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Signs of a Good Pop Culture Paradigm
Previously, I have discussed awful paradigms for magicians, and this is often a topic within my paradigm breakdown posts. So we have indicators of bad paradigms. What about good ones? Note, Rune explained all of these in his online Geekomancy Course. So I can hardly take credit. Most of what I am doing here is…
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Light and Dark: A Final Fantasy XIV Perspective
Note: This Article contains Spoilers for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadow Bringers expansion. It seems like you can’t read anything in the occult world these days without coming across terms like ‘white witch’ referring to someone eschewing all baneful magic or ‘black magic’ referring to nastier spellwork. And, no, I am not going to go into…
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Paradigm Breakdown: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is a spinoff series that originally aired in 2004. The series begins with an ordinary girl named Nanoha meeting a mage named Yunno—who hails from a different world. He asks Nanoha to help him find 12 ‘Jewel Seeds’ that are scattered in her world. While the plot begins with a very…
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Shit Magicians Don’t Talk About
I don’t pretend to be some sort of All Wise or All Knowing magic-user. I don’t even pretend to be more than a rank amateur, especially compared to my more experienced friends and peers. Also, I appreciate a certain sense of Aesthetic Mysteriousness as much as the next person. But, there are just some things…
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Contrasting Curse Approaches
In the world of pop culture, there are two general approaches to curses or spiritual grudges. Either the magician overwhelms their target with higher quantities and levels of spiritual power. Or, they take the route of discussion. In both cases, curses and negative spiritual energy are originate from negative emotions. People die with regrets. People…
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Essential Skill : Divination
For a Geekomancer, and especially solo practitioners, divination is one of very few ways for them to check their work. Did that spell actually function as intended? Did they actually capture that spirit they were working on? For newbies, this is indispensable. This is also a good way to diagnose situations and get a different…
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What is the Difference Between Geekomancy and Pop Culture Paganism?
Within online spaces, Pop Culture Paganism is a more familiar term than Geekomancy. However, some people use the terms interchangeably. But, they are not, in fact, interchangeable terms. What is Pop Culture Paganism In general, it refers to the practice of treating characters from Pop Culture as deities or gods. This could be a…