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20200721010605-cycle_of_rebirth.org

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+#+title: Cycle of Rebirth
+
+The idea that, over the course of one's life, a person might experience multiple
+journeys of existence. Like the mythical [[file:20200721010754-phoenix.org][Phoenix]], they may start fresh on a
+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]].

20200721010754-phoenix.org

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+#+title: The Phoenix

20200721011049-hero_s_journey.org

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+#+title: Hero's Journey

20200721011247-the_tarot.org

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+#+title: The Tarot

20200721011317-the_phoenix_inquisitor.org

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+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       a35b11b1-3518-4be0-a9f0-2734d7792bde
+:END:
+#+title: The Phoenix Inquisitor
+
+* The Name
+My original online moniker, or handle. I came up with this in the late 90s while
+spending time in the Lycos role-playing chat room "The Mysic Tavern". In it I
+had a male character, whose name I've long forgotten, and a female character by
+the name of Sadie. Both of them shared this title.
+
+While I was essentially just picking a couple of words that sounded cool
+together, they do carry meaning. [[file:20200721010754-phoenix.org][The Phoenix]] being a powerful, ever-changing,
+effectively immortal creature, and the Inquisitor, a seeker of knowledge.
+
+* The Website :ATTACH:
+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
+the element of the ring was introduced to represent a community around them.
+
+#+CAPTION: The original rotating logo
+[[attachment:_20200721_012031pi.gif]]
+
+I did not build the website with the intent to maintain it alone. I built it
+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
+
+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]].

20200721012843-the_fractal_phoenix.org

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+#+title: The Fractal Phoenix
+
+A poem I wrote on [2016-05-05 Thu] (?), using the metaphor of [[file:20200721010754-phoenix.org][The Phoenix]].
+
+#+begin_quote
+A tumultuous existence
+
+Parts dead and silent
+
+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.

index.org

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 - [[file:20200719003936-being_transgender.org][Being transgender]]
 - [[file:20200719003435-conferences.org][Conferences]]
 - [[file:20200711111302-emacs.org][Emacs]]
+- [[file:20200721011317-the_phoenix_inquisitor.org][The Phoenix Inquisitor]]
 - [[file:20200719004542-support_groups.org][Support groups]]
 - [[file:20200716214603-taking_better_notes.org][Taking better notes]]