THE IDEA FORGE

Yes, we have been asked about this before.  

The simple fact is, we covered it here: SYMBOLS

To recap the basics

33 STAR SEAL

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This day of 12/18/2025:

Upon request of members here on out website and elsewhere, I was asked to officiate the conical hate design as part of the Druish Identity. After careful considerations I have determined it is a reasonable request and falls within the historical representations that only later was applied solely to Warlocks and Witches head-ware and drew from its true original source known as a Capotain Conical Hat which did not occur till the 19th century, renamed with its modern adaptations as a Druish Conical Hat.

Historical Decline and Druish Adoption

The capotain-style conical hat reached its height of everyday use between c. 1590s–1660s, worn widely across England and Northern Europe by Puritans, Protestants, merchants, and urban professionals. Its tall, flat-topped crown, buckle, and structured form reflected seriousness, discipline, and practicality rather than spectacle.

By the late 17th century, changing fashions—shorter crowns, rounded and tricorn hats, broader brims,…