briskrider8
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joined Dec 2002
"To the woman who saw no distinction between prosperity and scarcity,
I possessed an abundance of resources at my disposal, and I wielded them specifically to craft a mystical persona in the eyes of men—to manipulate how they perceived me, ensuring they saw exactly what I intended.
After all, most people aren't born with the capacity to peer into a soul, let alone decipher the subtle machinations of the mind; however, one can certainly influence them to believe whatever we desire simply through visual cues.
Such an influence is far more potent than anything conveyed through speech, because men rarely trust words—they are far too practiced in their own deceptions.
I understood precisely how little a true practitioner needs to manifest their magic, yet I realized I had to direct my will toward a man's imagination, which required a stage upon which to perform.
I had to compel them to see a devotee within me, otherwise, in their estimation, I would never truly be one. To achieve this, I had to surround myself with everything that suggested a grand, storied past—an era when the traditions I follow were at the absolute zenith of their power—so that their thoughts would drift toward those legends, awakening a shared sense of reverence until we were finally operating on the same frequency.
And so, piece by piece, I curated ancient artifacts salvaged from old temples; I made sure to preserve them in light that wasn't so harsh as to dissipate their essence, but rather soft enough to concentrate their energy and permeate the very air around them, much like the way incense smoke saturates a room.
I also utilized color, deeply understanding its psychological grip on the mind—both my own and the minds of those who came to visit me.
There is a science to color, and we categorize them under ten distinct banners: the seven planets, the cosmos, the zodiac, and the earth itself.
Then there are the four elemental realms, but that is a different study entirely.
Keeping my objective firmly in mind, I employed colors that mirrored the moon’s transition into silver: deep plum, reds that leaned toward crimson or burnt umber, and blues reminiscent of the deep ocean or a midnight sky. I avoided the garish, primary colors that men typically use when they attempt their own crude sorcery.
My palette was always composed of shadows and muted, blended tones, for I am the shadow in the background.
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