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[saltwatersovereign]

Astral Log 8.14.22

Saw a new area in astral last night. It was deep underground in a carvern, accessible only by the water leading into it. There were luminous white shells and crystals spotting the shallows trailing the rocky shore and pink algae along the edge of the water and along the cave walls in such a way that I was reminded of cherryblossom petals. There were beings here — it’s hard to describe one maiden as anything other than a Portuguese man of war jellyfish given humanoid form. She asked a traveler there what they wanted most, as she’d seen this man around a few times, but he refused to tell her and she vowed to keep an eye on him until he did. There were mermaids here, unremarkable except that their tails were like a galactic motif; a deep cosmic blue color with iridescent flecks along the fluke. They were all dark haired and oddly friendly. That is the first thing I noticed about this place: the lack of hostility from the locals. The respectful, almost reverent way both the visitors and the community had about them makes me think this place was either a temple or the dwelling of someone highly esteemed. I don’t know precisely why I was there, but I’m thankful to have seen it.

[malachitelibrary]

Heyyy, if I could pick your brain right quick, whatcha know about djinn? Aside from the generic lore? I'm having Issues™ distinguishing between dark fae, djinn, and lowborn bc there seems to be some areas of overlap. Could you maybe do an alike/unalike comparison between lowborns and djinn? Or give me some pointers? Pretty please?

Totally! I’m actually working on a guide to distinguish different species’ energies, and derivatives of energy from one another (water versus ice, for example.) Yo so I’ve worked with djinn a little bit, but not very much. Here’s what I know though: 

UPG AHEAD OBVIOUSLY:

Djinn vs. Dark Fae

Not all djinn are dark, many are very bright. (I assume by you saying “dark fae” you are specifying those that feel dark.) 

Djinn do not have that inherent fae energy signature. (still working on writing these out per species…it’s an investigative process let me tell you). But. They don’t feel….”naturey” in the same way, let’s put it at that. To me, djinn feel more similar to the average human than your average fae does; djinn feel “dustier” in a way. Not best terminology, but I don’t know how else to put it. Makes sense as Djinn were made from air/fire in lore, if I remember correctly? 

Djinn vs Lowborns: 

Djinn do not have the inherent “soft void” energy that Lowborn demons have. Lowborn energy is usually cool and silky to the touch (thanks to that soft void derivative), while djinn energy is usually warm, and has a more gritty texture (thanks to that air/fire derivative). 

Many djinn, when in human/humanoid forms, do not have horns. All/most lowborns have horns. 

Many if not most djinn, of all skill levels, are inherently capable of shapeshifting. This is because their base element is a derivative of air. The only lowborns capable of shapeshifting are Ubi, and those very very magically talented (which most lowborns are not). 

Many Djinn seem to come from a realm where there having an entirely physical body (like ours, and like lowborns) is not the norm. 

Note that these will vary based on the type of djinn, there are ifrit, marid, jann, and many, many unnamed more. But these are the general “core” djinn traits. 

This identification process is why I try to stress the significance of energy work in spirit work. You WILL need to know energy signatures if you want to work with a wide variety of spirits. 

Hope this helped!

[saltwatersovereign]

8.11.22 Noble Nonsense

It is the eve of the anniversary for my beloved and I, Kel. As such, with him being a High King and me still being regarded as a “new” member of court (though he and I have been together for years at this point, the time is different there, and I have not been a sovereign for long Over There), I should have suspected shenanigans on the horizon.

The other royals tolerate me very inconsequently and would seemingly react to my absence just the same as they react to my presence. There is, however, a High Queen who has much too much interest in me. She seeks me directly, on occasion, and until now I’ve considered it as a cat and mouse game with her. She wants my deference and I will do no such thing, and she takes every opportunity to remind me she outranks me. She is both more astute and more determined that I presumed. Twice I have caught her spies among my circle. She even has a human spy here in the corporeal world watching me. Once she managed to drug me, failing to succeed only because my husband is absurdly powerful and she did not know he shares some with me despite me having my own abilities. Once she immediately killed a servant of hers: I flicked their forehead for a mild insult and she killed him for allowing my touch.

I do not know what her end goal is, whether it is securing my loyalty, or claiming my political position, or claiming my status as my beloved’s mate, or if she simply enjoys being a bully. It may be quite a while before I find any indication of either. For the time being, my guard is up higher than ever before.

[saltwatersovereign]

Are Kelpies possessive of the people they work with? Lately I’ve been trying to learn more about them, but I haven’t been able to find much

YES. In astral spaces and physical.

Lagoon felt some type a way about my doctor touching me and reprimanded me about it.

He also frequently cockblocks me 😓

They’re very territorial in general, but yeah it extends to their people too. I can’t speak for every single kelpie out there, but in my experience abso-fucking-lutely.

[saltwatersovereign]

You ever sit and think about the entities that used to come around you but don’t anymore... and wonder if maybe you didn’t pass their vetting?

[saltwatersovereign]

“Help me find the thing” incantation

aka Oh shit, where’d I put that?

Brain be sharp

Eyes be keen

Allow what is hidden

To clearly be seen

I say it with my eyes closed then open them, but do you.

[saltwatersovereign]

Hm. I haven’t posted anything in a bit, so have a mini storytime.

So, back when I met Lagoon, I was informed he wanted a dish of water, filled daily, as an offering along with meat whenever possible. At the time, I had no suitable dish, and in wanting him to have his own stuff and not repurposed (nothing wrong with that, just want a fresh start), we started with a new cup and I made the promise to find a dish later. A month or two passes and I find a trinket tray he says is good enough although we were both pretty “meh” about it (I think he was just sick of the cup). Another few weeks pass and I get the idea of Hey, how would you like a small fountain? He loved that idea of course, but though I searched, it was hell finding the perfect trifecta of good quality + good price + small size. I checked online stores, I checked furniture stores, I checked thrift stores. Nada. Fast forward last month I’m exiting Walgreens and he nudges me toward one. Perfect price, perfect size, good quality. I go to that Walgreens every week and that was never stocked there before.

To the people who’ve yet to dip a toe into spirit work or companionship or those who are just beginning who want to know how will I know what they want? Like this. Politely or not they will badger you until you at least know and preferably comply with the request.

[saltwatersovereign]

To the witchy gamers out there… do you sense energy from the game scenery?

I usually don’t, but I swear there’s certain areas of certain games I absolutely feel energetically, as if it were the memory of a physical place I visited.

I am empathic and, to a degree, psychometric, but I’ve never had those senses stimulated by anything other than astral or physical. I’m really trying to sort it out in my head if it’s a “creators/developers put so much energy into this that they manifested an open realm” or if perhaps this is a “multiverse/everything exists” type of deal.

Anyway, it’s not all games and not every aspect of the games, but certain areas are 🤤