I just posted a new Magic Monday text to our Patreon, about the (possible) redundancy of all magical systems when it comes to getting to the core of magic. Paradoxical? Absolutely. As an appetite-whetter, I also publish this text here for free. There are over 250 similar Magic Monday texts at our Patreon, plus hundreds of other posts, clips, photos, music, etc by myself and my wife, Vanessa Sinclair. You should check it out: Magic Monday: Merging with the Ideal What if I claimed that all of the magical systems, structures, and shenanigans are completely redundant to magical success? Would you believe me?Instead of claiming these things on wide, general levels, I’ll keep it on my own. I believe that all magical systems, structures, shenanigans etc are completely redundant to magical success.This insight has been brewing for a while but just today it struck me: whatever we claim as being magical (or life) success, it’s essentially about merging with a perceived ideal that’s preferably...

Announcing a brand new film in the An Art Apart series: ”Inbetween Frequencies – An Art Apart: Carl Michael von Hausswolff.” We started shooting this film back in 2013 and have kept working on it since then… And now it’s done! Excellent multi-disciplinary artist Carl Michael von Hausswolff talks about his background, his creative approaches, and what makes him curious. He also talks in depth about major projects like the art collective Radium 226.05 and his ambitious creation together with fellow Swedish artist Leif Elggren: the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland (KREV). It’s a great and inspiring insight into a multi-creative mind that continues to surprise and stimulate. Available exclusively at: #carlmichaelvonhausswolff #cmvonhausswolff #krev #elgalandvargaland #anartapart #documentaryfilm #trapartfilm #carlabrahamsson

There’s usually a lot of flexibility in how we structure one or more sessions together, but in general I can say it’s a process that allows for you to look at yourself in a new light (or a current problem, or snag, or emotional hurdle). We will look at the issue from different perspectives and see what comes up in terms of paths of possible resolution. I am very much in favor – based on many years of experience – of deep conversations and expressions of potential change through creative endeavors. Although it is theoretically possible to highlight many things in just one session, it’s usually better to process issues over time. I offer an initial 15 minute free consultation so that we can assess together what’s best for you. Usually, a session takes place via Zoom, with or without video (as you wish). Anything that is said during our sessions is of course strictly confidential. If you’d like, I can record our session(s) in order for you to be able to re-listen, but it’s not at all...

This week has been great in many ways, and I have added some interesting material to the AN ART APART site: First, an essay comparing Coralie Fargeat’s excellent film ”The Substance” (2024) with John Frankenheimer’s ”Seconds” (1966). I talked about ”Seconds” at the University of Copenhagen last fall and then realized it’s basically more or less the same film as Fargeat’s contemporary body horror film (and vice versa, of course), and so I lectured about these similarities at the Freud Museum in London late February. Check it out: ”The quintessentially Faustian deals these people are offered do not come from the archetype of a mocking yet essentially humanity-loving Mephistopheles, but from pure corporate greed hiding behind old parlor tricks and supposedly new formulas to squeeze out the last hysteric pennies of women of all ages while at the same time offering technological gizmo structures for the obsessives in their emasculated self-pity.” Then there is a deep-diving interview with...