Stori Archive is built around chapters.
Not collections.
Not seasons.
Not limited drops.
Chapters.
Because life is not lived all at once — it unfolds slowly, in moments that mark time.
What Is a Chapter?
A chapter represents a period, a transition, or a moment worth acknowledging.
It may be a beginning.
A pause.
A return.
A season that lingers longer than expected.
Each Stori Archive release is introduced as a chapter, designed to accompany that moment — not rush it.
The Chapter Disc
At the center of each chapter is a Chapter Disc.
The disc is a physical marker — quiet, permanent, and intentional.
It is embedded within the ritual object and revealed through use.
It does not announce itself immediately.
It is discovered slowly.
Just like the moments it represents.
How the Chapter Disc Works
Each Vessel contains a ceramic Chapter Disc placed within the candle.
As the candle is burned and time passes, the disc is gradually revealed.
There is no countdown.
No instruction on when to reach it.
Only the act of returning.
When revealed, the disc marks the close of that chapter — or the moment you choose to name it.
What the Disc Represents
The Chapter Disc is not decorative.
It is not meant to be removed, replaced, or discarded.
It exists to mark that something has happened.
A period lived.
A moment held.
A chapter completed — or simply acknowledged.
Some will keep the disc inside the vessel.
Others may remove it and store it.
There is no correct way.
Only intention.
Why the Disc Matters
Most candles are designed to disappear.
Stori Archive is designed to remain.
The Chapter Disc ensures that something endures after the wax is gone — a physical reminder that time was spent intentionally.
The object does not end when the flame goes out.
It changes.
And in doing so, it becomes part of your personal archive.
The Vessel as an Archive Object
The Vessel itself is designed to be kept.
Once the chapter has passed, the vessel remains —
to hold a new ritual,
to be refilled,
to be repurposed,
or simply to exist as a quiet record of time lived.
Nothing about it is disposable.
Chapters, Not Collections
Future releases will introduce new chapters — slowly.
Each chapter may bring:
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a new disc
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a new inscription
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a new form
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or a new ritual
But never excess.
Never urgency.
Chapters are released when they are ready — not on a calendar.
How Chapters Are Meant to Be Experienced
There is no prescribed pace.
A chapter may last weeks.
Or months.
Or longer.
You are not meant to rush toward the disc.
You are meant to return when you need to.
The ritual adapts to your life — not the other way around.
Stori Archive does not create objects for consumption.
We create objects for remembrance.
Each chapter leaves something behind —
not ash,
but meaning.