LORE ARCHIVE

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A streaming principle stating that directly engaging with trolls or giving them attention validates their behavior and encourages more disruption. The opposite approach—ignoring and moderating—is advocated.

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The assertion that empathy and emotional experience can be strategically deployed as tools of control within systems of belief; reframes what is typically understood as authentic feeling as a negotiable element of power.

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Cats are associated with various archetypes in mythology and the occult, such as the trickster, the guardian, the alchemist, and the shapeshifter. These symbolic associations can inform the interpretation of cat imagery in tarot.

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The symbolic significance of cats in occult traditions, including their associations with liminality, the subconscious, and the ability to traverse the veil between physical and spiritual realms.

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The guests examine how certain tarot cards and their associated meanings (such as the High Priestess, the Magician, or the Fool) resonate with feline archetypes and behaviors.

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The belief that cats can perceive and interact with unseen spiritual/paranormal phenomena due to their heightened senses and intuitive nature.

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Psyche shows off his cats, including Marbles and Lola, and interacts with them during the stream

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The belief that cats hold a special connection to the spiritual realm and can serve as conduits for esoteric knowledge.

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The guests explore the esoteric and occult significance of cats, considering them as totems, familiars, and gateways to other realms.

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Ellaria shares insights into the spiritual and mystical associations of cats in various belief systems and occult traditions.

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The panelists discuss how incorporating cat-themed imagery and associations can provide new perspectives and depth to tarot card meanings and readings.

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Core distinction in Cult of Psyche doctrine. There are no followers, only 'fellow travelers.' Participants who have been present long enough to explain the lore to newcomers (albeit badly) receive the title 'Traveler.' All participation is voluntary with full freedom to leave.

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Lilith's core power representing sovereignty over body, desire, speech, and the choice to leave diminishing structures

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From Psyche's opening poem: Ten feminine figures representing different spiritual/psychological forces—the night-cloak wearer, the market-dwelling one with ink, the lotus-sitter, the lie-freezer, the widow of regret, the storm with mother's breath, the doorway. They are described as 'honest ones' who transform suffering into sight.

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References to a feminine divine figure (invoked as 'Kisha' or similar) who specializes in fracture, transformation, and reclaiming rejected/broken aspects of self rather than punishing them

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Core teaching concept that feminine energy—including elegance, sensuality, fertility, creative expression, and nurturing—is necessary for creating balance in both men and women. Connection to this energy is cultivated through sensory experience (taste, touch, sound, smell, sight) and treating oneself to pleasure.

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Psyche conducts research on various fetishes and sexual psychology, understanding the motivations behind different kinks

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A recurring motif in which detailed record-keeping—dates, details, conversations—represents a form of non-violent authority and accountability. Information held and organized becomes a tool of social consequence.