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me playing disco elysium for the first time: "wow this art is beautiful and such an interesting story, i cant wait to learn more!"

the voices in harrys head after any slightly upsetting dialogue:

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Seriously though were people in the past just constantly giggling at the word “suck” being written with a long s like was that a thing do you think

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Water Hyacinth / Tarope

Eichhornia crassipes

The ultimate survivor plant, the water hyacinth has proved a menace of an invasive species across North America and Africa. It kills aquatic life and depletes dissolved oxygen levels in the water beneath it and should be removed from and body of water it has subjected itself to– no matter how beautiful it looks when it blooms.

Though it has no medicinal uses of note, the whole aerial plant is edible when cooked though fairly tasteless. It also provides biomass for paper pulp and compost. It does have applications in treating wastewater, and the plants take up suspended solids and metals such as arsenic and mercury from the water they live on.

Its magical uses appear undocumented, but I would recommend hanging a bundle in the home when sickness reigns, as in flu season. Its invulnerable nature makes it an ideal protective or recovery herb, though it should not be eaten. As other hyacinths, it may be associated with homosexuality in honor of its namesake Hyakinthos, lover of Apollo. I associate water hyacinth with the god Pluto, the element of Earth, the astrological sign Aquarius, and the Sun. 

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«The First Curse»

"As if banished from the Garden, I am forbidden of His fruit."

Shout out to my fructose intolerant friends out there, of which there are a few. I hope to raise awareness a bit about it.

Can you read all the symbols depicted in here?

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@ wed.max Maxime Clusqeau

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Text: The Silent Woods were a dangerous place to meet a stranger, but his only weapon was a porcelain flute. “It calls stray bones home,” he said, “before something worse can make good use of them.”

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𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔰 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔡𝔡𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰 🔮 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔥𝔦𝔩𝔩, 𝔪𝔞

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Text: The last god of the sea lies rotting on the ocean floor, a final blessing for the animals to feed on. It’s a scramble for us to go harvest its bones, full of power and magic, the last of their kind.

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Text: Being cousins with death comes with a strange curse. When someone nearby is about to die, I start seeing their face in the mirror instead of my own. Begrudgingly, I become a detective.

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Back at @aeongallery cranking out some studio hours to get this divine amulet completed!! So inspired by the rabbit jaw. Love the Native/Tribal feel this piece is channeling ♡

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Justin O'Neal

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72 SEALS FROM THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON [2,048 × 1,519 PX.]

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THIS FRANK CONCEPT ART….

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What even is the Void

The void is many things, yet most notoriously of all it is nothing. It is the pre-existential nothingness from which all was created and to which all shall return. The void is beyond time and space, existing both outside of the universe entirely and between every gap between every sub-atomic particle. The void penetrates everything, destroys it, changes it, and leaves the infinite potential for new creation to occur. As such, the void is deeply linked with entropy. Understanding the void can be beneficial to any practitioner who wishes to change themselves and the world around them, but working with it too deeply can be very dangerous even to advanced practitioners as it is a very fast road to occult madness. Don't mess with it unless you really feel called to, and always take a guide with you who knows their way around the timeless spaceless paradox of existent non-existence. The void consists of various layers, although these layers are less defined than those of the planar realms. They're more like different flavours that your brain synesthetically translates into colours, forming endless fractals. Within the Qlippoth the void takes the form of Da'ath, the abyss that must be crossed before the practitioner can descend into the final three qlippa. Da'ath permiates both the tree of life and the tree of death and is but a different expression of the same fenomena in both cases, even more obviously so than any of the other spheres, as it is not truly a sphere to begin with, but rather the void between them. Beyond Thaumiel the void takes the form of three more layers. Tohu, Bohu, and Chasek, but we will not go too deep into those right now, as I still don't know enough about them myself. These layers however are also mirrored on the tree of life as Ain (Soph (Aur)), as source is both the antithesis of the void, and simultaneously the exact same thing. The void is often said to function as a hivemind, especially when talking about Da'ath, and though I have still to fully connect with it, there does seem to be such a thing. The void however, exists not only within the contemporary western left hand path, but accross many cultures and religions. Something, must always come from nothing. Often times it is compared to primordial oceans, mist, or simply chaos, and I would personally say that while the void is all those things, it also predates them, as an even emptier infinity. Though, at this point we can not speak of "predating" in any sort of linear time sense. When working with the void, you will become more like it, as you will practicing with any current, deity, or realm to be honest, but especially with the void it can make you lose touch with your humanity. And yet, to advance with it, you do have to become like it, Solve et Coagula. Destroy and create again, with limitless possibility. One must learn to be a part of it without being consumed by it entirely. The void is home to some, and scary to others.

Have a great day, and don't forget to hug your inner child today.

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Yes, I was looking for this on purpose to somehow connect my occult practice with forces similar to those in Dishonored

I want to start off by saying that void magick is something that can be very difficult to find information on. That’s why I sought to compile all that I know here so others can find and enjoy it. Further more I would like to note that because of the nature of the void most of how it’s used and how it works with us as individuals comes from unique and personal experiences. Like lots of varying magick the void spins a web around the UPG crowd. So you’re bound to get a whole variety of experiences and beliefs that manifest within its concepts. This blog is an attempt to identify some of the common ground and basics to give people a good place to start.

• 💀 • What is the Void? • 💀 •

Also called the Abyss, the Aether, the Empty, and the Great Nothing, the void is a place outside of existence. It’s the place all energy begins and takes form. To some believers, it is also the ultimate end. The place we will eventually return to. It is a space of nothingness and yet everything. A paradox that transcends our mortal concepts and perplexes our senses. The best way I can explain this and simplify it to a sense of understanding we can comprehend is by offering this analogy:

Let’s say you’re given a bucket of water and you set it out in the sun so all the water evaporates. Would you then be able to call it empty? Well at first glance yes, but remember, that when water evaporates it doesn’t simply vanish. It becomes a gas that floats around in the air. That air is still there it never left and thus so is the water but in a different form unseeable to our physical eyes. This is what the void is. A collective of what is and what has been only in a different form.

• 💀 • The Void Mindset • 💀 •

Anyone can work with the void regardless of who you are and what you believe. However there is a certain mindset often adopted by void magick practitioners. This mindset can help to focus and make greater use of the magick as a whole and invites a much more pleasurable experience through and through. It’s the mindset of openness and willingness to accept that anything is possible. This means that we have limited restrictions on what we allow in to our hearts and minds spiritually. However this is not an excuse to be a bad person. Rules and laws still exist and so does morality and common sense. Never use the void as an excuse to be a jerk.

• 💀 • What does it look like? • 💀 •

The void overall has been described by most people as a black empty space. Some say the air around you feels almost fluid like while others say it feels more like a large room where even your deepest thoughts will echo in its vastness. Yet, curiously enough some have even described their experiences with the void as the opposite. Bright, white and full of energy. It can almost feel suffocating at times.

So why such varying depictions? Well some practitioners theorize that it can be because we each have a different mindset and belief, and when we visit the void it draws on those beliefs and manifests something from them. We each in a sense have our own personal reality. It’s the reality that is tied to our perspectives and emotions. This reflects our magick in the most general of senses so it makes sense to assume that a place as intuitive as the void would reflect this in some way. Others however, have theorized that it could be tied to a persons true nature as some say that their visit to the void was peaceful and calm while others say it was far too intense and downright frightening.

• 💀 • Meditation & Astral Travel • 💀 •

Meditation and Astral travel are two very different things but people often get them confused. When you meditate on void you are pulling energy from it to connect to your conscious and subconscious minds and then in turn use it to effect your body. While with astral travel you are literally sending your conscious into the void space. This is where people see the void for what it is. This is a far more intense experience that can easily get overwhelming to those who aren’t prepared.

As for the processes of achieving both of these activities it’s as simple as whatever meditative or astral process you do now. Just focus your intention on the void itself. It may take a few tries for some people but once you get the hang of things it should go more smoothly.

Now before we continue I must offer a disclaimer. Some individuals who do astral travel do so with the help of hallucinogens. This is a TERRIBLE idea. Even if they are perfectly legal where you come from, using something that can force your mind to see things that aren’t there is a recipe for disaster when working with the void.I’ve read stories online and watched videos on YouTube about individuals that used drugs to induce void astral projection and felt trapped and afraid like they had no control and couldn’t pull themselves out. So please practice safety above all else.

• 💀 • Void as an Element • 💀 •

Another way to bring void magick into your practice is through the calling of the elements. Some individuals use the void as the sixth element after earth, air, fire, water, & spirit. These practitioners place the void element in the center of the pentacle/pentagram because it’s in the center of everything. However there are those that utilize void as an element by combining it with spirit and just referring to the combination as the Aether.

To work this sort of magick is very simple. Just call it as you would any other element. Symbolism in this case is often done using a black candle or black crystal. Sigils are often associated as a spiral (clockwise for invoking and counterclockwise for banishing), or a solid black circle. I have an obsidian sphere on my altar to represent the void and its works marvelous for me. You can also use a a black feather or any dark trinket you wish. Or, if you’re someone who’s seen the void as white you may use that instead. One thing is certain though, black and white are the absence of color and with that i I n mind reflect void much better then actual colors tend to do.

• 💀 • What can void magic do? • 💀 •

So now that we’ve covered how to summon void magick let’s move onto what that magick itself can be used for. This might surprise you but the answer is simple. Anything you want. Void magick is new and raw, unattached to anything and far more potent than the magick drawn from our physical world. Even more so than that which is taken from spirit world, or so most void practitioners believe. This means it can be worked and formed into anything your crafty heart desires. There are no limits to what you can do. No tools needed. Simple intuition and intension is all that is required, but tools can defiantly be beneficial. I would say to bless them specifically for working with void energy though. This allows their physical energy to draw on the void more easily and thus becomes a much more efficient tool.

• 💀 • Spirit Beings & Void • 💀 •

Spirit beings like guides and deity are also often associated with the void and its magick. Although, just like every form of spirit work in paganism, this two is unique to the individual. Some believe that spirits visit the void but don’t live there while others believe the opposite. They see their respective god as a dweller of the void and as such when they call upon them, they also call upon the potency of the magick as well.

Another lesser known practice, even within the void magick community is the use of void spirit guides. These are spirits that are said to take the form of an animal of some sort most often. Usually a real world animal but there are those that have claimed theirs have taken the form of a fantasy creature, or even something far more eldritch in design. Whatever form they are often said to be black in color. Those who have them say they aid them by bringing void energy to their craft or even guiding them when they astral travel. Essentially they offer all the same perks as any other spirit guide would they just use void energy. To obtain such a guide is like any other method. Meditation, and intention of reaching out are the key. Most recommend connecting to the void in you meditative gnosis as you call out to one. Making offerings can also help in this bonding process.

• 💀 • Misconceptions • 💀 •

Like all things in life people are bound to have some misunderstandings about the void. We must remember that void magick is a concept often used in games and dark fantasy. So there are quite a bit of misconceptions that are derived from the impressionable and mystified minds that long to explore paganism. Please be aware that there is a line between fantasy and reality. So many new witches want the fantasy aspects to be more real and as cool as some of them may sound they just aren’t naturally found in our world. Void magick is subject to quite a plethora of these sorts of things but I’ve tried to condense them down into only a few categories for reader convenience.

• Prerequisites •

You do not need anything to begin working with void. You don’t have to master some ancient ritual, you don’t have to be marked by a specific god, you don’t have to be blessed in anyway, and you don’t need to partake of any specially selected prerequisites before hand. Anyone can work with void regardless of race, gender, orientation, background, etc. You simply need only your intention.

• Special Powers •

I’m sorry to say this somewhat harshly but, you’re not a special snowflake with extraordinary gifts that surpass everyone else. You’re just as much a witch as any other. Working with the void is drawing a different kind of energy from a different kind of place and while that energy can give a nice magical boost to spell work it doesn’t grant you anything super human. Everything you can do with void so can everyone else. Furthermore, witches draw their energy from whatever place feel right for them. Just because you draw yours from the void doesn’t meant you’re anymore powerful then anyone else. Don’t let yourself get a swelled head.

• Evil Elements •

Void is as a part of our world as anything else found in nature. It is a neural force if anything, and like all magick becomes positive or negative based on the witch that is using it. Standing alone it isn’t evil or dangerous. It doesn’t exist to create cataclysm or destruction. It exists because nature exists that is all.

• 💀 • Further Reading • 💀 •

Remember, void magick is an experience unique to the individual. One persons experience won’t always reflect another’s. Different people have different beliefs and thus varying perceptions to utilize what the void has to offer. Below are some links to further reading for those interested.

• Thomas Chaote (Void in Chaos Magick)

• Contemplations of the Void

• The 6 Elements

• The Void by Nathalie

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there’s a side of me you’ll never see, my dear

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I like how Daud canonically said "I held together a shadowy band of ex-mercenaries, street kids, and refugees through discipline and a bit of black magic" and the only thing that the entire fandom heard heard was "street kids" and now he's a soft dad to like 850 children. That's beautiful.