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cr1ms0nesp3ra-ac3 · 2 months

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What Ace/666 does during on stage time:

( Since I think I forgot to make this post lol, consider this an headcanon. )

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1. He has his rhythm guitar as main, and the bass just in case if III is in an absence.. but he can use it anytime just to set a vibe.

2. Literally, Ace is the only one who talked to the crowd everytime and then. Usually he greets them, welcomes them and even hyped them up. Because of how energetic and excited he is to be here on stage!!

(Also he helped III trying to make sure he gets the death pit and helped Vessel hyping up the crowd!)

2.1: Ace is also a bit of a dancer, just to make a vibe to have fun or to dance with Vessel

3. He is a duetist, meaning that he sings in each lines in order to duet with Vessel.. he'll sing it with either his headphone mic or holding a microphone if deciding to not play the instrument so he can sing and dance with Vessel. (For shenanigans lol)

Songs He duets with Vessel:

Chokehold

Dark Signs

Like That

Rain

Aqua Regia

The Summoning

Granite

The Love You Want

Atlantic

Nazareth

Alkaine

Ascensionism

Higher

Take Me Back to Eden

And The Offering

( He helped with the growl at the end during Hypnosis, or unless he needs to sing this as a duet. And also helped his own screaming vocals during Vore. The voice and tone sounded even more crazier than IV.. )

4. And of course, 666 is involved in a lot of chaotic comedies.. every time he does not want to do a walkaine because of Vessel doing it so.. but regardless, he had to do it once during the Wembley tour. And it worked.

Gets pestered by Vessel, III or IV every time but hey, he'll get used to it! Bro is not ready from this kind of affection-

He sometimes gave III and IV some high fives during the Offering, Ace gonna make sure they had the hype they needed!

If Vessel is hyping up II, or is Ace!! "Give yourself an applause to this amazing king of the drums!"

5. With all much, Ace is very much gentle with physical touch.. He doesn't like Vessel being very emotional at all, he either gives him a shoulder pat, a back pat and then a gentle hug during Ascensionism, TLYW or TMBTE. And in case if III is not here to perform, Ace can give IV a headpat and a gentle forehead kiss.. ( he loved it tho lol )

5.1: Literally Ace stole Vessel's kiss to IV during the Offering once, the cryptid boi is jealous af and yet IV is embarrassingly confused lol

6. His guitar solos are for Nazareth, Vore, Granite, Higher, The Offering and Atlantic.

7. He too also let out emotional sobs and crying moments.. he never shows it at first but it's very rare for Ace to do so.. You can either see him being a bit too shaky or just let out soft sobs..

8. If you see how emotionally unwell Ace was during stage-time, that's because he was happy.. happy to be with the band despite of what he is been through. And he'll make sure to make everyone happy on every tour.

That is all! Lemme know if you had questions!

#oc #oc headcanons #sleep token #sleep token band #sleep token worship #sleep token headcanons #sleep token vessel #sleep token iii #sleep token iv #oc x canon #sleep token ii #sleep token oc #sleep token 666 #this post is basically filled with oc x canon but Vessel and 666 were a platonic ones. Same as II. III and IV!#ma boi sure needs a hug..

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bubacorn · 3 months

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thank you @tonguetyd and @sleepiesttoken for the tag! 💜 so... 6 albums i've been enjoying lately

…And I Return to Nothingness by Lorna Shore

sometimes i feel like i don't know what i want to listen to, so i choose Will screaming into my ears. it's a good listen especially when you're struggling to do your shopping amongst a bunch of obnoxious elderly people

favorite song: i'll always be partial to To the Hellfire cause it was the first song i heard from them, but also Of the Abyss is *mwah*

2. technically and EP, but whatever One by Sleep Token

i gotta admit, up until recently, i didn't really listen to One. it was okay, but i just didn't click with it. then the other day for some reason Thread the Needle was stuck in my head, so i spent the last few days listening to the album on repeat

favorite song: i'm gonna say When the Bough Breaks at the moment

3. technically it's not a full album yet, but Keep Me Fed by The Warning

i'm excited about this one. when it came out, i didn't like S!CK that much, but then i also listened to the other two new songs and they got stuck in my head on repeat

favorite song: MORE is a banger, but i also like This Hell You Call A Dream a lot

4. Live in London by Zeal & Ardor

i know i keep bringing up this one, but it's just so, so good

favorite song: right now it's Ship on Fire (my brain sometimes goes 'we got seven different letters in seven rows' out of nowhere, and the word 'widdershins' just sounds so satisfying the way Manuel says it)

5. Take Me Back To Eden by Sleep Token

i promise, i listen to music other than Sleep Token, but TMBTE is just a masterpiece, i start playing Chokehold, and then the next thing i know Euclid is coming to an end. bangers all around

favorite song: i'm gonna say Aqua Regia, just to pick one and not mull over it

6. technically not an album, but it's my best friend, my pal, my homeboy, my rotten soldier, my sweet cheese, my good-time boy Jaws by Sleep Token

sometimes, listening to Jaws is like coming home in a way? i do a lot of editing/writing to Jaws (and Dark Signs), i think mostly because of the steadiness of them, and the way they can feel like you're playing one long song, and it's familiar, so my brain doesn't get stuck on the lyrics. i usually can't study/write listening to music with lyrics (or just a certain few albums). Jaws is just so inexplicably special to me

tagging @a-s-levynn @takemetoasgard @stellasplendens @herbal-quintessence @polteergeistt @whataboutyouisamascot (if you want to, of course, no pressure) 🌻 have a lovely day, everyone!

#tag game #this got rambly #oh well

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bookfoxie · 4 months

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Andrew Minyard is so Sleep Token coded!

"Oh and I am done dancing to alarm bells

No wonder my ears are still ringing

And I am done fighting off change

No wonder my arms are still swinging"

~Aqua Regia

Andrew to Aaron

"'Cause it still makes my blood run cold

To remember what I did before

The stories that you never told to me

And it still makes my blood run thin

To remember what you are to him

And I live like I've got missing limbs for you"

-Missing limbs

"And I miss the man I was (I won't break and bend to my basic need)

The moment we left off (to be loved and close to somebody)

(I won't break and bend to my basic need)

(To be loved and close to somebody)

And I hate who I have become (I won't break and bend to my basic need)

(To be loved and close to somebody) Every time I wake up

(I won't break and bend to my basic need)

(To be loved and close to somebody)

And I miss the man I was

The moment we left off

And I hate who I have become

Every time I wake up"

~Dark signs

Andrew to Neil

And I'm not here to be

The saviour you long for

Only the one you don't

Are you watching me with eyes of a predator

As you move towards the door? Oh, oh, oh

Show me those pretty white jaws

Show me where the delicate stops

Show me what you've lost

And why you're always taking it slow

Show me what wounds you've got show me love

Show me those pretty white jaws

Show me where the delicate stops

Show me what you've lost

~Jaws

AND THERE IS SO MUCH MORE THAT FITS

#andrew minyard #all for the game #aftg fandom #aftg #aftg trilogy #sleep token #andreil

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fylterrred · 4 months

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Long-ish post ahead!

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT HOW SLEEP TOKEN'S TAKE ME BACK TO EDEN LITERALLY SOUNDS LIKE AN ASTARION ALBUM???

like hello? the iconic tiktok of astarion with The Summoning in the background?

Oh, and my love

Did I mistake you for a sign from god?

Or are you really here to cast me off?

Or maybe just to turn me on

Like iconic.

Subatomic interactions if it's all good Gold rush, acid flux Saturate me, I can't get enough Cold love, hot blood Running to your heart when you're thinking of

This one's from Aqua Regia and bye there's literally a line that says "Saturate me, I can't get enough"??? Babe's a vampire of course you're gonna saturate him??

Granite could be in the perspective of astarion wanting to be seen more than just an object to be, well, objectified

I was more than just a body in your passenger seat And you were more than just somebody I was destined to meet I see you go half-blind when you're looking at me But I am

There's literally a song in the album called Ascensionism You can literally ascend astarion in the game

Who made you like this? Who encrypted your dark gospel in body language? Synapses snap back in blissful anguish Tell me you met me in past lives, past life Past what might be eating me from the inside, darling

In ascensionism there's quite an emphasis on the "past" it could be of astarions own, darker past and it could honestly be of durge's too, with the whole mysterious past thing

Rose gold chains, ripped lace, cut glass Blood stains on the collar, please, just don't ask Be the first to the feast, let's choke on the past And take to the broken skies at last

Man, ascensionism just hits hard honestly

There are other songs in the album but im way too tired to connect the dots but I will tell you the dots are in fact connected!!!

#astarion #astarion ancunin #bg3 #bg3 companions #baldur's gate 3 #sleep token #take me back to eden #am i allowed to tag that lol

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light-lanterne · 1 year

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hello !! so, a lovely anon has sent me the most wondrous ask analysing (from a byler perspective) the lyrics from an album that came out on friday night, the likes of which is by my current favourite band (and hyperfixation). unfortunately, my reply was getting ridiculously long, so i shall screenshot the different parts of this ask and add them to this post instead ~

needless to say, i'll also be connecting these beautiful lyrics to byler :O many an au idea has spawned from me listening to this album a few times over, so there's that too. if you're a byler who've never even heard of this band, i highly suggest you check them out; some of their songs are very heavy, others are not and may even be considered pop. regardless of the music, all the lyrics are wonderful and they're definitely worth a listen.

anyway, let us begin !!

— sleep token —

take me back to eden

okei, so for the "simple" question: i don't know which is my favourite new release, they're all just so good :( maybe 'ascensionism', for it's the one that's been stuck in my head all day x.x but really, they're all perfection and if these guys don't get a grammy or five i'll be very mad >:(

anyway, you said you were joking but i'm actually buzzing with excitement at the prospect of analysing the whole thing so here we go ~

first, the singles (i'll be as brief as possible):

i. chokehold: ah,,, the perfect start of the album. i think the song is mostly about vessel's devotion to sleep, but these lyrics really feel like s1 mike to me :O - - - - - - - - - - - beneath the stormy seas, above the mountain peaks, it's all the same to me, it makes no difference. i've seen my days unfold, done the impossible. i'll turn my walls to gold to bring you home again. - - - - - - - - - - - yeah,,, just the disposition to do anything and defeat all obstacles in order to literally "bring [this person] home again" really reminded me of mike :]

ii. the summoning: such an exquisite single,,, really the best song to pull people in~ needless to say, the bridge brings a really neat dynamic that would work really well in an aged-up fic, i think. - - - - - - - - - - - oh, and my love. did i mistake you for a sign from god? or are you really here to cast me off? or maybe just to turn me on? 'cause these days i would be lying if i told you that i didn't wish that i could be your man, or maybe make a good [boy] bad. - - - - - - - - - - - maybe the classic good student will/rebellious mike? something like that :D

iii. granite: this was my favourite single !! it's dark and moody and it paints a sad but somewhat beautiful picture :O from the lyrics this is about a dysfunctional relationship and codependency, so it doesn't quite fit canon byler :S an au, however,,, - - - - - - - - - - - i was more than just a body in your passenger seat, and you were more than just somebody i was destined to meet, i see you go half-blind when you're looking at me. but i am. between the second-hand smoke and the glass on the street, you gave me nothing whatsoever but a reason to leave, you say you want me, but you know i'm not what you need. but i am. - - - - - - - - - - - ,,,yeah. messy queer relationships can be fun to write and read and this one paints a very interesting scenario ~ when i first heard it, i immediately associated it with my serial killer au :D

iv. aqua regia: this one is such a vibe ~ i originally didn't care much for it, tbh, and it took me a while to get the metaphors x.x but once i got it i really started liking the song a lot more ! - - - - - - - - - - - aqua regia, (< gold refiner; vessel describes himself as gold before) oxytocin running in the ether. (< the ether would be the internet,,,) silicon ballrooms, (< silicon is a main component of electronics, so instead of social gatherings happening in an actual ballroom, they happen on the phone) subatomic interactions if it's all good. - - - - - - - - - - - so yeah, my understanding is that the main character in this song is someone who resists technology, but stops trying to fight it once they meet someone they feel something for online which is quite lovely ~ also, these lines are so cute: - - - - - - - - - - - oh, when i am done dancing to alarm bells no wonder my ears are still ringing. - - - - - - - - - - - (just imagine vessel bouncing around all excited about getting a message from this person :D ) anyway, um, modern byler au where mike is an anti-technology nerd who finally gets himself a phone just so that maybe he can talk to this really cute, semi-instagram-popular guy he likes from one of his lectures ^-^

v. vore: um,,, yeah,,, as someone who leans towards heavier music i love this song so so much !! the themes of obsession are amazing and really build on the concepts brought up in "this place will become your tomb", so that's a nice callback :O needless to say, there's not much bylering going on here but the vibe really goes well with aforementioned serial killer au, so there's that x.x

ix. dywtylm: aha, last single ! i must admit, i also didn't care for it a lot when i first heard it but, within the context of the album, it's a great break between "the apparition" and the final part of the record ~ so, i think i'd mentioned this before (?) but i can't remember,,, anyway, the lyrics scream mike at me ~ - - - - - - - - - - - and my reflection just won't smile back at me like i know it should. and i would turn into a stranger in an instant if i could. and there is something eating me alive, i don’t know what it is. maybe not that you conceal your feelings, they just don't exist. - - - - - - - - - - - also these: - - - - - - - - - - - and i've tried so hard to fix it all but nothing seems to help, but i cannot hope to give you what i cannot give myself. - - - - - - - - - - - yeah, canon mike's insecurities, guilt and confusion really reflect on those lyrics :( if i were to write something around this, it'd probably be a post m*leven break-up thing where mike is unsure if he has a chance with will, so they’re both just dancing around each other,,,

anyway, there's the singles !! now onto the new songs :D

vi. ascensionism: my absolute favourite song of the album ;-; there's something about fun genre-merging that really tickles my brain ~ i can't say i get the lyrics as much as the other songs, but from what i get it's about a relationship that's gone awry and both parts know they need to break up, but neither one wants to do it :( (there's also some stuff about a pseudo-religion called "ascensionism" and from what i get, it would imply that our main character believes they deserve this because of something they did in a previous life, so by accepting this, they will be able to ascend,,, or something like that x.x again, i don't quite get it just yet.) anyway, as much as i like this song i can't really connect it to byler ;-; maybe an exes fic, where they reflect on their fallout ? i don't do well with those, unfortunately x.x

vii. are you really okay?: this song is so pretty and sad :( i actually quite liked it !! it doesn't sound like anything from the soundtrack, i don't think, but it reminded me of my favourite film ever ("the crow") ~ the 90s vibes are delightful and it really gave me a feel of nostalgia that only added on to the emotion ;-; now, out of all the lyrics i'd say these are the most straightforward so i don't think i need to say what this is about :( and it's not quite the same, but i heard this part and had an idea for a short fic: - - - - - - - - - - - and i, i cannot fix your wounds this time. but i, i don't believe you when you tell me you are fine. please don't hurt yourself again. - - - - - - - - - - - picture this: during the confrontation about the painting, mike finds out about everything will has sacrificed to help him be happy so he tries to comfort him.

viii. the apparition: ah, this song feels so short :( it's very pretty though, all about vessel's troubled relationship with sleep ~ indeed, those lyrics you mentioned do feel very byler coded :O maybe their feelings between s3 and s4, when both of them were mourning their perceived lost connection (which they could've solved with a single phone call, but alas,,,) ? something like that ~ as for the dream stuff, i can definitely see will yelling this at vecna, once he's fed-up with the nightmares and being messed with and all that: - - - - - - - - - - - just let me go or take me with you. - - - - - - - - - - - granted, vessel's relationship with sleep is more of devotion than hatred (as reflected by the rest of the lyrics), but that particularly line gave me that visual :O i propose an alternative to the vecna interpretation, though: - - - - - - - - - - - why are you never real? whenever you appear you leave me with that grace, i am trembling with fear. but i know that you will disappear, just as i awake. whisper in my ear. - - - - - - - - - - - imagine that will's been taken by vecna (slipped into a coma or something of such nature) and he communicates with mike through his dreams :] that could be interesting, i think ~

x. rain: woo, byler-coded song !! those verses you wrote definitely feel like them, maybe once they get their stuff together and they accept that they can achieve happiness with each other ;-; i also love the references to other songs ~ part of the chorus feels a lot like "atlantic", there was a callback to "aqua regia" (something about 'saturate'), the 'game' part of the lyrics might be tied to "blood sport",,, i really like it !! the music is amazing and i can proudly inform you that listening to this as it rains around you is a wonderful experience ~ i have nothing more to add to your analysis n_n so, for a fic, i'd write about the direct moment after they defeat vecna and everything is done, with them running into each other's arms and just being happy to have each other, fully, at last.

xi. take me back to eden: the title track,,, an absolute masterpiece ;-; it's got everything musically, the most amazing breakdown, and it really is the perfect song to explain who they are :( and vessel's lyrics,,, "i dream in phosphorescence",,, who thinks of that ? x.x he's by far one of the best lyricists i know >.< the references to previous releases are so cool, too: - the ocean references are a call back to "tpwbyt" - the second verse alludes to "nazareth" (my favourite song) - the biting stuff is from "the offering" - shakespeare's "the merchant of venice" gets quoted - and of course, the first verse from "chokehold" is repeated to round the whole thing up :O ah, amazing,,, anyway, about the lyrics you shared,,,, yes. to all that ~ perfect interpretation <3 the chorus itself can be very byler, too: - - - - - - - - - - - my, my, those eyes like fire, i'm a winged insect, you're a funeral pyre. come now, bite through these wires, i'm a waking hell and the gods grow tired. reset my patient violence along both lines of a pathway higher, grow back your sharpest teeth, you know my desire. - - - - - - - - - - - from mike's pov, he knows he's attracted to will and he perceives that acting on those feelings is dangerous (he's a moth to a flame), but at some point he's tired of being miserable and wants to confront this. it also works from will's pov, with him having already (unknowingly) been hurt by mike and he's tired of hurting, but he can't seem to back away. ,,,i think it works, but you tell me ~ overall, the song really reflects a longing for an innocence lost and we all know mike, will and the entire party can resonate with that :(

xii. euclid: the perfect outro to the album (and the trilogy) !! such a gorgeous piece with one too many musical and lyrical references to other songs to list x.x with the way it ties back to "the night does not belong to god" (first song in sundowning), it really feels like closing a chapter and i can't pretend it didn't make me cry ;-; (i wonder if the song is called euclid because he was the father of geometry, and this song turns the trilogy into a circle,,,) anyway, i haven't got much more to say than what you've already mentioned,,, these lyrics have been gorgeous since the original song,,, - - - - - - - - - - - the whites of your eyes turn black in the lowlight. in turning divine we tangle endlessly, like lovers entwined. - - - - - - - - - - - and these ones (which you already mentioned but i want to repeat because they gave me chills with how pretty they are) really encapsulate byler, i think - - - - - - - - - - - do you remember me when the rain gathers? and do you still believe that nothing else matters? for me it's still the autumn leaves, these ancient canopies that we used to lay beneath. - - - - - - - - - - - yeah,,, i've got nothing more to say,,,

anyway,,, thank you for this wonderful ask and for letting me ramble about this beautiful band and these beautiful lyrics and connect it all to the other thing i love !! sorry it took me days to get through this, i needed some time to digest the whole album ;-; hope you liked my insight (?) and the fic ideas and stuff i mentioned !!

for now, i think it's about time i wrap this ridiculously long post up x.x to whoever is reading this, i really hope you're having the best day or night ever, and that you enjoyed reading my nonsense ~ i'll see about writing some of the fics i mentioned in this post, but it will (obviously) take me a bit x.x

farewell for now !! <3

#💕#📼#🥀#✨#💗#🔮#🧸#byler #byler fanfiction #byler fanfic #mike wheeler #will byers #worship

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bearsbeetsbeskar · 4 months

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omg I'm so excited you're into sleep token too!!! What's your fave song(s) atm

omg babe HI

I can't believe how far I have fallen down this rabbit hole cause I literally only started listening to them at first about a week ago?

like am I under some kind of spell?? what is this, witchcraft??

i BLAME VESSELS SIREN VOICE

there are so many fucking songs oh my god, they all hit home for me, but my top songs currently are definitely:

take me back to eden (SO MANY FUCKING FEELS, the 'my my those eyes like fire,' always gets me, AND the 'I don't know what's got it's teeth in me, but I'm about to bite back,' like jesus that speaks to a dark place and anger that I didn't even know I had

the apparition (this might be in the top two, the guitars and vessels vocals when he raps literally makes me giddy and dizzy)

granite

blood sport (no words only tears ever)

rain

vore

aqua regia

ascensionism

alkaline

the love you want

the night does not belong to god

chokehold

dark signs

and the summoning OFC

I love everything about their music and how you can't really lump them into any one genre, it's just so fucking special and I have yet to come across a song of theirs that I didn't like

#there's so many more but those are the ones in constant rotation on my spotify currently #truly furious that I only just discovered these guys and found out they're coming to toronto in May #AND OF COURSE TICKETS SOLD OUT WITHIN MINUTES #FUCK #sleep token

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foxgloveinspace · 1 year

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What each sleep token song is about ‘according’ to my new theory:

(Under a readmore cause there’s a lot of songs you know)

Everything has an overarching Theme of Worship, and most songs in the Isolation and Insomnia category can be swapped (because the two go hand in hand to me: being alone at night when it’s dark and the rest of the world is sleeping away from you. Being alone in a dark room with only your phone light as company. Insomnia is lonely) but I separated them based on how I view them, and some songs are Just About Worship, so that’s why there’s so few in that category:

Songs About Sex:

• Thread the Needle • Jaws • The Offering • Sugar • Mine • Alkaline • Give • The Summoning • Telomeres • Aqua Regia • Rain •

Songs about Isolation:

• Levitate • Fields Of Elation • The Way That You Where • Shelter • Gods • Like That • High Water • Missing Limbs • Is It Really You? • Say That You Will • Blood Sport • Higher • Descending • DYWTYLM • Are You Really Ok? •

Songs about Insomnia:

• The Night Does Not Belong To God • Dark Signs • Drag Me Under • Atlantic • Distraction • Fall For Me • Chokehold • Granite • Vore • Ascentionism •

Songs about Worship:

• Hypnosis • When The Bough Breaks • Take Aim • The Love That You Want •

Overlapping Themes:

Sex, Worship and Isolation (really putting in the work Two):

• Calcutta • Nazareth • Jericho •

Sex and Insomnia:

• The Apparition •

#very much so #sleep token #I either have weird thoughts or shit posts sorry guys #if anyone sees a missing song PLEASE let me Know I went out of order and confused the FUCK OUTTa myself

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simonghostrileys · 10 months

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tagged by @kryze-satine thank u laurie 💖

tagging @onewingedangels @eurodynamic @mysoftboybensolo @galeofwaterdeeps @merrypembertons @robbiedaymonds @liurnia @shadowsofrose

choose an artist you like and use the name of their songs to answer this as close to the truth as possible!

name of the artist: sleep token

what is your gender?: alkaline

describe yourself?: dark signs

how do you feel?: higher

if you could go anywhere, where would it be?: take me back to eden

describe your best friend: aqua regia

your favorite time of day: the night does not belong to god

if your life was a tv show, what would it be called?: are you really okay?

what is life to you?: chokehold

relationship status: descending

what do you fear?: the summoning

#tag post #please do it on a new post

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illuminating-the-darkness · 5 years

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Metallurgy, Blacksmithy, Electrometallurgy and the beginings of operational Alchemy:

Having now understood the properties of many types of crystals our study must seek to expand into the Occult applications of metal and metal working also known as metallurgy. Metallurgy is an art that developed at the start of the Bronze Age where copper ore was smelted down into jewellery, weapons, armour and components for technology, this advanced knowledge is mythologically and theologically cited as being given to mankind by angelic, demonic or divine beings. As developments in mining and metallurgic techniques became wide spread the art of working metals naturally mixed with the medicinal and chemical studies of Alchemy and thus Blacksmithy was invented which used chemical treatments and advanced knowledge to work new materials into desired shapes. Blacksmithy takes its origin from Alchemy as proven by its name drawn from the term “black art” which is a close translation of what the word Alchemy means. As Alchemy developed into working with metals and chemicals eventually the ability to build batteries out of reactive and conductive metals and acids was realised which resulted in the new art of Electrometalurgy which would come to influence the development of our current advanced hi-tech society now capable of harnessing and storing electrical energy. In order to understand the Occult applications of metal working we must revist the Alchemical understanding of metals.

The Seven Planetary Metals:

By the Alchemical renaissance of the 18th centuary seven major metals had been discovered along with seven celestial bodies including the Sun and Moon and excluding the Earth, the Earth was excluded since it was seen as a source of all materials including metals while the seven remaining known celestial bodies and seven major metals became married to one another as the seven planetary metals which are as follows:

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Saturn ♄- Lead (Pb A# 82)

Lead is a heavy dark grey-black metal which is also soft and maluable with a low melting point of 327.46 °C and a boiling point of 1749 °C, Lead is a good conductor of heat and electricity. Lead is non-magnetic. Lead is chemically unreactive to most stimulus. Lead is highly toxic attacking the nervous system, bones and biological enzymes meaning that it can lead to nuerological problems such as brain damage, in ancient Rome those suffering from Lead poisoning were called “Saturnine” meaning dark and cynical in respect to characteristics of the God Saturn, Lead also has slightly cubic faces leading black cubes to be associated with Saturn. Lead is resistant to weak acids but will dissolve in strong ones producing salts. Lead is unreactive and known to transform into few other chemical compounds however Alchemists believed that lead was an impure base metal which could be transmutated via chemical process into pure Gold. Lead is generally associated with Saturn because it is dark in colour, heavy to hold and unyielding in most experiments, these features match aspects of the God Saturn and thus symbolic aspects of the planet Saturn in Astrology were aligned with Lead in Alchemical theory. In old world Astrology Saturn rules over Aquarius and Capricorn.

Jupiter ♃ - Tin (Sn A# 50)

Tin is a relatively soft and malleable, silvery coloured metal with a slight yellow hue. Tin has a melting point of 231.93 °C and a boiling point of 2602 °C, Tin is also electrically conductive and becomes a superconductor at extremely low temperatures, it is also a good conductor of heat. Tin is paramagnetic meaning it can be weakly attracted to strong magnets. Tin is chemically reactive and will transform into many compounds under different stimulus, Tin is also easily corroded by acids. Tin is mostly non-toxic however some Tin organometal (organic+metal compounds) can have lethal toxcicity. Since Jupiter is the Romanised version of the Greek lightning God Zeus it can be asserted that Tins electrically conductive and maluable properties along with its bright hue may have associated it to Jupiter where other more conductive metals such as Silver and Copper were found to be more symbolically aligned with other deities/planets due to their other qualities, Tin also has relatively good strength especially when made into alloys and so like Jupiter has protective symbolism from being made into armour, tin also does not oxidise and therefore does not rust and was used to store and preserve foods likewise Jupiter was known as a preserver of life, when shaken Tin produces a sound like distant thunder which further associated the metal to Jupiter. In old world Astrology Jupiter rules over Pisces and Sagittarius.

Mars ♂- Iron (Fe A# 26)

Iron is a grey coloured hard metal with a melting point of 1538 °C and a boiling point of 2862 °C, Iron can be paramagnetic being weakly drawn by strong magnets but can also become magnetically charged via electricity to generate magnetism, some magnetic Irons are naturally forming and likewise Iron is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. Iron is non-toxic and is chemically reactive being fairly easy to transform into other compounds via various stimulus. Iron will disolve in strong acids and react with weaker ones. Iron oxidises in air and water creating an orange-red hue and decayed, flakey asthetic called rust, iron is also found in the blood stream of living animals causing blood to take a red hue when oxygenated via the same process. The colour of rust associates Iron to Mars who was the Roman God of war thus association with blood and bloods Iron taste further emphasise this connection, Iron is also associated with Mars because it was used to make Iron Age weaponry, armour and technology which gave the Roman empire its cutting edge advantage in warfare over their Bronze Age rivals, in Occult terms following the precesion of the Zodiac, the Iron Age took place under the rulership of the star sign Aries whose name and traits are taken from the ancient Greek Spartan war God Ares whom the Romans based their own war God Mars upon. Interestingly the planet Mars is a rust-hued planet. Mars is also symbolic of masculinity which is interesting because men actually store more Iron in their bodies than women do. In old world Astrology Mars rules over Scorpio and Aries.

Sun ☉ - Gold (Au A# 79)

Gold is a shiny golden coloured malleable soft and ductile metal meaning it can be easily shaped without breaking making it ideal for jewellery making. Gold has a melting point of 1064.18 °C and a boiling point of 2970 °C, Gold is non-magnetic however Gold is a good conductor of electricity and heat and a non-toxic material. Gold will not dissolve in weak acids but is known to dissolve in exceptionally strong acids such as Aqua Regia (a mix of Nitric and Hydrochloric Acids). Gold is very unreactive to chemical changes and transitions giving it its symbolic purity and incorruptibility and making it exceptionally hard to transfigure however it can still be changed into a variety of compounds under the right stimulus. Gold compounds such as the inaccurately named “Gold Salts” can be used in medicine to treat inflammation. Gold strongly reflects red and yellow light meaning that it absorbs the rest of the light spectrum which is useful in light projection practices and for rending objects invisible to infrared and thermal imaging technology. Gold has always been associated with the Sun and solar deities as well as with the human soul, this is likely due to its shinning golden asthetic, value, desirability and association with royalty who often wore Gold and equated themselves with solar deities, interestingly in the modern age science suspects that Gold is an element formed of star dust directly from nuclear fusions taking place within stars from the association with the soul Gold is also used to make wedding rings symbolising the marriage of soul mates/opposition, which is the objective of the Great Work of Alchemy. In old world Astrology the Sun rules over Leo.

Venus ♀- Copper (Cu A# 29)

Copper is a soft, malleable and ductile, shiny orange-brown metal meaning that it can be easily shaped making it ideal for jewellery making. Copper has a melting point of 1084.62 °C and a boiling point of 2562 °C, Copper is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity and is a non-toxic material that does not corrode in most acids but will dissolve in Sulphuric Acid over time. Copper is very weakly magnetic and only very strong magnets can attract this material. Copper is chemically unreactive but will form various compounds under the right stimulus. Copper oxidises to form a blue-green patina called virdigris in the form of crystal salts. Copper is a good antibacterial agent and can be used to treat wounds. Copper is related in Alchemy to the Goddess Venus and thus the planet Venus. Although in the old world of the Bronze Age Copper was the primary technology and used mainly for warfare Copper has also always been used in art such as sculpture and in the creation of musical instruments which are ruled over by Venus who is a Goddess of love, art and beauty, Copper has also always been used in jewellery making and was polished to create mirrors which are cosmetic items relating to beauty, similarly marrying art and beauty, verdant Copper salts were used in the old world in the creation of make-up. In ideological opposition to war-like Mars who rules over masculinity, Venus rules over women and femininity which is especially interesting considering that women have around 20% more Copper in their blood stream than men and Copper levels in a womans body almost double during pregnancy to support the fetus. High levels of Copper in the vagina indicate pregnancy and so birth control often involves Copper implant insertion or medicine that increases Copper in the body this works since it tricks the womans body into believing she is already pregnant and since Copper is also a natural spermicide however women also regain their fertility when these implants are removed or when the levels of Copper in their systems lower. Interestingly the planet Venus is a blue-green or verdigris-hued planet. In old world Astrology Venus rules over Libra and Taurus.

Mercury ☿ - Mercury (Hg A# 80)

Mercury also known as “Quicksilver” is a silvery heavy metal which is liquid at room temperature in fact Mercury will remain liquid unless cooled to −38.8290 °C which will solidify the substance. Mercury has a boiling point of 356.73 °C. Mercury does not conduct heat well but does conduct electricity. Mercury is not very magnetic and is repelled by magnetic fields. Mercury is a toxic material especially in water-soluable forms and is known to cause both physical and mental disorders if ingested or inhaled (as a vapour). Mercury will not dissolve in most acids but will corrode in concentrated Sulphuric and Nitric Acids or in Aqua Regia. Mercury is capable of dissolving other metals such as Silver or Gold to form amalgams (alloys of Mercury and other metals). Mercury is not very chemically reactive but will form compounds under the right stimulus, despite this Mercury is the second of the three primary regeants of Alchemy along with Sulphur and Salt, Mercury is named after the Roman messanger God Mercury and thus the planet Mercury, as a God of messangers Mercury was very fast, depicted with winged sandals, helmet and caduceus staff which relates to metal Mercuries liquid nature and alternate name “Quick Silver”. Mercury is a Romanisation of the ancient Greek messanger God Hermes who shares a name with the Hellenistic Alchemist and magician Hermes Trismegistus who wrote the Arcanum Experiment of the Emerald Tablet of Thoth on the use of Alchemical regeants such as Mercury, Sulphur and Salt and their compounds towards the completion of the Arcanum Experiment. In old world Astrology Mercury rules over Gemini and Virgo.

Moon ☾- Silver (Ag A# 47)

Silver is a shiny silvery soft, ductile and malleable metal. Silver has a melting point of 961.78 °C and a boiling point of 2162 °C. Silver is the best conductor of heat and electricity of any known metal. Silver is non-magnetic only reacting to the strongest magnets. Silver is a non-toxic material however Silver is antibacterial and can be used to treat wounds. Silver will dissolve in strong acids however Silver is not a very reactive material and can be made into few compounds under the right stimulus. Silver is the most reflective of metals and in sharing this quality with the Moon has long been associated with the Moon and with lunar deities such as the ancient Greek Moon Goddess Artemis who was also a Goddess of the hunt equipped with a Silver Bow and Arrows likewise the use of Silver bullets or projectiles is in folklore said to be effective against werewolves who draw power from the Moon in the same way that human beings are largely water based lifeforms and yet capable of drowning. Interestingly NASA astronauts found traces of Silver and Gold on the Moon further strengthening this connection since Silver and Gold are seldom found without one another in natural ores a quality which caused Silver to be associated with the feminine Moon and lunar cycles such as menstruation and Gold to be associated with the masculine Sun.

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In the modern age we have discovered a number of new metals and also the planets Pluto, Uranus, Neptune and our solar systems exo-planet Eris. It stands to reason that in continuing the Alchemical planetary metal listing the new list would include the following additions:

Pluto ♇- Plutonium (Pu A# 94)

Plutonium is an unstable and radioactive metal named after Pluto. Pluto was the Roman God of death and the underworld which actually makes the very dangerous plutonium a fitting metal for his likeness.

Uranus ⛢ - Uranium (U A# 92)

Uranium is an unstable and radioactive metal named after Uranus. Uranus was the Roman God of the sky and wisdom which could suggest that very light metals used in aviation such as aluminium might be a better candidate however Uranus was known for his tremendous power and so an unstable, radioactive metal may indeed be suitable.

Neptune ♆- Neptunium (Np A# 93)

Neptunium is a radioactive and highly unstable metal which draws its name from Neptune. Neptune in Roman mythology was the God of the sea which just like its metal counterpart can be extremely volitile and dangerous however I would suggest that in a modern reconstruction of the old Alchemical planetary metals system that Platinum would be a suitable counterpart as the rarest and most valued metal since Neptune in Kabbalistic and Astrological thinking is synonymous with divine power.

Eris ♁ - Antimony (Sb A# 51)

Eris is a planet named after the ancient Greek Goddess of chaos. This planet was known from Sumerian times as Nibiru, it is a planet thought to bring change, disaster, upheval and war, coincidentally the astrological glyph for this planet coincides with the Alchemical symbol for antimony which has a similar effect when used in the Alchemical work in over-coming, “devouring” and changing the metallic element it is exposed to. Antimony is a soft, malluable and ductile gray metalloid. Antimony has a melting point of 630.63 °C and a boiling point of 1635 °C. Antimony is a good conductor of heat and electricity and is diamagnetic meaning that it is repelled by magnetic fields. Antimony is chemically reactive and is toxic.

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