Tag: diary

  • The Time I Fed the Local Spirits… and the Local Rodents

    The Time I Fed the Local Spirits… and the Local Rodents

    This was several years after my infamous teenage bedroom summoning fiasco—the one where my mother stormed in through a fog of incense like an avenging archangel of domestic safety. I had grown somewhat wiser by then. I had studied more seriously, learned to banish properly, and most importantly, I had moved beyond the adolescent belief

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  • “Dorian”

    “Dorian”

    Psychic Vampire Ex The bane of my young adult years, and one of those transformative experiences that taught me the importance of guarding one’s power, was a single individual. This individual—let’s call them Dorian—was as manipulative as they were skilled in the darker arts of magick, cloaking their true intentions in a veil of love

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  • The Draconic Current: an Introduction to Primordia

    The Draconic Current: an Introduction to Primordia

    What Is the Draconic Current? So, you want to begin your journey into the Draconic Current? Good. You’ve come to the right place, though I must warn you—the dragons will not suffer weakness, and they will make you earn every ounce of their power. The Draconic Current is one of the most potent and mysterious

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  • The Humble Shirt

    The Humble Shirt

    Adorning Thyself for Craft The Humble Shirt… You wouldn’t think much of it at first glance, would you? Most people, mundanes, wouldn’t give a second thought to what they’re wearing when they go about their daily business. Or if they do, they’re thinking fashion. Business. Sex appeal. Does this shirt match my friend’s shirt? OH

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  • The First Time I Attempted to Summon a Demon

    The First Time I Attempted to Summon a Demon

    The First Time I Attempted to Summon a Demon As you may expect, the ritual did not go as gloriously as I had envisioned, but oh how the memory brings a chuckle to my lips. There I was, not yet A.V. Drakonis, still Ava, a mere fledgling mage hungry for power and prestige, my fingers

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  • Myself and Marcus: From Stoic to Magus

    Myself and Marcus: From Stoic to Magus

    Marcus Aurelius was perhaps one of the most remarkable rulers of ancient Rome. Philosopher-king, Stoic paragon. Many worship his teachings in Stoicism as a map to peace and virtue. Indeed, he had a grip on both discipline and wisdom. As with all great figures, there is a shadow side, a complex undercurrent that shapes their

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  • From Ava to Aurelius Valen Drakonis

    From Ava to Aurelius Valen Drakonis

    A Journey Across Realms If you hope to understand who I am, understand where I’ve been. In the physical sense: I grew up in Alberta, Canada, in the far rural north. You probably wouldn’t know the town name and I can assure you, people there were vastly Christian and terrified of any spiritual darkness. I

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