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A New and Growing World: Part Two

2/19/2022

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How the realm of Crossworlds REALLY formed, in REALITY.
​by Rose Channing

PictureEver seen one of these in real life? Me either, at least, not yet.
Okay, so I guess the last time there was a post here about how Crossworlds formed, it was by some pretentious lunatic who thinks she owns my world? Like, okay, cool, you had imaginary conversations with Ellie and Savannah through the mirror. We all did. But have you ever ACTUALLY met them?

Let me tell you how Crossworlds really formed.

PictureDang, Ellie and Savannah would laugh at me if they saw this early attempt to draw them.
The magical world was built on dreams. Maybe these dreams came from multiple dimensions and worlds, including this one. Maybe some of them were yours. And some of them were mine. These dreams floating out in space began to swirl together, slowly forming their own little planet. I don’t want to dive too deep into the stories of the early days, I wrote a whole book on it. Banged my head against the wall the whole time, so read it and and appreciate my effort, please.
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Anyway. Some people can travel dimensions. I don’t know how, or I’d do it too. But these were “new explorers,” were enlightened to the ways of finding new realms. So, I came up with a stupid name for them, the “Realm Enlightened New Explorers,” or, less stupid but still cliché, the Rene (I didn’t say it, my friend René did. Love you babe!)
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So, the Rene began bringing these dreams to life, and forming the world based on a union of reality and dreams. Which is basically my entire life as well.

​I formed Crossworlds by basically by doing what the early people did, basking in dreams for long hours until they told me how to shape them. And I did my best to listen and write from there. All the while balancing my own life with my friends, who are far better writers than I’ll ever be. I don’t understand this holier-than-thou attitude of “my writing MEANT something because it wasn’t just the shiny idea of the day!” I mean, I knew Crossworlds was a long-term relationship for me, but it’s not like Lucy and Nick’s writing is just a series of meaningless flings. I actually think they have a higher purpose, because their long-term relationship is with writing itself. I’ve always admired their versatility, their ability to pull ideas out of the air, and their courage to actually share what’s going on in their heads. I was always too terrified. And I’m not sure where that comes from. Maybe because part of me knew I was doing something real? Ugh, now I’m starting to sound obnoxious too.

I guess it comes from finding that perfect “click” moment—having one person who vibes just right with you so there’s no fear, and sharing doesn’t feel like work, or an invitation to criticism. It was just fun. It was perfect. And I think I took it for granted. Then it got taken away from me.

Since then, I don’t really share. And sure, I’ve got a wonderful and supportive group of friends around me, but it’s just weird to talk to them about this stuff because for me “it’s my dream” and for them it’s their reality.
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And there they all are. Most of these people I'd consider my friends. Not sure what some of the others think of me.
Okay, enough of that. Back to this world-forming biz…

Magic in the developing world was chaotic, but several things helped it calm down. First was the Labyrinth built around the Northern border, keeping the most potent magic limited to a realm where people could handle it. Next was the “Stream” that connected all the realms, as a way of balancing the world’s magic. After that, it was less common to see people born with the godlike power of Claire and Dimitri. The various gifts became more common, like the world was trying to break up and evenly distribute its magic. And that’s kinda where we’re at now…
PictureThis doodle is a little better, but I'm still not sure I'd show it to them.
​​It is a young world, still rapidly developing. It’s been around longer than I have, but our world was here first… I did plot out the timeline once, but I don’t feel like digging up those old notes, they’re probably still buried in boxes from the last time we moved. But yeah, it’s still kind of a baby world, and it’s still rapidly growing and changing. The stream can, and has been altered in the past. I’m sure it will be altered again, probably a few more times. I mean, I’m not 1000% sure, like, I haven’t planned beyond The Mansion’s Family. But there probably will be a few more natural alterations.
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This is a pretty quick overview, and if you want more detail, it’s all there in Stories of the Early Days. But if you’re totally new to this world (welcome!), start with The Mansion’s Twins. Come meet my friends!
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I wish you light and magic.

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Gift Focus of the Month: Outer-Vision

2/12/2022

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We’re taking a close look at the twelve gifts, starting with the twins’ gifts, and then making our way through the poem:
The Lady Illusion gave us a set of twelve
Twelve children, twelve months, and twelve gifts as well
Inner and outer vision, levitation
Fire, water, transformation
Glowing, healing, communication
Singers, dancers, model makers
​This month’s focus is Savannah’s gift: Outer-vision. Let’s look in Rose’s notebook for an introduction:
Outer vision is the ability to see through pretty much anything physical, unless it’s been guarded against the gift. Most people just say “seeing through walls.” It’s considered one of the magical basics, and it’s one of the two “vision” gifts, closely related to the rarer inner vision.
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Savannah, opening windows just 'cause she can.
​The gifted can guard their magic so no one else sees the windows they open. And others can guard against outer vision. Hm. Sounds like this could start a guard-war.

The high level of this gift is considered attainable. On top of opening windows, the gifted can “open doors,” and walk through walls. The flipside of this gift is closing things, which, like levitations flipside, is not used very often. In situations where dangerous magic needs to be cleansed, outer vision’s flipside can be helpful to close off the area.

Those with outer vision are usually good problem-solvers. They are insightful, quiet, and thoughtful, and often notice things others don’t. They aren’t quite on the same level as those with inner-vision—they’re a little less intense in both magic and personality. Their attitude tends to be more light-hearted and optimistic, but in a calmer, subtler way than other bolder gifts. Outer-vision is most closely connected to inner-vision and transformation. It is commonly symbolized by an eye, a mirror, or a pair of glasses.

Fun Fact About the Twelve Gifts:

​In the study of the gifts, some believe each of the twelve gifts are linked, in a circle that looks something like this:
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I suppose those arrows should be pointing in both directions, but this was a very quick scribble. It's a very basic representation of how each type of magic is related. Studying the types of magic connected to your gift will help strengthen and round out your gift. There is some debate amount gift theorists about which gifts are actually related, and if those relations can be summed up in a neat little circle. But this is a common way to begin studying "gift theory."

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