#StarLore

[banavalope]

after drawing this, i took long enough trying to draw the second half of it i ended up just taking an entire three steps back to consider a lot of larger details. I now have more details than I know what to do with, so I’m just going to call it Starlore and say its a worldbuilding project at this point.

Worldbuilding is more enjoyable for me than writing a plot with some good legs, and I’m embracing that.

Text in image under the following cut for those who would prefer that.

Starlore: a worldbuilding exercise on the existential horros of creativity by me, Banavalope :) Amadeus, Betty, Ace, and Luz are a species of cosmic star beings best described as anthropomorphic personifications. Their home is called Astropa, which is not so much a planet as it is a cumulative of their nearly-endless realm, the Upside.

Despite the name, there is no way to quantify where in non-euclidean space Upside sits relative to Otherside and the Blanket*. Stars - known for having an exaggerated sense of self-importance - feel confident they’ve got it right.

Inherently, stars have an infinite amount of potential, but some facts can be held as true of the whole species: 1.) They are all sexless.** 2.) All stars have wings.*** 3.) “Unexplainable encounters” could be explained if stars admitted to making mistakes. * Three parts to a complete universe completely unrelated to our own - with the exception of a few copied answers, as to be expected. ** Unless they really want to make the effort, of which many do for any reason at all. *** Having wings is the leading cause of common misconceptions for any species. Often assumed to be an indication of the ability to fly, when they are just as easily an identification of the tendency to fall.

Astropa - the birthplace of ideas Anyone native to the Blanket would find the culture of stars incredibly stressful and incomprehensibly complex, were they to learn about it. This would be a correct observation, as stars seem to think they work well under pressure and go about scheduling it into their day.

An eternity spent in this kind of environment have made stars the only species known to effectively harness the most renewable source of energy across the universe: Validation.

In the ancient times of the Starmakers, validation was manufactured by fulfilling miracles blanketside. This was soon found by Timekeepers to be toxic on the environment, necessitating the regulation of wish granting* through the glory duty system**.

Modern day stars now mass produce validation locally and by natural means to meet high demand.

* Giving stars a whole lot less to feel superior over their peers about, ** and at the expense of longer lines at the Department of Miraculous Verisimilitude.

Elemental Anomalies Lucy’s hair reflects their current state of emotion. It maintains a sunny baseline, but has the widest range of expression compared to their siblings.

Ace breathes fire, losing control over it only when he’s incredibly frustrated. Holding it in makes him smoke.

Betty effects the air around her in a reliably straightforward way, under usual circumstances. In circumstances subjectively unusual, any adjective of air is possible.

Amadeus changes color to reflect the intense moods of others, rather than himself. Unfortunately, as everyone has unique colors they feel in, its not particularly helpful.

A variety of advanced technology can be found on Astropa. Holo’s are a versatile piece, commonly used to translate language when stars are blanketside.

Side Facts Some stars find them useful to have on all the time; Amadeus will use his to display closed captions for anyone not versed in sign language if his hearing aid* is out.

It isn’t necessary for stars to eat - or sleep, for that matter - but they do out of enjoyment.

* Which is not often.

Timekeepers A separate classification of anthropomorphic personification to stars are Timekeepers. They reside on a plane outside of spacetime, unimpressively called Timekeeping Affairs HQ.

The main office is reachable by taking the Timeline out of Astropa; there’s only one, and you can’t miss it.

[star-millenium]

🌘 Shimmering lights in the darkest of all nights. 🌒

"Welcome"

The voice said in a peaceful tone. They're vocals angelic - quiet and distant as the moonlight, yet emotional.

It conveyed all the positive in this world, yet it was... cautious

"Welcome to the Crystal Palace..

Mil&¢¥@

[princesslunaofmoons]

🎶My little Pony, my little pony~🎶

Decided on a whim that i wanted to create my own MLP Generation, completely separate from any other version of mlp but still taking influence.

These are my 4 main characters so far, Alexandrine Starlore, Mish mash, Guava Lava, and Violet Skies.

They’re based off of characters from other generations, like how each gen takes characters from the last. They’re based on Mimic, Mish Mash Mee, Guava Lava (obviously), and Forget-me-not.

I don’t have too much story yet, i was excited to share my designs!

[comparativetarot]

Two of Pentacles. Art by ​Nitasia Roland, from ​STARLORE Astronomical Tarot.

(Also used in The Alleyway Tarot.)

[jaculvaserinelozor]

Look who just arrived 🥰 @constellor

[alexesguerra]

Starlore Arcana: Constellations for Tarot, Astrology, and Cartomancy (56 Full-Color Cards and 128-Page Guidebook) Starlore Arcana: Constellations for Tarot, Astrology, and Cartomancy (56 Full-Color Cards and 128-Page Guidebook) Contributor(s): Roland, Nitasia (Author), Ravitch, Sasha (Foreword by) ISBN: 9781578638482 Binding: Other Pub Date: September 03, 2024 Author: Nitasia Roland Physical Info: 1.7" H x 7.4" L x 5.4" W (1.15 lbs) 128 pages Publisher: Weiser Books A beautiful fifty-six-card​ cartomancy deck exploring the mythology, folklore, and mythical stories of constellations and the zodiac. The companion 128-page guidebook provides starlore and tarot arcana interpretations. The stars and constellations have long been regarded as gods, sacred ancestors, and powerful entities. This beautiful fifty-six-card deck is comprised of playing cards that have been revived and remastered from original illustrations by John Lenthall, published in 1717. The focus of the Starlore Arcana is the mythology and folklore of sixty-three constellations, including the zodiac. Although many of the constellations have their genesis in lore and myth stretching as far back as Egyptian, Babylonian, and Phoenician origins, most of the interpretations in the companion book derive from Greek myth. By including associations with the minor arcana, author Nitasia Roland invites a playful exploration between the tarot, the fixed stars, the zodiac, and playing card cartomancy. The deck has been crafted to align with the fifty-six cards of the tarot minor arcana, with interpretations that follow the tradition of the Rider-Waite-Smith system of symbolism and archetypes. Biographical Note: Nitasia Roland is a writer of esoteric nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. She received her MFA in creative writing and is the founder of the indie publisher Urania Press. For her interdisciplinary masters degree, she studied English, poetry, printmaking, photography, and design. Nitasia works from home as an artist, independent researcher, editor, and tarot-deck creator. She resides in Maine.

[comicaurora]

I was wondering where you found your resources for Diné folklore and stories? I heard you mention it a couple times in various places and I always love seeing it acknowledged. I have Apache and Yaqui heritage and I want to learn more about the mythology, but I don't know where to find good sources

The closest to a primary source I found that was actually reliable as far as I could tell was "Starlore Among The Navaho" by Berard Haile, who actually went boots on the ground and talked to the Diné people from 1901 to 1954. He's actually been specifically honored by them for his contributions to developing their written alphabet and correspondingly the preservation of swaths of their culture through a time of intentional widespread erasure, which is extremely cool of him! And since so much of "native american folklore" books are written by white people with zero citations or credit due to the people who told them the stories in the first place, in acts that feel much more like stealing than sharing and have no regard for considerations like "this story is ONLY to be told during the winter season", this felt like a comparatively morally solid place to start.

That said, the book is very short and bare-bones, more of an anthropological note-taking expedition interested in the keepers of the starlore and the practices by which the stories are handed down, rather than a consolidated Myths And Folklore book. However, it's the closest thing to a solid primary source I could find, and the oldest text that was closest to the actual Diné people and interested in giving anything resembling credit where it was due, so in terms of reliability, it seems like a decent place to start. I did have an absolute bitch of a time finding a copy, though; it wasn't anywhere I could get to it online, so I had to physically buy a used copy.

[the-one-that-weeps]

Little details about the leolink cards: Honami edition

1) Unidentified bush (cherry tomatoes maybe?) and a water can

2) THE MIDDLE SCHOOL UNIFORM 😭😭

3) White onigiri

4) A book on starlore and constellations, right next to the tickets to the first l/N concert (Never Lose Faith! Event)

5) She has Shibao as her phone case!

6) Her headband from last year!

7) Even though the poster for the leoneed Shibuya performance appears in all the leolink cards, Honami has pencils next to it, probably due to the fact she drew for it!

8) Obligatory Honami Apple Pie Mention

9) And a happy Shibao plushie :3

Ichika | Saki | Honami | Shiho

[rumeysawrites]

I recently learned that English purists call "Astronomy" "Starlore". And I can't help but feel like it'd be a term or something the people in my fantasy world would use.

[godtier]

I rewrote some old rvb fic the other day and I figure I'll highlight it here:

it's a slightly tweaked/edited version (remaster, perhaps?) of a short fic I wrote on tumblr in like 2013 or so.

basically just a short thing about red team dealing with donut's absence on chorus! idk how IC it is bc it's been ages since I did a re-watch but yeee

it's gen/pre-slash at most, no real ships outlined specifically, but if u squint u can choose ur own adventure for what ships might be there 😌 idc, live ur life

anyway I love donut and I'm glad the series absolutely ended with his fantastic character development and nothing else happened byeee

[star-millenium]

Where am I?

Not where...when.

[princesslunaofmoons]

Alexandrine’s parents, Jasper Dancer and Ruby Red Dancer.

[ome-magical-ramblings]

Circumambulation

I hope that this post further more experimentation in term of practice, further beyond the whole idea of invoking clockwise and banishing counterclockwise. I would usually put the recommended reading/source of my inspiration in the end but I advise you to read them before you read what I write here:

https://pentamegistus.blogspot.com/2022/05/exoteric-and-esoteric-defined.html https://web.archive.org/web/20171014205033/http://voces-magicae.com/2014/11/28/countermovement-in-hermetic-magic

http://threeworldsweb.com/starlore/jsk.slore.html

Going forth with all the previous link read, I would talk more about it in term of practical terms. What happen when you circle an empty spot while reading an invocation? what happen when there's a symbol or a statue? what about a person turning around themselves counterclockwise while the other is circling them clockwise? what about an entity in this case? What if you circled around yourself counterclockwise and around a circle clockwise? You can see how this can become a rather long-winded and you would get more than just the usual "invoke/banish", you will get more of alignment, raising of energy, getting closer, and a lot of other factors going in the middle, around, and outside the circle. That's something to keep in mind, What you're doing isn't gonna stay localized in your circle completely and that doesn't mean what you're doing is strictly a circular movement.

I would speak anecdotally here, when I start circling or walking around in a small circle the recitation have more physical effect on the body. An invocation feels more "activated" if that's the word for it, clockwise or anticlockwise you can notice the effect. It is of course different from dizziness, because I don't feel the dizziness in that sense I am felt with another feeling of "otherworldliness", my partner describe it as feeling pulled into a portal. It definitely transform the area around you. One thing I noticed, if you're the kind of person who isn't particularly moving in rituals is the movement allows you to appreciate stillness/standing more, on a deeper experiential level.

Practical: I would hate to end a post without a practical part to it, but this is just a simple start for you to try and practice. you can think of different ways to do this and incorporate in your practice in different ways, here goes: the line: ARBATHIAO ARBATHIAO ARBATHIAO you shook the world, you who have swallowed the ever-living serpent, I invoke you the holy bear. BRIMO BRIMO BRIMO. You can now try the line in levels/steps, you can stop at one or you can keep going. Step 1: Facing North, being by emptying a space for a small circling around. and start going clockwise, see how you feel while saying the line. Go counterclockwise and see how feel, which clicks better? to know the correct direction, you can look up a video of how circumpolar star moves. Step 2: Do it at night, under the starry sky. Step 3: Do it in a circle and spiral inward, once you reach the center reverse the movement.(Clockwise -> Counter) or (Counter -> Clockwise) Step 4: Stand Still Step 5: Put frankincense and myrrh in the middle while carefully avoiding knocking it over, if not print an image of Ursa Major and put it in the middle.

Try it and tell me :) Image by dominique from Pixabay

[kingdom-of-shamballa]

I am interested in the science of magic. Starlore & alchemy.

[seeddreaming]

Solstice 2024 Rebirth

Beginning Of The Eternal The First and most essential art or service of mythology is of opening the mind and heart to the utter wonder of all being….And the second service is cosmological of representing the universe and whole spectacle of nature, both known to the mind and beheld by the eye – Stella Starlore Head Start The life of humanity is shackled to uncouth thieves and murderers in our…

[f0restpunk]

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