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Crafting your unique art

Crafting your best

I feel that in order to craft the best ideas, the best characters, the best plot in a story, you have to be emotionally in touch with yourself. That you must accept yourself, your past burdens, your flaws, your pains.

After all, whatever you create, in any artistic form, must be born from you. And also must deliver the strength of your emotions, without, of course, overwhelming the ones who will appreciate your art form.

Artistic freedom

It is very personal, I know, because the way we create is based on the personality and the experiences we have; and, obviously, each one of us is different, which makes art forms potentially excellent. So, as an author, I find that pouring my personality and experience in what I write gives me artistic freedom.

And, I’d humbly suggest, that in life, or in anything else that requires the subtlety of your art, you find also your artistic freedom. That you liberate yourself from the constraints of following others, or the ways they do things, or encasing your mind to think like them.

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Room to grow

“Could I be wrong..??”

This is a question most of us fail to direct to ourselves. Most people think that they know what they know. They trust their opinions, philosophies, judgments, ways of seeing issues in life, and especially when it comes to judging and labeling other people.

But the wisest among us know that life is different at each turn, and it is a different experience for each one of us. We cannot stay rigid in our minds and expect everything to be white or black. We must be psychologically prepared to be open, to question ourselves and understand that there is much to learn.

Question yourself

By questioning yourself, you expand your awareness, you free yourself from attachment and find true psychological freedom. And this, of course, comes with success in terms of your life in general. Others see that you remain open-minded and they respect you for it more, they trust you more and they connect to you more.

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Meaning of ‘I love you’…

I love you…??

Just because I say ‘I love you’ does not mean it so. Sometimes it means ‘I admire you’. Sometimes it means ‘You intrigue me’. Sometimes it just means ‘I feel a connection to you and I want to explore it.’

Love, true and pure love, is extremely rare now-a-days; and it’s a long process that, through time and through patience, inspires me, and inspires you. I must get to know you well first. You must break down your walls and your pretentions with me.

But what is beyond it..??

And it is in the psychological and emotional safety we feel, because this must be total freedom from anxiety, freedom from fear to ever fail ourselves. Forget “falling in love”. Forget “trying to make it work”.

Mature love is such: ‘A sacred process of exploration of my Self through you, and through your openness with me.’ ‘A process of exploration of your Self through me, and through my openess with you.’ Nothing more. Nothing less.

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From specter to human

Dark Fantasy/Coming of age/Paranormal & Occult

It is the 4th book in the series, and I wanted to share with you. Red is the woman, or girl, beside Benjamin Jones who is the main character in my story. And she is special, because she holds secrets of her own. Below is a little bit of what’s coming…

RED’S STORY

“Back then, a long, long time ago, The Mad Demon King had ruled over the whole land of Nergus. Before that, he’d been one of the 1st demon lords and scourge of the 7 galaxies. Needless to say, he ruled with violence and fear. He’d torture and kill if someone even looked at him directly into his eyes or complained about anything at all concerning his rule of madness…

“Even before this, in most of his reincarnations, he’d been the worst offender. Life after life, his chosen path had been crooked and his darkness had increased to the point of opaquing any glimmer of light left in him. After falling into black magic, evolution gave him what his corrupted mind wanted. He became physically grotesque. Mutated, cursed and alone he became a sadistic sorcerer…

“But this is about Arrdon, the one errant ghoul to be later known as Red. Arrdon was just an essence without gender, purpose and particular way in existence. It just roamed the land of Nergus, like many others did, in search of reason, excitement, and self-discovery perhaps; but, obviously, never finding anything, just remaining a mere shell without personality…

“It had, like the rest, been given birth or conjured into the world of the living by the absolute ruler, who was now The Mad Demon King. Taken out of The Dark’s Core, darkness was not given a personality of its own. Each new portion taken out of the cosmic pool was part of the collective, thus rendering each new ghoul or form unintelligent and submissive…

“This made each spectral form roaming the land easy to enslave and mold to the king’s very whim. Terribly cruel and a crime against evolution itself. But, as time went by, nature carried its powerful secrets; for nature wanted to know itself, and so it sought the miracle of unique experience even against the established rule of the tyrant…

“There was a cosmic collision, a violent but necessary miracle from the darkest corners of space. The shower of rocks, energy and fire crashed into most of the necro-world, thus affecting its very core, spreading throughout. Nergus and its abyss suffered great alterations regarding structure and life, which included the spectral forms roaming the wretched lands…

“Like a nuclear aftermath, the lasting effects pushed evolution to change its course. The skies changed, the landscape changed, and the consciousness in existence changed as well. Now the gift of self-awareness was born, at a slow but steady pace; however, just a few gained higher self-awareness, most gained just a smidge of it…

“And the ones with higher self-awareness then came to understand themselves more in existence, and so they grew hope and the capacity to visualize a better future. But the ones with lower self-awareness did not come to this realization, and so they just saw themselves, their wretched past, and their self-pity as their forever fate…

“And the ones with higher awareness became rebels against the system of tyranny, because they wanted to be free and choose their own path. And this was so because their higher awareness brought the experience of joy, the birth of self-love, and all true intelligence in them. But The Mad Demon King hated this, obviously; and so, he found a way to torture and kill many Free Thinkers….

“This meant to send them back to the pool known as The Dark’s Core, where they would come back to the collective mind and so The Self would just disappear. But a few escaped from this terrible fate. Arrdon was one of them. It travelled to The Sitchin’s planet, as this planet was well-known for its acceptance of all creatures. In time, the specter recognized the 2 genders within its own self…

“First, the consciousness filled itself with greater empathy for all nature. Then the consciousness grew special wishes and desires based on the new experiences gained with the people around it. And then the female essence overpowered the male’s and Gaimíah, or Red, was born. She now lived with…”

~ ‘Shadow Ghouls of Nergus’.

An amazing journey into the abyss of deception.

Coming 2023.

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The wisest path

Priority

Taking care of ourselves has to be top priority. Think about it?? How can you think clearly if you surround yourself with negative people or negative situations?? Or how can you be healthy of mind and body if you eat lots of junk food and whatever you crave without thinking what it does to you first??

And what about staying really late at night and not getting a good sleep?? If you want to feel positive, strong, confident and ready to ask the best from you, then you must become disciplined in self-care. It must become a set program in your mind, habits of excellence you can follow and enjoy.

New belief

Forget what others say. It is not selfish. Taking care of ourselves is the most intelligent thing we can do. Taking care of ourselves gives us direction, structure, motivation, inspiration to pursue our goals, and it makes us attractive.

And it must become a belief in you. A self-belief. The most important opinion, philosophy, habit we create for ourselves. It is what creates leadership in us. And it is the base of all greatness we can achieve from that same leadership.

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Just do your best

With faith & passion

No one is perfect. We all go through something. One day is a good day. Another day is a bad day. Life is a roller coaster, so don’t be too hard on yourself. As I see it, I just do the best I can; and, in time, things get better. You should see it like that too, it’ll help you in this life of unknowns.

I feel that punishing yourself for mistakes or failures in life is pointless. Learning and moving on with faith and passion onto better progress. This is something that I think most of us should focus on, instead of remaing stuck on what didn’t work or didn’t come out as expected.

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Transmutation

Energy to transform

I think very strongly about why each one of us can achieve what we want. And, even though I do not know you, I know you can too. We all have a past. We all have learned from it–whether learned a little or a lot. So, this past, which was probably very difficult at times, may bring us pain or strength in our minds.

And what this pain and strength mean, in all honesty, is the same energy. Energy that, through self-awareness, you can use to your advantage, to better your overall thinking, feeling, behaving. This is why we have experiences in life.

Into good fuel

Experiences in life are like fuel. You can create good fuel or bad fuel from them. So, let’s realize that we must create good fuel out of our experiences to achieve what we want. Nothing can be really achieved with bad fuel.

You cannot feel love, happiness, success, if you run on bad fuel–if you are depressed, if you feel victimized, if you are angry or frustrated in life. And even other people and better opportunities in life won’t come near you if you allow yourself to run on this bad fuel. So, for a better you, for a better life, the best fuel out of your experiences.

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Unique Dark Fantasy

The magic of storytelling

I set out to professionally write as an author to share my thoughts and experiences with the world, with whomever feels that insights into a better self, a better life are important. I always value the higher self, inner transformation to better my relationships, my creativity, in general my life, the most.

And I feel my journey, my thoughts, my wisdom can inspire or motivate people to find their way as well. So, I started writing non-fiction. But soon I found a way to share all that I wanted to share through the magic of storytelling. So I started my Dark Fantasy series “BENJAMIN JONES”.

A unique story

The story of an indigenous orphan boy who seeks to discover what really happened to his parents, also to discover his magic and the mysterious connection he has to ancient Sumerian gods; and all while he meets with unknown forces of evil. And so, I would like to share with you a very special review I received on the 2nd book in the series.

Because my style is different. And because I seek to bring also a little awareness to the reader in a time when the world needs it the most. Please check out the following review. Once in a while, a reader truly gets me

“A supernatural-type novel that could be considered for adults or young adults. If you like the unique way the author writes, it’s an engaging read. Besides being fictionally entertaining, there are many correlations to the current situation in our world today, but only a small percentage of aware-enough people… (Read Full Review here)

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Just a love poem…

Rainbow colors

Close your lovely eyes, look at the rainbow,
Beautiful and cosmic colors–how do they grow…??
Left to right, colors of rebirth and peace,
Low to high, where all fear did cease.

The flowers bloom and the rainbow heals,
Warm sensation of nurture my body feels;
The eternal ether of love be the sensation,
Our deep love of no distance the emanation.

Through meditation the soul is free to be,
Profound love within us as vast as the sea;
For true expression is the colors in you found,
For true love in the universe is the Cosmic Sound.

You and I were buried in tender harmony,
That day of fate so wonderful in history;
The Cosmic Law was of one and the same,
Mental heights, mutual growth it became.

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Dating & Relationships

Let it flow naturally

Women and men. We are not so different. In the sense that we all seek to be acknowledged and accepted for who we are. That is how affection and all love grows in any relationship. We accept each other as we are, without judgment, without playing games.

When 2 people meet, the games should be let go. In order to grow we must be vulnerable. In order to truly be ourselves and connect we must let ourselves be ourselves, without trying to impress and pretend to be someone we are not.

Let yourself be authentic

I have been guilty of that in past relationships. I am not proud of it, but I sure have learned from making those mistakes. Sometimes it becomes this game of trying to sound smoother, more intelligent, super cool, and even more attractive, as we see it, for the other person. But this is actually hurting our chances. The other person is looking for authenticity, for someone real.

There are too many fake people out there, trying hard to be another person; so it’s very unique and refreshing to be really who you are, being mature enough to leave these childish games others play. This mature behavior not only makes us more attractive, but it also strengthens our character in all aspects of life.

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