Idea originally taken and adapted from asksecularwitch on Tumblr.

1. As a Geekomancer or Practitioner of Geekomancy, where do your moral and ethics come from?

Well, my morals and ethics are a combination between oaths I've sworn and things I choose to do based on my own experiences. I don't have my ethics handed to me via a spirit- my gods and spirits work together because we agree and I serve their interests, and they serve mine as well.

2. Is it hard to interact with people who don't relate to the geekomantic practices?

Sometimes, but most of the time I figure the results speak for themselves. *chuckles* Probably the funniest time I have is when I do something really strange-yet-effective in front of someone who thinks magic has to be based on a religion or long-standing tradition.

3. Have you had any problems with being a Geekomancer [such as people being aggressive to you because you're a geek]?

I've had some trouble getting people to take some of my Pony magic seriously. Of course... it's not something I really intend to teach them anyway, so that's fine. They have their thing, I have mine, and mine works just as well as theirs.

No, I think they'd be more unhappy with me if I were appropriating their practices and 'twisting' them. I also find that I often do that without intending to, but usually when I'm done it bears little resemblance to its source, so... meh. I'm a witch. I do what I do.

4. What is your opinion on what constitutes "magical orthodoxy?"
Hmmm...

Well, in my experience, one must give to something if one would gain from it. Like the Hanged Man- we have to commit entirely to that which we believe in, and be willing to be destroyed in service to that choice. It doesn't always work out, but otherwise, we gain little from it.

For people who are orthodox, it's a matter of committing to the fundamentally 'right' nature of what they've learned. The same goes for a geekomancy paradigm- if you're following video game magic like Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy, you have to see their 'elements' as being the real substance of reality.

5. How do you interact [if at all] with more 'traditional' or culturally-accepted spirits and gods?
Oh, I interact with them all the time. Nothing is missing from my practice- it's just that there are more things than just what people accept as "real." I have a close relationship with several gods, actually- including some who wonder why I don't call them often.

Magic is the language of communion with the supernal. Art and science and philosophy mingle in magic- inspiration is just as valid as tradition or empirical answers, if you understand how to use it.

6. Where are the origins of your practice?

Experience, I suppose- I've studied magic since I was a child, and always wanted to do the things I saw in video games. Now that I'm old and educated enough to reverse-engineer some of that, it's pretty much the thing I love doing more than anything.

7. What are the big items that you practice within your practice [example: Divination, Spellwork, Herbalism, Spirit Work, etc] and how do you deal with them on a fundamental level as a Geekomancer?
Divination, definitely. Spellwork also- I think of my geekery as a way to communicate with spirits and the subtle world in a unique way. Being a witch, and a geeky one at that, I tend to find that it's not really an issue- mystically, it's just as easy to use lemon-candy from a 1-Up mushroom tin as it is to use a handful of herbs in a bag. It's seriously not a thing. Magic and virtue are everywhere, and calling upon it is a witch's thing.

8. Have you met other magicians like you?

Well, my narcissism and ego say that there's nobody quite like me. But, actually I have- a friend who put together a magical system based around Legend of Zelda, for example. Another friend created a spiritual practice based around Sailor Moon, and yet another works with the gods spoken of in novels by Mickey Zucker Reichert as being equal to the gods and spirits in various pantheons.

Truly, what inspires you is what inspires you. In the old days, they used fairy tales to inspire witchcraft and sorcery. They did it with religion before, because religion was a major source of inspiration and life-penetrating influence. I do it with comics and cartoons and games. *shrugs*

9. Do you have any core doctrines, practices, or principles that you work through? [Such as: Using X gemstones because Y, for example]

This one is hard- yes I do, but really they're sort of fundaments.

Basically, all magic requires a power source, and it must be conducted through some kind of medium. For witches like me, we often ARE a medium, but we can also learn to use other mediums like stones and charms and words and gestures.

Also, everything has a price- what you touch touches you back. That's a basic part of the foundation.

10. How long have you been practicing Geekomancy vs Any Other Type of Magic [assuming you've practiced more than Geekomancy]?

Well, I don't think of them as a "vs." thing. I work with the Greek gods (the ones I like and am loyal to) as often as the Geek gods. :) My geekery started early, and had major landmarks in 2000 (I learned how to use RPGs to make magic happen in real life), 2006 (met my primary pantheon, who are not commonly known deities, and whom I met via Second Life roleplaying), and 2009 (started teaching paradigm magic classes and wrote my Book of Clow).

11. How do you view concepts like the soul, ghosts, afterlife, etc?

Well, mostly I have what I've experienced to go on. The 'soul' isn't a single thing, any more than the 'spirit' is, from what I can tell.

And people go through places which are really processes, after they die.

And ghosts aren't people anymore.

And when people who are dead come back as spirits, they're effing potent spirits. Sometimes.

12. Is there are particular location that you practice in and what are the reasonings for that?

I practice everywhere, and I work with 'power sites' and such, although ley lines aren't quite the same thing to me as they are to classical British lore. I also have a thing about enchanting my home and standard working places (reading room at work, etc) so they're extra powerful to work with.

13. Compared to others [either who have answered this survey or who you've met] what is your feelings on others who practice Geekomancy?
Hmmm... depends on the person. But it makes me happy that other people work with this stuff too. ;)

Bonus: What comes to mind when I say: "Balloon"?
Several things- creepyass clowns, Suikoden negative status conditions, and the little kid whose balloon makes everyone look up and notice the sky is cracking in Wild Arms.

Which, in a way, is exactly what Geekomancy is about- using the innocuous and whimsical to show people just exactly what they're missing.