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Brainstorming... What are the fae elements. Would be based off of feelings, emotions, I'd think... themes that fit well in a story. Fire and ice seem clear. The heat of passion, desire, inspiration... The chill of apathy, despair, listlessness... But what other elements? 5 would be ideal, particularly if I could match them to my current suits. Fire matches blades, ice matches crowns, easy.... That'd leave Forces, Myths, and Masks
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Sometimes an opposing element can be an interesting thing... other times, the element can simply include the opposition to itself. Light creates shadows. Or perhaps the objects in front of it do... but regardless, shadows are part of the package. That isn't the case with fire or ice. What even would be darkness?
What other elements are common to use.... Senses, sound and smell... Adventure time uses candy and slime, which I admit is fascinating.
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Maybe start with aspects of feelings that are important to stories, and pare it back after getting a solid list...
Perseverance
Inspiration
Desire
Despair
Jealousy
Rivalry
Love
Pride - Self
Pride - Progeny
Comfort
Fear
Wanderlust
Nostalgia/homesickness
Curiosity
Sympathy
Lust
Vision - feeling connected to the cosmos
Plenty more I'm sure....
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Common themes in all of these... how can they be bundled together...
Wanderlust and curiosity, desire and lust... All of these speak to a wandering nature, the desire for the new... vision often finding itself here too
Nostalgia, sympathy, fear, comfort, all pushing us towards the familiar in some way or another
Rivalry, pride, jealousy, love, inspiration, hot feelings, the ones that drive us towards action...
Not sure I like this, but hitting enter anyways
The goal of all this brainstorming is to have a LOT of ideas to work with, to open my mind so that I am not caught in the eye of my own thoughts, the single minded focus that obscures truths by limiting perspective.
Also just to like, actually share how my own creative process goes, to open myself up to others.
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Perspective is important. That's a huge thing about stories, they're always true if you understand the perspective they're coming from. Or truth, at least, can be gleamed from them... that's an important aspect of my tarot... So then, what about using perspectives...
Self, other, friend, foe... Or maybe collective, self, outsider...
maybe author, reader, protagonist, antagonist, bystander...
Maybe this is too far back, maybe this is just another layer, or more to do with spread
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I feel like I just need a GLUE for all these ideas.. something to bind it together in a way that makes sense. I need to turn all these sticks into a bundle, somehow, but I'm not seeing how it can be done, yet... Perspective, emotion, element, how do I bind them cohesively?
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@BigFatFae Darkness is just the absence of light, at the end of the day.
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@Thaminga Yepyep. Which is why I'm thinking if I use light, it may not have a counterpart darkness. but not sure! Still going over all of my ideas. Kinda trying to rapid fire a lot so I can see what stands out.
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@BigFatFae passing thought: earth as stoicism, endurance & action… air as flow~ the flexible and adaptability; cool.
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@Oneironott Oooh... This gives me thoughts of needing to start a little earlier in the process, too... describing thoughts of feelings in stories and figuring out how to bind them together.... I love the comment on endurance, in particular, reminds me of a need for perseverance...
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Lightning is a no go, its symbolic feelings simply lead to fire. Earth and water almost seem connectable, but how? Is air separate? Maybe breath... The sensuality and fleetingness of life, as separate from fire? Where fire consumes, breath simply is...
What of light? Or wood? Oh, maybe wood would be earth and water's aspects... Wood could potentially be forces. The natural world, maybe?
I like the idea of Myths being Light somehow... Is there darkness? Or is that included?