To me, this collective has a silvery-grey energy. The rune-drakes have silvery-grey scales. Unlike many of the other collectives, these rune-drakes have shorter legs and more muscular bodies. They have craggy horns and broad muzzles similar to that of a python or boa.
Our resident iori are Shiba and Levi. They both took their appearances from my mind. Shiba looks like John Doggett, from The X-Files, while Levi chose to look like Dick Roman, from Supernatural. Shiba represents the aspect of Ior that deals with social boundaries. He uses the initials Sh. Levi represents that aspect dealing with personal boundaries. He uses Lv as his initials.
Lv- Boundaries are important. They help define who you, as a person, are. They delineate where you end and another begins. Maintaining healthy personal boundaries is vitally important, in order not to become overwhelmed by things. Learn to only take on as much as you know you reasonably can. Don’t let others walk over you or take advantage of you. Be firm in setting your own boundaries and learn to say ‘no’ when the situation warrants it. This is an area where our collective, Ior, intersects with Nauthiz. People who have lots of Nauthiz energy, especially if they tend towards the need-providing end of the spectrum, tend to take on far more than they should. As the nauthizi themselves will tell you, care-giver personality or not, it is quite necessary to look to yourself first and foremost and one way to do this is to maintain clear and healthy boundaries. You can’t reasonably take care of the needs of others if you cannot take care of your own first.
Sh- Social boundaries are just as important as personal ones or geographic ones. It is important to remember that, though most boundary lines are seemingly arbitrary, they all serve a vital protective function. It is also just as important to remember that there will come a time when any boundary need be readjusted, especially if the original ones grew out of fear, malice or hatred. Boundaries between cultures or sub-cultures often form from such notions and, over time, it is necessary for those to be removed or, at the least, made more flexible. Never allow yourself to remain locked in judgment, ensconced behind boundaries that have long since become obsolete. Never let your fear of overstepping artificial bounds make you sit back in the face of injustice or abuse.
Questions to consider when working with Ior- How well do you enforce your own boundaries? How flexible is your concept of personal boundaries? Are you prone to pushing other people’s boundaries and limits? Do you live or work in a place where physical boundaries must be maintained, such as a hotel, farm, etc.?
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