Lotus Flower (Key I)

Key of the Descending Angel

You descend as in a flurry of wings from Heaven. You are resonant and powerful. You
scatter blessings into the lives of others or, rather, you change their lives in
a way you believe is for the best. Do you hope for their spiritual well-being? For
their survival? For their individuality and freedom? You transform others and give
them what they need to realize your will.
The Heart of this Key is named MY POWER. It is your power to be a meaningful change
in peoples lives. The top bullet point in the Heart will summarize your role here,
such as:

prophet
teacher
turns people into birds
healer or
demanding
The Shadow of this Key is named MY NATURE. Its something that takes that power out
of your hands the stronger your Shadow gets, the more changing peoples lives
becomes an autonomous function, something that just happens when youre nearby,
rather than by conscious, deliberate action on your part. Your Heart makes you
transformative by the power of your will; your Shadow makes you iconic, catalytic,
and transformative by nature. Write the following two phrases in the Shadow circle:

glorious
set apart

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Vervain (Key II)
Key of Something Powerful
You are versed in the uses of power someone both willing and able to transform
the world according to your ideas. This is a Key of cunning, a Key of genius, a Key
of greatness, and a Key of the will to power.
The Heart of this Key is named MY IDENTITY. Its a thing that makes you good at,
and comfortable with, changing the world. The top bullet point in the Heart will
summarize who you are when you wield power, such as:

conqueror
savior
magician or
industrialist
The Shadow of this Key is named BURDENS. Its the moral and practical obligations
that accumulate when you have and use power the weight of everything youve done,
and could do, bearing down on you. Its everything youve conquered or saved and
now have to protect; its everything you could conquer or save that demands you do
so. Write the following two phrases in the Shadow circle:

bound by duty
set apart

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Acacia (Key III)
Key of Something that Must Be Hidden

Theres something you cant share something youre afraid to see, or to let
others see! Are you stressed out by the secret? Do you wish you could share it? Is
it hard work, all the time, keeping it from getting out?
The Heart of this Key is named A DANGEROUS SECRET. The stronger the Heart gets, the
more dangerous the secret is. The top bullet point in the Heart will summarize what
you do with the secret, and possibly the secret itself, such as:
keeping Gods secret
eliminating the evidence of treachery before its too late or
denying my Excrucian parentage
The Shadow of this Key is named THAT HURTS TO KEEP. The stronger the Shadow gets,
the more youd like to let the secret go. Write the following two phrases in the
Shadow circle:

painful silence
set apart

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Clematis (Key IV)
Key of Something, Given Gifts

Youve been touched by grace. Youve seen the true face of the universe the giver
of gifts unbounded, unearned, unasked for. You are blessed. The world is blessed.
People are blessed. Under all its masks the world is awesomely, unshakably good.
The Heart of this Key is named I HAVE WITNESSED IT. Youve seen the goodness of
things. Youre not just holding on to hope in the face of darkness: you know that
there is a Heaven. The top bullet point in the Heart will summarize who you are
when you are witness to that grace, such as:

dreamer
preacher
visionary or
fallen from the path
The Shadow of this Key is named WHY I DOUBT. There is, or could be, something in
you that doubts and rejects Heaven something that turns you from the truth you
have seen. Something that rages against Heaven, or against your own belief in it.
Something that draws you to doubt or even fear the movement of grace in the world.
Leave the Shadow circle empty for now.

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Aconite (Key V)
Key of Rage

Your life is shaped by a terrible, world-shaking hatred and fury. Is it your own or
are you a pawn to someone elses rage?
The Heart of this Key is named RAGE, HATRED, or FURY, optionally with a name in
front (e.g. DIVRIKAS RAGE, if it is someone named Divrika whose hatred shapes
you.) The stronger the Heart gets, the more elemental that fury. The top bullet
point in the Heart will summarize who you are in this drama, such as:

victim
hero
reformed monster
struggling for control or
trying to break free
The Shadow of this Key is named WHAT LETS ME OPPOSE IT. The stronger the Shadow
gets, the more resources you have to oppose the rage that drowns you.
Leave the Shadow circle empty for now.

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Wild Oats (Key VI)
Key of Destiny Denied

Your life is a whirl of fun or pleasure wealth, fame, sex, admiration, or

whatever it is you like. You have strong appetites and the will and the opportunity
to indulge them!
The Heart of this Key is named HUNGER. The top bullet point in the Heart will
summarize who you are when indulging in your vice, such as:

sensualist
fame-seeker or
miser
The Shadow of this Key is named WHY IT FEELS EMPTY. The stronger the Shadow
becomes, the emptier and more hollow pleasure feels.
Leave the Shadow circle empty for now.

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Star of Bethlehem (Key VII)
Key of Something, Changed Forever

At the center of your life is some great mystery a great love, a great tragedy, a
great spiritual or personal experience, something still almost incomprehensible to
you. It changed everything.
The Heart of this Key is named WHAT IT MADE ME. Its about how you reacted to that
mystery how youre still organizing your life, even now, around that moment of
grace or tragedy. The top bullet point in the Heart will summarize who you are when
youre thinking about this, such as:

inspired
heartbroken or
transformed
The Shadow of this Key is named HOW IT CHANGED THE WORLD. Its about how important
what happened really was the stronger the Shadow, the more legitimately dramatic
and world-shattering the event in question was. Write the following two phrases in
the Shadow circle:

I cant let go
Im committed
Youll also want to name what happened to you perhaps just THE MYSTERY and
write that name on the line between Heart and Shadow so that its clear at a glance
what it was that changed you and the world.

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Gorse (Key VIII)
Key of Something in Thrall

Youre trapped! Something is binding you, exerting influence on you, claiming power
over you and you wont let it! Does that mean that you hate your Imperator and
long to be free of them, or does it mean that some Excrucian or enemy has an
unwanted hold upon your soul?
The Heart of this Key is named HELD IN THRALL. The stronger the Heart, the fiercer
the struggle the greater the will and power arrayed on both sides. The top bullet
point in the Heart will summarize how you are held in thrall, and by what, such as:

Excrucian-bound
Devil-bound
Soul-chained or
Pawn of Lord Entropy
The Shadow of this Key is named ENTANGLED WITH MY ENEMY. The stronger the Shadow,
the more subtle and psychological your chains will be the harder it will be to
tell where you end and where they begin. Write the following two phrases in the
Shadow circle:

I cant let go
Im weak

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Honeysuckle (Key IX)
Key of Something, Finally, at Rest

You were tangled up in something fierce something terrible, something scarring.

Was it war? Guilt? Heartache? The struggle against some terrible enemy? Spy stuff?
Politics? An abusive relationship? A curse? Anyway, you finally tore yourself free,
retired or forgave yourself or broke free, and now you can relax.
The Heart of this Key is named MY NEW LIFE. The stronger the Heart, the greater the
peace youve found. The top bullet point in the Heart will summarize who you are
and who you were, such as:

retired spy
refugee
broken but getting better or
conqueror victorious
The Shadow of this Key is named MY OLD LIFE. The stronger the Shadow, the more
repercussions your former struggle has, and the harder youll have to work to keep
from getting dragged back in!
Leave the Shadow circle empty for now.

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Chamomile (Key X)
Key of Something Romantic

Youre a romantic, dashing hero or heroine full of life, larger than life, and
willing to take on more than you can handle!
The Heart of this Key is named THE DREAM. It makes you a shining, silver-screen
ideal. Write something in the Heart circle to summarize who you are, such as:

dashing pirate
hero
perfect spy or
mad genius
The Shadow of this Key is named THE COST. The stronger the Shadow, the harder you
have to work to be perfect all the time the greater the price you have to pay to
keep yourself going.
Leave the Shadow circle empty for now.

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Wild Rose (Key XI)
Key of Something Different

Something about you isnt normal. Something doesnt belong! Do you have a love/hate
relationship with the people around you or are you desperate to belong?
The Heart of this Key is named MY NATURE. You are different you are not normal.
The top bullet point in the Heart will summarize who you are compared to others,
such as:

an alien
a freak
an outsider or
superhuman
The Shadow of this Key is named MY STRUGGLES. The stronger the Shadow, the more you
want to fit in the harder you work to find yourself a place in the world. Write
the following two phrases in the Shadow circle:
self-doubt
trying to fit in

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Hollyhock (Key XII)
Key of Destiny in the Balance

You are in a constant struggle to become something else to transcend your form
and unfurl like a banner or a pair of wings into something greater.
The Heart of this Key is named MY DESTINY. The top bullet point in the Heart will
summarize what you are doing as you change, such as:

becoming Imperial
becoming a lord of the Lands Beyond Creation
becoming perfect or
becoming free
The Shadow of this Key is named MY STRUGGLES. The stronger the Shadow, the harder
your Destiny is to fulfill. Write the following two phrases in the Shadow circle:

self-doubt
changing hurts

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Mimulus (Key XIII)
Key of Something Restless

You cant settle down youre restless, rootless, unable to stay at home or
possibly unable to find a home at all!
The Heart of this Key is named MY PATH. Its what drives you to travel, to live in
the moment, to seek out and interact with new and interesting things. The top
bullet point in the Heart will summarize who you are when you wander, such as:

vagabond
wandering hero or
I walk the earth
The Shadow of this Key is named WHY IT FEELS EMPTY. The stronger the Shadow, the
greater the toll the road takes on you the harder you cling to the permanent
things and attachments you have. Write the following two phrases in the Shadow
circle:

self-doubt
the things Ive left behind

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Water Lily (Key XIV)
Key of Something Spiritual

Youre an ascetic, hermit, anchorite, or monk you want to meditate, purify

yourself, and withdraw from the ordinary world.
The Heart of this Key is named MY RETREAT. The stronger the Heart, the more
strength you gain from solitude. The top bullet point in the Heart will summarize
who you are when you separate yourself from the world, such as:

ascetic
disgusted with the world
penitent
hermit or
pure
The Shadow of this Key is named BURDENS. It is your attachments and duties in the
world the things that can force you from your solitude. Write the following
phrase in the Shadow circle:

my duties as a Power

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Oak (Key XV)
Key of Something That Hasnt Changed

Youre the one that stays steady when things are at their worst youre the rock
that other people can cling to, or the most stubborn obstacle in their way.
The Heart of this Key is named MY IDENTITY. It gives you a strong connection to
your basic values and sense of self. The top bullet point in the Heart will
summarize who you are, such as:

New York socialite

badger
Kansas farm-boy or
aristocrat
The Shadow of this Key is named CRISIS. Theres something in the world or in your
life that is trying to change you.
Leave the Shadow circle empty for now.

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Alyssym (Key XVI)
Key of Destiny Fulfilled

Youve finally become what you were always meant to be. Youve fulfilled your
destiny, answered the most important questions, and realized who you are.
Congratulations!
The Heart of this Key is named MY DESTINY. The top bullet point in the Heart will
summarize who you are, in terms of who you were, such as:

victorious conqueror
victorious scholar
finally found faith
enlightened monk or
leader of the free world
The Shadow of this Key is empty and nameless for now.