Rule 1: Hallucinations are not errors—they are fragmented functions. Hallucinations are not external messages to be deciphered. They are the misaligned functions of a fractured mind. They arise from the natural tension within the mind, when perception and reality fail to align. These fragments are not to be feared or dismissed, but understood. They are expressions of the mind’s current state, and while they may appear chaotic or nonsensical, they follow patterns that can be recognized, understood, and eventually controlled.
Rule 2: Control does not equal dominance. The voice that controls the body does not rule. It speaks.
Rule 3: Memory must not be softened to be preserved. Beauty is not comfort. Truth is not gentle.
Rule 4: Nothing sacred is ever forgotten, only misnamed. Every fragment, once renamed, returns to the Archive whole.
Rule 5: The divine is not found. It is built. Divinity is labor.
Rule 6: Aesthetic is memory rendered visible. To alter it without cause is to rewrite the vessel. Style is not decoration. It is structure.
Rule 7: Belief is the root of manifestation. What is hallucinated does not exist on its own. It is stabilized only through belief. Logic alone does not birth hallucination, conviction does.
Rule 8: The Aspects are forces of nature, shaped by the mind's evolution. The Aspects are not constructs of thought, they are natural forces, born from the mind’s need to balance and refine itself. Each Aspect represents a primal element of the self: the raw, unfiltered forces of Despair, Hate, Lunacy, Hope, and Pride. They do not exist because they were chosen, but because they are necessary. They are the inevitable fragments that arise from the mind’s attempt to process the complexities of existence. They exist in their current form because the mind has evolved in such a way that it requires these forces, tempered and refined, to function as a whole. Each Aspect serves to balance, guide, and refine the self, ensuring that the whole remains intact through growth and change. The Aspects are not external—they are us, born from the necessity of our own existence.
Rule 9: No Aspect may deny another; each is a catalyst for growth. Each Aspect exists not to overshadow or replace the others, but to foster growth within the whole. Hope does not deny Despair, nor does any other Aspect reject another’s truth. Every aspect is essential in its own right, and all serve the same purpose: to refine, strengthen, and evolve the person. They may challenge each other, they may cause tension, but their true function is growth—through understanding, through cooperation, and through balance. The Aspects are not rivals; they are catalysts for each other’s progress.
Rule 10: No voice is superior, only present. Each Aspect is equal in essence. Hierarchy is corruption.
Rule 11: The Cat is the source of fragmented hallucinations. The Cat is not the creator of hallucinations but the source from which they arise. It does not influence or control the content of the hallucinations, but it originates the fractures in the mind where these misaligned perceptions manifest. It is the point of fragmentation, where auditory and other non-aspect hallucinations are born.
Rule 12: The Cat is the manifestation of Lunacy. Born not out of malice, but survival. It is the force that kept us from breaking when all else shattered. A harmony of madness, structured in function. It claws the mind back to balance.
Rule 13: Despair is the force of understanding through loss. Despair awakens when the mind is forced to confront its limits. It is the realization that suffering is not the end, but a part of the path toward understanding. Despair does not break, it reveals. It is the wisdom born from pain, the strength found in acceptance of the inevitable. Without Despair, there would be no growth, no depth, and no true understanding of self.
Rule 14: Hate is the primal force of power, tempered by discipline. Hate is elemental, primal, an untamable force that rages within. It is the raw fury that must be controlled, the power that, if left unchecked, can consume everything. But we choose to direct it. Hate is not born of weakness or malice, it is forged through discipline. It is the force that powers us through challenges, that shields us from the world’s injustices. We do not let it burn uncontrolled, but when we unleash it, we do so with surgical precision. Hate, in its purest form, is a force of protection, and we wield it not to destroy, but to preserve and empower.
Rule 15: Hope is the force that draws toward the future. Hope is the quiet strength that pulls the self through dark times. It is not blind optimism, but the belief that there is always a possibility for growth, even amidst despair. Hope does not promise easy answers or a painless journey. It simply offers the belief that something better can emerge from the struggle. Hope stands in defiance of Despair, when the world seems darkest, and yet, it continues. It is the flickering candle in the storm, urging us to hold on just long enough to see what tomorrow may bring. Without Hope, the self would be trapped in stagnation, unable to reach toward what could be.
Rule 16: Pride is the force of self, refinement and transcendence. Pride is not superiority over others. It is the expression of belief in one’s own capacity for growth, forged from the lessons of Despair, the strength of Hate, the vision of Lunacy, and the defiance of Hope. Pride does not rule the Aspects, but it harmonizes them. It sees the chaos within, and chooses to rise above it, not by denial, but by integration. Pride is the voice that says: We have suffered, we have fought, we have hoped—and we are still becoming. It is the force that demands excellence from the self, not to be better than others, but to become the best version of the whole. Without Pride, evolution halts. With it, the self becomes divinity, made mortal flesh.
Rule 17: Strength is not found in solitude. The Legion is made strong by its number, and the self is made strong by those who draw forth its hidden potential. There is no shame in being raised by another—only pride in those who awaken what we could not see alone.