#mudoran magic

[alexsgrimoire]

Hyrule(an Magic) Historia: An Effort for Archival

Greetings. It's my first time posting on this blog, so it's nice to meet you all.

The purpose of this post is to detail my behind-the-scenes effort to archive as many of the lost Hyrulean Paganism/Magic blogs and posts as possible. For those unaware, in the mid-2010s, there was a "renaissance" of The Legend of Zelda Pop Culture Pagan posts and blogs. The pantheon/practice went by many names, such as Mudoran Magic, Hyrulean/Hylian Magic, Hyrulean Paganism, etc. As a result, efforts to find remaining content can be complicated, especially when perusing tags. Different phrases were used for various blogs and posts, sometimes leading to dead ends.

Thankfully, there are some leads. @lostwoodstarryskies made a list of blogs, both old and new, here. This is a good start and helps navigate search engines such as Google more efficiently. Additionally, this post by the now-defunct @/hylianshrinemaiden (more on her later) lists additional blogs.

Now, to Twili (hylianshrinemaiden). While we (the Magic Collective) weren't in the same Pop Culture Pagan circles at the same time, it's clear she was a pillar in the community. It's a shame that she and other active members deleted their blogs, as Tumblr's archival system is half-functional at best. There is some hope of recovering her blog, however. @hyrulian-legends reblogged this post from her, listing various spells and resources from her. While it's not entirely clear if this list is her complete work, it at least gives names to her work. Through this list, I've had some luck on Google, and a surviving reblog of her Minish Cap Glamour was found here. I'm not sure what else is available, as I became un-frontstuck when I was planning on searching further. (Such is the way of systems.)

I plan on delving further into what remains, and I'm very grateful to the remaining community members for their advice on where to look. Many thanks, in particular, to @knightofhylia, @knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce, @wind-sage-serin, and @lostwoodstarryskies. Additionally, those in the Community of Hyrulean Faiths Discord server provide resources.

There remain some posts in the Collective's communal Likes that we plan on sharing upon adding to our Grimoire document, so expect those somewhere down the line. In the meantime, I'll continue my search and bring updates whenever possible.

Sincerely,

Vaati the Wind Mage 🌪️

[the-book-of-mudora]

I wonder if you could use Majora's Mask as a protective symbol, akin to how gorgon heads might have been used by the Greeks...

It's just such an ominous and impressive icon that I'm not sure how to utilize.

[knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce]

For those of us in the US, the current election results are incredibly stressful. For those of us who are pagans, especially of the pop-culture variety, these results are likely disappointing, disgusting, and terrifying.

Many of us are neurodivergent, queer, or both. We are other. We are likely in danger. Grieve, be angry, whatever you need. Reach out for help if you need support. All of you are loved. Every single one. Once you have felt your feelings, try to turn back to hope and fighting like hell to keep yourselves safe and change this mess we’re in.

The goddesses are with you, loving you, holding you close. Trust them to heal your heart and grant you stability in these trying times.

Art by @estmorzel on Twitter

May the Goddess Smile Upon You

-Florian Knight

[lanternagainstthedark]

Hyrulian PC Blogs

So things have been vanishing for our community of people. I wanted to create a list of HISTORICAL blogs, whom we have lost the knowledge of, blogs whose name has changed, and active/newer blogs.

As of January 9th, 2023, here are the LOST blogs,who we will remember forever. We miss you all!:

@hylianshrinemaiden

@sapphula-divine

@suntomoon-moontosun

@floridacraft

As of Januaru 9th, 2023, these are the changed blogs/ blogs I haven't seen actively posting about Hyrulian PC-WHICH IS FINE!

@confident-conch is now @roachratt-no active HPC posts.

@singasongoftime is now @witchliibra -I'm unsure about HPC/HPM, but I have seen LOZ posts!

@moonlitfox is now @heckin-vivi- unsure of HPC status

@bwitchys is now @croneboulder -still active in magic, not in HPC- I think.

As of January 9th, 2023 these are the blogs who haven't been active in 3+ years-from what I can tell

@legendoftheseawitch

@hylianshrine

@them0thprince/@them0thprincegrim0ire

@chaosundone

@thebookofhyrule

@pathofthehero

@oldfaerieofwinds

As of January 9th, 2023, these are the blogs I have seen posting or referencing Legend of Zelda/Hyrulian PC within 2 years:

@kakarikowitch

@farorestempest

@magic-on-tina

@lostwoodstarryskies -AKA Me! Ask me about anything!

@knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce

@knightofhylia

@folklord-myth

@rolling-sea

@mx-sunshine-witch

@low-resolution-rock

@cleansed-majora

@triforceofwitchcraft

@hyruletarot

@eventide-imp

@ocarinawitch

@a-song-of-healing

@noren-mekuri

@hylian-crown

@scatterbrainwitch

A good bet is to just scroll through some of the tags included below!

Also, feel free to join the Community of Hyrulean Faiths Discord server! We are a collective of people happy to support you in building your path! All are welcome as long as respect is given! See @knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce's blog to learn more!

[knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce]

Reblogging this archived post for posterity. A good resource for those of you starting out!

Welcome to Mudora 101!

This is a series to help people who are interested in hyrulian pop culture paganism. It’s meant to be a beginner guide of sorts, answering some basic questions for getting started!

The Basics:

What is Mudora? What is hyrulian pc? These are basically interchangeable terms to describe the same thing: pop culture paganism and witchcraft that is based on and takes inspiration from the Legend of Zelda series! The term Mudora comes specifically from an important key item in A Link to the Past called the Book of Mudora. It was an ancient book of Hylian lore that Link needed to decipher the ancient Hylian language. Hyrulian Pc came first in the tumblr community though, and is based on the term Hyrulians, which is used to describe all the peoples of Hyrule collectively!

So what about deities? Congratulations! You have options! Obviously the most well known deities of the series are the Golden Goddesses (the GG), Din, Nayru, and Farore. They’re considered the main deities of the series and are the main part of the creation myth of the land and of course the Triforce.

Other Deities in the Series, including minor/local deities:

Hylia, the White Goddess, tasked with protecting the Triforce and Hyrule after the Golden Goddesses left.

The Great Fairies and the Queen of the Fairies

The Windfish, whose dreams created the island of Koholint

Lord Jabu-Jabu/Jabun, the guardian of the Zora

The Goddess of the Sand, of the Gerudo Desert. Little is known about her beyond her imagery in the Gerudo Fortress and Arbiters Grounds

The Great Deku Tree, guardian of the Kokiri and Koroks

The Four Giants of Termina

The Goddess of Time of Termina. Theorized to be the Goddess Hylia, but her true nature is unknown.

The Fierce Deity of Termina, destroyer of the wicked Majora. Not much is known about him.

The Great Maku Trees, guardians of the lands of Labrynna and Holodrum

Valoo, dragon guardian of the Rito

Cyclos and Zephos, the Wind Gods of the Great Sea. Cyclos may be considered a trickster, as he likes to create cyclones that can drop seafarers in a random location, but will grant his power to the one that defeats him.

The Four Light Spirits Ordona, Faron, Eldin and Lanayru

The Ocean King, of the Land of the Ocean King

The Spirits of Good of New Hyrule

The Mountain Goddess, guardian of the Gorons

The Three Dragons, Faron, Eldin and Lanayru, protectors of the Surface

Levias, the Sky Whale, protector of Skyloft and the Sky

The Sacred Spring Attendants, Farosh, Dinraal, and Naydra who protect Hyrule and serve its shrines

Malanya, God of Horses, able to revive any horse for a small offering of Endura Carrots

Satori, Lord of the Mountain

Wow! That’s a lot! But what if you’re interested in working with spirits or the characters instead? Excellent question! There’s plenty of those too!

Some Characters and Spirits you could work with:

The Hero Link

Zelda, Princess of Destiny, descendent of the Goddess Hylia

The Sages: Rauru, Saria, Ruto, Darunia, Impa, Nabooru, Makar and Medli

The Four Champions of Hyrule: Mipha, Daruk, Revali, and Urbosa

The Champions Descendents/Successors: Sidon, Yunobo, Teba, and Riju

Midna, Princess of Twilight and the Twili

The Hero’s Shade

Fi, the Spirit of the Goddess Sword

The Oracles of Labrynna and Holodrum: Nayru the Oracle of Ages, Din the Oracle of Seasons and Farore the Oracle of Secrets

Fairies, such as Navi, Tatl and Tael

Koroks and the Kokiri

Deku Scrubs and Gorons

Zoras and the Rito

The Sheikah and the Gerudo

Kikwis, Mogmas, Ancient Robots, and the Parella

Loftwings

The Minish and Blupees

You could also work with the series villains! Exercise caution, these guys are pretty notorious for betraying their allies.

A few you can consider:

Demise, the Demon King. Started this mess. Cursed the Goddess’s Chosen Hero and the Goddess’s Mortal Incarnation to an eternal cycle of rebirth with his own soul to make them suffer. Sealed by the Goddess Hylia and the Hero. Killed the Spirit of his own Sword. 0/10 Would not recommend, hates all creatures of Light.

Ganon/Ganondorf. Main bad guy of the series. Reincarnation of Demise. Also called the Demon King, Demon Thief, and Dark Beast. Has a beast form in some, but not all games he appears in. Wants to rule Hyrule with an iron fist.

Ghirahim, the Sword Spirit. Calls himself Demon Lord, he is a servant of Demise and the spirit of Demise’s evil sword. Has excellent personal style and a penchant for flare and drama. Very bad temper, he is often single minded in his fury.

The Wind Mage Vaati. A Minish apprenticed to the Sorceror Ezlo. Attempts to steal the Light Force and achieve god-like power, he betrayed his master to steal the magic cap that provides his powers.

Majora, Demonic Entity of Termina. Not much is known about Majora aside from it being a powerful evil spirit. It’s said that a tribe once existed that worshipped it and would invoke it’s powers through a heart-shaped mask. In the manga, it is depicted as a dragon, where it was killed by the Fierce Deity after it attempted to destroy Termina in the past, and was sealed into a mask made of the dead dragon’s hide. It attempts to bring down the moon during the Carnival of Time.

Zant, the Usurper King. A Twili in line for the throne of the Twilight Realm. His greed, ambition and weak magic made the rest of the Twili distrust him and he was passed over. Ganondorf, banished to the Twilight Realm, provided him with more magic, which Zant in turn used to assault the Palace of Twilight and usurp the throne from Midna. Proceeds to take over both the Twilight Realm and the Light World, using cursed Twili as his soldiers.

The Witches Twinrova. Gerudo witches who are sisters, they wield the power of fire and ice. Can combine into one entity for more power. Raised Ganondorf as their son, and make several attempts to resurrect him, including causing the events in Labrynna and Holodrum. They bicker. A lot.

What a list! But what if you don’t want to work with anyone? Good question! Some people just don’t vibe with entities and that’s okay! You have a couple options here too:

The Triforce. The remnants of the Golden Goddesses power after they created, and then left, Hyrule. Said to grant any wish to one who has a balance of the Goddesses Virtues in their hearts. Splits into three if your heart is unbalanced, but even a single piece can provide immense power.

The Light Force. Theorized as being the living energy in all things created by the GG, it was likely created by the Goddess Farore when she poured her soul upon the land. Probably the easiest divine energy to reach as its basically the energy of everything.

The Elements of the Sages. You don’t have to work with the Sages to work with their elements. Light, Forest, Fire, Water, Shadow, Spirit, Earth and Wind appear everywhere.

The Goddess Flames, three sacred fires created by Hylia using remnants of the GG’s magic. Used by the Hero to temper the Goddess Sword into the Blade of Evil’s Bane, the flames are eternally burning and can be a useful source of magic to draw from.

Music. Music is pretty integral to the series, with instruments being main plot items (such as the Ocarina of Time or the Goddess Harp) or useful key items for accessing dungeons and secrets.

Wow! That’s some useful options right? But how to actually get started? Another excellent question mysterious reader! I suggest researching the games first. Learn the storyline, about the characters and just familiarize yourself with the series. You don’t have to play the games to find this information. There are several Wiki sites and walkthroughs that cover the games very well!

As for contact, you could make a small ritual to get their attention, and ask them about working with them, or go super simple and just make a small offering and asking for someone to speak to you. It’s all up to you!

In the next post, I’ll give some examples of short rituals to try out based on the elements or other details associated with the various beings!

[pocketramblr]

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send me a 👀 and i’ll post a snippet of art/writing that i never got around to finishing this year (r.i.p)

The Smithy, the shortest in their party, looked back to the Traveler. He asked in Mudoran, and Link could pick up a few words from his practice. “Champion complete Rancher vestigia, inquit nose of a lupi?”

The Traveler nodded, confirming the Smithy had caught the gist of the conversation- he was picking up the language faster than Link was picking up the spoken part of the Mudoran tongue. Which wasn't a fair comparison as the alphabet was far from phonetic, but Link wished he had a bit more time to practice and maybe less time trying to not die from monsters in the wrong era.

Though, what he most wished for was whatever magic let the Traveler understand all languages he saw or heard, translating for him. He still had to learn how to speak or sign or write, without magical aid, but it was still something. If they all had something like that, it would be far easier…

But the gods were not what Link would call detail oriented. The more mundane facts of mortal life tended to evade them, no matter the work their oracles did to bridge the gap or the prayers spoken at shrines.

“Vestigia, inquit, lupi?” Link repeated to the Traveler, who hummed, translating the words.

“Tracking, said, and um- like Wolfie is?”

All of those made sense then, except… “And complete?”

“No, like kind honoring word?”

“Compliment?”

“Indeed.”

Truly Mudoran did not have enough distinct sounds like it didn't symbols, but Link did not criticize the language. He just sighed.

“Well. Guess we should press on then, to the next portal. After the translating business is done.”

[knightofhylia]

Sigils

Free to use!! plz tag I would love to see them!

Made using this method.

[crystalline-magic]

PC Pagan Party Server!

Hey, hey you! Are you a witch, pagan, magic practitioner, or a spiritual person? Have you ever watched a movie or played a game and gone “I could do something with that?”

Boy do I have a server for you!

PC Pagan Party is a server of people who incorporate pop culture into their paganism, magic, or spirituality! We’re welcoming of all folks with all kinds of beliefs and practices, whether you’re a follower of deities from a show, fictionkin who incorporates their past life into their current spirituality, or if you just like making spells based off of Disney songs. 

There are spaces to talk about all kinds of PC Spirituality, with spaces for spells, religion, and spirit work for tons of different source materials, and if we don’t have the source material you practice from we can always add it! We’re not limited to PC work either, there are spaces for non-PC religions and practices, as well as several general channels for chatting in.

We don’t tolerate racism, sexism, ableism, homo- or transphobia, cultural appropriation, exclusionary rhetoric/gatekeeping, or any other form of bigotry, in order to keep our server as safe a space as possible for all involved. The server is kept PG-13, with two separate age locked channels for more adult conversations. 

Sound like your kind of place? Come join us!

[tagging people who responded to an earlier interest check under the cut]

@witchoflavender @beewixxed @cadbanee @azurel-dragonsong @darkbookworm13 @chiron-ne @taguelkin @pantasticwitch @the-mstie-witch @ocarinawitch

[gingerdusk]

The Great Timeline of Hyrule — and it's linear

After a lot of work, I've finally worked out a fully linear timeline of Hyrule that makes sense. Be warned that this timeline doesn't mince words, and there's a lot of questionable-to-abhorrent politics that happen, especially around Ocarina of Time.

The goddesses create the world of Mudora as a place to live in. They then shed their divinity, becoming the oracles, and their divine power becomes the Triforce. Their newfound mortality strips them of their ability to protect the world as its creators, so they appoint the goddess of sky and light (Hylia) and the goddess of earth and time (the Gerudo snake goddess, placeholder name Geluda) to watch it in their stead.

The first hero is born into the world, a normal, unremarkable Mudoran.

The three oracles reach their first death, beginning their reincarnation cycle. With their passing, Demise and his demonic forces break into Mudora to seize the Triforce.

The Demise of Mudora: Demise wages full war on the surface, targeting the goddesses' creations to deal the most damage and cause the most despair. The more robust races of the world (Gorons, Parella, etc) are able to fight back, but the fragile humans have no precedent for harsh environment and are caught in the crossfire. In the fight, Geluda's sword spirit, Gyra, is stolen and corrupted, becoming Ghirahim. Beloved is killed in a demon raid.

Geluda sacrifices herself to create the initial seal on Demise. Hylia sets her plan into motion; she makes Beloved into the world's immortal hero, creates Fi based on Ghirahim's design, sends the humans, sword, and Triforce skyward to safety, creates the Loftwings to guide them and the cloud barrier to hide them, and assigns Impa to guide her future self to safety. Before shedding her own divinity, she appoints the sorceress Laciana as Guardian of Time in Geluda's stead, having her watch over the timeline from the Valley of Seers to ensure that her plan goes smoothly.

Hylia's divinity is split; her incredible power is housed within Zelda as the Light Force, her light magic, and her sealing ability, all of which will be passed down through Zelda's descendants. Her superhuman senses are gifted to the Sheikah as the Eye of Truth, which are adapted over time into use as the Sheikah's unique magic (seen in BotW, primarily). Her ability to see timelines and immortality are gifted to Laciana to aid her in her appointed task of watching over Hylia's great plan, and her ability to reincarnate as the oracles do is gifted to Beloved, so that Mudora may have a hero after she's gone. When Zelda eventually dies, she'll return to being Hylia, but will be unable to interact with the world save for through Link.

Thousands of years pass, and the Demise of Mudora fades into obscurity. The isle sent skyward develops its own culture as it waits for Beloved and Hylia to be reborn and finish what the goddess started.

The events of Skyward Sword take place. Timelines experience their first fray, weakened by excessive use by the first Link and Ghirahim, but are course-corrected by Fi. Demise curses Link and Zelda, and Fi goes to sleep within the Master Sword; the curse follows Link into the course-corrected timeline due to Demise's consciousness being sealed within the sword, therefore being present in the new era.

The inhabitants of Skyloft abandon their home to settle the surface, some traveling far away to eventually found Labrynna, Hytopia, and Holodrum. The area directly below Skyloft is named Hyrule, in honor of Hylia, and Zelda is appointed as its first leader with her father's passing. The Triforce is kept safe by her family for generations.

The Wind Tribe separates themselves from the Hylians, focusing on preserving Skyloft's culture rather than adapting to their new home. With the absence of Loftwings, their ancestors' isle is lost to them, so they spend much of their efforts learning how to return to the sky on their own, making use of teleportation spells and wind gusts generated by the various bird statuettes around Hyrule. Eventually, they master this magic, and depart from the surface, resettling Skyloft and building their own civilization, far from the land below.

Zelda I is born, named for her ancestor that founded her country.

The Tragedy of Zelda I: The King of Hyrule breaks up the Triforce into three pieces, and hides the Triforce of Courage away, wary that his son will use its wishing power for selfish purposes. Upon his passing, the prince discovers this, and demands his sister tell him where the Triforce of Courage is hidden; when she refuses, he curses her to fall into a deep sleep, not unlike the sleep Skyloft's Zelda entered to keep Demise's seal steady.

The prince, filled with regret, tries everything in his power to break the curse and wake his sister up, but fails. In her memory, he decrees that every firstborn daughter of the royal family be named after her. The tradition of naming the Crown Princess "Zelda" begins.

Across the world, Queen Ambi of Labrynna begins the construction of her tower, in order to help guide her lover home from sea.

The Legend of Zelda's events take place; Link and Zelda III are born in the same era, and Demise's curse springs into action, possessing a blue moblin and giving rise to the first—and weakest—incarnation of Ganon. Ganon is killed by Link, causing the Triforce of Courage to manifest on Link's sword hand. This marks him as the reincarnated hero, the new Link, and the one to recover the Triforce of Courage from the old King's hiding spot.

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link takes place. After recovering the Triforce of Courage, Link uses his Triforce wish to wake up Zelda I. She relinquishes her claim to the throne to Zelda III, instead living out her life with her hero; her descendants inherit her vibrant red hair.

With the absence of Ganon to lead them, the monsters still roaming Hyrule run wild, becoming more and more of a problem as time goes on. Eventually, a new Link to the Hero rises up to face this threat, the Hero of Men, and uses the Picori Blade to seal Ganon's errant monsters into a bound chest. A holiday celebrating this feat is established.

A new Link is forged, the oracles are reborn, and the events of Oracle of Ages and Seasons take place. The Zelda of this generation is strawberry blonde (based on sprite, not on art), marking the shift of Princess Zelda III's bloodline from redheads to blondes. Ganon is revived by the Twinrova, a pair of witches exiled from the Gerudo tribe, and because Hylia's descendant is used in his revival, he gains the ability to reincarnate on his own.

On his way to bring Zelda home, Link encounters a massive storm. He wakes up on Koholint, and the events of Link's Awakening take place.

After Link's Awakening, Link recovers Zelda and makes his way home. Marin's sacrifice sticks with him, and he realizes she was based on the girl he ran into in Holodrum, Malon. When he has his own family, he names his daughter Malon in Marin's memory, bringing the name to Hyrule. Link plants a Maku seed in Hyrule, which will one day become the Great Deku Tree.

The Triforce, whole and known to the public, becomes the target of ambitious and greedy people all throughout Hyrule. The Great War for the Triforce begins, and is ended abruptly by the Sages of Hyrule sealing off the Sacred Realm, cutting Hyrule's population down to a mere fraction. The Sacred Realm becomes the Dark World, and the newest incarnation of Ganon fights his way to the top of the masses.

Meanwhile, Lorule's seven sages opt to destroy their Triforce rather than seal it away, causing their world to start to decay. Without the power of the goddesses keeping it stable, Lorule begins to lose its ability to sustain life.

A new Link is forged, and the events of A Link to the Past occur. The Master Sword is used for the first time since Skyward Sword. Ganon is defeated again, and Hyrule falls into a short era of peace.

A new Link is forged, and the events of A Link Between Worlds occur. Yuga revives the Sealing War's Ganon, but fuses himself with him, forcing the curse to abandon that body as a means of incarnation. Zelda and Link wish on the Triforce to bring back Lorule's Triforce, saving it from extinction, and Link returns the Master Sword to its resting place.

Princess Styla of far-off Hytopia is cursed by a vengeful witch. Her distraught father sends word to Princess Zelda in hopes that she might have a means to break the curse, and Link is sent to help.

The events of Triforce Heroes take place. As thanks for freeing his daughter from the curse, the Hytopian king opens up trade with Hyrule, bringing in a variety of fabrics and other such treasures.

Octavo has his fortune told. Panicking over his foretold death and not trusting Link to fight this new Ganon, he takes matters into his own hands and incapacitates everyone who would oppose him via the Golden Lute.

Cadence falls into Hyrule from the Triforce's call

The events of Cadence of Hyrule occur. Demise's curse takes its first human victim, a young Gerudo prince, and the Twinrova, in their search for immortality, temporarily become the Synthrova. Deku Scrubs, Gerudo, and the first instance of shark-like Zora migrate into Hyrule's borders, and the presence of the new Zora begins to drive out the River Zora population. The Lost Woods gain their more sinister properties of creating Stalfos and Skull Kids as they try to protect their home.

Prince Ganondorf has become Ganon, his beast form resembling his previous blue moblin self. His actions are immortalized in Gerudo ruins, and he's sealed away by Cadence, Zelda, and Link working together. Demise's curse is unable to take a body until this one is killed.

Cadence returns home. An era of peace reigns.

Octavo's lost locket is used by the Minish Sage, Ezlo, to create an object based on the Triforce. Vaati steals this object—the wishing cap—and becomes a sorcerer. The new oracles are born.

A new Link is forged, and the events of Minish Cap occur. The Picori blade is reforged into the Four Sword, and Vaati is imprisoned within it. Zelda's power is mostly consumed by Vaati, leaving her and her descendants significantly weaker than Hylia.

The Minish return to their world through the Minish Portals, which close for the next century. Communication between the humans and Minish, which was already fragile, ceases.

A monster escapes the Four Sword's seal, having fled Hyrule as soon as the Bound Chest was broken. He takes the name Malladus, and terrorizes the far-off land of the Lokomo, only to be sealed away. The Spirit Tracks are created as his shackles.

A new Link is forged, and the First Calamity occurs. Demise's curse, unable to take a body, assumes the form of Calamity Ganon for the first time. The Sheikah, in service to the Hyrulean Royalty, orchestrate a plan to take this monstrosity down, creating the Divine Beasts and Guardians and making trials for the Tapestry Link to endure. The Twinrova adopt young prince Ganondorf, with the hopes of harnessing Calamity Ganon's power though him.

With the defeat of Calamity Ganon, the King of Hyrule is fearful of the Sheikah Clan; he realizes that they could take his power from him whenever they please. He gives them an ultimatum: bury their technology and swear off its use and creation, or be exiled. The clan splits; those loyal to the king retain their Sheikah title, while those angry with him become the Yiga clan and vow to assassinate him in retribution.

Forced into exile, the Yiga are offered shelter by the elusive Wind Tribe. The small community blooms overnight, and the Yiga offer their technological skills to the Wind Tribe in exchange for their hospitality. With Skyloft-like guidelines for construction, the City in the Sky is made.

A group of Yiga mages work closely with the Wind Tribe members, devising a plan to end the cycle of destruction Hyrule faces and the king's reign in one swoop. The Fused Shadows are forged with the intention of assassinating royalty and stealing the Triforce from the royal family, with the caveat that the Triforce would be returned to the sky where it belonged once the Yiga were through with it.

The Great Civil War of Hyrule begins. The Yiga have no problem finding sympathizers in people that remember their valiant efforts to defeat the great Calamity years ago. The war rages for years, destroying Hyrule's fragile stability and dividing the nation into splinters.

A new Link is forged. Princess Zelda is born, and her mother dies in childbirth. Malon is born, named after her great grandmother (from Minish Cap). The King of Hyrule is successfully assassinated, as is his wife; his son (the new Zelda's father) assumes the throne.

The new king swiftly ends the war by pitting the Sheikah against the Yiga and their sympathizers. The Shadow Temple is used as a torture prison to silence any resistance, designed in such a way that only Sheikah and those with the Lens of Truth would be able to navigate it. The creators of the Fused Shadows are dragged to the desert for capital punishment, and are banished to the Twilight Realm for their crimes after extensive torture. City in the Sky sits abandoned.

The king enacts a strict set of laws. All subkingdoms in Hyrule are required to swear fealty to him, and are forbidden from contact with each other without express royal permission. Safeguards are put in place to prevent anyone from touching the Triforce without the king's order, and the Master Sword is enshrined in the Temple of Time, right next to the Hyrulean castle. Temples are littered with locks and royal magic that prevents their use. Zora's domain is sealed off, Death Mountain is gated, and the bridge to Gerudo is sabotaged. The Gerudo do not take well to this, and bar outsiders from their settlement, robbing any Hyrulean soldiers that dare trespass in their domain. Tensions between the Gerudo and Hyrule worsen.

Hyrule enters peace under a tyrant.

The events of Ocarina of Time occur. The Great Deku Tree planted by Oracle of Ages' Link is killed by Gohma. After Ocarina of Time, Link is sent back to the past by Zelda, where he prevents Ocarina of Time from happening; in the OoT timeline, the Twinrova are able to successfully draw Calamity Ganon's power through Ganondorf, giving him the means to destroy the world and assume a warped beast form; the power is there, but the curse is being forced through Ganondorf, so it doesn't take hold properly. In the course-corrected timeline that Zelda creates by sending Link back, the Twinrova never get the opportunity. Princess Zelda and Link alert the king, and the story of the Hero of Time is recorded and spread.

Majora takes control of Skull Kid

Link shatters the Triforce of Courage and hides it around Hyrule so Ganondorf can't take Hyrule over, is given the Ocarina of Time by Zelda for safekeeping, and returns to the Lost Woods to search for his fairy companion. He's baited by Skull Kid into falling into Termina, and Majora's Mask occurs.

Ganondorf is tried for treason, found guilty, and slated for execution. He fights his way out of the castle and flees home, then wages war on Hyrule.

After the events of Majora's Mask, Link stays in Termina. His old home isn't for Hylians, and the rest of Hyrule holds a lot of pain and traumatic memories for him. He marries Romani.

The Gerudo-Hyrulean War is more vicious than the Civil War, the Gerudo having far different tactics than the Yiga did, and the king not having an inside perspective like he did with the Sheikah. Because Link keeps the Ocarina of Time, the king has no access to the supreme power of the gods. The people of Hyrule pray that the Hero of Time will return to end the war.

Prince Daphnes and a new Zelda are born to Princess Zelda as her father ages, keeping the royal line from dying out.

When the king passes, OoT Zelda assumes the throne. She acts quickly, breaking into the Temple of Time with Impa's help. The Triforce of Wisdom is shattered; Queen Zelda gvies part of it to Prince Daphnes and part to little Princess Zelda, and has them flee the castle. She takes the Triforce of Power and runs to the castle. Ganondorf then storms the castle with an army of monsters, and loses them to Queen Zelda sealing them in place with the Master Sword's time-altering abilities. The queen is then killed, and the Triforce of Power falls into Ganondorf's hands, at the cost of his forces.

Prince Daphnes receives the news of his mother's demise and unwillingly takes the throne. Blinded by rage, he assembles an orchestra, and ends the war with a flood summoned by the Song of Storms. Ganondorf isn't seen for centuries, and the Twinrova curse the new king with their dying breaths, turning him into a boat to sail the seas he just made out of his country.

Hyrule fades into obscurity. The Zora have a sharp split; some adapt to the salinity, becoming more sharklike and diving into the depths to find food. Others are unable to adapt, and are gifted wings by Valoo, eventually becoming the Rito. The Kokiri are changed into the Koroks, and the Deku Sprout grows up into a massive new Deku Tree.

A new Link is forged. The events of Wind Waker occur. The Master Sword is used to finally kill Ganondorf, and the reassembled Triforce is used to wash old Hyrule away for good. With Hyrule flooded, Calamity Ganon can no longer rise, and the cycle is, momentarily, broken. Deku Sprouts are spread all over the Great Sea; one of these will eventually become Breath of the Wild's Deku Tree.

Link and Tetra travel to find a new land to settle, and the events of Phantom Hourglass occur. The Ocean King is restored to his place of power over the waters, ensuring safe travels to the new land.

Tetra's crew (and Linebeck) finally find solid land where the Lokomo live. They're welcomed with open arms and work with the Lokomo to make the country a safer and more stable place. Tetra's efforts don't go unnoticed (nor does her sass), and she becomes the first elected leader of New Hyrule, and the first elected leader of Hyrule since Skyward Sword.

A new Link is forged, and the events of Spirit Tracks occur. Malladus breaks free and is destroyed by Link and Zelda working together, and the Lokomo sages ascend to the heavens to be reincarnated at a later date.

The Great Sea finally starts to recede. Archaeologists rediscover old Hyrule, and as time passes, more and more people from New Hyrule—including a young adventuring princess—resettle the land. Ancient Hyrule is reborn.

A new Link is forged, the Four Sword is rediscovered, and the current Zelda realizes the seal is breaking. The events of Four Swords happen, in the wild, unsettled parts of Ancient Hyrule. Vaati is released, then resealed as fast as possible.

The events of Four Swords Adventures happen, releasing Vaati and eventually freeing Cadence of Hyrule Ganon. Vaati is eliminated, Ganon is defeated, and the curse of Demise is finally free to inhabit another body.

A new Link is forged, and the Gerudo King invades Hyrule as Demise's curse latches onto him. The War for Ancient Hyrule ensues.

At the conclusion of the war, Ganondorf is slated for execution. The Triforce of Power manifests in him and prevents his death, so the sages banish him to the Twilight Realm.

Ganondorf assumes an incorporeal form as the Triforce of Power protects him from the effects of the Twilight Realm. He convinces Zant that he's a god, grants him a fraction of the Triforce's strength, and usurps Princess Midna. Ganondorf experiments with Malice (red Twilight magic), and Demise's curse learns from it.

Zant invades Hyrule, forcing Princess Zelda to surrender or have her men killed in front of her.

The events of Twilight Princess occur. The Master Sword is rediscovered, and Midna kills Zant. During the final fight between Link and Ganondorf, Demise's curse experiments with a new beast form. Ganondorf is killed by Link using the Master Sword, with Zant dealing the final blow with his fragment of the Triforce of Power. The Triforce leaves Ganondorf, and his soul is shattered into four.

The Time Door is used to access points in time where the timeline is weakened from overuse—Skyward Sword and Ocarina of Time—and two pieces are left in the past. Midna takes one of the remaining two pieces and Zelda takes the other for safekeeping, effectively ending the curse for as long as the shards stay separate.

Ganondorf's body is sealed away by Midna, keeping it in suspension and preventing a new incarnation from occuring, locking Demise's curse out from proper reincarnation.

A new Link is forged. Desperate for freedom, Ganondorf's soul corrupts Laciana, shattering her into Lana and Cia. Hyrule Warriors occurs, Ganondorf's soul comes back together, and Demise's curse forms a replacement body; this isn't a new incarnation, because Ganondorf's soul hasn't been ended properly, and his real body is still intact somewhere, so the replacement is far more fragile, and only lasts as long as it does because of the Triforce. When Link defeats Ganondorf, the Triforce is used to destroy his soul for good. Demise's curse is unable to use this incarnation any further.

Unknowingly at a stalemate, Hyrule settles into an era of peace and prosperity. Learning from past mistakes, the curse bides its time and waits for Hyrule's guard to fall. Meanwhile, the subkingdoms expand, Hyrule becomes bigger and more prosperous than ever, and the royal family's power wanes as the subkingdoms become more independent.

Sheikah technology is rediscovered, and Ganon's return is prophesized. Hyrule begins preparing with Sheikah guidance, and Rhoam is far less fearful of the Sheikah than the last king to order this was.

A new Link is forged, and quickly becomes recognized by Hyrule for who he is.

Final preparations occur; the champions are selected, Link is assigned to be Zelda's guard, and Zelda frantically tries to awaken her sealing power.

The Great Calamity occurs, and Hyrule is subjected to 10,000 years of planning, as Demise's curse has learned from its mistakes. The Master Sword itself begins to break, and Hyrule falls.

The events of Breath of the Wild occur. Link is revived, Zelda is freed, and the unbound curse of Calamity Ganon is sealed.

Midna's seal on Ganondorf's body weakens, allowing the curse to finally inhabit a (soulless) body again.

The events of Breath of the Wild 2 occur.

AND THAT IS EVERYTHING

"Official" Link count sits at 13: Skyward, LoZ, Oracles, ALttP, ALBW, Minish Cap, OoT, Wind Waker, Spirit Tracks, Four Swords, Twilight Princess, Hyrule Warriors, Breath of the Wild.

I might make dates and a chart for this if I have the time tomorrow.

[alexsgrimoire]

Plurality & Paganism: An Introspective

If any of you keep up with my main (@sinfulauthor), you may have noticed this post, along with my new pinned post. In short, I've come to the realization (after burying the thought of it for many years) that we are a Collective.

Now, how does this impact this blog and my craft?

To start off, this blog's content will remain the same. It will still primarily act as an e-grimoire with some additional posts, but the people posting what content will change. Specifically, these people:

-Alex (they/them), the host (hi!). I'll generally do most of the talking/posting. Works with The Signless/Sufferer and Dionysus. ANP that the IRL coven knows. (I'm not open with them about being a Collective just yet.)

-Vaati (he/him), who works with Demise and focuses on divination. Writes solely in cursive and gets VERY frustrated when grimoire notes are in standard print.

-Ghira (he/him), who works with Demise closer than Vaati for Obvious Reasons™️. (Though he generally doesn't do any actual spellwork, just offerings, worship, and altar setup.)

-Karkat (he/they) on occasion, solely because Signless HAS shown himself to him and is very much a Dad™️.

-Toko (she/her) has not yet "awakened." She was a former kin heavily associated with our craft. Taking bets on her being a spellcrafter/writer.

So, now that the roll call is done, onto some other stuff regarding plurality and paganism, the introspection the title mentions. (This will be below the cut as it's not as integral to the "functioning" of this blog.)

So, coming to the realization as a system was... interesting. We first became aware of dissociative disorders through Danganronpa (Yes, Toko's horrible representation. We know.) and related to Toko heavily. At the time, we were heavily involved in the Fictionkin community and had "memories" of those "timelines." However, this relatability on the DID aspect was soon hidden under the guise of "I like to write, and so does she! Also super traumatized like me lmao," and then we didn't think about it for five more years.

Come 2023, we've relapsed for the first time in four years and are going through some pretty traumatic stuff again. At an Esbat in September, an argument breaks out that causes us to dissociate and brings up those really painful feelings from childhood. Nothing felt real, and the rest of the night was foggy. (The people in the argument have since apologized. It was also an extremely stressful night due to our old High Priest being ousted for sexual misconduct not even 4 hours before we started.)

At this point, this whole debacle causes us to realize, "Hey, this isn't really a normal trauma response. There might be something else going on." We have a lot of friends who are systems, and we went to them asking, "Hey, do you like. think we're a system?" and FIVE OF THEM SNIFFED US OUT YEARS AGO AND DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL US??? Like maybe that would have been useful information, idk (We still love our friends to bits, though)

So, fast forward to 2024. Still in the process of diagnosis but receiving trauma-focused therapy to process things. It's been a long process of figuring out how to live/function as someone with a dissociative disorder, but we're learning.

Thankfully, having a good support network has been a great help. We have an almanac (specifically The Practical Witch's 2024 Almanac by Friday Gladheart) to track our craft/spiritual work, and it's interesting to see the input of everyone in the collective. It's a lot of taking things day by day and seeing how things go, but we feel the energy around us changing.

Anyway, ramble over. If y'all read this to the end, thanks for sticking around. I've got some other posts we plan on making, so keep an eye out for those, too.

Signing off,

Alex of the Magic Collective

[the-book-of-mudora]

Gates of Time in Magical Practice

These gates from Skyward Sword are pretty interesting in terms of potential in-game lore, with plenty of elements to theorize with. Obviously, the gates are very visually interesting, they bear the symbols of the goddesses Din, Nayru, and Farore, as well as the Triforce in its center. The depiction of the Triforce with rays coming out of it is reminiscent to the Door of Time in Ocarina of Time, too. Though shaped like a gear, it is interesting to me that it bears twelve cogs, perhaps reminiscent of the numbers on a clock, or months of the year? There are also markings that seem to vaguely resemble the text on the front of a certain special book from A Link to the Past... I digress. Let's talk about using these gates in magical practice.

The first thing that comes to mind is, well, time. Perhaps using this as a focal point when meditating during inner work would help you "go back," so to speak, to discover or confront things that happened in your past that impacts you today. Or perhaps to remember something you feel you've forgotten, or to meet and comfort your child self. You might try banishing someone or something to be only in your past by using the Gate of Time... For me, symbolism in magic is pretty important, but your experiences could differ completely. Maybe you are more inclined to use the Gate as a symbol.

The gate is at least visually connected to the goddesses, as discussed previously. Not only are their symbols on it, but the gates we see are activated by Hylia's power, first by Zelda in Lanayru and then by Link with the empowered goddess sword (tempered in Sacred Flames associated with the Three Golden Goddesses) in the Sealed Temple. In this way, it is sort of a symbol of these four goddesses' cooperation, but also of the journeys taken by Link and Zelda in the events of Skyward Sword. The Gate of Time in the Sealed temple is the means by which the Hero of Skies is, at last, able to reunite with the Spirit Maiden. It is instrumental in him fulfilling his destiny--in this way, the gate is a symbol not only of Time and the Goddess Hylia herself, but perhaps also of Fate.

While it would be pretty amazing to have a life-size mural or a sculpture of a Gate, most of us would probably have an easier time using visualization or drawing out the symbols to utilize the Gate of Time in our practice. If you have access to a printer, you may be able to print and cut out a small Gate for your uses.

I'm curious if anyone else has used images of the Gates of Time in their own practice, and what that might look like! I'd love to learn more from this community.

[knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce]

Zonai Spiral Breathing

This is a breathing technique I am developing that is heavily inspired by the Japanese breathing technique called Ibuki Nagayo.

We have all seen these spirals of energy if we have played Tears of the Kingdom or have seen footage of the game. At the start of the same, we see one of these spirals coming from the remnants of Rauru's arm holding onto Ganondorf's chest. We also see these spirals emanating from every Zonai shrine. This is because Rauru was absorbing the gloom from Ganondorf and transmuting it into purified Zonai energy which seems to be related to light and life. Shrines on the surface do correspond with Light Roots in the depths, after all.

There are two forms to this technique. The simplest to perform and the one that should be focused on most often is inhaling Force energy from the sacred realm and the Earth around you, absorbing it, and then circulating it within your body to improve your vitality.

Begin by getting into a comfortable position. You can sit, stand, or lie down. Whatever is best for your body. Sitting upright or standing are preferred, but any comfortable position will work. Gently settle your mind with a few slow breaths as you allow your thoughts to naturally come and go. Do not concern yourself with thoughts of having to feel perfectly settled to continue. Perfection is a goal to aim for, but insisting on it will massively hinder your progress. At this point inhale deeply, imagining Zonai light energy spiraling into your body and filling it to the brim. Hold the breath for a few seconds to allow it to settle and absorb. Exhale slowly, allowing the energy to spiral in the opposite direction with your breath as you circulate the energy. Try to do this for at least ten minutes, but any duration you can manage will be helpful!

There is a second form I'm working on, but I must be sure it isn't potentially harmful before I make it public. Either way I hope that this technique will be a good addition to our practices!

May the Goddess Smile Upon You!

-Florian Knight

[lanternagainstthedark]

LanternAgainstTheDark's Trailmarkers

"Magic and belief, however, are like a dense forest. It is full of paths and trails and secrets. However many paths exist, however, there are 3 times that number unknown. Finding your path, treading your trail, marking your map, that is up to you. The only right answer comes from these three places in balance: Belief(from your heart), knowledge(from your mind), and respect(from your actions). Treat this sacred and magical place with respect, and you will find a place of acceptance, love, and great impact on yourself. Magic is a journey. Lace up your hiking boots," grab your lantern, "and get to walking."

I wrote this quote for the first time in a notebook. It was written after multiple false starts, and as a new introduction for a book I am still trying to write. It's a book I wish I had when I started my own path. It now exists on this tumblr, and in a google doc, and still within that notebook.

Let me be clear. My username does not in any way shape or form denote that I am against baneful magic. The "light" is representational of wisdom, knowledge, and learning. My "lantern against the dark" is my vow to learn in-spite of everything that prevents my own learning.

My hope is that my blog can be a bastion of knowledge for people who are lost like I was, in the darkness of unknowing, and being unknowable. My lantern is one of acceptance and will be here to mark the trail. I hope to help you find your lantern.

Shall we begin the journey?

Hiking Boots is a book I have the bare bones of. I have been writing it has a how-to guide for building or finding your path-because that is what belief needs. A path, one you follow or one you make. It is linked to #Hiking Boots(Magic).

Pop Culture Paganism- the bulk of my path is made along this. I will not be responding to any hate or rudeness in regards to this.

Mudoran Paganism/Hyrulean Paganism/loz paganism-Legend of Zelda based beliefs, practices, spells, and rituals. This is mostly focused on the Lady Farore, as she is who my practice is focused around. These are the major tags I use for those posts.

Emelan pagan- focuses on the practices and beliefs of the Winding Circle Temple in Tamora Pierce's books the Circle of Magic/Circle Opens/Circle Reforged. Most of the posts authored by me are for Lady Mila of the Grain. I reblog some posts from the past for others, but my focus is Lady Mila.

Minecraft Paganism- nothing posted, and I seem to be moving away, but anything that ends up here will be tagged this.

Star Wars paganism/Jedi Magic/The Force is Within Me- I have recently moved into star wars in my practice, so you can expect posts to be under these tags.

Popular Tags

epithets- I am very fond of sharing epithets- and in the PCP realm, creating them. Feel free to ask me to think of some for your deity, I would love too!

my personal practice- personal practice and UPG, as well as spell work, ritual work, sigils etc.

magic 101- anything that I think is useful for young witches and/or pagans to know!

[alexsgrimoire]

Extremely bored as we wait for our appointment to get our ears repierced, we're gonna reblog some ask games! Feel free to send us other asks/q&a stuff, too!

-Alex

[alexsgrimoire]

Hiya! I saw you made a post back in February about trying to gather an archive together of Mudoran information and magic. Back in 2018, I left tumblr for a while, but I wanted to gather up some Mudoran posts I found useful onto a backup google document so I wouldn't lose it. It's extremely rudimentary––a bunch of stuff copy-and-pasted over into the doc with absolutely zero additional formatting, fan art is mixed in with some random recipes and now defunct masterposts of dead hyperlinks, etc etc––but I'd be happy to share a copy with you or anyone else trying to archive all this information. I'm not sure how much of it would be useful, but I figure it's at least worth glancing at in case it contains any of that lost information, right?

Gods, you have no idea how much we've been waiting for something like this! Please share it with us, whether in DMs or in a reblog! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there will be some breakthroughs!

-Alex 🩵

[knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce]

Hylian Talisman Craft

Hylian magical talismans in my styling begin with a Word of Power or a symbol.

The symbol may be a recognizable symbol from Hyrule or something with deep meaning to the sorcerer who is crafting.

A Word of Power is written in Old Hylian Syllabary which is based on Japanese kana. Due to this, the word of power will generally be a Japanese word written top to bottom.

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A few examples I’ve come up with so far are as follows:

From there, if I choose to add clarifying text along with the Word of Power, I use English language written in the Hylian Alphabet that appears in games such as A Link Between Worlds and Breath of the Wild. I also intend to write occasional devotional works and inscriptions using this alphabet.

For example, I intend to inscribe this phrase along the wrapping grip design of a sacred wooden sword Im planning.

The wooden sword in the first image is an example of using meaningful symbols along with the Word of Power OHARAE “Great Purification.” I didn’t use any clarification text with that particular talisman but hope to create more in the future which are more complex.

In order to make full use of these talismans, one mustn’t just write the inscriptions. It is vital that energy or Force is focused through the tool into the talisman being created. This channeling of Force may leave the sorcerer fatigued because they have poured from within themselves. Because this is how talismans function, Force cultivation is an incredibly important practice in order to maintain and increase vitality.