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The Eighth Law, stated: “Pain teaches, fear guides, joy beckons.” This Law is known as the Triune. It lays out the three major forces that pulse and lead Darkworkers along their Descent. While it is the most straightforward, in many cases it can be the hardest for those early to things to apply. Mainly, this is because true application of …
The Seventh Law, stated: “Reason is your useful servant. Nothing more, nothing less.” Here, the Laws shift gears a bit. While they all deal with perspective, the first six are concerned with how you are viewing yourself and those that follow are trying to bring focus to how you view the world and your interaction with it. This Law deals …
The Sixth Law, stated: “You are a unique copy and a common miracle.” This law very deliberately presents a double set of true contradictions, on a level rivaled only by Rumsfeld’s “unknown knowns” and “known unknowns”. It is designed to define your identity, not by stating your qualities, but by remarking on the nature of your qualities. On a more …
The Fifth Law, stated: “You are a divine, human, animal”. You will find this Law stated in the many forms of Darkworking in varying ways, sometimes expressed only symbolically. It could even be stated very subtly, in an almost behind the scenes way, requiring you to read behind the lines. You might not even notice it, even though you still …
Every so often I walk through the self-help aisles at the bookstore to stay current on what is going on in the industry. Most of what I find is pure fluff, a $6.00 paperback booster-shot, designed to do nothing more than get you riled up for a second, distracting you from your problems with no real solutions. But, every so …
Silence. Nearly five months now, and that is all that has been heard from behind the Crimson Curtain. Still. Serene. And yes, very deliberate. Except for my inbox, of course, that has been non-stop screeching. I got it all in one big avalanche on my return. I travel a lot, you see, sometimes spontaneously. I honor the voice within, and …