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20200721010605-cycle_of_rebirth.org

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ version of themselves, grow, and eventually reach some conclusion and start anew
 on another path.
 
 Each cycle could represent a sort of [[file:20200721011049-hero_s_journey.org][Hero's Journey]]. I'm particularly fond of
-the progression through the major arcana of [[file:20200721011247-the_tarot.org][The Tarot]].
+the progression through [[id:127314ce-175c-41ef-b987-e185d0159b63][The Major Arcana of The Tarot]].

20200721010754-phoenix.org

@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 #+title: The Phoenix
+
+A mythical fierybird known for its [[file:20200721010605-cycle_of_rebirth.org][Cycle of Rebirth]], in which at the end of its
+life it reduces itself to ash and from those ashes is born in flame anew.

20200721011247-the_tarot.org

@@ -1 +1,11 @@
 #+title: The Tarot
+* The Major Arcana
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       127314ce-175c-41ef-b987-e185d0159b63
+:END:
+
+The 22 trump cards of a tarot deck. In order, hey can be seen to depict a [[file:20200721011049-hero_s_journey.org][Hero's
+Journey]] from ignorant optimism (0, The Fool) through to completion (XXI, The
+World).
+
+* The Minor Arcana

20200721011317-the_phoenix_inquisitor.org

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-:PROPERTIES:
-:ID:       a35b11b1-3518-4be0-a9f0-2734d7792bde
-:END:
 #+title: The Phoenix Inquisitor
 
 * The Name
@@ -14,6 +11,10 @@ together, they do carry meaning. [[file:20200721010754-phoenix.org][The Phoenix]
 effectively immortal creature, and the Inquisitor, a seeker of knowledge.
 
 * The Website :ATTACH:
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       a35b11b1-3518-4be0-a9f0-2734d7792bde
+:END:
+
 This name lived on when I built my console gaming website, Phoenix Inquisitor
 dot net, originally hosted on Tripod. I'd drafted a logo on an index card, which
 would adorn the site. The wings represent [[file:20200721010754-phoenix.org][The Phoenix]], the eye inquisition, and
@@ -28,7 +29,26 @@ because I wanted to connect with people and do something /together/.
 #+CAPTION: The website at http://pi.net.tripod.com/
 [[attachment:_20200721_012003screenshot.png]]
 
-* The Forums
+** The Forums
 
 I eventually graduated the site to its own domain (=phoenixinquis.net=), and
 gave it life as a forum built upon [[https://www.phpbb.com/][phpBB]].
+
+* Artist Depictions
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       c997c5b9-31f4-444b-a240-33ed294396be
+:END:
+** Enki, by Anabel Martinez :ATTACH:
+#+ATTR_ORG: :width 400
+[[attachment:pi_mascot_design___enki.jpg]]
+** Phoenix, by Jon Bliss :ATTACH:
+#+ATTR_ORG: :width 400
+#+CAPTION: [2017-11-06 Mon]
+[[attachment:catgirl-final.jpg]]
+
+#+ATTR_ORG: :width 400
+#+CAPTION: [2017-11-24 Fri]
+[[attachment:Phoenix-final.png]]
+** Phoenix, by Bee :ATTACH:
+#+ATTR_ORG: :width 400
+[[attachment:IMG_3666.jpg]]

20200721012843-the_fractal_phoenix.org

@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 #+title: The Fractal Phoenix
 
-A poem I wrote on [2016-05-05 Thu] (?), using the metaphor of [[file:20200721010754-phoenix.org][The Phoenix]].
+A poem I wrote on [2016-05-05 Thu] (?), using the metaphor of [[file:20200721010754-phoenix.org][The Phoenix]]. I had
+a lot of emotions raging at once that day, in a lot of different ways, in a lot
+of different stages.
 
-#+begin_quote
+I recall putting it together during a drive to work, and scrambling to get it
+down at a red light.
+
+
+#+begin_verse
 A tumultuous existence
 
 Parts dead and silent
@@ -12,8 +18,4 @@ Parts bolstered by the flames
 Parts in agony as the white hot fire overwhelms and consumes simultaneously
 hopeful, numb, determined, enraged, despondent, mischievous, strong, and
 shattered.
-#+end_quote
-
-I had a lot of emotions raging at once that day, in a lot of different ways, in
-a lot of different stages. I recall putting it together during a drive to work,
-and scrambling to get it down at a red light.
+#+end_verse