#taming demons for beginners

[2isted-chocol8-art]

I have no idea about making comics but I loved this scene from the book sm I had to draw it. Fanart of a scene from Book 3 of the series the guild codex: demonized!

-> More The Guild Codex Fanart

[windvexer]

I feel like a lot of introdutory books on witchcraft skip those steps to make spells and also the exercises that you should train to help you get in certain head spaces, like meditation, visualization, breathing techniques. I ended up looking at some chaos magic introdutory guides to learn some of those exercises, because the witchcraft ones don't really focus on providing a guide for the beginner.

or if they don't skip they just mention very briefly like oh you should consecrate or charge this, but never really explaining what it is

Its interesting because I got a book that was described as intermediate wicca and in that book they actually explain a lot more in depth all those concepts like dedicating, charging, blessing etc which is weird that is only on the intermediate one because to me it feels like the in depth explanations should be already on the introdutory ones. So even if i'm not necessarily going to the wicca path, the book ended up helping me a lot.

We are definitely in the midst of a Witchcraft craze and many, many "beginner" books on witchcraft are written for the spiritual seeker crowd who are looking for a self-supervised system of nature-based faith and empowerment.

There has been a shift in witchcraft publishing which moves away from whatever the hell was going in in the 70s, beginner witchcraft books telling you how to summon demons and shit. "Welcome to baby's first book on witchcraft! Here's how to summon Vassago, don't fuck it up!"

Many witchcraft publishers now seem to regard actual magic as a bit déclassé, which is why in my opinion the loveliest of witchcraft books now come from indie and self publishers.

And I think all of this is fine.

Witchcraft hasn't gotten smaller. It's gotten bigger. The boundaries have been expanded beyond the mist-shrouded peaks and the blood-soaked thickets, hiding spirits with heads that don't match their bodies.

It's been expanding beyond the rolling hills and the herbs hidden near muddy creeks, guarded by badgers and snakes who might just tell you what to do with the monsters in the mountain above.

It's arrived at the grand sun-drenched meadow, just off the highway; it's arrived at a place with picnic benches and carefully marked trails, where seeing a mule deer far off in the distance will fill people with delight.

The hills have never been tamed. They can't be. It's not how it works.

The boundary just gets bigger. Maybe someday it'll cross the highway. Someday it will retreat again, hidden from the main road.

I think we should enjoy the gentle lands of our domain while they're here.

Don't you think it's so amazing? Don't you think it's a relief and wonderful and warm that so many people now look at witchcraft and think it's lovely and enjoyable and meant for everyone?

I expect in my lifetime, the boundary will retreat far up into the mists. And the benefits we enjoy now by being associated with such pretty meadows will be erased.

But meanwhile, we should also perhaps not have too high expectations for any mass-produced popular witchcraft 101 books. They are typically not meant for people trying to hike in the foothills.

[mmslooney007]

The (long-ish) Review No One Needed Or Asked For ™ - Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

This is for all the Inuyasha girlies

Character-wise

Meet Ling Miao Miao, our leading lady, played by Esther Yu. Esther only plays cutie-patooties, and Miao Miao is no exception. She's clever, playful, down to earth, self-sacrificing, and if the rainbow was a person (wink wink), I'd say it'd be she.

Mu Sheng is our leading man. Remember what I said about Mr. Bad? Well baby, he is bad. Hot-headed, cruel streak, a literal demon. Siscon. Miao Miao even said so. Tsundere? Lil bit.

Mu Yao and Liu Fu Yi are our noble lovers (because y'all told me so). Their character descriptions are just that: good. And Cui Cui? Baby. Can do no wrong.

Plot-wise

Miao2 (thanks Viki-ers) reads the newly-released novel of her favorite author. After being disappointed by it, she takes it to the internet like any other sensible modern-day person only to get sucked into it. At first, she has a few beginner tasks like any other RPG gamer with the auto save on. The catch? After completing them, she has to complete the hidden task of the game and propel the story to its end.

It's cute. I thought it was gonna be all sunshine and giggles and romcom central. WRONG. Maybe the first 12/13 episodes are cute cdramaland relationship fodder (affectionate) but after that? We really are in this game. It has become real life. The auto save is off, and as for me and my house, we were bracing ourselves for the impact of the ending. Because the logistics. How are we gonna fall in love with a fictional dude, love our friends, then up and leave them behind when the ending comes? Immediate anxiety.

Idk what to call this next point

... I loved it. My original theory was that Sheng got sucked in, so she was gonna play knight-in-shining-armor, but I'm not even mad. Like, the author wrote all these love letters to you in the form of books because you inspired him while he was dealt such a hand in this life. And his wish on that surgery table was that you'd feel that, and that he'd return to you. That wish was indeed magic. I will not be taking complaints about it.

My Rating...

9.5/10

Shout out to the commentors. My favorite comments include, "I can tame him (cat emoji?)," "Almond ombre set 💅🏼" and the people who also said they couldn't stop laughing and get into the (supposed to be sad/touching) scene because if the nail comments. Solidarity.

Forever a fictional man's girl?

[crownprincessoftherusalkas]

Robin, in Taming Demons for Beginners: My life is falling apart faster than a Nature Valley granola bar.

~

Tori: My life is just a collection of poorly-made decisions with alternative music playing in the background.

~

Saber: My life would be so much easier if it wasn't for that thing...God, what is that thing called...other people.

~

Kit: My life right now would be so fun if it wasn't all happening to me.

[shiningsilverarmor]

While this demon doesn't care for the chimble holidays, Bor wouldn't want to neglect the chance to give the family gifts.~ When the children wake there will be gifts of buildible toys, sweet treats, odd bobbles and glow sigils to keep them warm.~ For their love, freshly baked goods, new tools for his crafts, and enchanted embers that'll never go out. However there are three particular gifts that stand out more than most... For Hollis, a wand. It seemed to curl around itself as if it was procured and refined from a unicorn's horn. Pure white with a iridescent sheen, and aura of magic that was gentle, a soft humming could be felt if held. Waving it leaves a trail of light in it's path, able to draw up animated figures that would play out for a couple minutes at a time so long the wand is being held.~ The more they practice the longer the animated figures would last~ Tied to the wand is a piece of paper that looks roughly like a music sheet. A guide of how they should wave their new gift, on top It reads... 'the littlest nutcracker!' For Kage, he gets a grimoire for beginners! It looked small and with pages few... It's bound in thick dark leaves that feels like leather, edges claded in silver. The middle of the book with an admittedly... pretty tame and cartoony looking owlbear cub. The first few pages starts off with the basics, grounding, basic healing, protections, tips and tricks! The few pages after are blank besides a doodle of a roachie pointing at the emptiness saying, 'grimoires are personal to you!~ There's bunches of spells out there that's ripe for the learning, write them in here and add your little twist! Within reason, Kage. We all can't be at the dark arts right off the back!'

Now for Bor's husband, Sterling Silver... He gets a hand crafted pendent, the silver chain is tinted blue that glinted beautifully in the light.~ The pendent itself showed three crescent figures over lapping and around one single black pearl. The first of moonstone with a glow that seem to pulse with the heart beat of the wearer, the next is what could be described as onyx or a polished coal. the middle of this gem turned a bright orange or red whenever the wearer's romantic partner is near.~ The third and last crescent seemed to hug the pearl in the middle, a little 'spark' bouncing off each other when ever Hollis and Kage laughed to one another~ All embedded in the same material as the chain that holds it!

Bor gently presses their head against Sterling and lets out a little crow- "Happy holidays, my dear~"

One moment they created a child, then the next another. And then, they celebrated their first holiday as a whole family this time.

Together...

Completed.

This here was the true gift for him.

The chain may have glinted even more brighter with how Sterling's happy glow made it to be, causing though Kage to squint as he was trying to read his book while Hollis shielded him a bit with their casting from the wand gifted.

Like Bor would have predicted Hollis needed a bit more practice, but it did the job done with two figures appearing, silly music lyrics coming during, to clumsily grab a umbrella to do so!

A small laugh of a apology towards his children before Sterling put his focus to his husband,

"Happy holidays to you too, boogie woogie..~ As well as for more for our children, their children children should that one day happen."

Or from themselves if time would be kind to them he jest to himself, laughing against Bor's cheek.

"And perhaps.. more members to come from outside our circle to create more of our little version of a galaxy."

@morttodea

[magickandmachine]

I am a survior of sexual assaults. I went from being hypersexual, hyperfocused on sex, to being utterly terrified of it. I was okay and rather good with intimacy, yet the second things were getting sexual, I would dissociate at best, shut down at worst (and I mean shut down in the autistic sense. It was awful.)

My repulsion and terror lasted for around four years. Four years where desire and need for sex where ever present, but where I would refuse and sabotage any situation and relationship that could get there. I went to therapy and sexual health centers, tried to follow an expected monogamous path, pretty much anything.

I tried to control chaos. A fucking beginner mistake that I'd be ashamed of if I didn't remember the sheer terror that fried my brain for all this time. I felt like part of me had been ripped away, one of the most defining traits of my being had been stolen and destroyed.

Last summer, out of desperation and urgency (as I was at the time in a relationship that was -threatening- to become sexual), I got the old sigil work back after years of quietness.

I'm a musician and that has always been my own death posture. The place where I can shut down all senses and focus on the idea behind the sound. So I did that again. I had a sudden musical epiphany and frantically started to build a project with a direction. It quickly became carnal, primal, taking me back to my hormone-fueled teenage nights but able to fully embrace what lust is in my now adult, experienced body. I built a persona, based on Peter Binsfeld's archetype of Asmodeus as a demon of lust, that would become a voice for my pent-up, locked desires. I wrote songs upon songs and shot videos thanks to trusted friends, psychedelic renditions of kinks and fetishes set to music that is both explicitly lusty and hidden.

For half the year, I have put bursts of energy into the work and basically willed it into existence among my reality.

As of today, 7 months after I began, I can only assert that all of this has fucking worked.

Late december saw an incredible moment of synchronicity that led to the first sexual encounter in years, and it has since cascaded into not only more encounters, but a newfound sexual energy that rivals the one I had built ten years ago, at my relational peak. I haven't even released my sigils in the open yet (I admit I'm actually procrastinating right now by typing this) that I am already feeling the results. Despite the dire conditions of the world around, I am full of energy, trust, happiness, and above all : confidence. Things that had been pent up for years are being released with results, boundaries are raised and held. Reality changes. Chaos can't be tamed, but the future can.

Embrace the chaos. It fucking works, provided you ARE doing the work. I magicked myself out of sexual trauma and back into being an ethical slut, utterly full of love and unapologetic about it, but a million times stronger than before thanks to the work.

Do the work. Reach inside yourself. Free yourself of gods, masters, idols, archetypes.

It fucking works.

[hcolleen]

I am having a slow brain day today.

Yesterday's books were all of Taming Demons for Beginners and the first of three books in the omnibus Ghostly Visions. Today's book was Night's Gifts.

Taming Demons for Beginners is the first of a series. A newly orphaned young woman is staying with her uncle because he won't release her inheritance to her, which includes a grimoire with a bunch of demon names which has been handed down through the female line of her family for generations. Her uncle is also holding a demon in a summoning circle, trying to force it to submit to a contract. The two become quite unlikely partners. There's hints at UST and I'm curious and like the characters enough to see if that UST gets stronger in a slow burn until...

Ghostly Visions is the 4th omnibus in the Harper Harlow series by Lily Harper Hart (aka Amanda M Lee...under the AML pen name, the novels are in 1st person usually. Under the LHH pen name, they're in 3rd limited, but following multiple POVs so the limited part follows the POV). In the first of the books, an accident where Harper's first out of college boyfriend had his accident and disappeared brings up different ghosts than she and her best friend usually hunt. Yes, Harper is a ghost hunter and her best friend and they're two employees help her with that. Her boyfriend works as a detective with her best friend's uncle in their small town in Michigan. (the only acceptable cops are fictional cops, but they're on extremely thin ice, in my opinion...also, I just really like cozy mysteries with paranormal bents)

Night's Gifts is the first in the Of Cats and Dragons series (two of my favorite things). So, in this one, Omen has very strong mental gifts that are kept under control by a bracelet that is stolen by a pick pocket. He runs into Templar, who keeps him from throwing many more projectiles at the thief than he meant to. They end up doing an errand for a necromancer to get the bracelet back, which becomes far more complicated (and cute) than expected.

So, in my effort to work through my TBR, I've thus far added 3 series...

[44gamez]

Top 5 Beginner Classes To Play in World of Warcraft

Picture: Blizzard Leisure World of Warcraft is likely one of the world’s hottest MMORPGs, and there’s a ton of content material to devour should you’re diving into the sport. Nevertheless, one of many first items of fabric you’ll want to determine is the category you’re going to play, and there are some simpler ones that freshmen ought to take a look at, which we’re going to go over beneath.

World of Warcraft: High 5 Newbie Courses

WoW is likely one of the longest-standing MMORPGs now we have right this moment, with practically 20 years of content material for gamers to sink their tooth into, together with all the lessons and specializations. A few of these, akin to Arcane Mage, are confirmed to be the best ability hole for brand spanking new gamers, as their rotation when you hit max degree is presently round 10 or so spells, all depending on timings and whatnot. Nevertheless, some lessons throughout the sport are exponentially simpler to make use of than others. Under, we’ve ranked the simplest lessons to get into that will help you get began. One disclaimer earlier than we dive in: after we say best or finest for freshmen, we imply on the base degree while you hit the max degree. After all, some lessons will develop into extra advanced when entering into sure skills and whatnot, however these ought to be the perfect on the base. Associated: The best way to discover the Elder Ashenvale Bear location in WoW Basic Havoc Demon Hunter

Picture: Blizzard Leisure Launched again in Legion, Havoc DH has develop into some of the sought-after melee specs in every tier, and gamers have flocked in the direction of the category extra so as a result of its ease of entry alongside the lore. Demon Hunters have primarily relied on quick motion, mixed with uber capitalizing in your Metamorphis window, and it’s a blast to play. Having performed the category because it was launched in Legion and having pushed Chopping Edge to most tiers, I do know the category is advanced on the finish of the day, however the baseline is a steady newbie class. There are additionally sufficient construct guides on the market for gamers to take a look at to see which playstyle they like. However regardless of and hucking your glaives round is a reasonably neat function of the category. Beast Mastery Hunter

Picture: Blizzard Leisure Broadly thought to be the simplest DPS spec within the sport for the final couple of DLCs has been Beast Mastery Hunter, and the enduring class has quite a bit to like, whereas being nice for freshmen. The category permits gamers to have two pets battle alongside them, which may be nice for gamers diving into WoW for the primary time. You’ll be capable of degree all through the sport and take a look at all of the content material there's, together with the wildlife you’ll be capable of tame. Getting all the way down to the precise class itself, Beast Mastery Hunter primarily depends on eight or so principal buttons, with a heavy reliance on Kill Command and Barbed Shot. These two skills would be the principal focus of the category, and also you’ll see your injury high the leaderboard with simply two clicks. Associated: The place to seek out Metzen the Reindeer in WoW Basic Season of Discovery Arms or Furrior Warrior

Picture: Blizzard Enterainment Whereas we may’ve put Devastation Evoker and even Retribution Paladin for the ultimate DPS spot on our listing, we thought having a Warrior class on this listing would appease some gamers, as we love all of the lessons. Whereas the spec in end-game has been by way of some turbulent instances throughout Dragonlight, the category is comparatively straightforward to get into, regardless of should you’re taking part in Arms or Fury. With a serious emphasis on hacking and slashing your opponent all through fight, there’s a variety of positivity across the class going ahead, particularly in the direction of The Warfare Inside. Healer – Restoration Shaman

Picture: Blizzard Enterainment Should you’re out there for therapeutic inside World of Warcraft, the consensus is to stay with the Restoration Shaman class till you get your bearings to check out others, akin to Mistweaver Monk. Shamans are glorious healers who depend on totems and the weather to maintain gamers wholesome throughout fight and have unimaginable utility, akin to Ghost Wolf and Reincarnation. Whereas therapeutic is usually a bit difficult, particularly with among the expectations that some gamers have for healers in teams, this class ought to give gamers a stable baseline to comply with all through their journey in WoW. Associated: All Raid Consumables in WoW Basic SoD Tank – Guardian Druid

Picture: Blizzard Leisure Lastly, now we have tanking, which is undoubtedly the toughest spec for gamers new to WoW to dive into immediately, however it may be gratifying when you get into it absolutely. Guardian Druid is extensively thought-about the simplest tank for gamers to attempt to will provide you with a stable baseline of what to anticipate from different tanks, akin to Blood Loss of life Knight and Brewmaster Monk. Nevertheless, having the ability to pull all enemies all through the dungeon and being the primary point of interest of a raid is a stellar feeling, and we’d like to see how new gamers react to tanking in Dragonflight. Total, most of those lessons will give gamers understanding of the three principal roles inside World of Warcraft, and we’d love to listen to how your journey goes in Azeroth. Now that you just’ve acquired your starter class squared away, learn our article that may reply the query you’re in all probability questioning: will World of Warcraft ever be accessible on the Xbox now that Blizzard is owned by Microsoft? Read the full article

[donotputmeinaboxturtle]

3 things!

1. Made Manicotti for the first time, and it was tasty! even if I messed up some🤘

2. Thinned out the cilantro plants, keeping a few strong ones in one indoor pot. They are doing well😊 I put the extras outside in a tray with soil, it will be a little experiment to see how well they do. If they hold up, I can find jars for them and give them to friends🤷🌱🌱🌱🌱

3. Ive tried a few different audiobooks in the past week that were kinda bad, but I found one I like, and it's a seriiiiiies "Taming Demons For Beginners" by Annette Marie. This author has a few other series that are different flavors of fantasy fiction, can't wait to check them out! ✨😈🪄🧙🧝‍♂️✨

[2isted-chocol8-art]

"I'm not strong like you and I know it isn't worth much, but..." I stared hard into his eyes. "Zylas, I promise to protect you however I can, no matter what, until you return to your world."

More The Guild Codex: demonized drawings! This time a scene from the second book. They're slowly getting to trust each other :) -> More The Guild Codex Fanart

[faithfully-limping]

And if I have to submit and die and be reborn over and over again, will I always be a beginner? Or will I, each time, get closer to the Truth? And even if I’m getting closer to the Truth, will it ever feel that way? Even if I start to tame the Animal part of my body and the Demonic part of my soul- if I start to lessen the Evil within myself- will I ever feel it? Will I ever believe it? How do I know if I’m going in the right direction? Will I hear God’s voice and know it again? And if so, when? When there is no guidance from above that I can discern, is it better to do nothing and wait, or to make my own decisions and see what comes of it? When prayer and reading Scripture and even communing with other Christians, asking them questions- doesn’t make me feel any more certain, what do I do? “Trust that God will come through” of course, but again I ask- do I move, or do I wait and do nothing?

I constantly find myself in need of renewal of my faith in God- and my obedience to Him. C.S. Lewis describes coming to God for the first time as a part of you dying- maybe I have to die and submit over and over again, in order to learn to trust God. I want to be willing to die inside, for God to fill me with His Holy Spirit again and again

[the-guild-codex-hub]

“Do you like them?” I asked anxiously.

He selected a red velvet cookie. Ate it. Said nothing.

“You were so quick to tell me my blood tasted gross, but you can’t come up with a single observation about my baking?”

Smirking, he ate a fourth cookie without comment.

“You’re infuriating.”

His tail swished. He sampled the final cookie option, then licked a smear of sticky caramel off his finger. Grumbling under my breath, I turned to the sink heaped with dirty dishes.

“In my world,” he said unexpectedly, “there is a type of … tree.”

I faced him again, my brow furrowed in puzzlement.

“On the tree, it grows small …” He cupped his hands as though holding something. “… small fruits. The outside is poisonous, deadly, but inside is juicy and sweet. We fight over these trees. I have killed to take the fruit when it is ripe.”

He picked up another s’more cookie. “These are better.”

Taming demons for beginners

[crownprincessoftherusalkas]

Taming Demons for Beginners

Zylas, holding Robin hostage in the kitchen: I hate hh'ainun.

Amalia: Then give her back!

Zylas: Because you want her, no.

[2isted-chocol8]

Why is there so little content of the guild codex I need to scream my thoughts about demonized so much, Robin's and Zylas' relationship has me losing my mind

[daisydaniel27]