When adopting from a spirit shop, be it paid, or free, or RA/CC or regular adoption, your application is incredibly important. This isn’t a writing competition, and your application is not the reason you weren’t chosen most of the time. We look at how well the spirit and you will get along. Too little information, or the wrong information, may result in your application being rejected.
So how do you write a good application? Here is an example of a good application using our application guidelines, but these ideas can be transferred to any app at any shop. Getting an RA/CC? Look Here! What makes you feel drawn to them? You don’t need a calling to apply to a spirit, but what about this spirit makes you want to apply? It’s perfectly okay to say something like, “I thought their species was really cool, and as I continued to read about them, I fell in love with their personality.” And then elaborate on their personality. Something like, “When I read about them, every word seems to pull on my heart, and I can’t stop thinking about them.” . We expect one paragraph here, usually 5-7 sentences. What is not acceptable is saying, “They seem super happy which will help my depression.” Or anything else along those lines. Unless it’s stated in their bio that they would like a companion so that they can help with something like this, then this isn’t an acceptable reason to apply. Spirits are usually looking for family and friend before all else. Spirits won’t heal you of depression or any other physical or mental illness and this shouldn’t be the end goal of companionship. Why do you think you will be a good companion? Here we look for 1-2 paragraphs about why you could be a good companion. This has nothing to do with skill. This is “I have worked with spirits for sometime and can say with confidence that I will be able to communicate with you whenever.” Or “I’m new to spirit work, but I will do by best to astral travel and communicate with you.” Describe what you will do to not neglect your companion. It’s perfectly alright to say something like, “I don’t know how I will be a good companion, but I promise I’ll give my all in all I can.” Level of experience (how many years/months?) Here, even though we ask for a time frame, we want more. We would like at least 1 paragraph about your experience. If you just got started, what have you researched? What have you done? If you learned about spirit work yesterday, let us know that too! We might reach out to you with references on how to get started and things to know before companionship, but your application will still be valid. If you’ve been doing spirit work for a long time, tell us what you’ve done! Can you travel, can you project? Do you regularly work with a species? Do you do any research? What do you do? A description of yourself(personality more than appearance) Any interesting things that may render the spirit uncomfortable? This appears to be the hardest part of an application. What do you write about yourself? I always start with overviews. Your zodiac signs, your Myers–Briggs Type Indicator, etc. But say more than, “I’m a leo.” How do you relate to being a leo? For example, I may say something like, “I’m a gemini through and through; I’m a very social person who loves communication. However, I really shine through with my capricorn moon when it comes to my emotions.” Elaborate. Then build off of that. What are your hobbies? What do you like doing? When you hang out with friends what do you do? Mention bad things about yourself, if you might have anger issues or something, but don't dwell on them. Mention them in passing and how they may affect your life, but then continue on. It’s important information, you are selling yourself. If you only talk about how horrible you are, and such, why should this spirit choose you? It’s okay to say “I think negatively of myself and think I have no redeeming qualities, but sometimes I art okay.” There should be 3-5 paragraphs about you, depending on length. A description of your home life/lifestyle Here you should write about your day to day life. If you’re in school write about the classes that you take. Do you have a roommate? What are they like? If you live at home, write about your family, your pets. Write about what you do in your free time. What do you do when you’re bored, when you have free time. When you go out where do you go. Do you have a job? What’s work like? If you already have companions/do spirit work, how does that fit into your life? How does religion fit into your life? There should be 2-3 paragraphs here. Information on current companions that you have/ones that you have had before. (Please make sure to ask them if they’re okay with another spirit being added to the family) First, do not apply at all if a spirit currently in your family is uncomfortable with adding to your family. Do not keep this from your current family. Just don’t. But when filling this section out, talk about more than “this is X, he’s a griffin.” You should write 1-2 paragraphs about them. If you can’t write that much about them, then maybe get to know them a little better before applying for another companion. Only include information they’re comfortable with, but if you’re at a loss for what to write, refer to the information you wrote down about yourself! If you have a large family, you need 1-2 paragraphs about every single member. Even if it turns a 2 page application into a 20 page application. The personality of your companions is just as important as you. Do you know how to astral travel? Do you have wards set up? If you already talked about these two things, it’s okay to say “Yes and yes.” However if you haven’t already elaborated, then talk about what you do in the astral! Where do you go? What do you do? What wards do you have? How many? What do they do? We don’t need specifics, but saying “anti-malicious spirit” and “offensive wards for attackers” is enough. Any other information about yourself that you deem fit This one seems pretty self explanatory and is a hundred percent optional. Write about whatever you want to include but haven’t written about yet. Please provide a second mode of communication other than tumblr in case we need to reach you PLEASE!! Do this. If something goes wrong and we cannot reach you, then things will only go more south. We reach out to check and see how well adoption is going, and we need to be able to reach you if you deactivate your tumblr, change URLS, or anything else of the sort. Emails work best, but any other social media that does not change easily, like twitter. Please don’t use discord because you can be 1 click away from changing your numbers and the word in your name. Do not give us your phone number. Unless you know a mod in person, just don’t. Have you applied for another spirit? PLEASE Let us know this as well. Include regular adoptions, and ra/cc. It’s important. And letting us know won’t nullify your application. We will reach out to the shop about what to do, if you are chosen. We talk things over to make sure things are best for the spirit and you. If you do not tell us, and we find out, then we will have a talk that may not be entirely pleasant. If you apply for a spirit after you apply for one with us, then you need to let us know. You can update your application at any time! Just shoot us an ask, or an email to let us know what needs to be changed! Final notes Your entire application should be AT THE VERY LEAST 2 google doc pages long. Single spaced, Times New Roman. We want to know as much as you’re willing to give! While spelling should be important, don’t worry about it! Don’t worry about being professional. You’re trying to portray who YOU are. We all but require longer applications because the mods and the spirits put in tons of work for them to be posted. Vetting is a minimum of 3 months, and yet spirits are often vetted much much longer as you can see by the date on the bottom of their bios. Vetting is intense and takes a lot of time, both for the mod and the spirit. We hire artists to make art for the spirits and spend hours writing biographies that catch the interest of readers. Writing a short, bad, app can take 5 minutes. When there is 1 sentence per question, it feels like disrespect. Our spirits spent years for them to find a companion, and you can't even be bothered to write a single paragraph, let alone a full and complete application. If you truly have nothing to say about a topic, that's alright! But your personality and care and dedication to wanting to adopt this spirit should shine through in the rest of your application. If you get rejected the first time, it's okay! Take as many tries as it takes you to get accepted! It just shows through action how determined you are, which we truly admire! Please keep in mind, though, that you can still be chosen with a shorter app! It’s about how well you two may click, not length! It’s not a writing assignment. This is just a help and starting point! And I understand that I only filled this out to terms with Lorelei’s guidelines, but just use the tips given here to fill out any application!
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