Spiritual Ancestors: A Vision Quest Towards a New Land and Learning to Live with Past Life Trauma
This journey is about connecting with my spiritual ancestors who fill me with purpose, meaning, and curiosity.
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"I write to discover what I know."
– Flannery O'Connor
Lavavoth
Jun 53 min read
“What Does Land Mean?”: A Visual Meditation on Release, Wild Sanctuary and Migration
Ojibwe land, sacred land, posted land. A parcel of more than 40 acres of wooded terrain.
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Feb 1812 min read
How Music, Lifestyle, and Film Shaped My Early Experiences of Sensing Hans
It was an initial awakening that arrived through certain films, lifestyles, and music. I had an inner knowing that my soulmate was coming.
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Feb 1411 min read
"River Phoenix" Astral + Precognitive Visitation October 31, 1993
Hans came through for the time during a visitation astral visitation on 10/31/93, shortly following his death.
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Jan 294 min read
The Transformational Impact of 15 Artists on My Creative & Spiritual Journey
The artists that inspire me most examine the occult, spirituality and/or have a gothic/sepulchral quality to their work.
Lavavoth
Nov 5, 20232 min read
The Verboten Love Affair
As I process what it means to be married to a spirit, the term verboten culturally enslaves my relationship with Hans and deems it demonic.
Lavavoth
Jul 28, 202110 min read
A Journey Through Time: Lockerbie Bombing, Past Life Death in Germany, and Hans's Past Life Shadow
Nothing would prepare me for what I would endure when I found out about Pan Am 103 exploding over Lockerbie Scotland.
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Jul 7, 20217 min read
Using Creative Expression to Process My Past Life Death in Germany
Creative expression can be used as way to process past life death. One of the ways to accomplish this is through poetry.
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Jul 4, 20211 min read
Writing on the Wall
Sad song by Bob Moses. The entire album, Days Gone By, is a requiem for the Surfside collapse + for my past life collapse trauma.
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Jun 23, 20214 min read
Using Poetry to Heal Current and Past Life Suffering
The process of writing poetry offers a sense of release and healing. Poetry can also help us to work through current and past life issues.
Lavavoth
Feb 3, 20198 min read
Bidding the Ghosts and the Illustrated Novel Farewell
He stood at the foot of my bed, staring at me without blinking, repeating, “Normandy, Normandy,” even though his mouth remained closed.
Lavavoth
Jan 31, 20195 min read
Walking Together in a Small German Town
Accounts of an astral visitation with Hans + poem that resulted from the encounter.
Lavavoth
Nov 16, 20173 min read
The Race Dream and the Soldier Ghost
His desire for me to know his identity was apparent from the start, but I was not ready to confront his shadow.
Lavavoth
Nov 14, 20172 min read
Nocturnal Visitation: Ich sehe dich in der Ferne
Early this morning, around 3 or 4 am, ich sehe in der Ferne, I see you in the distance, hovering in the black void, smiling...
Lavavoth
Jun 7, 20173 min read
Latest Photo Acquisitions: GIs, Bombed-Out German Cities & Panzers
After being haunted by the Brandstätten images in December, I decided to purchase original photographs of WWII bombed out German cities.
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Jun 6, 20173 min read
Transforming a Kriegsmarine Sailor into a Goth with an Aphrodisiacal Mensur Scar
As it frequently tends to happen with my art-making process, I tap into ethereal realms, channeling ghosts and unseen energy, reaching...
Lavavoth
Apr 2, 20173 min read
Dear Ryan…
You passed away on June 2, 2016, in your house. You left behind a partner, a two-year-old daughter, a sister, a brother, and your parents.
Lavavoth
Mar 27, 20173 min read
Avoiding “The Night Porter” Trap (and Website Updates)
Although Blind Love is an edgy and provocative illustrated novel full of “Nazi heartthrobs,” it is actually about the resistance movement.
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Feb 24, 20171 min read
The Erotic Years, 1940 – 1945
The Erotic Years, 1940 – 1945 is a controversial picture book depicting trysts between Nazi soldiers and French women in occupied France.
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Jan 13, 20174 min read
Apocalyptic Reverie: Doing the Mushroom Shuffle in Berlin
The air literally felt strange, as if I were being pricked by something that was on the verge of detonating.
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