Luminous Artisan

Greetings and welcome to my first post. This is probably going to be a personal blog and place to share my thoughts. Though this page will probably evolve, it is starting out with three main topics of discussion: 1) Divination, Magic & Energy Work 2) Mental Health 3) Crafting, Poetry & Voice. It’s possible that I will get abstract and only vaguely stay on topic at times, constructive criticism is accepted. Just keep it constructive.

You can call me Luminous. Going by this name is an experiment in working with my self-talk to improve my mindset and health. Sometimes we as people really get down on ourselves and I don’t like it. I can feel my underlying desire to treat myself well and when I end up talking badly about myself it often brings a sense of shame for not acting the way I really want to. This shame can also come with deep emotions around self-abandonment which I will define as anytime someone leaves their self/feelings/opinions or desires behind to listen to another person’s ideas instead. I have yet to research this phenomenon, but my current opinion is that self-abandoning in this way can lead to abandonment issues when other people have not left you. So I am trying out new-to-me ways to gently work with my own mental health and overall attitude.

One such method I’ve employed to work on mindset and energy shifts has been divination. Divination includes tarot reading which I very much enjoy. When I divine with the tarot, I am usually asking questions like, “What do I most need to focus on right now?” “What themes or archetypes would help me navigate this situation I am dealing with?” “How can I best understand the energies around me?” “What part of my mindset needs to change so that I can move forward?” These questions have led me to profound understandings of my own self and others like me.

Another few ways to work with my mindset has been making art, writing poetry, crafting and exercising my voice mostly through song. All of these affect me in varying ways, but they all can be quite grounding.

To help keep this post from being too terribly long, I will end it here saying that to live is wonderful, to be is magic.