“Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.”– Clementine Paddleford
Spiritus Sancti
Like God full throttle
Bedlamite seer
Fortune teller croons
“Write your own fable
Believe it’ll all work out”
– from the Puscifer song, “Bedlamite“
Happy May – Rabbit! Rabbit! – may fortune favor your boldness.
Upcoming changes
Check out this week’s podcast for a deeper listen to what’s listed below. Long time followers of my work, or of just my life, will know that I’ve never been afraid to totally re-direct my life in a way that is beneficial for my wee group of beautiful humans. And, as I’ve always said, things sometimes take as long as they take. The pivot point, however, is when I’ve tried to do something for long enough to see that it’s not working out. After 20+ years of making my humanity my hustle, I decided to take some actions…
- There is no way I can work against the systems in place to boost influencers, apps, and social media platforms. While I would like to thin that folks still want the joys of hanging with aging wise women, who live in eclectic domiciles near the woods, we are not in that ere of humanity right now. I gave it a good try, but it is clearly time to move on.
- For years I’ve wanted to return to school. For fun and lack of my profit, it would be great to discuss the major topics of my interest. However, since I’m not independently wealthy, my goal is to essentially DIY some PhDs. Now, this is not what you might think, as there will be no “point and click” credentialing. Instead I have created a rigorous path of study, after months of researching online syllabuses from schools that have specialty programs that call to my soul. This blog, yes this one right here, is going to be about that journey. It is also my hope that others who are interested in these topics will chime in with their thoughts.
- In life I’ve learned that it’s best to do the big work in silence. While it’s nice to sometimes have opinions from the Greek Chorus, I’ve learned that sometimes they are a little too influential in my process. Darn those people pleasing tendencies. Today is the first official day for The Master Maker (see below), and I’m excited to announce that my “shop” will be stocked with goodies by the 14th of this month (May).
- The podcast will still be posted here, but it’s moving to its own place on Patreon. Subscribers will get fun mail to their USPS mailbox, along with cool digital goodies.
So there’s the deets on the changes. Now, you might be saying to yourself, “Gee, is Kim gonna stick with this, or shift gears again?” Honestly, that’s fair, and totally understandable. I mean how many times have I said, “This is what I am doing now,” only to shut things down for something totally different. The important thing to know here is this – I am always adapting, improvising, and overcoming. Life is change, fluid in its dance of becoming. Also, as mentioned above, I have spent two decades making my humanity my hustle. So…yeah…just because things are posted on social platforms, or in the wilds of the Internet, it doesn’t mean that I’m over here “pivoting the synergy” every few seconds in the offline world.
The other part of this is that most of those actions were done in hopes of keeping my inner people pleaser happy. While doing all that inner work during the recent Mercury retrograde, something shifted (finally), and perspectives I’ve been seeking for years suddenly became very clear. That when I made the decision to shine a light, and let all be revealed.
The Mystic Maker
For the past few years I’ve been making items for folks who are seeking spiritual tools, knick-knacks, graphics, art, and more. It was sort of an “add-on” for my clients. Their friends and/or family would see what I created, and reach out to me for items of their own. Along with the creations, there would be a story of the process, or a tale of what I learned while making the item. Imagine my surprise when people loved all of it. So, quietly, and without any announcements, I started The Mystic Maker. It’s sort of got a life of it’s own, and lemme tell you that I am absolutely here for it!
As of today (May 1, 2024), I’m still working on the site, etc., but by the 14th it should be up and running smoothly. (fingers crossed)
DIY PhD
Today in the DIY PhD land, I’m reading this: Trauma, Spirituality, and Healing: A Journey through the Lens of an Incarcerated Person. From there I’ll take a look at the footnotes for a deeper dive. When I was working with clients, part of the process was to find a creative outlet that was safe for expressing their journey. With more holistic research happening, wellness providers and spiritual leaders are seeing the benefits of storytelling and creativity in the healing process. One of my goals in my self-education is to learn the indigenous methods of creative healing, as well as how those in lower income communities incorporate spirituality and artisanship into their path of health.
Huge thanks to each one of you for being here, and for witnessing this wild process of personal growth. Along with the work above, I’m be updating my pages here.
Keep shining brightly y’all. I see you out there doing hard things, and am over here cheering you on!
Much love,
KEU
Kim Upton 