What Are You In
The World of Darkness?
1. Nature should be...
...defended or fought for
...studied or researched
...used or exploited
...emulated or embraced
...lived in or enjoyed
...ignored or avoided
...destroyed or curtailed
2. Power is...
...everything
...slavery
...freedom
...unimportant
...knowing yourself
...knowing about others
...expressing yourself
3. In order to grow as a person, I must achieve...
...power
...enlightenment
...happiness
...knowledge
...money
...influence over others
...closure
4. Spirits...
...are all around me and a part of everything
...have nothing to do with me
...are things to be used
...are things to be feared
...represent nature
...represent death
...don't or shouldn't exist
5. Those I hang around with (in my social group)...
...should be (are) mine to command
...think I'm strange
...think I'm cool
...follow my example
...seek my wisdom
...treat me as an outsider
...tolerate me ... barely
6. Those who are outside my social group...
...should be (are) mine to command
...think I'm strange
...think I'm cool
...follow my example
...seek my wisdom
...treat me as an outsider
...tolerate me ... barely
7. Authority figures...
...are a source of great wisdom and experience
...often hold me back
...distrust me
...create opportunities
...should be placated until they can be replaced
...tend to be older than me
...tend to be liars and false
8. The Universe and All Creation...
...is chaotic but it should be more structured
...is structured but it should be more chaotic
...is chaotic and it should be that way
...is structured and it should be that way
...should be balanced between chaos, order and destruction
...should encourage balance between chaos and order
...should encourage destruction
9. Love is...
...crucial to life
...a tool to get what you want
...transient, ephemeral and -often- unrequited
...innevitable if you look for it
...a destructive force to be combatted and overcome
...unimportant in daily life
...a psychological construct used to justify copulation
10. Truth is...
...subjective
...what I say it is
...defined at the moment and will change when I need it to
...something defined by me to control others
...nothingness
...found in the natural cycles of the world
...beauty, ugliness and everything in between
11. How Unique Are You?
I am a cog in a machine like everyone else. Whirr-click.
I am a member of society.
I am outside society, always looking in.
I am afraid of the status quo; it threatens my uniqueness.
I am always re-inventing myself.
I wish I were like everyone else, but something about me is odd.
Fish.
12. How Sane Are You?
I have a good grasp of reality.
I have a few imaginary friends.
Reality is an annoyance that I have to put up with now and then.
Understanding requires the risk of insanity.
Insanity requires the risk of understanding.
My thoughts and personality never vary; this is "sane".
Fish.
13. The Challenges in my daily, personal life tend to involve:
creativity and self-expression
the natural world and spirituality
political and social circles and situations
personal regrets and redemption
personal enlightenment and exploration
14. The Oppositions I face in Life tend to be:
existential
subjective
aesthetic
internal
external
15. The Struggles faced by the average person tend to focus on the:
scientific and philosophical
social and artistic
philosophical and spiritual
political and social
religious and spiritual
16. The Tumultuous Times are largely:
all around us
long past and mostly beyond resolution
approaching
long past yet still lingering
starting to fade ... I hope
17. What sustains me is:
the lives of others
the drive to protect that which is around me
the pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment
the desire to put my past to rest
imagination, creativity and self-expression