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


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


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


Meeting My Spirit Husband
Meeting my spirit husband did not unfold in a subtle and gentle way. The initial connection unfolded during a creative surge.

Lavavoth
Jan 8, 20204 min read


The Race Dream and Hans
His desire for me to know his identity was apparent from the start, but I was not ready to confront his shadow.

Lavavoth
Nov 16, 20173 min read


Neurodivergence: Battling Dyslexia
Typing is akin to using an Enigma machine, especially if I over analyze the keyboard...

Lavavoth
Jul 11, 20173 min read


Transforming a Kriegsmarine Sailor into a Goth with an Aphrodisiacal Mensur Scar
Lavavoth | Death Tarot Card | © 2018 First phase of digital illustration and collage. Note the lace cascading from his sailor hat, an essential element. All Goths are required to wear Valkyrie-procured lace on their uniforms to manifest auspiciousness in battle. More on the scar in a moment. © 2017 Lavavoth. Original photo from the artist’s private collection (Stuart Archive). Original photo before edits (Stuart Archive). Guided by Ghosts, Grounded by Inquiry My art-making pr

Lavavoth
Jun 6, 20173 min read


Haunted Berlin, Part 2: The Berlin Wall
In Berlin, Germany, a visit to the Berlin Wall becomes an encounter with World War II soldiers moving through the field, appearing without warning.

Lavavoth
Dec 26, 20163 min read


Haunted Berlin, Part 1: The Flak Tower
In Berlin, Germany, the flak tower becomes a point of entry into a city where the past presses in and something unseen begins to surface.

Lavavoth
Dec 22, 20164 min read


Antique Photo Collection: Searching for Hans’s Face in the Portraits of Others
Collecting antique photographs was a spiritual and aesthetic quest to get as close to Hans's doppelgänger as possible.

Lavavoth
Dec 15, 20165 min read


Spirit Communication and Walk-Ins: Sharing a Body with Hans
Exploring the intimate and transformative experience of walk-ins with Hans, where trust, healing and connection transcend the physical realm.

Lavavoth
Aug 29, 20124 min read


Poltergeist Activity: The Window Fan Incident
A persistent spirit moves objects, disrupts plans, and lingers despite cleansing rituals, bound by past lives, love, and the unexplained.

Lavavoth
Sep 26, 20109 min read


Love Letters from World War 2
Purchasing WWII love letters leads to thoughts of what we’ve lost and how no one writes letters anymore.

Lavavoth
Aug 15, 20104 min read
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