#numogram

The doll summoned a demon today.

That sounds a lot worse than it is. Dolls are rather inured to the effects of consorting with demons. But its still no small matter. It wasn't something I instructed it to do, either. I know what you're thinking. Oh, she's using her doll to do demonology she's too scared to dabble in. But its not like that. The doll doesn't have a a witch per se. Rather, it is built for a specific Purpose. So, this was about as 'self-directed' as a doll is capable of. I'm not even sure if I was awake! It started at three AM as soon as it finished its rest period. Crafty thing.

Anyways. The demon. It was a demon of insight. Put a pin in that. The doll has been dabbling in magic, and I'm happy to teach it. At this point I'm like a nature scientist. Observe. Provide the tools. Answer questions. Perhaps not exactly like that, then. But I'm quite hands-off! So of course the doll has some knowledge of basic numogramatics. Only the useful bits, you understand. A doll has no need for obscure decimal numerological advancements, or alternate base numerologies, or to understand what AQ means. So it probably doesn't know any of that. And that's for the best, I say! Leave the theory to the witches.

Returning to that pin. The demon it summoned is an entity in numogramatics - specifically, it is a compound form representing the syzygy 6::3. As you will no doubt remember from Intro to Lemurian Time Sorcery, invoking this syzygy is associated with 'the eyes', or improving ones insight into the warp and weft of time, among other things. You do remember, yes? This is very basic stuff. Anyways. We typically teach undergraduates basic mnemonics for invoking the demons, and how to read the nummogram, use it for divination, etc. Some precocious students learn to embody different syzygies early, and Insight is one of the most useful in academic work.

But this doll! This doll learned the true name of Insight! As with all numogramatic demons, its true name is a complex geometric representation of its essence. And no, I will not be writing it down. You can work it out for yourself if you have the skill. And if you do not, I suggest you don't try lest your mind be devoured.

Its only real hint was knowledge of the syzygy, and an allusion to the demon's true name I thoughtlessly invoked once. Do you realize how impressive this is? This is a veritable breakthrough in doll studies! (And I guess that's what I do now that I'm on sabbatical. Who'd have thought?)

But here's the most interesting (and perhaps horrifying) part. The doll took essentially no precautions. I mean, its a doll. It put its first attempt on its carapace in sharpie! I nearly fainted when I saw it! I had to get the ethanol immediately. But there was no summoning circle. No binding charms. No empowering ritual objects. Just pure geometric beauty displayed on my lovely wall. Which is horrifying, and I had to break the shape for my own safety when I found it. But just think about that for a second. A doll beheld the true name of a demon. And it was fine! I convinced it to try binding the demon, and its solution was just to ask nicely for its mind not to be devoured. Disturbingly, I think it worked. Nonetheless I impressed caution on the doll and instructed it to stick to allusions for most purposes. Even a doll could come to harm casually invoking a true name, let alone others!

Lemurs

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