The workshop vocabulary: a short definition and a practical note for each term.
A definition
Daemon
A background process, and by extension a working that runs without being watched.
What it is
A background process, and by extension a working that runs without being watched.
In practice
A daemon needs a start, a stop, a log and a way to be found. The magical version is the same, with a sigil on the folder.
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- Tulpa A willed companion developed through sustained attention and experienced as having its own voice.
- Construct The general term for a made agency: servitor, egregore, tulpa or daemon.
- Charter The written agreement that binds a group construct: purpose, members, feeding, boundaries and closing.
- Working A complete operation with an intention, a method, a record and a close.
- Egregore A group construct generated by shared attention, symbol and ritual.
- Instrument A built thing that performs or supports a working: a sigil engine, a servitor ledger, an oracle, a daemon.
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