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fandomhigh2022-10-04 01:45 pm
trigons_child) wrote in fandomhigh2022-10-04 01:45 pm
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How to Deal with your Dark Side, Tuesday - Fourth Period
"Until now, we've discussed ways to control yourself by calming your mind," Raven began class today. "But often times, it is an outside force that might be triggering your dark side. In my case, it was my father, the demon Trigon. He wished to corrupt me and use me as a gateway to this world so that he might conquer it. He would do such things and slip into my dreams and show me my friends in great peril, and tell me that the only way I could save them was to accept his power. The temptation was hard to resist. Or he might simply bombard me with pain and fear in hopes that I would submit to him to make it stop."
She frowned, remembering her experience as a student at Fandom. "As an aside, if you take nothing else from this class, please remember that you should be honest, with yourself and your friends and those you trust. Do not hide that you are struggling, because then it might become too late for them to help you. My friends were able to save me, but if they had been too late, or not strong enough...." She let her voice trail off and left it to their imaginations. The Earth would've been Trigon's plaything, and her friends would all be dead or enslaved.
Raven shivered and exhaled, pushing away the thoughts. "Today I would like to teach you the basics of defending yourself from such an attack. There are ways to build shields within your mind, to protect yourself from whatever outside influence seeks to affect you. I want you to try to meditate again, but this time, imagine there are walls surrounding you -- walls, or any sort of protective barrier. It could be an actual shield, or armor, or anywhere you feel safe and protected.
"Practice calling these shields to mind at a moments notice." Raven smiled a little mischievously. "Because next week, I am going to test your shields by trying to get past them. Unless you have some objection to me attempting to do so, of course."
She frowned, remembering her experience as a student at Fandom. "As an aside, if you take nothing else from this class, please remember that you should be honest, with yourself and your friends and those you trust. Do not hide that you are struggling, because then it might become too late for them to help you. My friends were able to save me, but if they had been too late, or not strong enough...." She let her voice trail off and left it to their imaginations. The Earth would've been Trigon's plaything, and her friends would all be dead or enslaved.
Raven shivered and exhaled, pushing away the thoughts. "Today I would like to teach you the basics of defending yourself from such an attack. There are ways to build shields within your mind, to protect yourself from whatever outside influence seeks to affect you. I want you to try to meditate again, but this time, imagine there are walls surrounding you -- walls, or any sort of protective barrier. It could be an actual shield, or armor, or anywhere you feel safe and protected.
"Practice calling these shields to mind at a moments notice." Raven smiled a little mischievously. "Because next week, I am going to test your shields by trying to get past them. Unless you have some objection to me attempting to do so, of course."