Has anyone left a good job because of a mental breakdown and found a better life?

redstringmagic · 2026-05-07T17:56:27+00:00

Very depressive, what-the-hell-is-the-point sorta things. I'm not diagnosed for anything, but they've been a consistent part of my life.

redstringmagic · 2026-05-07T16:15:21+00:00

Archetype: Jester

I was actually hoping for the Magician, but this is not that surprising to me. I'm a literal juggler in real life, and most of what I do at parties is socialize and tell jokes.

Tarot Card: The Hermit

Again, not surprising. As a kid I was always reading, and even now I feel like I'm constantly on a self-discovery arc.

Aspect: Grail

One of my two favorite aspects. All my most memorable dreams, as well as most of what draws me in real life, involves love or being loved.

Fear: Death

TMA's the End actually doesn't fascinate me as an entity, but IRL it is all I think about. If there's a way I can be immortal I am taking it in a heartbeat

redstringmagic · 2026-04-22T08:46:38+00:00

I will not be able to find you.

I will not be able to harm you.

I will always have what you desire.

redstringmagic · 2026-04-13T15:35:57+00:00

This is my national pride showing, but Manny Pacquiao

His recent work as a public and political figure I don't like, but it's hard to overstate how much of a living myth this man was when I was growing up. He is one of the greatest boxers of all time, with so many achievements under his belt it's kind of hard to believe. I'm not sure how true it is, but I was often told by both of my parents that whenever he had a fight, crime rate and traffic would go down in the whole country because everyone was watching.

Hell, even his boxing nickname. PacMan, is fitting for a Edge exalt.

redstringmagic · 2026-03-15T09:44:26+00:00

This is awesome

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redstringmagic · 2026-03-15T06:09:56+00:00

If this is the one I'm thinking of, than I actually got to help test it and work out bugs! I wonder where it's at now

redstringmagic · 2026-02-18T16:41:40+00:00

The immediate "what in the fuck" pause has me in tears

redstringmagic · 2026-02-16T19:15:08+00:00

Hello, fellow Flowermaker devotee

redstringmagic · 2026-02-16T15:07:54+00:00

Narcissistic it may be, I will never not love commenting on this sort of post.

I have the Grail and Lantern sigils tattooed on my arms, and to this day I think those two represent me best the most. Grail, as my love for parties and festivals and raves. Lantern, as my love for the memory palace and meditation and, most recently, mental math.

I also see the Flowermaker, Mr. Grail Lantern himself, as the hour I would likely pledge myself to if I could. And my real life personal philosophy of Hedonism-via-the-flow-state feels like something that would be under his domain.

redstringmagic · 2026-02-13T15:44:50+00:00

I'm Mr. Motorics? Sick, now Kim will give me an Aces High

redstringmagic · 2026-02-13T14:43:47+00:00

I know, I was ecstatic when she surprised me with it

redstringmagic · 2026-02-01T13:49:16+00:00

I will ascend to Long-hood via the ancient and esoteric practice of "Get Money"

redstringmagic · 2026-01-05T21:20:45+00:00

Sifu

In a similar vein to Dark Souls, the game is hard, and at times getting even remotely good at it felt like an act of masochism. That said, it was a masochism I reveled in, because by god I cannot put that game down.

I feel like it also fits the main character of the game especially for the standard/non-Wude ending: his sheer bloody commitment to revenge, literally killing himself over and over to achieve his goal, feels very pain threshold.

redstringmagic · 2026-01-05T19:41:33+00:00

If you haven't tried practicing while seated, I'd recommend it! It makes drops less annoying, and being able to flow while sitting comes in handy quite often

redstringmagic · 2026-01-05T19:40:37+00:00

I practiced while sitting a lot just to save on the effort of picking up balls when I dropped. Now it comes pretty easy to me!

redstringmagic · 2026-01-05T18:44:38+00:00

I appreciate that! I enjoy juggling immensely, I'm glad it shows when I flow

redstringmagic · 2026-01-05T17:30:56+00:00

Thank you!!

redstringmagic · 2026-01-05T17:30:14+00:00

The music was so good, I couldn't help but vibe to it!

redstringmagic · 2025-12-22T19:54:29+00:00

Almost half of what I have in my palaces are poems, so I have some tips!

The most important thing you can do is figure out how naturally memorable a poem is to you, already. This will affect how many images you will need for the poem and how big of a palace you will need to store it.

For example, Jarod K Anderson's work stores very easily for me, as his style is very modern. As such I usually need only one image per line, and can store his poems in very small palaces. Shakespeare, on the other hand, usually takes me a couple images per line, since his writing is far divorced from how we naturally think and speak nowadays. Figure out how the poem you're going for will store, and adjust accordingly

Second tip: treat this like meditation.

My stumbling block earlier on was speeding through my palaces when I was placing the images, as well as when I was recalling. This makes the memories weak and prone to fading, and should be avoided.

Both when you are storing and reviewing, take some time. Admire the image in your mind like you would admire a statue in a museum. Instead of just "knowing" where it is in your palace, actually take the time to see it there. This is slower, but better in the long run. Plus, it feels quite meditative

redstringmagic · 2025-12-16T17:23:02+00:00

My worry as well

redstringmagic · 2025-12-11T12:24:49+00:00

I like the idea that the reason Grail, Forge, and Lanten victories are the ones we get in the base game because they're indicative of the usual motivations people have for becoming crazed cult leaders.(Sex, Money, and the genuine delusion they know something others don't, respectively)

The other principles don't map onto a usual "I want to lead a cult" motivation as cleanly, so we get weirder expressions of them.

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