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Post by Nightpaw on Mar 21, 2008 22:30:13 GMT -5
I'm a daemian. That doesn't mean I'm part of some crazy cult. It means I project and talk to my daemon. A daemon is an animal familiar. Kinda like your conscious, but in animal form. Before you say I read to many Golden Compass books, I knew about daemons longer than I have known about The Golden Compass. In fact, Socrates, the famous Greek philosopher often wrote about his daemon. They aren't tangible. I can't reach out and physically feel my daemon's fur, but I project him, which means I visualize him. I also talk to him. I know I sound crazy, but I'm not crazy or schizophrenic or anything like that. For a better explanation look at this: daemonpage.com/introduction.htmlI also suggest looking at more of the daemon page and maybe even looking at the forums. My username there is Instinct. Anyways, enough seriousness from me. Now for introducing... PARXELLO! SQUEE! His name is pronounced "parks-ello" ;D Parxello is a Fennec Fox. Here's a picture of a typical Fennec Fox: snarla.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/fennec5.jpgI can barely believe I'm posting this. I'm kinda afraid of ruining my reputation and causing everybody to believe I'm some crazy cult member. Yeah. Right. Anyways, here's a typical conversation between Parxello and I. Me: Spring Break went by WAY too fast. Parxello: Tell me about it. Soon we're going to have day after day of school all over again. Me: Stop being so depressing. Parxello: I'm just telling the truth! Besides, school isn't all bad. You'll be able to see your friends again. Me: Yeah, I guess, but also old enemies. Parxello: Your math teacher doesn't count as an enemy. Me: Darn it! In fact, here's our first conversation, or at least what I can remember of it. Me *skeptical*: Uh..hello? Parxello: Hello! Me: HOLY CRAP! *surprised cursing* Parxello: HANNAH! Watch your mouth! Me: Uh..sorry? Hey, are you my daemon? Because, according to this website, you are. Parxello: Yeah, I guess. Me: So..what's your name? Parxello: Say the first nonsense word that pops into your head. Me: Parxello. Parxello: That's my name. Oh, by the way, I call him Arx for short.
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Post by |g.O.l.d.Y| on Mar 26, 2008 2:13:26 GMT -5
Are you serious? Wow, I honestly thought I was the only one who had a daemon. I've never told anyone, anyone. I guess I am now though...
I was constantly talking to myself in my head, it was conversations and I'd always wondered if it was really normal at all...then I stumbled across some stuff about daemons. I immediatly knew what animal my daemon was because I've always put alot of thought into what animal is most like me, down to the smallest details.
Anoymen is a small gray tabby tomcat, he has like these creamy specks mixed in with his fur...He's changed a few times to a large black female panther and turns into a completely different character..I'm not even sure it really is Anoymen, I might just have to accept that this is a completely other daemon that takes over because Anoymen can't handle those kind of emotions I'm feeling when she pops up, but he's normally a coy little guy sitting up in a tree or a few feet away. Whenever I visualize him he rarely ever comes close, unless I'm crying or we're going to sleep, or I'm feeling extremely lonely and he has nothing to criticize about it.
It's just become a simple thing now, but I still don't tell people because it's so close to hearing voices and that's never a good sign in today's common culture. But maybe I will now. This really helped a lot, thanks Nighty, you gave me a big boost of confidence. :]
And omgosh, Fennec Foxes are so adorable =D
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Post by `s қ y . x x on Mar 26, 2008 3:20:55 GMT -5
*Gulps*
Well, I may as well say that this is kinda of a relief that there are others that have dæmon. I guess I'm like you two, I haven't actually told anyone before, it's sorta just something I've always kept to myself and well, my family thinks I'm insane already without them knowing this.
I actually had no idea what he was until I read his dark materials and well, I guessed it scared me to start off with. I always thought he was just a 'spirit' (yeah, my family are into all that sort of junk) and well, I'm not too sure what to say.
His name is Diablo and he's a huge white tiger and well, I first noticed him when I was five and well, it never struck me of weird. I can't even remember when he appeared, he's just always been there, a calm voice that always gives me advise and guides me in what to do and calm me down.
I can see him and well, he's always with me, even if sometimes I don't notice him. It's good to know there are others out there that actually have dæmon and don't just think they are that of stories.
I know this sounds really weird but sometimes I just hear random voices in my head, still in Diablo's voice as he is always next to me and as I get older his image just gets stronger but when I'm just thinking about someone or something, I just start hearing random things like my rather bizzard chat with the school bus two years ago.
Diablo is the only reason I can hold my temper for so long and when I do get mad or want to punch someone, he stops me. I know that and well, I agree with you Goldy, it does say 'I'm hearing voices so I'm going mad' to others so, yeah.
And so you know, my dæmon has always been a white tiger but, didn't get his name until I was in grade seven, Two and a half years ago. He was just there and well, didn't have a name but my best friends John and Andy were talking about a game and well, I heard the name and well, it just came his name.
It's good to have others to just sort of mention this sort of stuff to.
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Post by |g.O.l.d.Y| on Mar 26, 2008 5:46:02 GMT -5
Diablo the white tiger. Devil gone white. x3 That's awesome. But my panther could so kick your tiger's bootay. >.> <.< Sorry, I'm just playin' with ya. I don't need to be reminded that tigers are the biggest feline known to man on this rock we live on. This is totally making me want to make a roleplaying/discussion board for daemons, yo.
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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Mar 26, 2008 6:38:03 GMT -5
I don't think I have a daemon, but maybe I do and just don't realize it? I don't think your in a cult or crazy... especially if all three of you have daemons. Is there a way to help me find mine? I feel like I do have a sort of voice-of-reason, telling me what to say and when to stop talking. (I never used to be able to figure this out, but recently I've gotten better at it.) Maybe there's some way for me to see/realize my daemon..
I feel sorta alone...
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Post by STREAMY ?! on Mar 26, 2008 8:42:10 GMT -5
I feel just like Cindy...=P none of you are crazy..well...we're all crazy. but not in that sense =O like Cindy said, if all of you have daemons, than many others probably do, and I might too, I just don't know it.
I feel like there's....I don't know...-steals cindy's words- a voice of reason inside my head, talking to me...-checks out site-
That's pretty awesome.
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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Mar 26, 2008 8:54:21 GMT -5
*Eats Streamy for stealing words* Just kidding, I don't mind.
That's a really good site. I read through like, everything. I get really unhappy in the late evenings, and I was just (last week) in Spain with my Class. I remember being really depressed and all, and feeling all alone, and I was telling myself that was ok, sort of impatient with myself. Now I have this image of some kind of big cat sort of growling to me that I'm fine, there's nothing wrong, and that it is fine to be sad but that there was no reason to cry or anything. I think my daemon would be a little bit like that, sort of keeping me a little less emotional and that kind of thing. I don't know what kind of cat I'm picturing, though.
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Post by |g.O.l.d.Y| on Mar 26, 2008 12:41:09 GMT -5
Well, Cindy's on the right track, definetly. If you're already picturing a big cat that talks to you(hahahah xD could I make it sound anymore borderline psychotic? j/k ily Cindy x]) You've pretty much got a daemon, but the longer you envision/talk to him/her the more he/she will become realer and realer. The more attached you grow the more random what he says/do are. You might come to a point where you can no longer predict in the slightest way what he'll say. Also, newbies tend to switch their form alot. For me, Anoymen has always been a tomcat..up until this morning where he turned briefly into a robot owl and last night where he kept turning into a toucan because of some stupid quiz I took. It really doesn't matter what animal they are, just so long as you're comfortable with what form they've seem to have taken and you think it fits their personality.
As far as names go, like Nighty did, it's best to just go with the first name that pops into your head and stick with it...if they like it, that is. The black panther I mentioned is now Kirass, just popped into my head. Anoymen had a little more meaning because he's so annoying o.- Simple names aren't the best idea, you don't want to run into someone with the same name as your daemon...it's like...awkward.
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Post by //Cindy// l u n a on Mar 26, 2008 13:18:29 GMT -5
Well, I wasn't picturing the cat at the time, but as I was reading this I got the picture. I think my daemon would be/is very serious most of the time - it's me who'd be the annoying one, lol. I don't know, I like the idea of having a daemon... but I'm not sure how to start imagining one.
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Post by |g.O.l.d.Y| on Mar 26, 2008 14:01:28 GMT -5
Just keep that picture in your head. Your daemon's with you everywhere, always there to talk to you, even when you don't want them to o.- It's just the voice in your head and you don't always need to project them. Until your "voice's" personality becomes more clear it probably best to just stick with seeing it as your favorite animal, y'know?
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Post by `s қ y . x x on Mar 26, 2008 20:55:07 GMT -5
That would be cool, see how many others have dæmon and actually find a way for them to sneak into our roleplaying lives as well as out real lives.
Well, I would try and help you Cindy and Streamy but, again, Diablo's just always been there so I'm not sure how to help. I think Goldy's right though If you just keep the picture of your dæmon in your head it will get stronger. I have a friend who, like you did Goldy, asked if she had one cause she sees like a fiary type creature with her all the time. But it seems that a lot of people that know about dæmons don't always have one, just wish they did.
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Post by silvercloud on Mar 26, 2008 22:10:21 GMT -5
I think... I know what you guys are talking about. Lately especially, I've been hearing this kind of voice in my head, like, whenever someone annoys me real bad, I'd either tell them to shut up, or slug them, but now... its like this voice in my head has been telling me to pity them, and swallow my anger, or just try to ignore them, which I would've never done, or even thought abut before. Problem is, I have no clue what my daemon would, or will look like, personality, boy or girl... I just hear a faint voice sometimes...
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Post by *Simply Seasle* on Mar 27, 2008 14:17:23 GMT -5
I'm agreeing with Cindy on this one. I'd love one, and sometimes I do have a voice in the back of my head.....but I really don't have one. I'll try to pay more attention next time 'the little voice in my head' talks to me......he seems a lot calmer than I do, anyway.
You are crazy. Accept it, and move on with life. Most of us are a bit iffy on the sanity side anyway.....it makes life more fun.
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Post by |g.O.l.d.Y| on Mar 27, 2008 15:53:21 GMT -5
I've come up with an idea for a roleplay and a way to intermingle daemon discussion with it. The roleplay will be humans though...except for the daemons, of course. So if anyone was hoping to roleplay an animal it's still entirely possible. I'm going to start working on it right away, I'll post a link in a bit.
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Post by `s қ y . x x on Mar 27, 2008 16:20:30 GMT -5
Sounds good Goldy, I'll happily join when you've made it.
Hehe, don't need to move on with insanity thanks seasle, everyone in the community I live in already know my family for being completely insane 0.-
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