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ORIGINS | Soul Artist Journal WI25 PRINT
The first issue of the Soul Artist Journal, ORIGINS, spans 170 vibrant pages. It features cover artist, photographer and environmentalist: Natalie Karpushanko. Stories include Masood Ali Khan, Simrit, Marlow Brooks, Mauri Pioppo, Paul Zolbrod, Faith Hunter, Katie Wise and more…
the inspiration:
"Origins" conjures images of beginnings. It dangles the idea of genesis and intimates the unseen forces from which things emerge. For a Soul Artist, "Origins" conjures a sense of mystery and potential. It invites you to reflect on the tapestry of everything, to contemplate the cosmos, and remember your personal lineage. Beginnings are points of departure. Beginnings are the beacons that point the way toward home. Beginnings are the sutras, the threads that weave the past and future around this moment, now.
"Origins" is the foundation where creative freedom takes root. This issue will invite you to unearth the hidden treasures and forgotten stories that lie beneath the surface of the everyday human experience. Linger here in these generative soils to rebuild the structures of your identity, your cultural heritage, and your unique expression of the creative cosmos. Because the imagery of the "Origins" belongs to you. It is both grandiose and intimate. It includes the birth of stars, the swirling nebulae from which planets coalesce. It includes your first childhood memory. The interplay between the macro and micro are the origins of this poem. And by "poem," I mean this first issue of the Soul Artist Journal. May the rhythm and cadence of "Origins" unfold like a beloved story that provides real movement at the level of your soul.
As you peruse these pages, through the beauty and the chaos, you will be reminded that "Origins" carries an inherent duality—it is about both what is known and unknown. We succumb to the allure in this quest to trace things back to their original source, but we also remember that the whole story can never be told. Some treasures were never meant to be found. Let them remain in the fertile ground for our collective imagination, as we relish the sacred space where questions resound more harmoniously than answers.
This first issue of the Soul Artist Journal is an invitation to enter. Explore what is possible. Get intimate with the primal forces that constitute existence. Find inspiration inside the shadows and the light. We invite you to celebrate the beginnings and endings in the cyclical dance of life. This is how we make meaning.
the moon in our veins.
R.R. Shakti & the Soul Artist Contributors
The Soul Artist Journal features mystic visionaries: artists and poets; mythologists, musicians and ministers; adventurers and healers. It is a gallery of soul stories, poetry and images so unique that each issue may become a collector’s edition in its own right.
Published quarterly, in digital and print, the magazine presents topics that align with Nature’s rhythms and the current cultural climate. Between the covers, you can find treasures and epiphanies to inspire your creative freedom. We encourage you to wonder, to imagine, and to create your most meaningful life.