For lo doth majic...
Greetings, All.
'Tis but a fine, imaginary, line doth exist between the world of majic and the world which claims majic does not exist. There are those who claim powers of Majic and those who are actually Majical Beings. So said, let us ponder... We will look upon 'Majic' as an umbrella term since there doth exist many and varied forms of the Art. As there are many forms of Majic, it naturally follows that there are many different types or 'Kinds' who practice the Art of Majic-making. Nothing dark and hidden in that, hmm?
Allow me to take a moment to speak to certain things that tend to create disbelief in what is considered out of the normal realm of the ordinary. First, misconceptions regarding tools of Majic; there has always been the pre-conceived imagery one finds, even in 'true to the Art' books and other mediums, which feeds scorn of the Art. For instance, Majic wands; boiling cauldrons; various types of knives; period fashions, and so on.
Then there are terms; descriptive by their very nature. 'Witch' conjures images of old hags with unkempt hair, dressed in rough black frocks, brandishing their wands to turn innocent folks into some form or other of reptile or animal while they brew posion potions over an open fire. How funny is that? Or maybe not so funny to the child who hovers beneath the bed covers, trembling with angst, as he fears that he may well meet his fate in a boiling cauldron. There are many tales of such happenstance the world over; in every language, that has been carried down through the ages. Even in these modern times, folks shun he or she who claims to be a Witch and while those folks claim to not fear those they shun, you can bet that some degree of fear lurks inside them. The ages-old question: if you do not believe then why do you fear?
The answer is quite simple; it is human nature to fear what one does not understand, even if one is given to pooh-pooh the idea. Chance; the belief that there is always the outside, if miniscule, chance that one is wrong in one's personal beliefs. Who among us, Mortal or Immortal, has never been wrong? There is no perfect Being (other than the God or Gods of one's faith), regardless of one's state of being. Even the oldest of Immortals, with centuries of learning under their belt, are prone to make the occassional mistake. But I digress.
The tools of Majic are just that; tools, props if you will. Those are used to provide focus for the practicioner of Majic. Certainly, such tools can be imbued with majical powers by the practicioner to aid in what one is attempting to accomplish. And it is quite true that if a particular tool is stolen, it might cause harm to the thief. But more than likely the thief will only find that he has stolen what is useless to any other than the owner; unless the thief happens to be another practicioner of Majic and has the knowledge to use the Majic contained in the tool. But for all practical purposes, the tool is useless to others.
Fashion; another thing that lends fuel to the fire of disbelief. Witches, Warlocks, and other majical Beings appear to have a penchant for high drama. Aye, and some do while others do not. The color, black, is easily explainable. Among practicioners of Majic, black is considered a 'power' color; what the color red is to ordinary folks. To one who thinks in terms of black and white, black is considered evil while white is the color of all that is good and right. Narrow-minded, those who think in such terms, for all can never be reduced to black or white terms. Thinking inside that cramped box 'twould be tantamount to ignoring what one is unable to understand; which is the case where the majority dwells. If you cannot understand or explain it then it must not exist.
Amazingly enough, many of those with narrow minds will pay top dollar to go see the latest cinema flick or purchase the latest novel about the very individuals and things they do not believe in, and all in the name of entertainment. Go figure (but I do not waste my time doing so). Again, I look upon it as human nature; paying for the strange desire to be scared out of one's wits. What it boils down to is that those particular folks harbor their dark little secrets;belief, which they will not openly admit to. Which is fine; if one does not force their personal opinions upon others. And therin lies the rub; forcing one's opinion upon others.
There all manner of clergy members who teach their flocks that belief in the supernatural is a guaranteed ticket to hell. Yet, those same folks would have their followers believe that blind faith in one's choice of religion is the order of the day. Miracles. Hmm... The sad reality is that each religious organization claims that one 'must' have faith in only that religion, when it comes to things such as purported miracles. Sadder, to my way of thinking, are the astronomical numbers of followers who fall in line with such thinking. Again, that is one's right of choice but it certainly narrows the path to knowledge.
Next we have the ages-old dilemma as to whether or not Vampyres exist, or ever did. They do, and have since the beginning of time. They are so much more evolved, and continue to evolve, as the rest of humanity does, in order to exist and traverse the realm of modern society. Are they horrendously ugly skeletal caricatures of humanity? Some are; through their own fault. The Vampyre does not begin existence as such a creature, but only becomes so by his/her actions. Surprise? Not if you give it valuable thought. How many times have you looked upon another of your Kind and made the statement: She has been rode hard and put up wet? It is a fact that hard living will find evidence in the face and body; turn it into something of a gross nature. Consider the alcoholic, the street person, the drug abuser, etc. The Vampyre is not so different in that; brings ugliness upon self, for the abuse purpetrated upon others. It is a form of punishment for one's sins.
As you think about that, consider the Vampyre who does acts of good toward others. Like their bretheren, they begin their existence much as they looked when their human bodies died. There are some who are uncommonly handsome and beautiful, but so too are there such humans (not those who pay to have their looks enhanced, for those will fade with time). I am speaking of natural beauty. Looks aside, many Vampyres walk among the human population without anyone being the wiser. They dress and behave as ordinary folks do, live in the same style, work in public, etc. Aye, and the majority are limited by the hours in which they may expose themselves, but even as we speak, some are able to tolerate daylight. They are called Day Walkers, but most keep to the night. Thus you will find them doing all those activities (socializing and working) folks do at night.
It is generally thought that Vampyres have no soul. Well, as the soul cannot be seen, who can prove that? That belief lends itself to the theory that all Vampyres are heinous individuals straight from the Netherworld. So sad. There are Vampyres who attend religious services, much as the rest of church-goers do, so there goes the ridiculous belief that things of a religious nature can stave all of them off. Truth of the matter is that crosses and holy water are particular deterrents when dealing with the bad boys and girls, but those things will only serve to make them very uncomfortable, but not destroy them. Wooden stakes to the heart? Weapons of old; but those can only slow them down. Unless the heart is separated from the body and completely destroyed, they will heal and rise again. Actually any weapon used to impale the heart will work to slow them down; but only for a time. One must remember they possess powers of rejuvenation; heal in an extraordinary manner. The rich soil is their medicine and that is why many prefer to 'go to ground' while at rest, whether to heal or not. But many sleep in beds; always with protective measures in place.
Vampyres are supremely intelligent and why not, given the length of the existence? They carry knowledge from generation to generation and century to century. No mystery in that. And because of such intelligence, they face the task of learning to fit in with the present society, and that without giving themselves away and thus they are easily bored. It is no small wonder that even the nicest of the Kind will sometimes get up to a spot of mischief to allay their boredom with the less intelligent races among whom they dwell. Can you imagine talking to the most intelligent human being you can find only to have to deal with knowing everything they know but knowing it with more advanced facts?
Vampyres have a majical abilities all their own. Most do not consider themselves practicioners of Majic, but that their abilities and strengths are common to their Kind. Certainly there are those who like to think of themselves as majical beings; and so what? What of those humans who think of themselves as with such superior intelligence that they can do more than the ordinary individual? Get the point? It matters not how one views one's abilities; only that one is gifted with such.
Aye, and majical abilities are gifts. Used wisely and for the good, those can be enhanced; used for evil purposes, those abilities become the albatross around the evil-doers neck. That is as it should be and will be, for it is written. So, when next you think of practicioners of Majic as mythical beings, know that you dwell within the confines of a very small box. Those who are willing to step outside those confines are those who gain true knowledge and, oft, are gifted to know a special individual. Whether that individual be Witch, Vampyre, Werewolf, Faery, or any other Kind, 'tis in the human's best interests not to ignore that this world does not belong to human-kind, alone. Take heed, Dream Teller.
'Tis but a fine, imaginary, line doth exist between the world of majic and the world which claims majic does not exist. There are those who claim powers of Majic and those who are actually Majical Beings. So said, let us ponder... We will look upon 'Majic' as an umbrella term since there doth exist many and varied forms of the Art. As there are many forms of Majic, it naturally follows that there are many different types or 'Kinds' who practice the Art of Majic-making. Nothing dark and hidden in that, hmm?
Allow me to take a moment to speak to certain things that tend to create disbelief in what is considered out of the normal realm of the ordinary. First, misconceptions regarding tools of Majic; there has always been the pre-conceived imagery one finds, even in 'true to the Art' books and other mediums, which feeds scorn of the Art. For instance, Majic wands; boiling cauldrons; various types of knives; period fashions, and so on.
Then there are terms; descriptive by their very nature. 'Witch' conjures images of old hags with unkempt hair, dressed in rough black frocks, brandishing their wands to turn innocent folks into some form or other of reptile or animal while they brew posion potions over an open fire. How funny is that? Or maybe not so funny to the child who hovers beneath the bed covers, trembling with angst, as he fears that he may well meet his fate in a boiling cauldron. There are many tales of such happenstance the world over; in every language, that has been carried down through the ages. Even in these modern times, folks shun he or she who claims to be a Witch and while those folks claim to not fear those they shun, you can bet that some degree of fear lurks inside them. The ages-old question: if you do not believe then why do you fear?
The answer is quite simple; it is human nature to fear what one does not understand, even if one is given to pooh-pooh the idea. Chance; the belief that there is always the outside, if miniscule, chance that one is wrong in one's personal beliefs. Who among us, Mortal or Immortal, has never been wrong? There is no perfect Being (other than the God or Gods of one's faith), regardless of one's state of being. Even the oldest of Immortals, with centuries of learning under their belt, are prone to make the occassional mistake. But I digress.
The tools of Majic are just that; tools, props if you will. Those are used to provide focus for the practicioner of Majic. Certainly, such tools can be imbued with majical powers by the practicioner to aid in what one is attempting to accomplish. And it is quite true that if a particular tool is stolen, it might cause harm to the thief. But more than likely the thief will only find that he has stolen what is useless to any other than the owner; unless the thief happens to be another practicioner of Majic and has the knowledge to use the Majic contained in the tool. But for all practical purposes, the tool is useless to others.
Fashion; another thing that lends fuel to the fire of disbelief. Witches, Warlocks, and other majical Beings appear to have a penchant for high drama. Aye, and some do while others do not. The color, black, is easily explainable. Among practicioners of Majic, black is considered a 'power' color; what the color red is to ordinary folks. To one who thinks in terms of black and white, black is considered evil while white is the color of all that is good and right. Narrow-minded, those who think in such terms, for all can never be reduced to black or white terms. Thinking inside that cramped box 'twould be tantamount to ignoring what one is unable to understand; which is the case where the majority dwells. If you cannot understand or explain it then it must not exist.
Amazingly enough, many of those with narrow minds will pay top dollar to go see the latest cinema flick or purchase the latest novel about the very individuals and things they do not believe in, and all in the name of entertainment. Go figure (but I do not waste my time doing so). Again, I look upon it as human nature; paying for the strange desire to be scared out of one's wits. What it boils down to is that those particular folks harbor their dark little secrets;belief, which they will not openly admit to. Which is fine; if one does not force their personal opinions upon others. And therin lies the rub; forcing one's opinion upon others.
There all manner of clergy members who teach their flocks that belief in the supernatural is a guaranteed ticket to hell. Yet, those same folks would have their followers believe that blind faith in one's choice of religion is the order of the day. Miracles. Hmm... The sad reality is that each religious organization claims that one 'must' have faith in only that religion, when it comes to things such as purported miracles. Sadder, to my way of thinking, are the astronomical numbers of followers who fall in line with such thinking. Again, that is one's right of choice but it certainly narrows the path to knowledge.
Next we have the ages-old dilemma as to whether or not Vampyres exist, or ever did. They do, and have since the beginning of time. They are so much more evolved, and continue to evolve, as the rest of humanity does, in order to exist and traverse the realm of modern society. Are they horrendously ugly skeletal caricatures of humanity? Some are; through their own fault. The Vampyre does not begin existence as such a creature, but only becomes so by his/her actions. Surprise? Not if you give it valuable thought. How many times have you looked upon another of your Kind and made the statement: She has been rode hard and put up wet? It is a fact that hard living will find evidence in the face and body; turn it into something of a gross nature. Consider the alcoholic, the street person, the drug abuser, etc. The Vampyre is not so different in that; brings ugliness upon self, for the abuse purpetrated upon others. It is a form of punishment for one's sins.
As you think about that, consider the Vampyre who does acts of good toward others. Like their bretheren, they begin their existence much as they looked when their human bodies died. There are some who are uncommonly handsome and beautiful, but so too are there such humans (not those who pay to have their looks enhanced, for those will fade with time). I am speaking of natural beauty. Looks aside, many Vampyres walk among the human population without anyone being the wiser. They dress and behave as ordinary folks do, live in the same style, work in public, etc. Aye, and the majority are limited by the hours in which they may expose themselves, but even as we speak, some are able to tolerate daylight. They are called Day Walkers, but most keep to the night. Thus you will find them doing all those activities (socializing and working) folks do at night.
It is generally thought that Vampyres have no soul. Well, as the soul cannot be seen, who can prove that? That belief lends itself to the theory that all Vampyres are heinous individuals straight from the Netherworld. So sad. There are Vampyres who attend religious services, much as the rest of church-goers do, so there goes the ridiculous belief that things of a religious nature can stave all of them off. Truth of the matter is that crosses and holy water are particular deterrents when dealing with the bad boys and girls, but those things will only serve to make them very uncomfortable, but not destroy them. Wooden stakes to the heart? Weapons of old; but those can only slow them down. Unless the heart is separated from the body and completely destroyed, they will heal and rise again. Actually any weapon used to impale the heart will work to slow them down; but only for a time. One must remember they possess powers of rejuvenation; heal in an extraordinary manner. The rich soil is their medicine and that is why many prefer to 'go to ground' while at rest, whether to heal or not. But many sleep in beds; always with protective measures in place.
Vampyres are supremely intelligent and why not, given the length of the existence? They carry knowledge from generation to generation and century to century. No mystery in that. And because of such intelligence, they face the task of learning to fit in with the present society, and that without giving themselves away and thus they are easily bored. It is no small wonder that even the nicest of the Kind will sometimes get up to a spot of mischief to allay their boredom with the less intelligent races among whom they dwell. Can you imagine talking to the most intelligent human being you can find only to have to deal with knowing everything they know but knowing it with more advanced facts?
Vampyres have a majical abilities all their own. Most do not consider themselves practicioners of Majic, but that their abilities and strengths are common to their Kind. Certainly there are those who like to think of themselves as majical beings; and so what? What of those humans who think of themselves as with such superior intelligence that they can do more than the ordinary individual? Get the point? It matters not how one views one's abilities; only that one is gifted with such.
Aye, and majical abilities are gifts. Used wisely and for the good, those can be enhanced; used for evil purposes, those abilities become the albatross around the evil-doers neck. That is as it should be and will be, for it is written. So, when next you think of practicioners of Majic as mythical beings, know that you dwell within the confines of a very small box. Those who are willing to step outside those confines are those who gain true knowledge and, oft, are gifted to know a special individual. Whether that individual be Witch, Vampyre, Werewolf, Faery, or any other Kind, 'tis in the human's best interests not to ignore that this world does not belong to human-kind, alone. Take heed, Dream Teller.
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