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"I write to discover what I know."
– Flannery O'Connor


Spiritually Transformative Experiences and After-Death Communication: A Literature Review Interrupted by Post-Operative Recovery
A review of spiritually transformative experiences and after-death communication through the lens of transpersonal psychology and integration.

Lavavoth
Jun 1013 min read


A Marathon through the Woods: Back-to-Back Dreams
Before surgery, two dreams unfold around a living ghost, forest marathons, fallen trees, and a companionship that endures despite obstacles.

Lavavoth
May 295 min read


Thoughts Before Surgery: Those Who Appear and Those Who Don’t
As another surgery approaches, I reflect on my time in Michigan, music, dance, and the one person who seems to appear at the right moments while physical love continues to elude me.

Lavavoth
May 2613 min read


Using Poetry to Process a Documented Visitation Dream with my Deceased Beloved
A visitation dream with Hans is explored through poetry, dream documentation, and research on poetic inquiry.

Lavavoth
May 257 min read


A Language of Our Own (Part 2): Fingerprints (and Newly Discovered EVP)
A documented account of Hans’s fingerprints, EVP, embodied cohabitation, and the process of learning spirit communication over 16 years.

Lavavoth
May 2110 min read


Beyond My Reach: Longing, Learning German, and a Life Imagined
Reflections on learning German, mortality, longing, art, and unfinished ambitions.

Lavavoth
May 194 min read


Internet Archaeology, Covert Communication, and Blog Posts
Working on new writing for the blog surrounding communication, technology, longing, thresholds, and the strange ways people leave impressions of themselves behind, intentionally or otherwise.

Lavavoth
May 182 min read


The Healing Power of Expressive Arts: Processing Current and Past Life Trauma
Using expressive arts to work through current and past life trauma could support the healing process.

Lavavoth
May 137 min read


The Evolution of Henning Brandt: Blind Love's Most Complicated Character
Henning Brandt. Hare Captain in the Goth Regime. Sex addict. Spectrophiliac. Out of all the characters in Blind Love, he remains the most developed and complicated.

Lavavoth
May 811 min read


Blackstar: David Bowie, Existential Dread, and Dark Humor
Existential dread, David Bowie’s "Blackstar," cancer, and dark humor collide as I try to make sense of a world that feels increasingly unstable.

Lavavoth
Apr 304 min read
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