Turbulence - Week 1
The fruit stand at the crossroads of mysticism, society, and self.
Welcome to the first edition of my weekly newsletter!
I’ve called it ‘Turbulence’, since I have Gemini and Pisces as my sun/moon signs, which aligns me with the current definition of the word: “strong sudden movements within air or water”. However, earthquakes and solar flares could be seen as the turbulence of the earth and fire elements as well. As such I thought it was a fitting name for a newsletter that will cover the topic of self actualization through the lens of mysticism and magick. Furthermore, the current state of the world and my own constitution also just flow well with this word.
The current of wild waters
I’ve been using Substack more intensively now and have been able to figure out how I want to use it, while also meeting my first 5 subscribers in the process.
You can now check out my new and improved homepage where I’ve categorized some of my creations and my new about page. Equally, I won’t be spamming you through email anymore with each creation I publish. You’ll be receiving this weekly newsletter instead.
I’ve published a lot of my creations by now, with much more to come. Let me first cover where the current brought me this week:
The discovery log
I have a daily publication that started on Saturday which I call my discovery log. It’s basically my fancy pink and glittery diary; but because I’m a big boy, I call it a ‘discovery log’ because that’s what starship captains do! Also I wish I could give it one of those golden locks… Wait!
Ahhh the sweet editing tools of Substack that I didn’t know were available until now. It made this so much better… I think this first book cover I created will be a best seller. If I get 1000 subscribers in a week, I might just design my spiritual themed book this way. No promises, because…. I think I can do worse. Nothing wrong with pink, but perhaps if I would use comic sans and… Spoilers!
Anyhoo… the discovery log covers my daily pontifications on life, the omniverse, and beyond. It’s what I do to keep myself honest and to also show the process of an artist, because there’s too much fluff out there currently that makes creators look like demigods. Meanwhile, the fun is in the journey, not the destination.
So if you’re bored and want to experience the mess of a life I have; then I have 1-2 pages a day for you. Who knows, it could just mess up your life as well… :)
Structure
Since I’m just starting I still have a lot of considerations when it comes to how I share the fullest expression of my self with you. Writing is a broad field and I’m a generalist… so I want to explore the totality of it. Whether it’s poetry, philosophic or psychological essays, fictional stories, or some other form of placing letters in a certain order; I want to try it all!
But… I will need to order it somehow so that you’re able to find it and as such, I had to create some structure (primarily in my own mind). The new homepage is the best reflection of this, but considerations about how I promote myself and if/when/how to ask for money, are other examples that I’ve been addressing.
Alright that’s it for this week! Below you’ll find the overview of my creations in case you haven’t satisfied your reading quota yet.
The first flutter of a butterfly’s wings
Below you’ll find what I published last week.
Poems
Discovery logs
Time travel
Since this is my first newsletter edition, I wanted to highlight my other creations that I had already published, but which you may have missed. I also did some editing to make them more readable, as I wrote a few of them when I was too stressed out, which made me skip leg day. I mean, formatting... Same difference!
Also…. I wrote my welcome email, which some of you haven’t received. So if you’re interested in reading that, please resubscribe to get the official introduction to my worlds. I wasn’t expecting to get traction as quickly!
Poems
Essays
Series
Connection
I don’t just write for myself. In a fragmented world, I think that what we all crave is authentic connection without ulterior motives. Just recognition for who we are as a person. As such, I invite you to comment on this post and let me know what’s going on in your life. Just to have a chat and recognize each other for the amazing human beings that we are.
Either way, thank you for sharing your time with me today.
wow... so many posts to deep dive here... 💖