#wizardology

[staticpine]

I think the Ology book series could def be cannonical to Gravity Falls and vice versa (assuming that the Ology books take place in the same cannon, which they do in my heart of hearts)

Im back deep DEEP in a GF interest yet again and i finally got my hands on the 3rd Journal and even The Book Of Bill (which i will read after my first read through of J3) and it reads out EXACTLY like someone was dropped into the ology world with no knowledge of ology books. Ford is a wizard(ologist) with no manual!

Imagine Dipper and Mabel growing up with the ology books like dragonology and egyptology and all that - plenty in them for both of their interests! And THEN they move to gravity falls. Hell! Could be a background reason of why theyre able to yes-and everything so well!

I dunno, my coffee hasnt kicked in yet and im bouncing off the walls already

[picturebookshelf]

A few of my favourite illustrated books that I posted over 2023!

[what-is-my-aesthetic]

The Ology series was my childhood and IT'S STILL GOING (dragonology, wizardology and MORE)

[gracedreems]

Found this in the wizardology handbook and it tickled me

[theskydoesgreatthingsnow]

Dugald A. Steer, Dragonologist, Egyptologist, Mythologist, Wizardologist, Etc.

Looks exactly like you’d dreamed and also like Griffin McElroy in his secret society outfit.

[tigrikorn]

I fleshed out the drawing a bit:

[ambassadortotrilliusprime]

Okay okay fair.... But i had it's companion.

Wizardology.

[lee-hakhyun]

missing the dragonology book.... it can't be translated well into an online format... i will find a way to read you again

[saturnniidae]

DEYA DEYA DEYA. YOU KNOW THE SAMPLES OF LIKE THE “DRAGON SCALES” AND THE “DRAGON DUSK” IN THE DRAGONOLOGY BOOK??? WOULD YOU EVER JUST. TRACE YOUR FINGERS OVER THEM FOR HOURS. I WAS OBSESSED WITH IT. IT WAS MY LIFE BSJSJSKS

YESSS. ALL THE LIKE TEXTURED/INTERACFIVE PAGES SCALE WERE MY FAVORITE. RUNNING MY HANDS OVER YHEM WAS SO AMAZING AND I WOULD ALSO JUST SPEND SO LONG DOING THAT OR GOING THROUGH THE BOOK AND JUST ADMIRING THE PRETTY ART SINCE I COULD BARELY READ (DYSLEXIA) BUT I REMEMBER I WORKED SO HARD TO REMEMBER RUNES SO I COULD WRITE MY DRAGON PLUSHIES' NAMES ON THE LIKE CARDBOARD BOX HOUSES ID MAKE THEM IT WAS ALL ID THINK ABT LIKE ID GO TO SCHOOL AND COME HOME AND IMMEDIATELY RESUME LOOKING THROUGH THE BOOK AND PLAYING W MY DRAGONS

[picturebookshelf]

Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin (2005)

Text: Dugald Steer -- Art: Anne Yvonne Gilbert, John Howe, Tomislav Tomic & Helen Ward

[starcunts]

11:11 I wish for someone to send me MONEY

[dearings]

there is no stronger bond in the world than between a weirdgirl* and their illustrated fantasy encyclopedia

[mallevsmaleficarum]

The never-ending well of Merlin fanfiction is definitely a testament to what could have been if the writers had gone for glory just a little harder. Tumblr user @terapsina put it well here.

Basically the central conceit of the show needed to be realized with Arthur finding out that Merlin had magic just a few seasons earlier and LI.TER.AL.LY any choices the writers had made from there on out would've made it a more compelling series!! The stakes needed to change to allow the characters to have any meaningful growth. Instead towards the end it felt repetitive, tragic but mostly not in a fun literary themed-way, and like a waste of some impressive acting talent!

I mean you can go anywhere to see what people thought of the last season and the finale (some people have impressively made peace with it)- for me its everything that wasn't done leading up to it that makes it impossible for me to watch.

I read a really compelling fanfiction the other day where Arthur disobeys Uther's orders regarding sorcery, is banished, and he and Merlin and some of the knights start traveling around Albion, inspiring loyalty in the people of the surrounding country and it becomes actually believable that Arthur is the Once and Future King. How fun that would've been! A couple seasons in, pulling the characters out of Camelot for an extended adventure with real room for character growth- the prince who was born with everything having to earn his way back. It reminds me of the first version of the story I had ever heard as a kid, where Arthur was raised basically as a peasant before he pulled the sword from the stone.

Honestly I don't know if I will know peace until there is like, a whole new (reboot or sequel) series that actually delivers on the promises the writers made, namely 1. we actually get to see the start of a golden age of magic and prosperity (either in anachronistic mediaeval times or in present day, I'm not that picky) and 2. even if it does end with Arthur dying again, like maybe some closure this time would be nice. Like this show was supposed to be family programming, why was the ending so fucking sad? With Merlin a sad old lonely man and every single character we loved dead? I would've taken the cheesiest. possible. ending. over that. (If you disagree that's fine- like I said, I don't even mind Arthur dying in the finale if it at least feels earned- like they actually accomplished anything to make the world a better place- which, frankly, it didn't.)

[microwavedman]

Anyways yeah i would like if i had those

I need all of though ologies books are you fucking KIDDING me i need them NOW

[whoslaurapalmer]

you ever suddenly really want to read a book that you read and loved when you were a kid. like I would KILL for a copy of wizardology