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


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


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


A Language of Our Own (Part 1): Examples of Electronic Voice Phenomena
Multiple EVPs from Hans, including ASMR sounds.

Lavavoth
Apr 2910 min read


Quick Break from Writing & Research
Proofreading, rewriting, getting lost in sentences, and resetting with music.

Lavavoth
Apr 202 min read


Taking Flight (Part 2): “It’s Now or Never”
A gliding flight in Vermont becomes more when a series of small, insistent moments only later reveals their connection to a shocking event. Moving between lived experience and theory, the post traces how synchronicity and precognition unfold through time and creative response.

Lavavoth
Apr 1613 min read


The Forbidden Glimpse: Eros and Psyche, Drawing Hans, and the Cost of Making Him Visible
During a ten-day drawing practice shaped by the myth of Eros and Psyche, I tried to draw Hans’s face for the first time in years. Each attempt forced a confrontation between devotion and verification. Making him visible risked shifting him from my unseen companion to the historical man he once was, revealing how the act of seeing can alter the bond itself.

Lavavoth
Feb 196 min read


Returning to Blind Love: Creation, Collapse, and the Call to Begin Again
After years of silence, I return to Blind Love, a novel born of visions, past lives, and the paranormal, guided again by Hans as the world turns darker still.

Lavavoth
Apr 23, 20259 min read


Into the Northern Wilds: A Journey of Aging, Spirit, and Sacred Land
A journey into sacred land, spiritual expansion, and aging as a return to the wild, guided by unseen forces and my spirit lover, Hans.

Lavavoth
Jun 5, 20244 min read


The House on Tinmouth Road: Maple Syrup, Reflections, and House Hunting in Vermont
I saw maples covered in vinyl tubing. "That must be their place," I said, oblivious of the fact that tapping could be a thing in Danby.

Lavavoth
May 4, 20243 min read


Creating Art with Disembodied Entities: A Manifesto for Transcending Physical Boundaries
Creative work and partnership with subtle entities

Lavavoth
Jan 19, 20242 min read


A Journey of Love and Unity: Exploring the Sacredness of Spirit Marriage through Mystical Erotic Art
An exploration of spirit marriage, mystical eroticism, and abstract art inspired by sex, longing, and spiritual connection.

Lavavoth
Jan 2, 20243 min read


Sayfish: The Challenges of Trying to Put into Words the Experiences of Spirit Marriage
The term sayfish metaphorically captures one of the challenges of being in an inter-dimensional marriage.

Lavavoth
Nov 8, 20232 min read


The Verboten Love Affair
As I process what it means to be married to a spirit, the term verboten culturally enslaves my relationship with Hans and deems it demonic.

Lavavoth
Nov 5, 20232 min read


His Winged Embrace
It’s hard to find the words to describe what it’s like to be held by a spirit, by a subtle being devoid of skin.

Lavavoth
Oct 6, 20231 min read


A Return to Blogging
A lot has happened since the last time I posted, including transferring schools and PhD programs.

Lavavoth
Oct 4, 20231 min read


His Ghostly Presence in the Mirror: Using Creative Writing to Document Paranormal Encounters
If you are interested in writing about your paranormal experiences, consider using fiction as an option to disclose your story.

Lavavoth
Jul 3, 20218 min read


"Smile Because It Happened": Birthday Reflection
I’ve been battling depression since I was 14. In many ways, consider myself a warrior—always reaching into my “resiliency gene”...

Lavavoth
Mar 31, 20212 min read


One Step Up, Two Steps Down: A Semi-Poetic Response to Nonlinear Spiritual Development
Resistant to the call, disdainful and intolerant of embarking on such a path, spirituality arrived like a sledgehammer.

Lavavoth
Mar 18, 20213 min read


Embodied Cohabitation: Spirit Communication with Hans Using the Tarot
A tarot reading with Hans explores spirit communication, attachment to a former home, and the painful process of moving forward.

Lavavoth
Mar 5, 20215 min read
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