Hey guys! I have been diligently working on this project. Yesterday, I have a completed draft of the book! Woo hoo!! I also am getting close to the finish line of having the completed deck artwork. So I imagine we will be moving towards the kickstarter/launch in the coming months. I am SOOOO excited about this project. I really think it's going to have a resounding impact for people and be deeply inspiring. I hope you continue to enjoy these sneak peeks at the art... and will be back soon with more updates!
Here's a little glimpse of the text....
Come, meet me at twilight, where the roads less traveled converge. Here, in the deepening dark, we gather, naked souls searching for ecstasy. We have been called to an adventure to explore the Oracles of the Ecstatic Self, hidden within the forest of soul. Can you hear them summoning us, a soft murmur on the wind? Inviting us toward untold self-revelations?
We step into the dappled light, branches sketching shadows against the arriving stars, treading onto hallowed ground. This is a liminal space where what we have been has fallen away and what we are yet to become has not yet arisen. This evening’s adventure carries us on a transformative journey to know ourselves—and through ourselves, our celestial origins.
You have wandered far, I know, tangled in the tales of your own inadequacies. You’ve believed yourself to be mortal, flawed and finite. But these stories are spun of cobwebs: insubstantial and ephemeral. You are not a mere inhabitant of this earthly realm but an eternal soul sculpted from the cosmos’ dreams. You are a shard of the divine ensconced in the physical yet boundless in spirit.
Over time, your light has been veiled by layers of forgetting, casting you into doubt about your worth and obscuring your inner brilliance. This path tonight to these 47 oracles reveal your luminous, joy-filled truth. You are divine; you always have been. Each precept guides you down mossy riverbanks and through dusky briar patches, unveiling deep spiritual lessons: forgiveness, grateful remembrance, dancing with your shadows, uncorking your rage, mourning your past selves, meditating, and making love.
The Oracles of the Ecstatic Self beckons you through the mist and onto the moonlit paths of soulful remembrance. Here, scattered between whispering stones, hidden amongst fallen branches, carved into crevasses, your inner wisdom awaits being rekindled. Beneath the stoic roots of gnarled trees, ancient gateways gleam with promise, inviting us to enter and transform.
These oracles will challenge you with each successive revelation to unmask the mystical parts of you, eternal knowings that have and will aways exist for those who dare the ways. These woods are your sanctuary, and the creatures of the forest are your protectors.
Your journey begins with a single, whispered YES to the adventure—into the heart of the unknown, into the depth of your soul. Let this guide map and grimoire spark unbridled ecstasy within you and reveal the vastness of your being.
Fasten your cloak, secure your resolve, and ignite the torch of adventure within. Are you ready? Then let us be fleet of foot. The shining light of the first oracle beckons…and there is no turning back.
Rob Russell
2024-09-13 12:45:52 +0000 UTCKae Strouse
2024-09-11 21:48:35 +0000 UTCWilliam Zybach
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