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Io Cthulhu Ftaghn!<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> WTF am I thinking?<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> A Brief Intro to Chaos<\/span>
Magic<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> A Brief Intro to<\/span>
Lovecraft and Cthulhu<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> The Various<\/span>
Necronomicons<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Piecing it all together<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Staying Sane<\/span><\/p>\n

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WTF am I Thinking?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t open that door. . .<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> These are fictional<\/span>
things, right?<\/span>
\u2013<\/span> Yes and no.<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Fiction can be real<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Reality makes good<\/span>
fiction<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Just because it\u2019s fiction,<\/span>
does that mean it isn\u2019t<\/span>
\u201creal\u201d?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shit, flowers, and tentacles that<\/span>
don\u2019t exist.<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> The thing to remember<\/span>
about fictional entities<\/span>
is that they\u2019re as real<\/span>
as you make \u2018em.<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> More importantly,<\/span>
they serve a good<\/span>
purpose, much like the<\/span>
bullshit that makes the<\/span>
flowers grow.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fiction doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s fake<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> It isn\u2019t the genre of<\/span>
literature something is<\/span>
in that makes it real or<\/span>
fake, it\u2019s the results<\/span>
you get from it.<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> If you get results, it\u2019s<\/span>
real<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> If you don\u2019t, it\u2019s fake.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yeah, but why<\/span> Cthulhu?<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Reason 1: It gets results.<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Reason 2: There is more than one way to<\/span>
interpret an Elder God.<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Reason 3: It\u2019s a cool thing to tell your<\/span>
friends<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Reason 4:<\/span> A little madness now and then is<\/span>
relished by the wisest men.<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Reason 5: Why not?<\/span><\/p>\n

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There are worse things<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> I could have reported<\/span>
on Catholic<\/span>
Schoolgirls raising<\/span>
demons<\/span><\/p>\n

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Important Tips<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Avoid needless<\/span>
embarrassment.<\/span>
Practice the correct<\/span>
pronunciation of your<\/span>
god\u2019s name in the<\/span>
privacy of your own<\/span>
room before chanting<\/span>
it in public. Flashcards<\/span>
are often helpful.<\/span>
\u2013<\/span> How to Be a Cultist<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Never invoke anything<\/span>
bigger than your head.<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Avoid all cabalistic<\/span>
jewelry over 10 pounds in<\/span>
weight, or you\u2019re just<\/span>
asking for trouble.<\/span>
\u2022<\/span> When the black mass goes<\/span>
awry, stay away from the<\/span>
cult leader. Enraged<\/span>
demons always go for the<\/span>
pompous.<\/span><\/p>\n

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