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What to Expect During a Psychedelic Light Therapy Session

Psychedelic light therapy is gaining popularity as a non-invasive way to explore altered states of consciousness, promote relaxation, and stimulate deep introspection. At River Rose Growth Healing, we offer this innovative therapy as a tool for personal growth and emotional healing. Whether you're curious about what the experience entails or preparing for your first session, this guide will walk you through what to expect during a psychedelic light therapy session.

What Is Psychedelic Light Therapy?

Psychedelic light therapy near me involves the use of special light machines that emit varying patterns and intensities of light. These lights interact with your brain’s natural rhythms to create visual experiences and altered states of consciousness. Unlike traditional psychedelics, this therapy does not require ingesting substances; instead, the light induces a safe, natural, and drug-free experience.

The light creates an immersive visual journey by stimulating the brain’s optical centers, leading to dynamic imagery, vibrant colors, and unique patterns. Each session is a personal experience that can evoke feelings of peace, creativity, and self-awareness.

Preparing for Your Session

Before attending your psychedelic light therapy near me session, there are a few things you can do to prepare:

1. Set Your Intentions

Setting an intention before your session can help focus your experience. Whether you’re seeking relaxation, introspection, or emotional release, having a clear purpose will enhance the benefits of the session. Take some time to reflect on what you hope to achieve.

2. Dress Comfortably

Wear loose, comfortable clothing that allows you to relax fully during the session. Being physically comfortable will help you remain present and focused on the experience.

3. Avoid Heavy Meals

Try to avoid eating a heavy meal immediately before your session. A light snack is fine, but keeping your body light and relaxed will improve your ability to focus and remain open to the experience.

4. Arrive with an Open Mind

While it’s natural to have some curiosity or expectations, arriving with an open mind will allow the session to unfold naturally and provide a more profound experience.

What Happens During a Psychedelic Light Therapy Session?

A typical session at River Rose Growth Healing lasts between 30 and 60 minutes, depending on your needs and preferences. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect:

1. Initial Consultation and Setup

When you arrive for your session, your therapist will begin with a brief consultation to understand your goals and answer any questions you might have. This is a good time to share your intentions for the session and any concerns or curiosities you may have.

After the consultation, you’ll be guided to a comfortable reclining chair or bed in a calming, low-light environment. You’ll be given a set of eye shades to help you relax, and your therapist will explain how the light machine works.

2. The Light Experience

Once you’re comfortable, the therapist will begin the light therapy. The machine will emit flashes of light at various intensities and patterns, designed to engage your brain’s visual and sensory processing centers.

Although your eyes will remain closed throughout the session, you’ll begin to “see” vivid patterns, colors, and imagery. Many people describe the visuals as kaleidoscopic or fractal-like, similar to the visuals produced by traditional psychedelic substances.

The experience may vary from gentle and meditative to deep and transformative. Throughout the session, you are encouraged to relax, breathe deeply, and allow yourself to be immersed in the light. You may experience:

Visual Imagery: Bright colors, shapes, and patterns that seem to dance behind your eyelids.

Altered Sense of Time: Some people feel that time slows down or speeds up during the session.

Emotional Shifts: You may feel waves of relaxation, joy, or emotional release as the experience unfolds.

3. Integration and Grounding

Once the light session ends, you’ll have a few moments to rest and reintegrate into the present. Some people feel an immediate sense of calm or clarity, while others may need more time to process their experience.

Your therapist will provide time for reflection and may ask you about your experience. This is an important part of the session, as it allows you to make sense of any imagery or emotions that arose during the light therapy.

Potential Benefits of Psychedelic Light Therapy

Psychedelic light therapy offers a wide range of mental, emotional, and even physical benefits. Here are some potential outcomes you may experience:

1. Deep Relaxation

Many individuals report a profound sense of relaxation and peace during and after their sessions. The light therapy can help ease tension, reduce stress, and promote a deep state of mental calm.

2. Enhanced Creativity

The vivid visuals and altered states of consciousness can stimulate new perspectives and boost creativity. Artists, writers, and musicians may find that light therapy unlocks new ideas and inspiration.

3. Emotional Release

For some, light therapy provides a safe space to explore unresolved emotions or past experiences. The non-verbal nature of the experience allows individuals to process emotions on a deeper, more subconscious level.

4. Improved Focus and Clarity

Following a session, many people report feeling clearer and more focused in their daily lives. This mental clarity can support problem-solving, decision-making, and goal setting.

5. Spiritual Insights

For those on a spiritual path, psychedelic light therapy can offer moments of insight, connection, and deeper understanding of themselves and their place in the universe.

Is Psychedelic Light Therapy Right for You?

Psychedelic light therapy is a versatile practice that can benefit a wide range of individuals. If you’re seeking an alternative to traditional psychedelics or are curious about expanding your consciousness, this therapy may be an ideal fit.

Who Can Benefit:

Individuals seeking relaxation and stress relief

Creative professionals looking to enhance artistic inspiration

Those interested in exploring altered states of consciousness without substances

People working through emotional or spiritual challenges

Anyone curious about psychedelic experiences in a controlled, safe environment

However, if you have a history of epilepsy or are sensitive to flashing lights, this therapy may not be suitable. Always consult with your therapist before beginning treatment.

Conclusion

Psychedelic light therapy is a powerful tool for exploring altered states of consciousness, promoting emotional healing, and enhancing creativity. At River Rose Growth Healing, we offer a safe and supportive environment for you to experience the transformative benefits of light therapy.

Whether you’re a first-timer or an experienced explorer, each session is a unique journey that can lead to deep relaxation, new perspectives, and emotional clarity. Ready to experience the magic of psychedelic light therapy for yourself? Book a session today and step into a world of light and self-discovery!

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After my Top underrated tarot decks, I wanted to keep going. However, I will mention this again: underrated, for me, means that these decks are really cool, visually appealing, utterly fantastic; but I don’t get to see them around too often. It may happen that they’re popular around you, which is a good thing. They may be new to you, which is also a good thing. Here’s my list of my top 20 underrated oracle decks! (in alphabetical order)

Aurora Tarot: Yes, this is an oracle. Dreamy Arctic landscapes and elements are charmingly brought to life by awe-inspiring artwork. It feels like magic!

Birds Oracle: Birdies (historical omens) from all around the world show off against neutral backgrounds to bring us their feathery messages.

Creatures of the Moon Oracle: A double-sided storytelling deck with Moon and Creature guidance (and a juicy guidebook).

Crystal Ball Oracle: Sweet pocket sized deck for short, direct answers (like yes/no/listen to your intuition). Great alone or with other decks!

Drâo Oracle: With enchanting pastel artwork for instrospection, this is a warming deck that goes back to the essence.

Duality Deck: Intimate character-based deck with a clear focus on faces (which have red dots on different places) and nature.

Earth Power Oracle: This is the first oracle deck I fell in love with. Sacred sites (natural and human-built) from different countries come closer to us through enchanting artwork.

Fox Universe Tarot: Though tarot-structured, it is also a wonderful oracle. Its beautiful geometric artwork (in shades of grey and white) conveys messages of radical self-love.

Greater Hand Oracle: Colourful deck with hands as means of communication, this “high-five to your cosmic health” is equal parts fun and explosive.

Illuminated Earth Oracle: Mixing hand-paintings and collage, it combines concepts of human experience with the mystery of the natural world. Astonishingly beautiful deck for exploration!

Oracle of the Essences: Vibrant multi-artist deck with essential oils as a theme. Great for learning, meditating and affirmations.

Oracle Wisdom from your Space: With bagua-focused cards, this space-clearing deck helps us work with out own places (homes or rooms). A very interesting concept!

Primordial Sound Oracle: Its landscape-oriented cards are full of vibrant geometric and kaleidoscopic artwork. It reaches deep and awakens pieces of wisdom within us.

Secret Language of Animals: Uplifting, balanced deck in which the animals presented are all vulnerable or endangered. It emphasizes connecting with nature and being proactive.

Self-Love Oracle: Watercolour artwork (with a fantasy vibe) work towards healing and self-acceptance gently and honestly in this deck.

Spiral Oracle: Honouring the upward spiral of life, this is one for growth and earthly-cosmic connection - a “feet in the ground, head in the clouds” kind of deck.

Spirit Cats: Fluffy and compasionate deck filled with spirit cats (each with their own personality and stories) for peace, relief and support.

Synchronicity Oracle: This mixed technique deck, full of movement and life, brings me joy every time. It is a well-balanced and expressive jewel.

Universal Oracle: A “chit-chatting with the universe” kind of deck, with artwork made up of fractal coloured beams of light against a black background.

Vessel Oracle: The idea: our hearts are vessels. The deck: a whimsical display of our vessels’ emotions in handrawn simplicity. To me, it still feels like a wild creature being lovingly tame.

I have to admit, I am seriously loving making these lists. I hope you could discover a new deck! Which do you think are other underrated oracle decks?

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Top 20 Albums of 2019

20. Äera – Schein https://aeera.bandcamp.com/album/schein A relatively late entry, but a worthy one as it was for me, the best post-rock/black metal album of the year and an impressively accomplished first album, incredibly well composed, paced and produced. 19. Oferwintran - Llyfr Coch Hergest https://oferwintran.bandcamp.com/album/llyfr-coch-hergest Based on medieval British folklore and oral stories, this is a brilliant raw, maliciously melodic album, that reminds me of the more bucolic moments among Legion Blotan's discography. 18. Umbra Conscientia - Yellowing of the Lunar Conciousness https://terraturpossessions.bandcamp.com/album/umbra-conscientia-yellowing-of-the-lunar-conciousness Of all the releases of orthodox styled black metal this year, against competition from bands (I probably unfairly, or inaccurately lump together…but at least gives me a chance to name check as honourable mentions) like Drastus, Hagzissa, Ateiggär, Crimson Moon and others – it was this collaboration of German and Costa Rican musicians that created the one that really worked the most effectively on me – released on Terratur Possessions, should give you an idea of just how black, dark and all-consuming it is. 17. Rostorchester - Die Sonne und der Mond in Ketten https://rostorchester.bandcamp.com/album/die-sonne-und-der-mond-in-ketten Not really seen much of this since it released right back at the end of January. Equally very raw and melodic black with a triumphant arc, from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Go straight to So Verbittert Wie Verwittert and be immediately convinced. 16. Ossomancer – Artes Magickae Pacific Threnodies https://ossomancer.bandcamp.com/releases A truly epic mystical album of blackened conjurations, with the aggressive, trippy trance riffing of Inquisition, the cold tradition of Emperor, combined with the folk- heroics of Falkenbach. A superb concept album. 15. Vástígr - Aura Aeternitatis https://vastigr.bandcamp.com/album/aura-aeternitatis After teasing us all Summer with fleeting glimpses of his arctic masterwork, Order member Þ (aka Thorn Blakfyre) has finally unveiled his full debut Vástígr album - Aura Aeternitatis – and it is a majestic masterpiece of ice-blasted melodies and tundra churning riffs. 14. Thanatonaut – Interstellar https://thanatonaut.bandcamp.com/album/interstellar A true blackening of cosmic metal, as the awesome power of nature is brought to bear on mankind, and its futile efforts to explore the depths of space, and its insignificance in the face of cosmic enormity. 13. Imperial Cult – Spasm of Light https://imperial-cult.bandcamp.com/album/spasm-of-light One monolithic 30-minute cosmic flare of searing noise, hypnotic distortion and captivating rhythms. Those familiar with the label and circle of bands need no further intro to know how good this is. Unfamiliar ears prepare to transcend your cognitive limitations. 12. Peasant – Demo I https://peasantuk.bandcamp.com/album/demo-mmxix Another fantastic project from George Proctor (White Medal, Sump, Gammal Sed…loads more & Legion Blotan main man), and Steve Blackwood (Old Corpse Road, Thy Dying Light live band, and Blackwood Productions). Undoubtedly two of the mightiest Northmen the UK will ever see. The result, is this debut ep – three tracks of heroically melodic gnarled punk. A contorted majesty, like the gnarled roots of ancient oaks. 11. De Douăsprezece Statui ale Stărilor de Umbră ale Sufletului – All 12 albums of the Twelve Statues series. https://ddsasduas.bandcamp.com   Can’t (or wont?!) separate these into individual albums, as they are all parts of a single project which is a large aspect of what makes the undertaking so impressive. 12 tracks released in monthly instalments totalling around 4 hours of raw meditative blackened trance. 10. Starless Domain – EOS / Alma  / Tome Of The Unreplenished / Starless Domain - Epistolary Of the Fall https://starlessdomain.bandcamp.com/ And another full set - All the Starless Domain releases!  Described by the band as Deep Field Black Metal, it is some of the farthest out, exploratory cosmic BM, and another point in the development of a trve kosmiche black metal. Plus bonus Tome on the split, which worked perfectly as a somewhat more abstract complement to the Starless Domain side. 09. Voëmmr - O Ovnh Intot Adr Mordrb https://voemmr.bandcamp.com/album/o-ovnh-intot-adr-mordrb Voëmmr’s second album of derangement and hallucinatory incantation carries two of the more elitist elements of black metal – eschewing being an easy listen and enjoyable in any traditional sense – and warps the form though the occult prism of the Aldebaran Circle. Other projects from the collective, like Black Cilice, Occelensbrigg, and Trono Além Morte put out phenomenal albums this year too, but this one (and one more), push the eerie weirdness that much further. 08. Këkht Aräkh - Night & Love https://kekhtarakh.bandcamp.com/album/night-love Superb album, of raw atmosphere and nostgic reverence, with added imaginative dynamics and album structure. Very refreshing. Excellent Darkthrone-esque riffs. haunting passages of dungeon synth, acoustic interludes. and actual singing. 07. Skáphe + Wormlust https://skphwrmlst.bandcamp.com/album/kosm-skur-hryllingur The band we should be calling SkápLust. Second greatest incarnation of the Icelandic scene this year spawned this psychedelic masterpiece (though the members here are drawn from further afield).  This is the kind of dissonant churning BM I like. Not sprawling or chaotic or overplayed that it ever loses focus and momentum. 06. Véhémence - Par le Sang Versé https://antiqofficial.bandcamp.com/album/v-h-mence-par-le-sang-vers Five years after their excellent debut album Assiégé, which recalled the foggy grandeur of their nation’s historical LLN bands, the new Par le Sang Versé retains this background, reimagining it on an epic scale. A rousing mix of ancient folk, raw melody, choral passages, and of course, confrontational black metal. 05. Nyss – Dépayser https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/d-payser Following up my #1 album of last year in his Över form, Nyss dropped another exceptional, emotional album of baroque post-black metal in his self-monikered guise, and with this I can repeat what I said about Facing Transcendence and describe it as an inspired composition that transcends genres and expectations. 04. Departure Chandelier – Antichrist Rise to Power https://departurechandelier.bandcamp.com/album/antichrist-rise-to-power It is one of the more bizarre and compelling features of this genre that some of the most aggressive, raw, feral spiteful black metal is also capable of getting you right in the feels when it is struck through with mournful melodic melancholia.  This album is an exemplary incarnation of that. 03. Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze - Offerings of Flesh and Gold https://bullofapisbullofbronze.bandcamp.com/album/offerings-of-flesh-and-gold A beautifully formed, ritualistic vision of an album that delivered a conscious black metal, expanding and contracting in kaleidoscopic fractal patterns of shimmering noise – and as a bonus, the music was set off with that blinding psychedelic artwork. 02. Degredo - E foi assim no Século Passado https://degredo.bandcamp.com/album/e-foi-assim-no-s-culo-passado Runners up for the second year in a row, this is the best of the Portuguese scene in my eyes and ears. Like a black metal Wicker Man, this is terrifying, unsettling, disorienting and reality-warping rural black metal. 01. Anadavald - Undir skyggðarhaldi https://andavald.bandcamp.com/album/undir-skygg-arhaldi Well, nothing came anywhere near the compelling other-worldiness and tangible delirium of this album. This is number one by a clear margin. And the fact I put Degredo behind this, which is also all those things is saying something. This may well be my favourite Icelandic black metal album of all time. The shadowy atmosphere, the eerie, creeping momentum, even through the ambient spaces, sinister forms swirling through the fog, and the vocal performance of the decade.

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VR meditation apps will guide you to focus your attention on senses such as sight, sound, and thoughts. Virtual reality provides the best immersive and interactive experiences for guided mindful meditation. Some VR meditation apps are even based on research provided by psychologists. The fractals or kaleidoscopic visuals will send you on quite a psychedelic trip. As much as it is about the visuals in VR, some guided meditation apps for VR can also be used with your eyes closed by focusing on the vocal instructions. Also, the meditation apps in VR are designed and developed to help you change your mood. They can also help you become calm by guiding you through visual breathing patterns. A typical meditation session lasts between 5 to 13 minutes.

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There’s a place filled with wild Jasmine flowers

Sarah’s Raven and Foxglove

A moonlit tress of glade cut from starlight weave and held breath

Where it smells like sunflowers

And pale apprehensions shimmer and cascade with a numinous torpor

Windows of appearance, endless in number, throbbing hot on the horizon

Kaleidoscopic visons suspended in Lost hands; a Mandelbrot fractal that grows like Yggdrasil

Figs fall dry and shriveled from its roots

Here, where lone fingers crawl across vast oceans of denim and sinew and linen and faux-leather

A sanctuary not-oft shared

Chocolate and cheap beer

The softness of the sky roiling and going dark

The low rumble that promises rain like a threat made smiling through the teeth

A pomegranate that unfurls slowly, forgetting itself in the swirling mists of this place

In this place smoking reminds him of a kind of ritual

Something about the connection between meditation and the breath

Held

Tight in the chest, now

Slow release

Like being struck so hard in the face that you forget your own name

Coat stuck in the door of a bus

Walking through arbors of pallid light arched by steel trees

Across a concrete stage damp with sweat and spit and the dew of the city

Lit all hallowed with halogen spotlight

Walking the markings of plays gone by – bones discarded, burns and stains

Streets end-to-end across lifetimes

Thoughts spread meticulously like an old map, corners pinned with smooth stones

Glances and drinks in dark rooms

Surrendering to music stronger than the limbs, like puppets off their strings

And all of these things in suspension, submerged in the viscous amber of retrospection

Held

Tight, in the eyes now

Slow release

A swaying rapturous soul burn

Exhale through the eyes

A lone weathered sign rotting to the side of a hushed snow-fallen clearing

Pointing the road to paradise up through the sparse canopy

Lost amongst the stacks and pages

Leafing through the trunks and stones of some lost and forgotten wood

But in this place only one has ever gotten Lost

One who remains wandering aimlessly through its tracks of possibility

Passing every second the sweltering heat of moments in their curios

Jars on shelves labeled and neatly arranged

Pacing and marching with the steady tick of two hands

Lost forever in enamored trance with pale skin and faint smiles

Held

Tight, in the mind, now

Slow release

A pomegranate unfolds, this time with a bit less apprehension

To the blinding golds and reds of a rising sun

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Chapter three: The Crystal Queen by OrangeLetters88~

In front the weathering abandoned church Christian is the first one to open the door to the building. He is feeling morose. Ever since the event he hasn't felt like eating or chatting with anyone, Dr. Carol decided to keep him the rest of that night under careful watch.

A deep tiredness washes over him; Sadie follows behind him closely then Clarence in the back. "You know...I didn't want to say anything Christian, but when I first met you I had a feeling you were my fate..."

He doesn't look at her at first. He hesitates till she grabs his hand. "I don't want to be here..."

She could feel the sudden weight of his sadness silencing without questioning. Christian presses softly against her back. "He went a lot of things recently. Just give him time Sadie."

They make it to the alter where the white coffin stands in the middle of the church in pristine shape. The rest of the church falling apart, Christian can feel a strange wind drag him forward.

"I know why you are here dear Christian. Don't be afraid."

"You were expecting me?"

"Of course, it is written in eternity your fate from the first time you met Alex. You are the shield of your clan. Now you must close your eyes, but before that I demand your conviction to my honor young vampire..."

Christian pulls out his butterfly knife opening his wrist letting his blood drain out against the coffin due to the coffin being covered in chipped away blood. The blood rushes so quickly he doesn't have a chance to meditate instead collapsing over the side over the coffin.

Sadie tries to go to him, but Clarence stops here shaking his head to leave him alone afterwards showing the medical box he brought in case. She at looks him slightly annoyed.

She appears to Christian. She is absurdly beautiful, ruby red lips, long white robe, long fangs, her hair is blonde and in a messy bun. Her heart bleeds against her contrasting white dress. "I sense you are not happy...I swear to you. I will do everything I can help you. You need to be honest with me Christian..."

"There is so much pressure on me...I feel like I am the wrong person..."

She paces around Christian who stands straight. "You know it is okay to have doubts, but it's not just Alex who is waiting for you. There is many waiting for their freedom. You are truly the only one. If you didn't become a vampire...they will never be free."

"What do you mean by that?

"Why do you insist on Sadie to be your wife?" She smiles gently. He thinks about it for a second.

"I don't...know? It just came out of my mouth. I am an idiot..."

"It is because you are meant for each other. I assure you. You were born kill Samuel not Alex. His reign is coming to end..."

"Impossible, it is not me..."

A sword appears in her hand from nowhere. "You are shield of the earth for a reason. Samuel knows his end approaching. I will be giving you the tome of nowhere on top that the sword of earth. You can dispel witches magic and break the slave seals. You are now endowed with honors..."

Touching the sword he feels a surge of energy through his body. "Now wake up!"

The sword and book lies against top of the coffin. Christian wakes up to Clarence wrapping his arm. "What the fuck...who the hell who decided this fate...wasn't I just worried about Alice?"

"Sometimes our starts can be less than stellar, but it doesn't change what we are meant to do in our lives." Sadie says picking the sword up and handing it to Christian. She takes hold of the grip whereas Christian lays hand on the pommel. The scabbard falls to the floor.

The book opens to a blue fairy who wraps herself around the blade. Christian drops the sword. He just stands there. His eyes turn teal like a blue fire burning in the midst of night.

Christian is un-moving for more than five minutes. Tears fall down his cheek before he moves towards Sadie touching her chest where the slave curse is.

Robotically he places his whole hand against her naked skin. You can see the seal's words unravel into the air. "Sadie you need to catch him!"

"Wait what?" She says dumbfound. He falls like a ragdoll as Clarence daftly is able to grab his him. He stares at the ceiling with his mouth open, his eyes slowly close. "Christian was able to cure me? The vampire queen has this power?"

"Do you feel free Sadie?" Clarence asks happily.

"He is now my husband..." She whispers. "He doesn't have to participate in the games, but we need to go so we can free everyone..." Sadie says crying into her hands. Clarence pats her back. She slings Christian over his shoulder.

"You are free...we will free your sisters too."

Sadie grabs the sword and book trailing behind Clarence. The whole church starts to shake, the ceiling crumbling. "Get out of here first!" Clarence pushes Sadie outside before he could make it with Christian. The ground starts to sink under them.

"Clarence! Christian! Nooooooo!!" Sadie screams. From behind she is detained by two of Samuel's men who take the sword and book from Sadie's hands.

"They are dead. Give it up already." One of the men snickers.

"No! Christian can't die! He needs to save us!" Sadie cries out. She stomps on their feet, but is pulled back into an unmarked van. She grieves wailing out loudly as it pulls out.

The church has collapsed down far into a well place tunnel which lines with how it fell. "Clarence...Clarence wake up...you have a long way to go. You can't die yet..."

"My lady of the crystal...I could never die...as so you beckon me..." Clarence sits up in the wake of destruction of the building.

"When it is over...please re-build my body...you are now my treasured saint. You are the apostle of vampire kind. It is my will...go now my dearest apostle. Retrieve the sword of earth for Christian..."

"My queen..." Clarence looks around to see Christian unconscious, but his eyes slightly open burning like a blue fire. Like a fractals of a kaleidoscope. He pats Christians face to make sure he was alright. "Christian...hey man we need to get out of here..."

His forehead bleeding, but his body unable to give any signals for help not even a twitch in sight; Clarence more amazed he was untouched, but he notes he was picked as an apostle of the saint vampire queen. "Steel is not going to believe me..."

He sits Christian up tying his handkerchief around his head to stop the bleeding before coaxing him to piggyback. He looks upward through the large crater before walking to see the coffin tilted to the side. The ashes spilling out, he takes his blood vial pouch to pick the ashes up before gently sitting them inside the coffin sitting it up right. "Forgive anyone who desecrated your resting place my crystal queen..."

The wind starts to blow so hard that Clarence he had to stop moving for a second. The air stops. The tunnel is long and constantly has to crouch to move. Clarence finds he himself has to stop often due to cramps or hard to adjust Christian.

A couple times he had to dip his legs in very large water puddles. His suit ruined by the time he makes it to a large oasis deep into the tunnel. He lays Christian down propping him against a tree. He takes his small canteen to fill it up from his belt.

He drinks a lot before he lays Christian back making sure he keeps hydrated. The blue fairy comes out. Unlike Steel's fairy, Christians is wearing a long slip. "Hey down here!" She snaps bowing.

"You are his fairy?"

"He is in coma, he was supposed to fully touch the pommel...the crystal Queen is scared for his existence, but knew Samuel would do this, but now I must give your book."

A book hits Clarence on the head. "The book of existence?"

She laughs. "I mean yes, this will be your life line. You now serve the Crystal Queen...her heiress of blood demands you to protect the shield and sword of earth. This is your first test. The sword was meant to be stolen by Samuel. Clarence this is your fate."

"What exactly is going on?"  

"Doesn't matter what is going. You have a duty apostle of existence. The shield and sword of Earth needs to touch the pommel."

He sits back sighing. "Seriously...Alex's little group is made of eccentrics, but seems to be fated and has made me fated..." Clarence says kicking his legs.

"You being forced into vampiracy was your fate. Do not blame anyone for that please. Her crystal queen has been waiting for this a long time. She tests those who are perfected to her whims. I was fated to guide Christian, but for now I am here to help you."

All of Clarence's cigarettes are soggy. He tosses them to the ground aggravated. "How are we supposed to even get out of here??" He shouts.

"We need to go further. There should be cave dwelling vampires here who serve her heiress."

"Fine...but are we almost out."

She nods her head. Clarence picks Christian back up. "By the way call me Ava."

"Shut up Ava...please..." He says slightly irritated. About an hour in of traveling, Clarence spots someone out of the corner of his eye.

"Weary travelers we heard of your arrival!" A man shouts from the top of the spiral staircase.

A ton of women and men dressed in white dresses, white tops and slacks while each wore a unique scarf or sat it like robes against chest in varying colors of red. A beautiful blonde with braided hair takes Christian. "Excuse me do not take him please..." he says carefully taking him back. "Can you please just show me the exit?"

The blue fairy closes her eyes making herself bigger. Her unclothed feet gently never dirtied under the floor of dirt. She out stretches her arms giving a huge smile darting between them all tugging their hair and examining their features. "These are the peoples of the Crystal Queen themselves! They live off the lands and their blood comes from a crystalized blood that comes from the coffins buried above! She blesses her peoples with thy divine blood which is filtered through the solidarity of earth!"

A little girl hands Clarence a crystal flower. "The blood of earth...you will feel revived."

A man takes Christian from Clarence who is startled. They lay him in a huge lacquer black coffin covered in red spider lily. They fold his arms. Welcoming Clarence to the dining room, large baskets are filled with crystal flowers of the hardened blood substance.

"But you still eat food?"

"Of course we do! We were blessed to be able to enjoy human delicious bounties." A lady says laying large dinner rolls on the table. Another man plops are large roasted deer on the table.

"I cannot eat human food...but it smells delicious." He replies feeling sickly to the smell.

"We knew when we looked at you, but you may carry some of the crystalized flowers with you only if you wish apostle of existence."

"How did you know?" Clarence states shocked.  Ava pops out of nowhere.

"It is dictated in texts of her crystal queen." Ava shouts.

He walks outside to see Christian for the first time ever in his life sleeping in a coffin. He feels a knot in his throat. Ava once again appears out of nowhere while Clarence picks Christian up. When sticking his hands in the red spider lily's they start to glow.

He feels he is being sucked into them. Things start to stretch. He looks around his surroundings. "Welcome to palace of death apostle of existence. Right now is your first test. You will have three tests before you can reclaim Christian's sword and book from Samuel."

Everything is black surrounding Clarence. A path of blue fire orbs open before him. He runs forward to see Christian holding his sword, but he is grayed out covered chains. A bush under him is blue roses.  

"You must curious why you are seeing this. This is the core of his soul, but if you fail he will die...but you also will die." The voiceless entity explains. "You see her crystal queen doesn't just you have a title. You both prove you are worthy of her presence."

"What am I supposed to do?" Clarence says in shock. A staircase leading up is made spotlight. He walks up the stairs. He observes a field of red spider lilies far as the eyes can see. In the middle contains three entities. They are statues. Samuel, Christian and Elijah stand in different positions.

"One of them contains the key of existence, In truth they could have been just any statues, but these are conjured from Christians mind that includes he himself. This should be easy for you if you indeed an apostle of her crystal queen..."

He stands still closing his eyes, breathing in and out slowly. He makes the triangle of his element in his mind holding his fingers out. He sees a faint glow inside of Elijah's mouth. He pulls it out. BING BONG.

"That is indeed your key to communicate with her highness; you must never lose that key. Your life depends on it. Please exit to the stair case back into the lobby."

He comes down to see Christians face is slightly laced with color instead of being gray. The roses are now yellow instead of blue. He hangs the key around his neck.

"Christian now has some color on his cheeks, would you look at that? Anyways you need to push into his chest this time. Don't worry he is fine."

Clarence pushes into Christian's body; he is a doll it seems. Behind him is a door. A little girl is crying on the ground with her stuffed animal.

There is no cue this time. Clarence nervously walks over to her. He can tell right away by her smell she is human. Something sends him into bloodlust automatically he dunks his head down so his head is leaning into her chest.

"Is there something wrong mister?"

"N-n-nothing, you are a good girl aren't you sweetheart." He says smiling. He gets up walking away mournfully. "I am sorry...I can't do this to a little girl...I accept my fate..."

BING BONG Clarence looks up, his nose running from wanting to cry. "No you are correct. We do not harm smaller children. Please proceed down."

"Precede what??" Clarence yells as he tumbles down a chute that activated under his feet. This time Ava is front of him. "Hello Clarence! I want to inform you there is no third test."

A woman comes from the shadows. "I was mainly messing with you, but in a way I was looking for certain aspects from you. Truthfully, we often read too much into things right in front of us which is dreadful."

"So we are okay then?" Clarence asks relieved.

"Yes, I am so sorry, but when you wake you will be shown out of my peoples den. You are my apostle of existence. One day I will need you when the Sapphire Queen awakes. You will fight with four others to protect her. For now you are awakened to meet the others, but not yet..."

"Sapphire Queen? What will happen to you?"

"I will finally be able to rest and she will be able to stop wars of man and vampire. She is the soft voice reason and her beauty will rise beyond comparison. She will make Kings jealous, but she will always be a Queen alone."

"What about Christian? When will he awaken?"

"Samuel stole the sword. I cannot help you there... make sure to rest the pommel in his hands and I will resurrect his awareness which is trapped in his heart. I am counting on you Clarence. Goodbye..."

Clarence awakes on top of Christian who is lying inside the coffin with Christian. He spits out the red spider lily which somehow made it to his mouth. He lifts Christian out of the coffin once again lifting him on to his back.

A woman comes out giving them a sack of crystalized blood. "Please follow me."

He makes his way groggily over to a large door that opens slowly through an electronic button. "Thank you." He says before leaving.

Clarence realizes very quickly that basically he is back near the castle. He is very tired before he fully makes it back to the house trudging through the fields of flowers. Steel can see him from the distance running over to him.

He falls over into the long grass releasing Christian from his grip plodding into the soft meadow. Steel joins him. She embraces him sticking her arms around his waist and brings her hands up to his face. He is so tired he doesn't notice she is touching his face. "I am so glad you are back safe..."

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Reviews 348: Expositions

I came to the music of Reuben Smith through Balearic Social Records, who included “Venezuela” on the Sola various artists EP back in 2017. Released under the name Calle Gravina, the song was a total revelation and saw tropical mallet instrumentation dancing alongside big bottomed synth basslines, beachside downbeats, and psychedelic wah licks while equatorial synthesizers fluttered on a seabreeze. And best off all, the track featured a truly jawdropping “Na Na Na” chorus that truly must be heard to be believed, for so powerful is its effect that words simply fail me. In the time since the release of “Venezuela,” I’ve often dreamed about more music from Reuben and finally, after three years of waiting, my patience has been rewarded in ways I couldn’t have imagined, for the artist is making a big splash in 2020 via a new project named Expositions. The first release from Expositions and the focus of this review is the Yellow Haze EP, which was recently put out by the ever-amazing Forest Jams, a label that never fails to blow me away and who I last checked in with via the California coastal psychedelia of Starving Daughters. Here, the pairing between label and artist couldn’t be more sympathetic, for across the EP’s four tracks, Reuben moves smoothly between sunset downtempo, island life dubfunk, slow motion boogie, and seaside fusion, as subsonic basslines slide sensually, synthesizers fall like a summer storm of gemstones, shakers and tambourines add touches of beachdance swing, solar space leads swim in stoner splendor, palm-muted echo riffs dance on sunbeams, and fat bottomed balearic beats guide the body through exotica bongo and conga tapestries. And in crucial moments of soulful pop euphoria, a vocalist named Hanna delivers delirium diva incantations awash in an Ibizan chill-out dreamhaze...her voice sometimes joining Reuben’s for dopamine hooks, while at other times floating off into the ether.

As well, I’d like to briefly discuss the second Expositions EP Nights at Casa Ana, which is already in the works via a Qrates crowdfunding campaign found here. I encourage readers of this blog to back the pressing if possible, as the release is truly special and deserves its place on wax. Moreover, Nights at Casa Ana sees the welcome return of the aforementioned Balearic Social Records, a favorite label of mine that has been lying low since 2018’s Nyala split EP between Bonnie & Klein and BlackBush Orchestra. Though Nights at Casa Ana still revels in familiar vibes of sunshine positivity and oceanic radiance, the EP sees Reuben moving slightly away from downtempo pop towards fever dream fantasies and drug-induced paradises, which is nowhere more apparent than on the near 15 minute “Energía Mística.” The track is a slowed seaside disco epic, featuring nimble funk basslines, kaleidoscopic guitar refractions, blissful fusion leads, layers of solar squelch, fourth world dub electronics, acid fuzz space solos, and snippets of spoken Spanish flowing in and out of birdsong…the whole thing comprising a journey in extended balearic jamming only rivaled by Max Essa’s “Panoramic Suite.” As for the other two tracks, we are treated to shorter, though no less expansive adventures, both featuring acid house bassline percolations and further trippy Spanish spoken word sampling. “Misteriosi” sets a filmic dancefloor gallop beneath jangling western guitars, sea-crystal melodies, mellotronic prog flutes, sci-fi synth leads, chanted breaths, and layers of extasy laughter while in “Tomate tu tiempo,” machine beats lock into a samba-esque swing, AOR guitars ride a warming summer wind, marimba fractals surround woodwind lullabies, soulful chords stoke vibes of 70s disco intoxication, and starbeam fusion solos dance through layers of seaspray while neon-hued acid tracers fire gently across the mind.

Expositions - Yellow Haze (Forest Jams, 2020) Shakers and sonar sequencers set the stage in “Get With You” before cutting away to slinky bass guitar riffage and a slow motion balearic breakbeat, with touches of boom bap kissing the rhythmic flow. Static textures swoosh around smooth Rhodes riffs as the basslines hit ever heavier and high in the sky, synthesizers radiate Italo fusion lullabies and new age starscapes amidst cooing vocal accents. After a drum fill eruption, we drop into paradise pop intoxication, with Reuben’s and Hanna’s hazy vocal hooks trailed by soulful Rhodes chord flourishes…the whole thing like a supremely stoned out _Moon Safari-_era Air cut. Underneath, tapped rides shake out golden glitter, snares crack on the beat, and basslines execute funky octave walks while later, after a brief cut into dreamhouse pianos and slow motion disco drums, a run down the ivories ushers in a symphonic paradise climax awash in pads that breath like celestial ether. Then, following another delirium chorus accented by tambourine jangles and liquid wah wah gurgles that flutter outwards in every direction, the track ends with synth solo dazzlement, as laserlight runs ascend on ocean-filtered sunbeams amidst mechanized ride bells, swinging shaker hypnotics, crashing cymbals, and Hanna’s ethereal vocal shadowspells. “Rollerskates” follows with its spaceage harpsichord/steel pan synths layering a rainfall of percussive ocean crystal over shakers and robotic slapbass weirdness. As the groove drops in, we find ourselves in a broken beat dub out, with hi-hats spitting fire on a skanking riddim, lofi snares popping off the beat, and layers of angel starlight and nacreous vocal chaos swirling all around. It’s a doped out boogie beat groover in the style of A Vision of Panorama, wherein crystalline keyboard chords and Carribean steel leads swim through rainbow gases, low down vocal drones filter into cut-up trance euphoria, and meditative whistle tones ensnare the mind. After a quick drop, snare fills bring back the jam, which now seems to squiggle and shimmer with an almost nervous sense of energy, and as the rhythms continue pulling in and out, pianos scat out blues-tinged reggae riffs amidst gaseous bodies of choral star magic. And as the futuristic harpsichords and synthetic island idiophones continue bouncing alongside the dubwise boogie rhythms, one can easily imagine a boardwalk scene where myriad skaters glide graciously beneath a shining sun.

In “Sun Shine Down,” galactic pads swirl amidst crashing waves as hand drums hint at a blossoming beat. Then comes the groove proper, wherein distorted basslines generate huge wavesfronts of subsonic romance, tick-tock cymbals move around pounding kicks and cracking snares, and Hanna sings spells of shadowy wonderment…her lyrical phrases and wordless extasy reveries calling to mind Cathy Battistessa’s work with balearic masters such as Afterlife and Blank & Jones. At certain moments, feedback synths evoking both seagulls and diamond sparkles melt over the mix while piano chords hit like neon liquid. Elsewhere, during understated climaxes, these amazing polysynth melodies start descending…as if discretized pulses of psychedelic starlight are dancing across a sunset sky. All throughout, massive basslines slide with a fluid grace, bongos blow in on a coastal breeze, and hissing cymbals open up into heatwave blasts, with heady rhythmic drop stoking vibes of anticipation. And as the the track ends, a blazing fusion synth solo works into the stereo field…slow and sensual…with trippy modulation wiggles interspersing the paradise glide. Yellow Haze ends with “Holding On,” which drops into a bottom heavy heroin groove seeing palm-muted echo guitars moving lackadaisically over a dubfunk pulse. Basslines hit low before sliding high, shakers and cymbals guide the body, and tropical hand percussions spread out as Hanna executes dazzling soul diva reveries, with her voice occasionally trailed by coral-colored synth harmonizations. A towering tom fill cuts the groove down to tapped rides, spitting hats, and pooling bodies of liquid synthesis while later, as the kick, snare, and bass synths slam the body into oblivion, wah wah electronics spread outwards into a ghostly sea haze while e-pianos communicate with dolphins and whales. During a magnificent synthesizer solo, bluesy fusion leads filter and bend as the basslines move in tandem with the beats…the vibe bleary eyed and stoned out before reducing to a Floydian pulse, one overplayed by strange bell-tone cacophonies. Building back, tambourines jangle and guitars generate psychosonic dub lick and echo-morphing funk riffs beneath a cascade of vocal starlight before the downtempo body groove finally slams back in, with the stereo field now overflowing with wavering webs of crystallized vibrato while Italo-style squelch leads seek out the sun.

(images from my personal copy)