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To me the titular "the King in Yellow" play in the book of the same name by Robert Chambers is one about love. My thoughts on this is from the excerpts we see or the play and the four stories we see its effect

First the opening poem feels like someone mourning the loss of someone they love dearly, lost carcossa

Second the excerpt of the end of the first act in the masquerade scene, I can only think of various romance novels and the masked balls where the two leads meet and fall in love all over again.

And in almost every short story that features the book/play it's also a romance story, befallen by misfortune

Tell me about your interpretation of The King in Yellow!

Be it the play, the being himself, Carcosa, whatever aspect you want, one of the best things about the King in Yellow Mythos is how malleable it is. So, share your thoughts!

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If you haven't read "The King in Yellow" by Robert W. Chambers and you would like to, there is a free audiobook on YouTube and YouTube music

If you are interested in anything Eldritch, Romantic, Wartime focused or even some unholy amalgamation of the three then I wholly do recommend. it's an anthology of 10 stories so if you don't like the first just skip to the next one!

#the king in yellow #robert w chambers #short stories #horror #fantasy #romance #read it #My king says so #Oh lost carcossa

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Alchemy is so cool, if you haven't just take a look at all the concepts it brings. From the Green Lion, to the Alchemical Rebus, it has so much to learn from. (Especially for you story tellers out there)

The Magnum Opus

If you're familiar with Harry Potter or Fullmetal Alchemist, chances are you've ran into the Philosopher's Stone (and no, the "Sorcerer's Stone" doesn't exist).

The central artifact of Alchemy, said to be able to transmute base metals into gold, create the elixir of life, and various other wondrous feats. It's no secret that alchemists were obsessed with finding a way to create this thing, and there were many theories about how to make one. One of the oldest, and the one we'll talk about today, is called the Magnum Opus.

The Magnum Opus ("Great Work" in Latin) can be traced back to some of the oldest recorded alchemists like Zosimos of Panopolis from the 1st Century C.E. Though the exact process remains a mystery, it is known that it included 4 steps. And like so many things in Alchemy, these steps are also symbolic for the process of self-improvement.

First up, the Magnum Opus requires an alchemist to have something called Prima Materia, or "First Matter," which they believed to be the original form of matter that everything in the universe is a variation of. Once you have that, the first step is called Nigredo, or "Blackening." Physically, it involves putrefaction, decay, decomposing and breaking the Prima Materia down. Symbolically this represents the breaking of the human spirit, undergoing great hardship and misery. The idea is that one needs to be brought low before they are ready to be built back up to even greater heights.

Second is Albedo, or "Whitening." It involves purifying the broken down Prima Materia, washing away impurities and leaving it in a state that can be built upon. Symbolically, this represents the broken down spirit being washed clean of vices, becoming ready to grow and learn.

Thirdly is Citrinitas, or "Yellowness." This step is the most unclear (and probably why some later Alchemists merge it with the last step). Physically it means the transmutation from silver to gold, which astute readers will find odd since one needs a philosopher's stone to change silver to gold, and this tells us one needs to change silver to gold to make a philosopher's stone. If we step into the realm of my own theories for a bit, I think this has less to do with literal silver and gold and moreso with the sun and the moon (which are associated with those 2 metals). The moon is the brightest object in the night sky, but its light is only a pale reflection of the sun. Thus both physically and symbolically, turning "silver to gold" involves awakening from a mere reflection of power to a source of power.

Finally there is Rubedo, or "Reddening." As the final step, it involves the crystallization of the power awakened in Citrinitas, and symbolically represents the purified and awakened spirit reaching its highest, purest form. The color red represents completion in Alchemy, which is why the philosopher's stone is so often depicted as red. In fact, the four colors of the Magnum Opus—black, white, yellow, and red—appear very often in Alchemic texts.

As one final fun fact, fans of the Fullmetal Alchemist series may have noticed that these four colors are all present in Edward Elric's character design: black shirt, white gloves, yellow hair, and red cloak. It's also notable that while black, white, and yellow all appear in the designs of other characters throughout the series, Edward is the only one to have red in his design.

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Alotta drawings of the same guy in different clothes, cant say too much more tho as its supposed to be a secret to the rest of the party and they follow me

#art #design #sketch #dnd art #dnd oc #dnd5e #dnd #dungeons and dragons #cowboy #knight #doodle #doodle dump

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Some of the later drawings i did expanding on it, one day ill actually make the stat block lol

Hehehehehehe, I like torturing my party with weird beasties and heres a new one in a mushroom forest!

#concept sketch #conceptdrawing #original concept #art #design #sketch #dnd art #dnd oc #dnd5e #dnd #dungeons and dragons #mushrooms #beastie #dnd creature #i love my monsters #part 2 lol

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Hehehehehehe, I like torturing my party with weird beasties and heres a new one in a mushroom forest!

#art #design #sketch #dnd art #dnd oc #dnd5e #dnd #dungeons and dragons #mushrooms #beastie #dnd creature #i love my monsters

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Was working on proportions the other day, came up with these two bits

Personally love a PROPER proportioned Griffin (the second one) tho fo the future I will still draw him about... Hmmmm I dunno 10x the size

#art #design #sketch #dnd art #dnd oc #dnd5e #dnd #griffin me boi #dungeons and dragons #big boi #unfotunatly im not the greatest yet #BUT im working on it!

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You know. I really hate apples now. BUT HEY can't have a project moon game without body horror and trauma!

#project moon #limbus company #lobotomy corporation #library of ruina #that god damn apple #sonava bitch killed my favorite character

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Just started Lumbus company, felt inspired so heres some sketches! You may notice Dante has a beard, I did that because

1: self sona yaknow

2: I gave them a southern accent because why not

#limbus company #art #design #sketch #lobotomy corporation #library of ruina

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"Are those level 4 plates?"

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Why are you right

what should I draw

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Ah the classics, never gets old

what should I draw

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More griffin doodles while at work! I just love how big he is, i swear every time i draw him I draw him like 2 inches bigger (same for the beard too!)

#art #sketch #design #dnd art #dnd oc #dnd5e #dungeons and dragons #dnd #original character #griffin me boi #grumpy mans #big boi cookin eggs

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I love sleep, specifically dreams. It allows you to spend a little extra time with the people you love, and the people you've lost.

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Work sketches of a character of mine! Im calling him griffin! (Due to an agreement I cant divulge more information)

#art #design #sketch #dnd art #dnd oc #digital art #dnd5e #dungeons and dragons #dnd #griffin me boi #i love him so much #grumpy mans

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#art #design #sketch #dnd art #dungeons and dragons #dnd #back to the basics #i used to draw dragons alot when i was first starting #now i dont much but its okay #dragon art #dragon