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[sup][b]Note:[/b] This is not a guide or anything like that. You're free to come up with symbolism and your interpretations of what's below, and I've probably gone against it a few times myself. This is just how [i]I[/i] interpret mechanics n' shit about abstractions.[/sup][table][row][/row][row][cell][h3][b]Elemental Abstractions:[/b][/h3][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup]
[b]In general:[/b] Connection to the world, creativity, focus on the outside, being outrospective, desire to build/shape, change.

[b]Fire:[/b] Passion, rage, raw and destructive emotion.

[b]Water:[/b] Calmness/Peace, easily influenced, having multiple states.

[b]Ice:[/b] Sadness, death, fridigity.

[b]Earth/Metal/Crystals:[/b] Confidence, pride, obstinacy/stubbornness.

[b]Sand:[/b] Time, patience, abrasiveness, flexibility.

[b]Air:[/b] Mobility/Flexibility, spirituality, logic, destructiveness.

[b]Soil/Dirt/Dust:[/b] Progress/productivity, old patterns, misery.

[b]Lightning/Electricity/Storm:[/b] Fear/worries, energetic, wild.

[b]Flowers/Plants:[/b] Love/intimacy, patience, Compassion, new beginnings, desire to see things grow.

[b]Ash:[/b] Loss, death, penance.

[b]Glass:[/b] Fragility, sight.

[b]Darkness:[/b] [s]Being an edgelord,[/s] nothing/empitness, loss.

[b]Light:[/b] Happiness, hope, desiring notice/sharing information.

[b]Paper:[/b] Worthlessness, having something that needs to be done, 

[b]Ink/Paint:[/b] Creativity, intellect.

[b]Wood:[/b] Wisdom, having built up something.

[b]Ocean:[/b] Chaos, unchanging, calmness/peace.

[b]Sound:[/b] Creativity, happiness/love, Connection, desire to be understood/listened to.

[b]Stars/Cosmic:[/b] Dreams, change, ambition.

[b]Plastic:[/b] Moldable, fakeness, insincerity.

[b]Fabric/Clothes:[/b] Individuality, value, taking opinions in high regard.

[b]Transmutation:[/b] Desire to change things, dissatisfaction with how things are.
[h3][b]Mental Abstractions[/b][/h3][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup]
[b]In General:[/b] Introspectiveness, knowledge/desire to understand/learn, open-mindedness, awareness.


[b]Telekinesis:[/b] Control, intelligence, outwardness, mastering self.

[b]Telepathy:[/b] Invasiveness/lack of boundaries, desire to communicate, wanting information/secrets.

[b]Inventor/Gadgeteer[/b] Desire to solve a problem, having a singular goal that cannot be solved with the present tools.

[b]Intelligence/Minds:[/b] Lack of Knowledge, perceived worthlessness, presented with problems that cannot be physically solved.

[b]Dreams:[/b] Imaginative, wishes, interpretiveness.

[b]Memory:[/b] Stress/past grievances, desire to forget/inform, willingness to change things, looking to the past, external struggle.

[b]Emotion[/b] Compassion, understanding people (or lack thereof), closer Connection to people, internal struggle. 

[b]Mind Control:[/b] Desire to control, feeling out of control, social isolation/exile.

[b]Illusions:[/b] Deception (on both sides), belief/thought being proven wrong, Desire for something that cannot be gained.[/cell][cell][h3][b]Other Abstractions[/b][/h3][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup]

[b]Animal:[/b] Noticeable lack of Connection to people, outcast, Connection to nature/love of nature. (This was going to be its section but I was like, nope fuck that, lol)

[b]Summoning/Minion Creation:[/b] Desire for companionship, social isolation/exile.

[b]Transformation/Shape-Shifting:[/b] Issues involving identity, self-hatred/wanting to be different. 

[b]Teleportation:[/b] Feeling trapped/stuck, desire to escape, needing something.

[b]Speed:[/b] Impatience, Desire to get to goal instantly, has problem approaching, a problem that can be run from, down to earth.

[b]Flight:[/b] Needing to reach goals/expectations, freedom, idealism. 

[b]Strength:[/b] Being faced with situations that can't be mentally solved, violence/rage, perceived lack of strength/desire to grow stronger, authority.

[b]Healing/Repairing:[/b] Desire to help people, compassion/kindness, other people's mental scars/past trauma, seeing beauty in something, restoring something else.

[b]Regeneration:[/b] Desire to fix self, fixing own mental/physical wounds, a goal they need to see through, self-restoration.

[b]Time:[/b] Past/Future mistakes, pressure of time, having limited time, lack of management

[b]Shields:[/b] Protection/desire to protect, danger/damage, caring, imminent threat to self.

[b]Creation/Building:[/b] The need for something, wanting to build something new, creativity/self-expression, having problems.

[b]Close-Range:[/b] Immediate up-in-your-face issue/question, close and personal problems/struggles, problems/solutions being in reach, single or few problems/threats. 

[b]Long-Range:[/b] Looming/upcoming problems, threats approaching/attacking from a distance, multiple threats/problems, things being out of reach. 

[b]Enchanting/Imbuing:[/b] Inadquency, current tools not being sufficient.

[b]Beam:[/b] Focusing on one thing/task.

[b]Enhanced Senses:[/b] Desiring awareness or understanding of environmental/task.

[b]Stealth:[/b] Hiding, secretiveness, unwanted attention, isolation.

[b]Death/Necromancy:[/b] Loss of family/friend, mourning, going to dark corners, [s]also being an edgelord[/s].

[b]Paranormal Related:[/b] Knowledge of the supernatural, problem/goal/question related to the paranormal, Desire to interact with the paranormal.[/cell][/row][/table][/hider]