#dragon guides

[rubydragonfire]

Love these colorful Empyrean Dragon Breed Guides!

Disclaimer: I did not make these. These guides were created by @larita.reads on Instagram

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Introduction to Draconic Magic

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Please Note: I will be discussing the European version of dragons and dragon guides. There are many different myths, stories, and versions depending on where in the world you are talking about, but the European dragons are OPEN while the Asian versions are CLOSED. 

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What is a Dragon?

A dragon is a mythological creature that is typically portrayed as having four legs and two wings (one pair). They can come in a variety of colors, abilities, shapes, etc. 

It’s hard to find a lot of solid information on Dragons and the likes, so anything I write about will be based on personal experience, or of the experience of people I have asked. 

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Different Type of “Dragons”

Dragons, contrary to popular belief, is not a blanket term. Here is a small list of creatures that typically get called a Dragon, but are not. 

Drake: Four legs, no wings

Wyven: Two legs, Two wings

Lindwrum: two legs, the rest of the body is snake like. No wings

Wrym: no legs, no wings. Basically a giant snake

Amphiptere: No legs, two wings. Flying snake

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What are Dragon Guides?

Dragon Guides are kinda like deities. They will help you in your path or practice, but they are a bit more permanent. While Gods and Goddess will eventually leave once they’ve taught you all that they can, a dragon guide will stay with you until you no longer want to work with them. You should show them respect and pay attention to when they speak to you. Some Dragon Guides don’t want you to tell other their name or really speak about them, as they are ancient beings that will tell you secrets. This is why it’s hard to find information on them. 

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How do you work with a Dragon Guide?

You have to go to them. Meditations, astral projection, the works. It’s not impossible they will reach out to you, but they want to see if you truly want to work with them. They don’t want to waste their time. 

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What can you offer Dragon Guides?

Learn what their horde is off, and offer that. Some Dragons horde coins, so give them the shiniest coins you can find, or some like to horde food, so leave a portion of your meals for them. Each Dragon is different, and each one likes different things.

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How do I know if it’s actually a Dragon Guide reaching out?

Same way you would check if a deity is reaching out. Divination is the backbone of communicating with your entities. 

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[babysfirstpentagram]

Can you practice black/dark magic with dragons? Heard, that they are the middle of demons and angels. And if they are participating in protection spells, couldn´t they also be participating in hexes?

There is no such thing as black or dark magic! if you mean left hand path, then I guess? Dragons don't just help people, they always want something in return. They definitely don't want to participate in our practices, and they don't really participate in either unless you have a stong bond with them and you ask them directly for help.

I'm not sure exactly what you're asking!

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"Leap" artwork by Boris Vallejo

[thedragonslibrary]

hi! I'm really new to the whole paganism and spirituality thing. so far, I've only been researching. But fairly recently i bought a small pewter sculpture of a dragon on a broken geode. at first, it was just a pretty decoration. on a plate of candles one's wick got buried in wax, so I thought it would be cool to place the dragon on it while the others burned. and i felt something? like the dragon was calling to me. i feel compelled to contact him. do you know what this is and what i should do?

To be honest, there could be several things going on here!  It really depends on what you feel happened.  Depending on where you found the pewter statue (a thrift shop, etc.), there might have been a spirit already attached to it.  If it’s new and absolutely doesn’t have a spirit attached, it might have been a guide, or perhaps a spirit hovering around you that happens to be a dragon.  It could have been a personal pull to look for a dragon spirit in a companion shop, or it could have been a pull to begin looking into draconic witchcraft.  What do you think it was?

If you think it was an unbound spirit or guide, I do offer a spirit guide reading in my Etsy shop that would be able to establish basic communication with the spirit (regardless of if it were a guide or not).  If you’ve made any headway in the obnoxiously long time it took me to answer this ask, I’d love to hear about it!