self-proclaimed MAGE of MIND. pretty on-point, person who understands "mind" (logic, choices, outcomes, strategy, objectivity, multiple perspectives) through experience and action for themself. in both the good and the bad that being the kind of person who would be a mage of mind brings, of course. figured it out a few years back, and it's been pretty static ever since, which i feel brings more credence to that conclusion. there's also another classpect i think might be slightly more accurate, but because the class is specifically a fan-made one, i'm not gonna bother mentioning it.

i should also mention, backed by several sources i consider a really good way to classpect yourself (apologies in advance for the multiple paragraphs of text this will spawn; i cannot shut up. scroll right past if you'd like, i won't blame you):

- multiple aspect quizzes; not class quizzes though. i don't really trust them bc i believe that aspect comes first in terms of importance (it being the main 'thing' you interact with and are drawn to the most, regardless of 'how' you interact with it. plus you'll always have some kind of relationship with each aspect, so it's easier to narrow down which one is most important to you, and only then your relationship with it.)

- pixie-styx's classpecting method; it was one of the first ones i did and was a very fun mental exercise in examining the way i interacted with the world, though my first two-or-so times using it i felt like the classpects i ended up with didn't fit (which i'd say is more of my own lack of understanding of myself back then). downside is that it doesn't help in narrowing down aspect all that much, and it's a pretty lengthy process that involves a lot of

- dewdrop's classpect brochure; one of my best & favourite tools for classpecting, period. if you even slightly believe in personality affecting classpect or vice versa, i cannot understate how cool and well-though-out this one is. like pixie's method, it involves you matching yourself up to definitions of aspects & classes and seeing which ones resonate the most. unlike pixie's, however, it doesn't ask you which ones feel the most comfortable with. rather, in the most blunt and genius way possible, it lists every negative quality about each aspect and class and asks you "which one do you feel the most offended, called out and personally attacked by?" and tells you that, hey, that's probably you. and it works! (for me, at least. read me to fucking filth, and i didn't even exactly realize just how well until a few weeks ago when i had a tense several-hour-long confrontation with my parents (which included me breaking down crying more than once) where my mother echoed the same observations about my single-minded stubbornness that the brochure lamented about in its section for mages. well-played, dewdrop.) it makes you spot your aspect by how much you're disgusted by the opposite aspect instead of how much you like your own. it hits the flaws & sore spots of your class and guides you by helping you figure out which accusations were the most personal, which ones hurt the most, and asks you to consider that that might be your class, for better or worse. generously, it also includes a "discrepancies" section, where similarities & confusion between different classes are cleared up for you, just in case you're stuck between a few that feel right. not only that, but (at the risk of putting off people who have more purist views of classpecting (meaning, only the canon 12 classes & aspects)) in addition to treating lord & muse as possible classes that are simply their own extremes (the way heirs, mages, witches & seers are extremes, like high heat and low temps are extremes), they also have 2 well-developed and incredibly thought-out fan-made classes for those who don't feel like they really fit any of the canon classes, all backed with the evidence of their own observations of people in their life they consider to fit those classes. in fact, the entire brochure is littered with a lot of fun asides, pop culture examples/references, and interesting personal insights/opinions/confessions about each class and aspect, which not only makes it feel more credible and genuine, but also a much more fun read even if you aren't looking to classpect yourself!

hm. i think i've been typing too long, actually. i'll leave it here, and (again) apologies for the sheer amount of space this thing will take up!