming hands, filled with poison and malice as he threw them into a cart meant for the dead. Without Syhrwyda’s quick hand and taste for primal’s aether, there would have been no Demi-Shiva, no opening for Ysayle to be saved from her choice of death to lead them ever heavensward.

Without Duscha and A’dewah, maybe Papalymo would have disappeared for them just as Louisoix did for them at Carteneau; without Lumelle and Elwin, Ishgard surely would have shunned them for their scales, dark as night and as tough as Dravanians. Without Valdis, would they have even left the streets of Pearl Lane the same, not knowing just how many were out there like them, struggling in a jewel not made for them?

(Without any of them, would Zaya be standing here, in the streets of Emet-Selch’s grief, staring up through that sunless veil and wondering what tomorrow would bring?)

Of course you would, their shadow whispers next to their horn, crystal clear and sharp around the edges where they were once soft-spoken; an after-effect of Minfilia’s last gift to them, surely. Just not the same as you are now, perhaps.

“Zaya?” Tehra’ir calls to them, standing hardly a few yalms away with Lunya looking back by his feet, Hanami and Reese stopped a step or so ahead. “Ye alright there? Yer lookin’ a tad wistful now; don’t tell me yer—”

They immediately raise their hands to deny any sort of sentimentality for Emet-Selch’s city; the spires may be tall and beautiful, but it is a bygone place. A landmark of grief and naught else.

(And yet, and yet, their shadow lingers a moment more when they step in time with their trusted friends and most precious allies. Lingers, then fades, time slipping through their fingers as Zaya walks further and further away.)

#ffxiv #zaya qestir #azem #emet selch #g: balefire #my writing #tales from the blue #ffxivwrite #ffxivwrite2020 #elie's ffxivwrite2020 #5.3 spoilers #patch 5.3 spoilers #patch 5.3 #shadowbringers spoilers #ffxiv spoilers #HERE WE ARE AT THE END #I HAVE MADE IT.....#hoo boy this month sure was an Experience with remote learning and ffxivwrite but i made it! with like 10k words on last year's anthology #im terrified of myself

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karmotrinedreams91 · 5 years ago

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CHAPTER 24 IS POSTED

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22429150/chapters/66909040

It’s finally here! At long last! I know it hasn’t been THAT long since I posted something, but it’s been THAT long since I posted any Balefire specific stuff, so I feel a little bad about that! Even so, given this is over a hundred pages in a G doc, I doubt y’all will be disappointed!

Remember to leave comments if you have any, critique or praise, I welcome and cherish it all!

Thank you all so much for sticking with me! I love you guys!

#Balefire LWA #NL Balefire #Nine Legacies LWA #nine legacies #LWA #Little Witch Academia #Fanfic #Au #Fic #Read on AO3

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truetgirl · 5 years ago

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Candidates for favorite epic flavor text in each color (comedic text is a whole different category):

W: "You are not alone. You never were." from Lyra Dawnbringer and ""Stand where the whole battle can see you. Strike so they’ll never forget." —Anafenza, khan of the Abzan" from Defiant Strike.

U: "The tools of the past will help us forge the future." from Trophy Mage and "The boundary between real and imaginary is as thin as the page, and just as easily torn." from Into the Story.

B: "No one welcomes his visit, yet all must pay him tribute." from Midnight Reaper and "At last, silence. —Tevesh Szat" from Dead of Winter.

R: "If it comes for you, die boldly or die swiftly—for die you will." from Balefire Dragon and "Fate is not as fixed as you might think." from Magus of the Wheel.

G: "Bloodsuckers, howlers, monsters from the beyond … it doesn’t much matter. I won’t have to face them alone." from Hamlet Captain and "All seeds share a common bond, calling to each other across infinity." from Cultivate.

#kelly things #mtg #magic the gathering

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daily-mtg-tarot · 6 years ago

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Concentrate upon your question, and draw from a deck of 211 Masterpieces...

The Past

Flooded Grove

Land

{T}: Add {C}.

{G/U}, {T}: Add {G}{G}, {G}{U}, or {U}{U}.

The Present

Balefire Dragon

{5}{R}{R}

Creature — Dragon

Flying

Whenever Balefire Dragon deals combat damage to a player, it deals that much damage to each creature that player controls.

6 / 6

The Future

Desolation Angel

{3}{B}{B}

Creature — Angel

Kicker {W}{W} (You may pay an additional {W}{W} as you cast this spell.)

Flying

When Desolation Angel enters the battlefield, destroy all lands you control. If it was kicked, destroy all lands instead.

5 / 4

#tarot #magic the gathering #mtg

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boushh2187 · 7 years ago

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Ever After (RCIJ Gift 2018)

Title: Ever After

Author: boushh2187

Fandom/Pairing: Once Upon a Time / Rumbelle

Word Count: 2018

Rated: G

Rumbelle Christmas in July 2018 - Gift for @youcanttellsomeonetoloveyou

Prompt: Rumple and Belle enjoy afterlife

Summary: Rumple and Belle’s happily ever after(life) comes with a surprise or two.

Author’s Notes: To my giftee @youcanttellsomeonetoloveyou I hope you like your gift. I enjoyed working on it! :)

He wouldn’t have believed that he’d succeeded except that she was in his arms once again.

“I knew you’d make it home.”

“Yes.”

She kissed him, and they were bathed in golden light. True love’s kiss, of course. They stood beside the well where they were reunited once before, and where they were once married.

“Now where do we go?” he asked Belle, as he looked at their surroundings. The well was there, but the forest was missing.

She placed her hands on either side of his face, and smiled broadly. “Anywhere we want.”

She took his hand and began to lead him away. “Come. Let me show you!”

And he followed. He would follow her anywhere.

As they moved away from the well, the mist began to grow thicker. For a moment, he thought she would pass through the mist and he’d lose her again, but she kept checking on him. She would flash him a radiant smile and tell him to keep up.

Soon the mist began to clear and the surroundings became somewhat familiar. He couldn’t place it at first, not until he saw the castle just a short walk away. It looked different. It was brighter in color, and the air around it felt more welcoming. The entire space it inhabited seemed to glow with a kind of positive energy. It was completely different from the depressing and violent version he had just left in the Wish Realm, and different to the Dark Castle he remembered in his past. It was as if the love that he and Belle had found there together had transformed it.

“Isn’t it beautiful?” Belle asked him. He nodded in amazement. “Wait until you see the inside.”

The same transformation had taken place indoors. Anything that was once unpleasant was now changed, and what he remembered fondly remained the same. He looked around in amazement, and Belle walked slowly next to him, holding his hand all the while.

It wasn’t long before they reached the Great Room, where he once used to spin, and Belle used to sit and read to him. The long table where she would serve him dinner, and which she eventually shared, was there as well. And so was someone else.

Rumple could make out the figure of a man at the far end. He squinted. For some reason he couldn’t see him clearly at first. Then the man stood up, and Rumple’s vision cleared. “Bae?” The man smiled broadly at him. It was Balefire. His son.

His son made his way toward them, and Belle reached out to him as he neared. He took her hand. Rumple watched as he squeeze her hand. There was a familiarity to their exchange. He supposed they must have interacted in this life many times.

“I do still prefer, Neal,” he said. “But I’ll make an exception for you, Papa.” Neal winked at Belle, and grabbed his father’s shoulder and pulled him into an embrace.

It had been years since Rumple’s heart had felt this full. He held his son close, and he felt Belle gently hug them both.

That is how their eternity together began. Rumplestiltskin and Belle traveled wherever they wanted. No curses. No magic beans. They could take any method they wanted. They could leave Storybrooke in their black Cadillac and drive into any city they wanted, or any realm that they wanted. They could ride on horseback from the Enchanted Forest and straight into Storybrooke. They could take a hot air balloon from the Edge of Realms and arrive in Paris, France. Anything was possible.

Neal would visit them often. Usually he would visit when they were in one of their homes, enjoying the peace and happiness this new life had brought them. He would join them for dinner, or they would go sailing. And sometimes, if the timing was just right they would see their relatives that were still in the land of the living.

They would mostly see Henry and Lucy when Neal was with them. The first time it happened, they were enjoying a bottle of wine together by the fireplace in their Storybrooke home. Neal had cooked dinner for them, and they were relaxing after the meal. Someone mentioned Henry, and suddenly they were there with their family. The three of them were sitting next to Henry, as he and Ella watched Lucy open her Christmas presents.

The first time they saw Gideon was when they were having a picnic outside their home at the Edge of Realms.

Belle wore a floral sundress, a large brimmed hat, and sunglasses the she had brought from Storybrooke. Rumple was always amused at how they could mix and match things from their various travels and multiple residences. She was throwing a ball for Gideon’s childhood dog, Harry, to fetch. The dog had appeared soon after Rumple arrived to this new life. The dog followed them nearly everywhere. He watched as she tossed the ball and coaxed the dog back to her. The fluffy retriever didn’t need much encouragement, but she always called to him happily. He bounded back toward her and in his exuberance he knocked her over. Her hat fell back and she laughed as he stood over her and dropped the ball.

Rumple looked at her adoringly as she gently moved the dog over and sat back up. She caught his gaze and blushed. Rumple stood, picked up the ball and threw it far into the distance. Harry jetted off after it.

“Let me help you, sweetheart.” He offered her his hand, and she took it, standing up and straightening her dress as she did so. He must have still been gazing at her in adoration because she blushed again. “I don’t know how I still get flustered when you look at me like that,” she said, softly.

He pulled her close and smiled at her. “I think it’s because you must be able to read my thoughts,” he said, as he waggled his eyebrows. She slapped his arm, playfully.

He smiled and bent down to kiss her, and when they parted he couldn’t help but gaze at her again. How could he be so lucky to spend all of eternity with her? “Do you know…” he said, with a dramatic pause. Belle looked up at him curiously as he continued, “That you are the most breathtaking sight in all the realms?”

“Even when I’ve been playing with the dog all day?” she teased.

“Even when you were up all night with Gideon crying, or when he had you working on one of his messy, and occasionally explosive, experiments.”

“Even when Gideon and I had to give Harry that bath after that unfortunate meeting with a skunk?

“Even then,” Rumple said, playfull tapping her nose.

Belle laughed and put her head on his shoulder. Together they watched Harry running up towards them.

“Remember when Gideon finally decided on a name for his new puppy?”

Belle nodded and said, “He wanted to name him after a literary character, just like he was named after one. The three of us were reading through Harry Potter.”

“He loved those books,” Rumple said.

“And now, imagine him studying in a place as close to Hogwarts as he could get.”

They both laughed, and in that moment their surroundings changed.

There was Gideon, wearing graduation robes, and accepting an award as he graduated from the Elfame Academy. He was all smiles as he walked towards his classmates. They slapped his shoulders and congratulated him.

Rumple and Belle walked toward their son. They both reached out to touch him, even though they knew they could not. They followed him to the graduation celebration at the school. They both fought happy tears at the sight of him so successful and happy.

They stayed close and whispered in his ear, “We’re proud of you, son.”

They could only hope that he could somehow feel their presence and gain some kind of joy or comfort from it.

Many months later, Rumple walked into their bedroom in the castle to find Belle getting dressed in front of the mirror for their evening out. They’d spent the day relaxing on the castle grounds, after working on Belle’s favorite garden in the morning. This evening they were going to be traveling to New York to go to one of their favorite restaurants and to see a show. Rumple had left the choice up to Belle so it was going to be a surprise to him.

He walked up to her and helped her zip up her dress. “Any hint of where we might be going after dinner?” he asked her.

“To tell you the truth, I haven’t decided yet. You’ll know when I know,” she said, looking over her shoulder at him. She seemed a bit distracted.

“Is something the matter?”

“No… not really. It’s just… Do you ever feel like our son is trying to reach out to us?”

Rumple had to admit that he did feel that way sometimes. He nodded, and rubbed her shoulders gently.

“I feel like I can hear him right now,”Belle said quietly and closed her eyes.

Rumple closed his eyes as well, and listened. He knew it would be a futile exercise, but did so anyway. Any chance to see or hear Gideon would be more than welcome.

“Mother. Father?”

Belle was startled, as was he. Could they really be hearing their son?

“Am I imagining that?” Belle asked, as she looked around.

Rumple turned towards the door. No one was there. Belle looked toward the dresser, and began to look behind it. She opened all of the drawers. “It’s coming from somewhere around here.”

“I hear it too,” Rumple said, as Gideon’s voice continued to call to them.

Then they saw it. The ornate handheld mirror lay face down on the dresser. It’s edges glowed with a faint golden light. Belle snatched it up, and they looked in the mirror together. Gideon’s face was there. He smiled at them.

“It worked!” he shouted. “It really worked!”

“Gideon?” Belle asked. “Is it really you?”

“Yes! I’ve been trying to reach you for ages!” Gideon said with a laugh.

Rumple stood behind Belle and looked at the mirror over her shoulder. “But how is this possible, son?”

“Magic!” Gideon said with a broad grin. “I’ve been researching so many enchantments, spells and potions, and I finally had a breakthrough.”

“Oh Gideon, we miss you so much. We see you sometimes. We know you are doing well,” Belle told him. Rumple could hear the emotion in her voice.

“Are you happy, Mother? Father?”

“Very happy,” they said in unison.

“Don’t worry about us, Gideon,” Rumple said. Live your life. Find your happiness.

“I am, Father! Now I can talk to you too. I can reach you through this mirror. The conditions have to be just right, but you’ll hear from me again. I’ll find Henry and Lucy one day too, and you can see them. Have you found Baelfire? I’m sure Henry would like to see his father.”

“Yes! We see him often.”

“If you could arrange that, it would be wonderful,” Belle told him.

“I have to go, Mother. We’ll have longer to talk next time, I promise.”

“We love you, Gideon!” Belle called out, as Gideon’s face faded from the mirror.

Belle and Rumple’s reflection replaced Gideon’s and they both sighed audibly.

“What a clever boy,” Belle said.

“Well he does take after you,” Rumple said, and she laughed. He put his arms around her waist and leaned his chin on her shoulder as they continued to look at their reflection.

“Now he has a way to contact us, and we can talk to our family. Wait until Neal hears about this.”

Rumple kissed her softly on the cheek. “Now we have something to celebrate in New York. Perhaps we should go dancing instead of the theater?” He twirled her around, and she smiled broadly at him.

“Let’s go!” she said, and took his arm. They were off to New York, via horse and buggy, and their afterlife together couldn’t be more perfect.

#rumbelle christmas in july #youcanttellsomeonetoloveyou #rumbelle fanfic #rumbelle #rumbelle fic #rcij 2018 #my stuff #my fics #ouat #ouat s7 spoilers

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thatoneguyrune · 4 years ago

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Rules and Muses List

Since I’m into rp and all that I’ll make one of these considering some people seem to require others to have one before rping. Also sorry if its messy or bad. I am a very brain to words write . The Rules: 1. If you are a child, I will not do adult content with you, no buts! I do not care for your reason, ain’t happening. 2. No pedophiliac content or anything that will be illegal irl please. I get some people are into like noncon fictional wise, but I am not. 3. Simple RP rules, consent for serious injuries, killing, transformations, etc, you know the deal.

4. Please give me time to rp, as I am in college and all that.

5. I am 21, so we can do 18+ content, but I will either do that in a blockable tag or DMs, if that is okay with you. 6. Romance and all that has to be worked up to, but its totally acceptable. Just ask first. 7. Please inform which muse variant that you wish to rp with.

Muses? If that is what you call the characters you rp as Do note I will use other characters of my AU as well if needed Updated Bio Bits Name: Jack Avalice Body Age: 20 Soul Age: Probably over 500, he lost count Magic: Combo spells and a weaker version of a variety of magic, but is more proficient with healing magic and fire. Fire is balefire, it is green, and does more damage. Note: Copycat is mixed about his age, and tends to go by either age, of either his body, or his soul (chronological) age. Doesn’t have a real knowing of how truly old he is due to all what he remembers. Copycat (can be pre or post war, doesn’t matter): A warm and friendly male wizard, especially to monsters, though there is a coldness given toward humans, which results in a lukewarm attitude to them. He can be regularly found at his workplace which tends to be at a daycare, or his own one, taking care of usually monster children of various ages. Due to his love for children (not the sexually kind, the whole like ‘kids are adorable kind), he enjoys this and does it well due to his experience. Sometimes the children call him as ‘big brother’ or ‘big bro’, which he is fine with. Regarding the past timelines, talking about the past is something he rather not do due to bad memories. When it comes to defending others he tends to be aggressively defensive, and will kill if necessary. But doesn’t want to, he NEVER wanted to do what had to be done. Additionally, he suffers from PTSD, which can be detected early via smell due to chemical changes in the brain. PTSD devolves into weekly or biweekly (as in every one to two weeks) episodes. When an episode happens, his senses are overloaded with the fake signals and cannot really detect anything else; however comfort through ANY means does help.

Uhh, basically the same one on my main post.

Variant One of Copycat- Madman or Waking Daymares(WIP, I dunno, not sure what to do with this one)-Timid, tends to shake, and avoids people (as in humans), but still is friendly with monsters. More so in fact, but seems to be a bit, obsessively defensive over them. Outright cold with other humans and if possible does not do any contact with them. Also mutters a bit to himself, but very quiet, like in whispers. But overall is still like Copycat, and loves children still, just a lot more protective. When it comes to partners he is a lot more obsessive over them, but in a friendly way, and tends to go where they go if he can, as an act of defense. Makes him feel better too, since he knows that they are okay, and aren’t in danger.

PTSD is permeant as words and sometimes images overlay what he sees with sounds effects. Lot more willing to kill humans, but tends to do it out of necessity. Mixed feeling of regret about killing. May SNAP around people, but ALWAYS signals he wants to get away first. Probably still has episodes, I am not sure if they are more or less frequent. And he has an off limits room, but he may open it up to friends, but it is very DO NOT TOUCH. Said room contains dusty memoirs of those who had died permeantly due to the glitching and corrupted AU he came from. He misses them dearly but he has moved on, but just remiscesses about them sometimes.

Honestly I dunno what to do with this guy.

Variant 2 Sol de dem Victus/The Remnant- No matter, he has done, no matter how many times he has tried, he always failed in the end. And he lost everything he cared about...he is the only one left in a glitchy AU. His soul is a colorful mess and his mind is shattered into many pieces. But he manages to keep himself together. This variant will only be rped in other AU's mostly. He tries to keep calm and kind, but its quite different from when. He tends to only dwell within monster populations to try to keep himself calm and collected, well with what is left of him. He thinks his friends are there with him as he can hear their voices still, but perhaps he's just insane. His magic is stronger than other variants due to plenty of experience using them.

If he does see humans he'll be calm, well of sorts, but if they show any signs that might trigger him, he'll do his best to stay calm, although he may kill them with ruthless efficiency. But its not like he truly enjoys it, after all. Someone has to do it, right? An idea I have for this is he'll be like nightmare but he'll go around and collect a few dust! characters before attempting one last one run with his AU, but expect lots of wholesome shit like homecooked meals and patched up clothing and such.

#equaltale #undertale au #equaltalejack

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providencestrashcastle · 7 years ago

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Silver Spirals

I'm rebooting the series after it got wiped. Enjoy.

"There's wyrm scent on the Bawn."

Those few simple words sent everyone into a frenzy, quickly deciding who would guard the Caern while others investigated. Alexander, being a cub, was forced to remain safe in the heart of the Caern under the watchful eye of the Denfather, Tinderwolf and Granny. It reminded him of his first night except this time he was practicing his swordplay instead of getting lessons on the Garou.

Only a few minutes later the group sent to investigate returned with little fanfare. It had been a Black Spiral Dancer but they had left before anyone had gotten there. Seeing as it was safe Alexander requested to be able to go check it out. The Denfather initially refused but his insistance and point that he would know to avoid Black Spirals better if he knew their scent meant he was allowed with the Denparent accompanying him.

That was what had led him to now, frozen in shock and fear. Alexander knew this scent better then any other. It was Gabriel, his lover and secret mate. What in the hell was he doing so close to the Bawn?!

"Alexander?" Billy questioned when the cub tensed up. "Is everything ok?"

"F...fine....It's just the wyrm taint. I don't like it."

"Yeah. Let's head back now." The Denfather turned, missing how Alexander took a few more deep breaths of his mates scent before following.

Once the pair were back inside Alex flipped open the silver sequined journal he always carried to the heavily coded page on the Black Spiral Dancers and Gabriel in particular. He probably knew more about the Dancers then anyone else in his Sept but he had sworn to himself he wouldn't tell anyone. He couldn't, not without putting both Gabriel and himself at great risk.

But why was he at the Bawn?

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The next few gatherings weren't anything special except at least once a night wyrm scent was discovered on the Bawns edge and once someone even swore they saw a White wolf fleeing. Alexander was growing increasingly concerned. Why was Gabriel doing this? He had to find out!

And so when the next gathering rolled around he waited at the edge of the Bawn, trying to catch him. The Sept was looking into their uninvited vistor and he needed to warn his mate before someone caught him.

A soft chuckle sounded from behind him and he wirled around, face to face with piercing Balefire green eyes. "Hello my little moon, expecting someone~?"

"G-Gabriel!!?" Alexander yelped, steping back only he be caught by a firm hand on his lower back.

"Be careful. You might trip." The Black Spiral Dancers lips quirked up in a small smile. Oh how he loved seeing how flustered his mere presence made the Cub.

Alexander blushed and looked away. "You need to go...they're looking for you." Gabriel shrugged. "You know they won't though. I can't be caught unless I want to be."

The shorter male rolled his eyes at his mates overconfidence. One of these days Gabriel was going to get in trouble he swore. "Please, just go. I don't want them to hurt you."

Gabriel sighed softly and kissed him deeply. Alex was such a worrier. "Fiiiiine." He let him go, stepping back and shifting to Lupus form and taking off.

Alexander sighed in relief and went home instead of heading inside. He didn't feel like explaining the wyrm taint that was likely on him.

#silver spirals

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nightingveilxo · 7 years ago

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There are only two more W&G novels coming, and I’m already in mourning. Balefire and Deosil (next year) @depth-of-loyalty-and-love

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windupnamazu · 4 years ago

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master's mend

ffxivwrite2021 #11: preaching to the choir

⮞ lunya and «balefire»—zaya, reese, hanami, rjoli. 664 words. ⮞ the 7th astral era ⮞ after exploring a dungeon, the gang gets a bit of respite.

preaching to the choir: to try to persuade people who already agree with you.

A blanket of dark clouds choked out the moonlight as they settled on the back porch of Buscarron's Druthers, surrounded by the sound of trickling water, the chirp of crickets, and the not-quite distant bustle of the patrons of the tavern just fulms away. Their main source of light for themselves was an oil lamp, held aloft as the soft swip of a needle swiftly pulling thread joined the midnight chorus.

"You need to take better care of yourself," Lunya grumbled, peering at her work intently in the lamplight. Zaya huffed out a lightning-tingle laugh that shook their entire body, jostling the torn part of their cylcas that she was trying to mend. The only way this could possibly end was with her accidentally jabbing them once or twice, but at least it was the better outcome of their latest foray into Amdapor Keep—if she never got almost crushed to death by wall-shaped voidsent on all four sides ever again, it'd be too soon.

To their credit, Zaya bobbed their head. I do, their sibling said and didn't actually say with one hand holding up the lamp for her. Maybe they meant, Yeah, but I like to punch things and I don't know what the word ranged means, which wasn't a promise of anything except future stitches of both the medical and fashion kind.

"We could say the same for you," Reese reminded her gently from the rocks. The Elezen kept vigil over the dark woods surrounding them, long legs dangling into the creek that ran behind the tavern as her gaze swept over the landscape carefully, pointed ears upright and alert. "For all of us."

There was a scoff as Hanami came around the corner, carrying a set of tankards in one hand and a tray ladened with cheese, sausage, roast beef, and bread in the other. The light of the lantern seemed to linger in between the dawn-white scales of her horns as she left sat cross-legged behind Lunya and Zaya, setting down their dinner by them.

"Wrong," Hanami said. "We do not worry about Rjoli."

"Aw, does that mean you actually worry about the rest of us?" Lunya cooed, cupping her cheeks in her hands and batting her eyelashes at her. In response, Hanami flung a chunk of cheese at the center of her forehead, which Lunya cheerily caught and stuffed into her mouth.

Reese laughed. "You're right, though." Said Hrothgar in question—or Ronso, he called himself, which must have been a regional dialect somewhere. Where, though, they weren't quite sure—was curled up at her side in a huge lump, taking a nap to restore his lost aether from flinging spells at voidsent and keeping the internal organs of the other three tallfolk of their party inside them. Faerie dust sparkled on his shoulders and in his mane, and he seemed content as he snored quietly, tail flicking over the rocks. "He's big and pink. You couldn't lose him in a crowd."

Zaya's nose wrinkled and they set down the lantern to sign.

"Ohhh," Reese said, eyes alight with understanding. "She meant it in the sense that he takes care of himself better than we do ourselves. ...Yeah, we could take a page from Rjoli's book."

"Whh," the Hro-nso whined in his sleep, wrinkling his nose and clutching tighter at the codex he was using as a pillow.

Reese soothingly pat his head. "Not literally."

"There," said Lunya in satisfaction, patting her handiwork with a smile as she finished her sewing. It would be easy to just pull the jagged edges of the tear in Zaya's cyclas into nothingness, but this was a lot more fun—bronze embroidery floss neatly zipped across the gap, dashing into a bolt of lightning by their thigh. "Don't go and undo my hard work by getting banged up again, 'kay?"

"I won't," signed Zaya with a toothy grin, and maybe this time there was a promise of it being for more than the sake of fashion.

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Pagan Definitions

Pagan Terms and Definitions

Acolyte: one who attends or assists in a ritual, service, or procession.

Adept: a person who is skilled in magic, witchcraft, or mysticism.

Air: one of the four (or five) elements; element of the East; associated with intuition, learning, thought, and knowledge.

Alchemy: a branch of High Magic developed in the Middle Ages which sought to magically and/or chemically turn base metals into gold through the use of a Philosophers Stone; also known as transmutation.

Alexanderian: A traditions of Wicca descended from the teachings of Alex Sanders, the "King of Witches."

Altar: a flat surface used for religious, spiritual, and magical rituals, preferably of natural material.

Amulet: a magically charged object that deflects specific energies, usually negative, to protect the bearer.

Angel: a spiritual being who acts as a messenger between the Divine and physical realms.

Animal-Psi or Anpsi: psychic phenomena involving animals and humans.

Animism: the belief that the divine is within everything.

Anoint: to smear or rub with oil

Arcana: the two halves of a tarot deck; divided into Major and Minor; Major consists of 22 trumps while the minor consists of 56 suit cards.

Arcane: ancient or secret wisdom.

Archetype: universal images and symbols commonly used to represent deities in forms that we can understand.

Aspergillum : a bundle of fresh herbs or a perforated object use to sprinkle water before, during, or after a ritual for purification purposes.

Astral Plane: an invisible world parallel to our own often used for travel.

Astral Projection: the process of separating your astral body from your physical one to travel in the astral plane.

Astrology: the study of the effects of the movements and placements of planets and other heavenly bodies on human lives and behaviors; a form of divination.

Athame: a ritual blade, usually double edged which a black handle; it is never used to cut anything in the physical realm.

Aura: life energy that surrounds all living things.

Balefire: a traditional bonfire held on the sabbats, especially Beltane.

Banish: the magically send away or repel, especially negative energies or entities, from a person, home, or ritual area.

Bell: ritual tool used to invoke directional energies, ring in the sunrise on a sabbat, stir up energies, or frighten away faeries and harmful spirits.

Beltane: a fire festival falling on May 1st that celebrates fertility, fire, and abundance.

Besom: witch's broom often used to sweep away negative energies from a space, as a protection symbol, or as a guard to doors cut in a magical circle.

Bind: to magically restrain.

Black Magic: negative magical used to harm or manipulate someone, something, or a situation; sometimes referred to has the "left hand path."

Blessing: the use of magic to benefit an object or being.

Blood of the Moon: a woman's menstrual cycle which is also her most powerful time, especially if it occurs on or around the full moon or new moon.

Boline: a white handled knife used for practical purposes such as cutting herbs or inscribing candles.

Book of Shadows: a book of magical workings which sometimes includes spells, rituals, and magical lore; also know as a BOS. See grimoire.

Burning Times: a reference to a period during the Middle Ages when many witches and non-witches were executed by the church or by public officials for supposedly practicing witchcraft. Some estimates state as many as nine million people were killed while others offer more conservative numbers. By the end of the period, it became a favored means for officials, neighbors, and families to get rid of personal enemies or any unwanted person in the community, especially powerful women.

Candlemas: another name for Imbolc; the first of the fire festivals falling on or around Feruary 1st to usher in spring.

Call: to invoke divine forces as in calling quarters.

Cardinal Points/Directions: North, South, East, and West.

Cartomancy: divination through the use of cards. See tarot cards.

Cauldron: a three-legged post, often of cast iron, used to cook potions, for scrying, and as a censure; symbolizes rebirth and the Goddess.

Censor: a heat-proof container used to burn incense; associated with element Air.

Ceremonial Magic: school or method of magical that places emphasis on long, complex rituals; often referred to as ritualism.

Chakras: the seven psychic centers of power associated with different parts of the body in the Tantric system of anatomy; often associated with a color.

Chalice: a cup used in rituals to represent water and the feminine principals of creation.

Channeling: a New Age word for mediumship; involved allowing a spirit or entity to speak through the individual.

Charge, To: to infuse an object with personal power.

Charm: an object that has been charged with power for a specific task by saying an incantation over it.

Circle: a sacred place in which a ritual or magical workings takes place; also used to describe a group of witches or Pagans who work together in an informal way.

Clairvoyance: the faculty of perceiving things and/or events in the future.

Cleansing: the process of removing negative or unwanted energies from an object, person, or place; can be accomplished through a variety of means such as burning sage or sweeping with a besom.

Cone of Power: psychic energy raised and focused by an individual or group mind to perform a specific task or to achieve a purpose.

Consecration: the act of cleansing, blessing, and charging an object or place with positive energy.

Correspondences: sets of ideas, concepts, and beliefs about objects, sabbats, plants, animals, or colors.

Coven: a group of thirteen or fewer witches who work together in an organized fashion to perform magical workings and religious ceremonies.

Covenstead: the place a coven meets.

Craft, The: a old term used by Freemasons to refer to their activities and beliefs; currently used by Neo-Pagans and modern Witches to refer to their activities and beliefs. See witchcraft.

Crone: aspect of the Goddess represented by an old woman; associated with wisdom, waning moon, crow, black, Mabon, and Samhain.

Crystal: stones associated with various properties used to enhance magical workings. See gemstones.

Cult: a system of religious devotion toward a particular figure or object; often used negatively.

Curse: magical spell to harm an object or being.

Daemon: a spirit or being below the Gods in power.

Dagger: ritual knife used to sever psychic bonds, cursing, initiating, and exorcising.

Damping: lowering the power level of psychic energy fields.

Dedication: a ritual in which a witch dedicates his- or herself to the craft and vows to study and learn all that is necessary to reach adeptship.

Deity: a god or goddess.

Demon: a personification of evil; an entity of an evil and destructive nature.

Demonology: Medieval science of studying demons.

Deosil: clockwise direction; symbolic of life and positive energy and magic. Pronounces jostle.

Divination: the magical art of using tools and symbols to find hidden information about the past, present, or future; often uses psychic talents. See runes and tarot cards.

Dowsing: a technique of using a rod or pendulum to find underground water, minerals, or anything invisible; can be used to magically find a person, place, thing of element.

Drawing Down The Moon: a ritual performed during the full moon to empower oneself with the moon's essence.

Drawing Down The Sun: a lesser-known and lesser-used ritual performed to empower oneself with the sun's essence.

Druid: a person who practices druidism; derives from drui which means "oak" and "solid and true;" modern day druids follow ancient and contemporary wisdom; have a reverence for nature, especially oak trees, knowledge of astrology and divination, shamanic journeying, and healing.

Dualism: a religious doctrine stating all spiritual forces are split in two.

Duotheism: style of religion in which there are two deities, usually of opposite gender.

Earth: one of the five (or six) elements associated with stability, wisdom, knowledge, strength, growth, prosperity, and North.

Earthing: connecting with the Earth's natural energy, usually through the feet. See grounding.

Earth Magic: a form of magic which draws on the powers of the Earth.

Earth-Mother: female personification of the life force of the Earth. See Gaia.

Eclectic Witch: an all-purpose term applied to Wiccan and witchcraft traditions that don't fit into any specific category; usually pull from a variety of traditions, making the craft their own.

Elementals: personification of the elements. See gnome, undine, sylph, and salamander.

Elements, The: earth, air, water, fire, and spirit.

Empath: a person with the ability of apprehend the mental and emotional state of another individual.

Enchantment: the state of being under a spell.

Entity: a being, spirit, or living creature or its personification.

Ethics: a part of philosophy dealing with matters of "right" vs "wrong."

Esbat: a ritual performed on the full or new moon.

Evocation: to call something out from within.

Exorcism: severing an unwanted psychic connection within an object, person, or place; dismissal of an unwanted spirit, demon, or ghost.

Fairy or Faerie: a small being of human form with magical powers; may be invisible or visible.

Faerie Burgh: a mound of earth that covers a faerie colony's home.

Familiar: an animal that has a spiritual bond with a witch; may be on physical or astral plane.

Fates: the three goddesses who preside over the birth, life, and death of humans.

Fire: one of the five (or six) elements associated with the west, creativity, destruction, and power.

Folk Magic: the magical practice of projecting person power and energies into natural objects to bring about desired changes.

Folklore: traditional sayings, stories, faerie tales, or cures with a particular locale.

Folktale: a story handed down among a people.

Gaia/Gaea: the personification of Mother Earth. See Earth Mother.

Gemstone: stones associated with various properties used to enhance magical workings. See crystal.

Ghost: spirit of a dead animal or person existing in a nonphysical manner.

God/Goddess: masculine/feminine aspect of a deity.

Gnome: an earth elemental; correspond with the direction North; insure the stability of Earth and offer a rooting or grounding quality when called upon. See earth.

Green Man: another name for the God; often represented as a face surrounded by or made of leaves; associated with fertility.

Green Witch: nature-based and earth-oriented form of witchcraft which draws on folklore, folk religion and folk magic.

Grey Magic: magic that is neither black nor white; morally neutral; not performed for specific beneficial or hostile reasons.

Grimoire: a compilation of spells, ritual information, formulae, correspondences, history, and all other magical information; does not contain journal entries or outlines of magical workings.

Grounding: the process of centering one's self with the Earth before and after magical workings, rituals, or astral experiences.

Hag Stone: stones containing a naturally occurring hole; believed to provide protection against diseases and evil.

Handfasting: a Pagan wedding.

Hearth: a fire place and the surrounding area; symbol of one's home.

Hearth Witch: a witch who performs magic in and around the home, usually centered around the hearth and kitchen; often healers.

Heathenism: a Pagan religion focused on Germanic beliefs, usually Norse, with the basic premise that everything spiritual is also practical.

Hedge Witch: a form of earth-based witchcraft that is shamanistic in nature; the main function for a hedge witch is to be a mediator between the spirits and people; commonly referred to as wise man or wise woman; often healers.

Herbalism: the study and use of plants for medicinal and magical purposes.

Horned God: one personification of the God; not to be confused with Satan or the Devil. see god.

Horoscope: a forecast of a person's future and their character based on the relative positions of the planets and stars at the time of the person's birth.

Hypnosis: an altered state of consciousness where one's bodily and sensory control, suggestibility, and the ability to concentrate are increased. See mesmerism.

Imbolc: the first of the fire festivals using sympathetic magic to usher in spring. See Candlemas.

Incantation: words used during a ritual or spell that are chanted or sung.

Incense: ritual burning of herbs or oil during magical workings or rituals to better help the witch(es) attune with the goal of the working.

Initiation: the process of being introduced and admitted into a coven; usually done as a ritual.

Invocation/Invoke: summoning of a deity or supernatural force, usually in ritual form; to call energies into one's self.

Jew-itch: a term coined by some pagans of Jewish descent who are seeking the pagan roots of Judaism.

Karma: the belief that one's thoughts and deeds are counted for or against them or added to their spiritual path across multiple life times. See Threefold Law.

Kitchen (Cottage) Witch: a witch working in or around the home to bring peace and harmony to them and their families; usually healers; focus on magical workings in the kitchen, especially regarding food. See Hearth Witch.

Kettle: a vessel used for boiling liquids or cooking food.

Lady: another name for the Goddess. See Goddess.

Lammas: the first of the three harvest festivals falling on August 1st; a celebration of the harvesting of grains; fresh bread is baked and blessed from the first harvest of wheat. See Lughnasadh.

Litha: a festival held on Midsummer when the sun is strongest; honors the Sun, strength, and vitality. See Midsummer.

Lord: another name for the God. See God.

Lughnasadh: See Lammas

Mabon: a mid-harvest festival honoring the changing seasons and the second harvest; often referred to the pagan "Thanksgiving."

Mage: a general term for anyone performing magic. See magus.

Magi: Zoroastrian priests; powerful magicians.

Magic(k): the projection of energies to bring about a change using focused will and emotion.

Magic Circle: a sphere constructed of personal power around a witch or coven in which magical workings are performed; protects the witch(es) from outside forces.

Magician: general term for someone performing magic.

Magos: the Greek word for "magi."

Magus: singular form of "magi."

Maiden: the first aspect of the Triple Goddess; symbolizes new beginnings and creation.

Mantra: sounds used for as an associational device or to induce trance.

May Pole: a phallus symbol of Beltane; often danced around on Beltane.

Meditation: a mental exercise such as reflection or contemplation for the purpose of reaching a heightened spiritual awareness.

Medium: a psychic who is able to communicate with various spirits.

Mesmerism: a form of telepathic interaction which consists of suggestions backed by the insistent power of the sender; Charles Dickens was also famous for practicing mesmerism.

Mesopaganism or Meso-Paganism: a general term for a moment that started as a way to revive what their founders believed to be the best aspects of ancient pagan ways.

Midsummer: see Litha.

Monotheism: a style of religion following only one deity.

Mother: the second aspect of the Triple Goddess which symbolizes motherhood and fertility.

Mundane: worldly, ordinary, common, or simple; often refers to the physical plane.

Mystic: one who practices mysticism.

Mysticism: the belief that one can directly connect with a deity or truth through meditation and intuition.

Myth: lore about any land or peoples that makes up their mythology.

Mythology: a collection of myths.

Mythos: a myth or mythology; a set of beliefs or assumptions about something.

Necromancer: a magician who specializes in summoning spirits of the dead.

Neo-Paganism: a modern religious movement that incorporates beliefs and ritual practices from traditions outside the mainstream (pagan sources).

New Age: the mixing of metaphysical practices with a structured religion such as Wicca.

Nine Herbs Charm: a old English charm used to treat poison and infection; one of only two Old English mentions of the herb Woden.

Numerology: divination through the use of numbers and numerical values of letters.

Occult: "hidden;" applied to a range of beliefs and activities that are outside mainstream religions and philosophies; can refer to anything secret, magical, or supernatural.

Old Religion: a name for Paganism that pre-dates Christianity; sometimes used as another name for Wicca.

Oracle: a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice and prophecy is sought.

Ouija Board: a board containing letters, numbers, and the words yes and no which is used for divination and speaking with supernatural beings.

Out of Body Experience: one's consciousness being outside one's physical body as during astral projection.

Ostara: a festival on the Vernal Equinox to celebrate spring, new life, and sexuality.

Pagan: general term for follower of magical, shamanistic, and polytheistic Earth-based religions.

Paganism: a term used to describe religious and spiritual practices that are not Christian, Judaic, or Islamic.

Paganing: when a baby is presented to the God and Goddess and given a craft name; at the age of 13 the child can choose their own name.

Paleopaganism: general term for the nature-based faiths of tribal Europe, Africa, Asia, Americans, Oceania, and Australia.

Palmistry: divination using the folds and other features of the hands; palm reading.

Pantheism: belief in many deities as simply aspects of a single source.

Pantheon: a collection or group of deities in a particular religious structure.

Paranormal: supernatural or unusual.

Pendulum: any small object on a string use in divination.

Pentacle: a pentagram surrounded by a circle.

Pentagram: a five-pointed star representing the four (or five) elements; used in magical workings for variety of purposes.

Polytheism: belief in the existence of many unrelated deities and lesser beings.

Poppet: anthropomorphic (human-like) dolls representing a particular person in magical workings.

Priest or Priestess: a cleric who is a leader of a given religion, cult, or coven.

Projective Hand: generally your dominant hand; hand from which personal power is sent from the body; the hand in which tools such as a wand or athame is held.

Prophet: a person who speaks for a deity.

Psychic: see Medium.

Quarters: the four corners and/or watchtowers in a magical circle.

Receptive Hand: the hand through which energy is received into the body; usually the opposite of dominate hand.

Rede: the basic tenet of witchcraft according to Wiccas; "An it harm none, do what thou will."

Reincarnation: the belief that one has lived before in another lifetime and will continue to live again after physical death.

Ritual: an ordered sequence of events, actions. and directed thoughts designed to produce an altered state of consciousness or bring about a desired change.

Runes: a set of symbols that are used in divination and magical workings.

Sabbat: one of the eight festivals celebrated by witches. Include Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Mabon, and Lammas.

Salamander: elemental of fire; associated with the direction south, energy, passion, and power.

Samhain: the pagan new year; celebrated on October 31; a time for honoring the dead and the Crone; final harvest festival.

Scry, To: to gaze into an object to still the conscious mind and contact the physic mind.

Scrying: a form of divination in which one gazes into an object until visions appear.

Seer: one who can see the hidden.

Shaman: a medicine person and medium who uses astral projection to enter the spirit world; represents the human world in the spirit world.

Shamanism: the practice of shamans; usually ritualistic or magical.

Sigil: a magically oriented seal, sign, or glyph used in magical workings.

Skyclad: the act of performing magical workings or rituals in the nude.

Smudging: a traditional Native American method of burning sacred herbs to produce a smoke cloud to cleanse and purify prior to a ritual or healing; not to be confused with smoke cleansing used by most witches.

Sol: another word for sun.

Solitary: a pagan who works and/or worships alone.

Solstice: the two times of the year when the sun reaches an extreme northward or southward motion; June 21-22 and December 21-22.

Sorcerer or Sorceress: term used to describe a man or woman who uses magic.

Spell: a magical ritual often accompanied by spoken words; does not have to be religious in nature.

Spiritualism: a religion based on the belief in life after death; usually use mediums to contact the dead.

Sprites: disembodied spirits, elves, daemons, or dairies; often associated with sylphs. See sylph.

Staff: a ritual tool corresponding to the wand or athame.

Summerland: the pagan "heaven;" land of the dead.

Supernatural: rare, unusual, or different; paranormal in nature.

Sword: symbol of the element air; used for directing energies and for severing psychic bonds or links.

Sylph: air elemental; associated with the east, knowledge, intelligence, and communication.

Sympathetic Magic: the concept of like attracts like; the most common way spells are cast.

Talisman: an object charged with personal power to attract a specific energy or outcome to the wearer; not to be confused with an amulet.

Tarot Cards: a set of 78 cards which feature pictures and symbols used for divination.

Theology: the study of religion; concerns the nature of the deity and the deities relation to the world.

Threefold Law: a Wiccan karmic principle that energy released, both negative and positive, will return to the original source three times over.

Tomte: a Scandinavian house gnome or elf with a long beard, conical red cap, and no taller than three feet; protects their families estate, including property, animals, and house; loves honey and milk.

Totem: a natural object or animal that has a spiritual significance to an individual or group and is adopted as an emblem.

Tradition: any various sects of Wicca, witchcraft, or paganism.

Trance: an altered state of consciousness, usually undertaken to connect with the astral or spiritual plane.

Triple Goddess: one goddess in all of her three aspects. See Maiden, Mother, and Crone.

Undine: water elemental; associated with west, emotions, and purification.

Universe: all existing matter and space.

Vampire: a person who is undead and survives through the eating of blood.

Vibration: oscillation of a fluid or energy given off by all natural objects, living and nonliving.

Vision Quest: using astral projection or bi-location to accomplish a specific goal.

Visualization: the process of forming mental images; used in the craft to increase personal power, direct energy, and set a goal for a spell or ritual.

Voodoo: a religion practiced in the Caribbean and southern United States which combines elements of Roman Catholic ritual and African witchcraft; characterized by sorcery and spirit possession.

Wand: a ritual tool used for directing energy; representative of fire in some traditions.

Warlock: a derogatory term referring to a male witch; translates to "oath-breaker" or "liar;" arose during the Burning Times.

Water: one of the four (of five) elements; associated with the direction west, purification, intuition, compassion, and emotions.

Web Weaving: networking with other witches and pagans through conversations, emails, blogs, message boards, etc to gather information and assist each other.

Wheel of the Year: full cycle of the seasonal year.

White Magic: magic performed with "good" intentions; benefit the parties involved and do not bring harm to others.

Wicca: a modern Pagan religion with spiritual roots in nature; belief in and worship of the God and Goddess; practice witchcraft; very ritualistic; believe in Threefold Law,

Widdershins: counter-clockwise motion; used for negative magical purposes such as dispersing negative energies or banishing.

Witch: one who practices witchcraft; describes both male and female practitioners.

Witchcraft: the craft of a witch; uses magic in conjunction with personal power and the energies of stones, herbs, colors, etc, to bring around a desired change; not associated with Satanism; not a religion but a practice.

Witch Doctor: a medicine man/woman or shaman who uses magic to heal, divine, and protection others from "evil."

Wizard: derives from "wys-ard" which means "wise one;" originally referred to someone who was wise; sometimes used to refer to a male who practices magic.

Wyrd: concept of fate or person destiny in Anglo-Saxon culture; modern English word for weird.

X: a place holder; a magical symbol used in place of an unknown or secretive object.

Xenophobia: a fear of what is new, different, or strange.

Yin-Yang: Chinese symbol representing polarity and the connectedness between opposites.

Yule: festival held on the Winter Solstice (shortest day of the year) to celebrate the birth of the God, the coming of light, and the Holly King.

Zen: Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism that emphasizes the value of meditation and intuition; total state of focus that incorporates a togetherness of mind and body; peacefulness.

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