The Hidden Department of Notions-- Zosimos' Vision
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Ages ago and a little after the Great Depression there were stores called Notion departments. If you have a great grandmother or even an old grandmother they may remember these places. This was a store were you could go and buy thread, cloth, buttons and anything related to sewing.
Now just like today and in the age of reason people have all different beliefs. Some are into Wicca some are Christian and many others are all different things. Basically it was just like today but things were kept much, much quieter.
On a little known alley way in the deep in NYC the practice of the occult was in high practice. The things we don't know today were not forgotten to one lost family. This family worked around the clock for those like them, those into the paranormal and the occult. Their last name was Smith. Yes it is a common name but what they did was anything but.
Inside the shop which seemed to appear only at the beginning of dusk you could find all sorts of things,related to sewing. While many people found their way in some found exactly what they were looking for, those in the know. A special code word was used to open up the back room which was filled with flying silver fish. At least that is how people described the spirits that resided there. Opening the door was like walking into a room where silver glitter was thrown into the air. That is how many spirits filled that room. The other thing that filled that room was tons and tons of buttons. Each one was designed for beauty, creativity and supreme power. They were also created so no one would notice them other then to say how original. They were not jewelry that could be stolen and could be worn anywhere, on a coat, on the inside of a jacket or just carried around.
Here you will find many of the ones my grandmother collected. Below you will find the description and what they do.
This piece conjures a powerful man by the name of Zosimos. He is an early Egyptian alchemist and gnostic philosopher from Panopolis. He in lived in Alexandria and in around 300 AD he a work consisting of 28 books of alchemy and other works in which he saw great visions of alchemy. Only a fragment of his works survive, which means most of what he knew has been lost, but dealt with not only the transmutation of metal, but of man himself and of the death. He realized that the same principals of alchemy that were applied to changing the property of metals also applied to human the spiritual renewal of man.
This piece invites Zosimos to you, who will appear to you in full spiritual form. He will walk you through a cave of wonders, which is like a hall of records, where all of his magic will be on display for you to learn from and for you to absorb. In other words, you can gain any of the powers that Zosimos has created-- which are A LOT of powers. All you have to do is use this piece to travel to his cave of wonders, where your body will go through a spiritual tranmustation and you will gain the powers that you want.