Awake in the Starlight

The phrases "magical equilibrium" and "elemental equilibrium" are synonymous, but has anyone else noticed that the latter is often preceded by an article while the former is not? It's like a weird unwritten convention of Bardonist lingo. For example, let's say you want to use "magical equilibrium" in a sentence. The sentence is probably some variation of the following. I possess magical equilibrium.  You possess magical equilibrium.  She possesses magical equilibrium.  If you want to use "elemental equilibrium" in a sentence, the sentence is probably some variation of the following. I possess an elemental equilibrium.  You possess an elemental equilibrium.  She possesses an elemental equilibrium.  Notice the presence of the article "an"?  The most recent book I've written is titled The Elemental Equilibrium: Notes on the Foundation of Magical Adepthood. If I had wanted to use the phrase, "magical equ...

I'm currently in the middle of reading Gary Chapman's book The Five Love Languages . Many of you have probably heard of it because it's been out for two and a half decades, but I only recently came across a copy and decided to see what it had to offer. I'm really enjoying the book. It has a lot of valuable information. There's a great passage that really stood out to me earlier this evening as I was reading. It is as follows. "I am amazed by how many individuals mess up every new day with yesterday. They insist on bringing into today the failures of yesterday and in so doing, they pollute a potentially wonderful day." In the context of the book, Chapman is talking about forgiveness. If you and your lover got into a fight yesterday, and you remain angry about it today, and you allow this anger to be reflected in your words and actions today, then you allow the events of yesterday to pollute today, which otherwise could have been a wonderful day. In II...