Angel. Broken.

In fantasy, wings appear on faeries, sprites and pixies.
In religion, wings appear on angels, spirits and demons.
In mythology, winged creatures are messengers of the gods.
In dreams, wings represent a release of creative forces.
A character having one wing is said to be lost in dreams.

Sleeper, Lost in Dreams
by James Christensen,
the gift of Anne Farnsworth and her academy class,
Up Where the Air Is Thin

In a handmade, beaten copper frame, this angel
resides in the kitchen of Engelbrecht House,
Wizard Academy’s amazing student mansion.

Click each angel to see the entire Gallery of Broken Angels.

This pair of small plaques are displayed in a glass cabinet nearby

“Although habit and habituation have a similar sound to them, they have a whole different meaning. Habituation refers to a decrease in response to a stimulus. Take for example your partner that calls you urgently for what they consider important or urgent for them, but it turns out to be something meaningless or just plain silly to you. When this same movie replays a few times, you simply stop responding to their ‘urgent’ call to action. This is called habituating. You get so used to their “boy who cried wolf” behavior that you barely react to it anymore or pay it any attention.

On the other hand, habits refer to a routine behavior like brushing your teeth. Habit formation consists of three parts: the cue, the behavior, and the reward. The cue causes a habitual behavior. The behavior is what one exhibits. And the reward, a positive feeling, encourages the “habit loop”. When a behavior is repeated in the same context several times (it is not a constant number), it becomes automatic, which is the opposite of a behavior that comes from a deliberate thought.”

- Anny Goldman

Angel. Broken.

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