#witch of mind

[robistrawberry]

Homestuck aspect hoodies: Mind

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(pretend there’s no g in esther’s last name i miscounted the letters)

[annihilatetechnocrat]

Witches & Heirs: Adherence and Manipulation

Well, here we are again. It's always such a pleasure. (Do you remember when you tried to kill me twice, blah blah blah...)

Witches & Heirs are a pair with a lot of material to work with, owing to the fact that Homestuck's main protagonist happens to fall under this category; though comparatively the other characters in the group (besides Jade, fellow Main Character) happen to be relatively obscure.

...But I've also written a whole goddamn analysis on one of them, so this should be fine.

The Witch:Heir class dichotomy embodies adherence, manipulation and fundamentally, control. This is both control over the Aspect, and the control the Aspect has over the person - and practically functions as a means to manipulate & bend the Aspect freely.

Canonical Witch players are Jade Harley (Witch of Space), Feferi Peixes (Witch of Life) and Damara Megido (Witch of Time).

Canonical Heir players are John Egbert (Heir of Breath), Equius Zahhak (Heir of Void) and Mituna Captor (Heir of Doom).

Point A, the narrative function of the Witch.

Narratively speaking, the Witch is the Class of active manipulation. What this translates to is a person whose Aspect has a heavy influence & sway over their life and their actions, which ends up manifesting in them growing to control & influence it in rebellion. And therein lies the key word everyone uses when analysing Witches - rebellion.

The Witch is somebody who rebels against their Aspect. They bend the rules, play around with it, they think they're above its whims. And this, more often than not, is because they don't want it to try and control them in turn.

Jade Harley, Witch of Space, spends her whole life in isolation. Space has her under its thumb, she's got one big, floating empty canvas to play around in and nobody else to inhabit it with. She's so far away from anyone or anything, and has no freedom to explore it to her heart's content because of the fucking First Guardian that keeps teleporting her around.

Feferi Peixes, Witch of Life, has her future decided for her. She's the princess & the heiress to a colossal empire, and the trajectory & development she's meant to undergo is pre-planned. Her life isn't her own to control, and she has to worry about a titanic sea monster that'll kill everyone on the planet if she doesn't tend to it.

Damara Megido, Witch of Time, finds closure to be something hard to swallow. All the toxic & debilitating relationships in her life, she can't bring herself to burn the bridge until the bridge starts burning her - and that's when she resorts to pulling teeth and cutting off heads. And her post-scratch self ends up being groomed & made to serve the Lord of Time himself.

Noticing a pattern here? Witches often find themselves literally controlled by a grand manifestation of their Aspect. Becquerel for Jade, Glb'golyb for Feferi & Lord English for Damara/The Handmaid.

And this brings us to the point that Witches want to rebel against these forces of control. Jade has to learn to break the rules, to disobey her guardian & travel as far from that desolate rock as she can.

Feferi wants to bring great, sweeping change to the whole empire and everything underneath it, she's got big dreams & wants to change the way that everyone's lives grow and develop.

Damara figures out that she doesn't have to take shit & deal with abuse because she can end things, and oftentimes in her situation that means ending lives. And, furthermore, bringing about total oblivion with the Scratch.

(Damara was totally justified in doing that, by the way. Fuck you, Meenah & Rufioh).

This leads to the fairly digestible Point B of the Witches' practical function.

The Witch controls their Aspect to an absolute. The power they gain is to manipulate it and make it do whatever the goddamn hell they want it to do, best exhibited with Jade who gains complete dominion over physical space; which ties directly into her Quest.

Even then, there's still an upper limit to her strength, but from what we see of her God-tiered self (and she's unfortunately the only Witch to reach the God-tiers), Space basically becomes her bitch.

It's one of the most straightforward power sets of any class. Manipulating the Aspect is pretty simple to grasp, and it's moreso the narrative idea of a Witch that's harder to explain.

Point C, the narrative function of the Heir.

Heirs find themselves in an opposing situation, but like the Witches, the Aspect has them under its' thumb. Like the Witch, they find themselves with a huge influx of their Aspect that they don't really get a say in - though I think the difference is that the Heir isn't aware of it as much.

John Egbert, the Heir of Breath, is unrestrainable. He's impossible to keep down or chain in a way that matters, and that often applies to him being impossible to sway emotionally as well. He just glides, freely, from one thing to another without a care in the world - obeying every whim of Breath and disallowing himself the time to dwell on one thing and process it.

Equius Zahhak (yes, I'm going here again) feels empty. He has no substance to himself, and he despises it. Every single facet of his life, he feels is controlled by the untenable nothingness inside him that he can't fight back against, and Void is all he feels he has to him.

Mituna Captor, the Heir of Doom, is fate's chewtoy. He's overwhelmed by prophecies & foretellings of Doom, finds himself repeatedly suffering & stagnating as the world subjects him to misfortune after misfortune, and ultimately sacrifices his own sanity & stability for the greater good.

(And, of course, I don't think I need to mention how the Psiionic gets the raw end of the deal as well).

The Witch uses their Aspect. The Heir is used by it. And though these often overlap, the passive nature of the Heir means they're far more likely not to fight the control their Aspect has over them.

Point D also ties neatly into this, the Heir's practical function.

In the sense that they may metaphorically be consumed by their Aspect to the logical extreme, they are literally granted the ability to become it.

Not only is John seen turning himself into gusts of wind, but further on in the story once he gets his 'retcon' powers; he basically becomes untethered from the narrative. He's unable to stop himself from jumping between places & ideas, becoming instability in its purest form.

This means Equius could become invisible, which is really funny.

So, overall, I find that the Witches & Heirs are deceptively simple to comprehend - and that perhaps my initial frustration with trying to work with them comes from me searching for a hidden complexity that wasn't there. The key words here are definitely control & rebellion, and the way that manifests in them.

I wouldn't go as far as to say their sessions always have this great influx of their Aspect, because I think it's more personal to them - but often the metaphorical cloud of their Aspect that follows them ends up influencing other people around them. That's how changing the Aspect works, right? Change with it, change through it, change it itself. That's the joining point of both Classes; they change.

(That's interesting in of itself because it implies Feferi as someone who changes change, but that's something I'll focus on more when I write about Life; which happens to be my own Aspect anyways).

Next week, the post will be about the most controversial players in Homestuck analysis; The Princes & Bards.

(...oh, christ, please don't make me write about the Makaras).

[extendedzodiacplus]

2026: Year of the Extended Zodiac+ Revival! Part 40/168: Lime/Mutant-blooded Witches (suffix: -ium/-ta)!

Cancerium: Prospit Witch of Blood | Cancenium: Derse Witch of Blood SEAL of the SIGNLESS | SEAL of the NEXUS

Caminota: Prospit Witch of Doom | Caminita: Derse Witch of Doom SEAL of the CONSOLER | SEAL of the COMMISERATOR

Canusium: Prospit Witch of Breath | Canunium: Derse Witch of Breath SEAL of the UNBOUND | SEAL of the VOCIFEROUS

Canristium: Prospit Witch of Time | Canriesium: Derse Witch of Time SEAL of the VEHEMENT | SEAL of the SCRAPPER

Canscita: Prospit Witch of Life | Canscesium: Derse Witch of Life SEAL of the RELIEVER | SEAL of the MOVER

Canniusium: Prospit Witch of Hope | Canriusium: Derse Witch of Hope SEAL of the THEATRICAL | SEAL of the HELPER

Canicornium: Prospit Witch of Rage | Canibornium: Derse Witch of Rage SEAL of the STORM | SEAL of the TUMULTUOUS

Canittaniusium: Prospit Witch of Void | Canittariusium: Derse Witch of Void SEAL of the ROMANTIC | SEAL of the STRIKING

Canpiota: Prospit Witch of Light | Canpiata: Derse Witch of Light SEAL of the EFFERVESCENT | SEAL of the INFORMER

Canrata: Prospit Witch of Mind | Canzata: Derse Witch of Mind SEAL of the CONSTRAINED | SEAL of the PRODUCER

Cangota: Prospit Witch of Space | Cangata: Derse Witch of Space SEAL of the OPUS | SEAL of the PLAYWRIGHT

Canlota: Prospit Witch of Heart | Canota: Derse Witch of Heart SEAL of the THESPIAN | SEAL of the TRANSLUCENT

Next group is Olive-blooded Witches! Reply/reblog with what class you want to see once I'm done with the Witches, and let me know if I posted your sign!

[homestucksimplified]

The 12 Classes of Mind.

"Those bound to the aspect of Mind are-you guessed it-the universe's great thinkers. But don't for a second think that means that they have all the answers. They are very concerned with remaining rational, and they have such a firm hold on the constant conjunction of their thinking that it's easy for them to see the multitudes of the choices laid out before them, which often leaves them frozen and unable to act. That said, when a Mind-bound finally launches into action, they can execute a plan with unbelievable grace and precision. Their identity is fluid-it can change from day-to-day, from thought-to-thought, from interaction-to-interaction. Remaining logical is more important to them than building up a solid foundation of "self." At their best they are great innovators, architects, and creators. At their worst they can be nasty, inflexible, and indecisive".

"Mind seems to be connected to justice, and not only because of the libra thing. Being the Aspect of decisions, it refers to making choices that will be better for everyone. Mind Player Terezi Pyrope went against her best friend’s plans because she could see that they wouldn’t be fair to anyone but herself. Getting more answers than you have questions is a good way to describe the Aspect. Seeing the patterns of the world, seeing through lies. Mind’s opposite Aspect is “Heart”, which is the Aspect of the soul and emotional world".

Sburb Players each have a combination of an Aspect and a Class. Aspects are understood to represent what a player’s goals and actions in life are caused by. A Class is within an Aspect and understood to represent the way they deal with their Aspect.

The Sburb Classes are Maid, Page, Mage, Knight, Rogue, Sylph, Seer, Thief, Heir, Bard, Prince, and Witch. (Lord and Muse*)

(*Classes Lord and Muse seem to only be possible in either Cherub society or in two-player sessions. They are very absolute and it’s rare for a human to identify with their descriptions. I will have to leave them out here and only write about the remaining twelve :)

Adding the Classes to the Aspect of Mind will result in twelve God Tiers. My analyses of them are as follows:

1st God Tier: Witch of Mind

Witch is the Active Class of manipulation. Witches are known to “control” their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Witch of Mind, specifically, would be the ultimate manipulator, true to the meaning of their Class, since they are the rebels of justice and of the choices and of right and wrong. Mind is an Aspect defined by rationality, facts and patterns, and the Witch would live  by using those things for their advantage, by for example lying about what the most logical choices would be, to convince others to follow their lead, by challenging other’s ideas and thoughts just by being themselves, because others would find them convincing even when they wouldn’t be trying to convince anybody. They would be a good example of someone with a “strong” personality, in the sense that just by talking to them you could notice their bold and confident acts. That does not mean they care about who they are inside and how they are viewed, because remember here that Mind in the opposite of Heart, so they are not too in tune with who they are inside and don’t usually care to have a grip of their own sense of self.

2nd God Tier: Heir of Mind

Heir is the Passive Class of manipulation. Heirs are known to “influence” their Aspect or through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. An Heir of Mind, specifically, would be a good strategist, being the one who becomes Mind itself, who inherits it. I see the Heir of Mind being the responsible friend, scared of getting wrong the choices they consider to be the best, good at guiding others. They would be great at seeing through lies and dealing with them, having a pretty black and white view of the world. One wrong choice? Bad forever, tainted. Because they should be good at making choices, good at analyzing the path, so if something goes wrong once, it’s going to go wrong every time. This God Tier is just a very chaotic version of a very rational person.

3rd God Tier: Mage of Mind

Mage is the Active Class of knowledge. Mages are known to “understand” their Aspect or through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Mage of Mind, specifically, would normally see the world as a list of tasks to be made, one choice after another, one obligation after another, with the goal of reaching the end of it having checked out all the details. I can see them being more likely to have existential depression, without even realizing that the solution they think is the best is actually the cause of their suffering. When they treat life as a videogame in which you just follow what is right, what is logical in the guide and what has the most correct result, you lose yourself and are constantly waiting for what’s next instead of enjoying anything at all. They would be really good at analyzing, at least the objective parts of the world, knowing exactly who did what but, because of a lack of touch to their emotional side, never taking into account why anyone did what they did. And that applies to themselves, of course, when they don’t even bother getting into the motives of their actions because they don’t consider that to be important. They are destined to suffer the most from just what they value the least.

4th God Tier: Seer of Mind

Seer is the Passive Class of knowledge. Seers are known to “study” their Aspect or through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Seer of Mind, specifically, would be good at rationalizing, at analyzing choices and paths and motives and still have a black and white view of the world, except in a slightly more gray tone than most other Mind Players. Because Seers study their Aspect, they grow a lot within it, instead of already feeling as prepared and masterful in it from the start (unlike a Mage, who is destined to be of their Aspect from birth!), so they tend to be a more balanced, more healthy version of their Aspect’s traits. That does not mean a Seer of Whatever will not suffer from their Aspect, as many Seers do, as many other non-Mages also do (because your Aspect is the theme of your life, in the good and in the bad and in the in-between), it just means they will understand exactly what causes what, what traits they are attuned to and what traits they need to work on. A Seer of Mind is more focused on the objective parts of the world and the mechanics of it than the feelings, of course, as that is the theme of Mind itself, but they are, because of this consciousness, less averse to emotions and to learning about their inner works.

Seer of Mind is a canon Homestuck God Tier. Terezi Pyrope is the character that holds that title. 

5th God Tier: Thief of Mind

Thief is the Active Class of stealing. Thieves are known to “take” from their Aspect and through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Thief of Mind, specifically, would show off their title in a very abstract way, because taking from Mind is complicated. Thief of Mind is a very interesting title, the one who steals rationality for themselves, maybe someone who is always taking up space in others’ minds, in your thoughts “rent free”, if that specific feeling was the common denominator throughout your whole life. Perhaps an unforgettable person, both good and bad? Someone who really makes a mark, or someone people have a huge amount of trust on, the friend who you believe has the answers, the to-go person when there is a crisis. I think Thieves of Mind would thrive in situations where they had to lead, because like a Thief of Light likes to be the center of attention (stealing light from others) a Thief of Mind likes to be the decision maker, the ruler. They can make really thorough bosses who won’t rest until everything is done the right way, but who always are right in the end.

6th God Tier: Rogue of Mind

Rogue is the Passive Class of stealing. Rogues are known to “redistribute” their Aspect or through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Rogue of Mind, specifically, would, despite being the holders of the Aspect of rationality and of choices, make great effort to share the load and responsibility between everyone, a team worker. Rogues are usually depicted as easy-going on other people’s eyes, perhaps because some think they’re easy to control or because they have this “giving” aura to them, the Robin Hood spirit. A Robin Hood of Mind, who takes from the most fortunate and distributes to the least, means to me a person who has the answers, who is a master in what they do (in this case, thinking rationally, coming up with solutions), but still are able to put people in front of them, taking the lead and making the choices. They are to me the Class of Mind who are most likely to not suffer with the idea of letting someone do what they want when it is not the “best” thing. Mind Players have this gift of black and white to them, so this rare ability to prioritize meanings over the Most Correct or Most Efficient Way is a great way to describe how Rogues stand out.

7th God Tier: Knight of Mind

Knight is the Active Class of utilizing. Knights are known to “handle” their Aspect and through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Knight of Mind, specifically, would be the master of masters when it comes to rationality, making decisions on a whim and even seeming to go with the flow with how fast and easy moving is for them. Does that mean their life is easy and everything goes their way? No, it never does, those things are external to God Tiers and nobody’s title determines that. But it means that they have this naturality in this one part of life that is specific to them. They are so talented in this area that they barely have to try, as if they are destined to be free spirits. This means, of course, that they lack in the opposite Aspect, that being Heart, because Mind Players can place so much importance in the mechanical parts of life that they neglect the emotion and the meaning, and with that the sense of self. The ease that a Knight of Mind has with how moving comes to them is proportional to the difficulty they have in forming their own personality, in describing why it is that they do what they do, in diving deep into themselves. Their fight as a Knight has to do with not allowing themselves to remain shallow in the name of reason.

Knight of Mind is a canon Homestuck God Tier. Latula Pyrope is the character that holds that title.

8th God Tier: Page of Mind

Page is the Passive Class of utilizing. Pages are known to “rise” their Aspect or through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Page of Mind, specifically, would start off, as all Pages do, with a deficit in their Aspect. Think of a person who either has a hard time rationalizing or is so confident in their rationalizing that they end up not working towards improving it, at all. As a Heart Player (breaking the fourth wall) it is difficult for me to exact what it takes to be a Mind Player, because they are not of personal analysis, and more of objectiveness, of what can be seen, and a Page of Mind, reading this, would agree and accept the shallow explanation of what their Aspect is, either rapidly agreeing or forcing themselves to, only because they “don’t want to think more about it” or because they “don’t have to think more about it”, “it’s simple enough etc.” This quick rationalization isn’t as efficient as the one the Knight of Mind does, because the Page still has to grow immensely to reach their potential, which is famously greater than most (or all) other Classes. They have to think about their thinking more deeply, to figure out the meaning of the mechanics of them, how they come to be, instead of just trusting it blindly. “It works” is not excuse enough, because it could work even better, and there is a large space to grow into. Pages of Mind would be hard to spot, because most of their personality happens on the inside and doesn’t shine through, even when they do reach their potential.

9th God Tier: Maid of Mind

Maid is the Active Class of construction. Maids are known to “create” their Aspect or through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Maid of Mind, specifically, would not even seem like a Mind Player through many people’s eyes. They are literally made of mind, so just like the Page, everything would happen deep inside, hidden away, not a chance of shining through the thick skull that even they don’t notice or think it’s a big deal. When it comes to lacking a sense of self and personality, Maids of Mind are the winners, because they literally serve Mind and go through life depending on the usage of it, depending on how well they do with it. I see a Maid of Mind being extremely cold, stone-faced, a great description of someone who has no connection to their own emotions but who goes through the world almost automatically, knowing what to do, knowing what to say. This does not mean they are bad people or anything I may be making it sound like, it just means their natural, unfiltered way of being is extremely lackluster in depth, black and white, which helps push them towards their maiden duty of serving, of spreading logic.

10th God Tier: Sylph of Mind

Sylph is the Passive Class of construction. Sylphs are known to “build” their Aspect or through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Sylph of Mind, specifically, would be like a helper of the mind, someone who untangles other thoughts for them, who helps determine morality and whether justice has been made or not. As they are the builders of logic, thinking, rationality and choices, they are great advisors, even if not professionally, prone to fixing other’s issues even if accidentally, being a very unique type of healer, one of the rational world. Just don’t expect a Sylph of Mind to advise on more emotionally challenging tasks, because that is not their area at all. I see them being polite about it, knowing well where they don’t excel and being open and honest. They are unlike some other Classes, who believe they do have a great grasp of other areas — I see them as very enlightened, though not a knowledge class, possibly better described as mature and non-stubborn.

11th God Tier: Prince of Mind

Prince is the Active Class of destruction. Princes are known to “wreck” their Aspect and through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Prince of Mind, specifically, would be chaos in a person. Destined to the role of Mind, the one of choices and justice and rationality, they are obsessed with going against it with every strength they have. While most other Classes would be of great help strategically, the Princes of Mind would purposefully deter others or even themselves from the correct choices, from the most logical solutions or even from the easier ones too. It doesn’t matter if it’ll be a challenge to go through, they will tend to go the opposite direction because everything in them has the need to destroy Mind. It is not a doomed destiny or even something they can’t work on in order to change, but it is something that’s natural to them and that will be seen from everywhere. It’s not exactly rebellion when they make the most irrational choices, it is simply their own way, and they have personality even though they don’t care about making sense of it. Think of the most chaotic way to be a Mind Player, and there you have the Prince.

12th God Tier: Bard of Mind

Bard is the Passive Class of destruction. Bards are known to “deconstruct” their Aspect or through their Aspect, both literally and figuratively. A Bard of Mind, specifically, would not abide by the laws of their Aspect but still fall on its stereotypes in their own ways. Their chaos would show up sometimes, in intrusive thoughts and in subtle urges to choose the opposite thing, to make the emotional irrational choice, but it would only take over in very specific circumstances. I see a Bard of Mind being a critic of others, not because they think they are better but because others seem to care a little too much. This may seem like hypocrisy but would make perfect sense for them — nobody matters that much, I can see them think, and that same sense of personality that most other Mind Classes lack, they seem to own just by not caring at all. Controversy in a God Tier, the Bard of Mind is, carefully destroying the aspects of their Aspect.

[cgtg]

MIND PLAYERZ ONLY

which class do you mostly lean towards for yourself?

heir of mind

seer of mind

knight of mind

witch of mind

maid of mind

rogue of mind

prince of mind

page of mind

bard of mind

thief of mind

sylph of mind

mage of mind

Voting ended onMar 29, 2025

as with the prev polls: if you consider multiple, i suggest going for the one u feel aligned with currently/most often, which one u wanna represent in a poll like this, whichever has the most compelling role/narrative, whatever works for U. classpecting is very subjective, and fluid for a lot of people.

i actively encourage discussion in the notes or my inbox of what your class and aspect mean to u. simple or lengthy, i wanna hear it :J

excluding master classes bc no space for em, sorry.

for those who cant vote: i’d appreciate u passing the poll along. also, i’ll post updates throughout the week on how it’s going so everyone can have a peek inside. thank u

[mellootron]

thank y'all

[spiralprince-kanaya]

Mind Class Icons

Manipulate

Witch(-), Sylph(-)

Understand

Mage(-), Seer(+)

Steal

Thief(-). Rogue(+)

Preserve

Knight(-), Page(+)

Destroy

Prince(-), Bard(+)

Create

Maid(+), Heir(+)

Command

Lord(--), Muse(++)

Main / Aspects&Castes / Sway&Species

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Space / Time / Light / Void / Mind / Heart Hope / Rage / Breath / Blood / Life / Doom