when you bare your SOUL everything you offer will sell out.
Magic is real. Money is sacred.
Marketing is sweet.
JUNE ISSUE 2016
CONTENTS Magic is real. Money is sacred. Marketing is sweet. Jessica Wilde shares how to overcome writer ' s block . Story on p . 20
MONTHLY MANTRA by Kris Oster, Ph.D 3 SEXY SIREN MYSTERY SCHOOL new 6-month one on one coaching with Kris Oster, Ph.D 4 JUNE ENTREPRENEUR TAROTCAST by Kris Oster, Ph.D 5 PLEASURE POETRY by Ekaterina Zeyen 8 INTERVIEW WITH KENT YOUNGSTROM An Artist, but not the Tortured Kind 9 PLEASURE POWER SALON Facebook group hosted by Rebecca Kane + Kris Oster 14 TOP 5 TIPS FOR BEAUTIFUL BIOS by Tanja Gardner, Crystal Writing Tips Newsletter 15 INDULGE YOURSELF 17
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Card 1: Overall Theme The Chariot June is a month of movement and change, when you’ll be striving to stay centered amidst it all. Travel could also play a part, and rather than getting frazzled and schizoid, stay more grounded by mixing business travel with sacred pleasure. For example, if you need to go to London for a big business meeting, try to schedule a trip to one of the myriad of ancient stone circles or a historic castle in the West country (Devon, Cornwall, Glastonbury, Bath are my faves). If you decide to stay in the city, check out Westminster Abbey or Temple Church built by the
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Inspiration will come through while breaking free of your regular routines. You have the potential for solid business wins this month if you can see projects through to the end and FOCUS. Focus, yes. That. Stay aware and if you find that you bounce between extremes, try to find the middle ground … particularly in relationships and partnerships. Do you see things as black and white, or this or that? Are you being pulled in multiple directions? You are challenged to find YOUR center, to be in YOUR element and at the same time lead with cooperation and compassion. Card 2: Challenges 4 of Cups June’s challenge is to not fall into a hole of selfabsorbed obsession over things that aren’t going so well in your business. Maybe a decision you made didn’t turn out the way you wanted. Did you look at what you could achieve in your business realistically? There’s nothing wrong with dreaming big and having high standards. But when things don’t quite turn out the way you visualized … like selling 1,000 books or selling out your workshop to capacity … don’t get down on yourself or life. Celebrate that you completed your beautiful book that 20 people bought and LOVE! Celebrate that you launched your workshop that 10 people showed up to and were transformed! Compassionate meditation, heart listening and self-evaluation will help.
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This month is all about teamwork, collaboration and feedback. Reach out to peers, mentors and your community to help you finish projects. You’ll need cooperation between you and your spiritual team as well. Work with fervor and enthusiasm, they’re contagious to success. People and the invisible beings will see your dedication and come to your aid. Card 4: Fears Ace of Swords Is there a truth you’ve been ignoring, denying or hiding from? This month the truth wants to come to light. If you’ve been afraid to speak your truth or make a landmark decision, it’s time to get off the fence. When you take up the sword of truth there is a chance you may go into battle to defend your point of view, or take up a cause that is dear to your heart. For many of us, it may be time to cut away the fat from our businesses – run things leaner, meaner and more efficiently. Do less, be more. Step into your truth and your power! Card 5: Action 8 of Swords Interesting, we have another sword card here. This card’s essence is quite different because it’s about feeling disempowered. Have you boxed yourself in a corner, feeling trapped and unable to move forward with your plans? I think this card indicates it’s not a good time to
A T T I CStrengthen | J A N U A Ryour Y 2 0 1 plans 6 made. first and wait until you have a strong “YES” before moving forward.
The Chariot card in the beginning of the reading feels like the opposite approach. Yet … The charioteer is steering the vehicle, but the horses are the power pulling it forward. Horses symbolize nobility, freedom, grace, strength and the life force. Move forward in the way of the horse or don’t move at all. Card 6: Outcome Justice Another card that features a sword! Three swords in a row feels like a strong message to use our intellect, strategic thinking and truth this month. Discernment will serve you well in June. Weigh decisions with care to see the truth: what’s best for all and most fair to you and everyone involved. Conflict may arise, some of it within your own mind and some with other people. Overall, I get a sense that you will triumph over self-imposed fears and your imagined limitations to reach the heart of your own truth. Be courageous and have faith in yourself and a higher power. There’s so much magic in the air, it’s obscene! Breathe. Believe. Receive.
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pleasure poetry She walks with beasts and the ground trembles in pleasure; The trees bend to listen As she whispers her secrets; Birds still their song And the world stutters, Brought to a standstill A breath held Between heartbeats As the ground trembles In pleasure From her mere presence, Her freedom... All measure forgotten; Each breath, held Between heartbeats, Worships her naked need As she walks with beasts And the ground trembles in pleasure...
EKATERINA ZEYEN SANTA BARBARA, CA MAY 2016
INTERVIEW KENT
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AN ARTIST, BUT NOT THE TORTURED KIND
Maybe it’s because he’s from Chicago (my hometown) and still a loyal sports fan … or, maybe it’s because his art gives me and many others the tingles … or, maybe it’s his soul and spiritual strength … I know! Maybe it’s because his words are as seductive as his paintings. I could go on and on about Kent and why we’re all enamored with him and his work. Rather, I’d like to let mythology and archetypes do some of the talking. There are two “son” of God figures that Kent brought to mind when I read the answers he sent back for this interview.
The first is the Son of God, miracle healer, wise one, savior known as Jesus. The second is the ancient Greek Son of Zeus, Apollo, who is actually the sun as he rides his great chariot across the sky each day. Both figures are healers. Jesus heals with his hands and faith in his Father. Apollo heals through art, music and all things harmonious. Apollo is also the ancient deity connected with the Olympics, the Olympians. All things athletic and the discipline of practice that it takes to become one of the greats. Kent is one of those Apollonian types who will tell you to get your butt off the couch and into the studio or the gym. Still, he has a deeper message to share with us about how to BE something. Let the interview begin ‌
1. Who were your favorite characters from stories, myths, films, etc when you were growing up? and Why did you love them? the question takes me back to like, forever ago. i was a typical boy admiring sports hero’s from chicago teams. most of my time was spent in the back yard dreaming up scenarios where i was the hero by hitting a home run in the world series or throwing a touchdown pass in the super bowl. we were not a movie going or top 40 music listening family. i fail miserably at movie trivia or name that tune. star wars was cool, but unlike most of my friends i did not have figures, bed sheets or a storm trooper tshirt. i did read a lot however and seemed to always gravitate toward the common boy doing good stories. stories like homer price where he stumbles upon a donut making machine or creates the worlds largest ball of string. encyclopedia brown who as a kid detective solves neighborhood bullying crimes. i
ATT I C | were JANUA R Y always 2016 my hero’s not the stars, but those who did the work behind the scenes or maybe didn’t seem like hero’s at first glance. walter payton was the best football player on the planet at the time, but he didn’t have to let you know that with his words. to me that was the coolest thing ever.
2. You’re an artist, but not the “tortured kind.” Love that! And now you’re an author! Congrats on your book release. It’s easy to be tortured as an entrepreneur when we have to wear so many hats. I’ve had my moments. When was one memorable moment that you lost your sh*t and had to recenter yourself? like this week? or in the past. in addition to an entrepreneur like most of us i have other obligations. i am also a husband, a dad, and a soccer coach as well as the artist dude. so there is always a list of things to do. it seems a constant battle to keep myself centered. the question takes me back to when i first started this whole art thing as a full time gig and all the things i thought i had to do before 10 am. my brain would run laps. . . kind of like this. crud. i know people swoon when they see my work. i know they stop and breathe heavy. like it takes their breathe away. even for a moment. but i don’t know what to do. where to start. how much to sell it for. where to sell it. how to present it. i should be on television. the stuff i see on home and garden television is awful at best. most of the things i see there i was doing three years ago. those b#$(&’s wanted me to be more lively on the casting video i submitted. screw them. i’m going to take over the world and they will come crawling back to me to host one of their stupid shows. all i need to do is get my work in target. how can i do that? if people see my work in target i’ll soon be signing autographs and snapping photos with stay at home mom’s at random locations.
19 famous people should like my work too. then all of their famous friends will buy my work. then i’ll be famous. too famous for target even.
but it’s wednesday. and wednesday night i have soccer practice with the kids. then i pick up my daughter from her special cross country event. and she just told me she needs her uniform washed. plus i need jeans washed for saturday night. i don’t think we have any milk. this light is taking forever to turn green. tomorrow i’m meeting the window guy to fix the rot on the back windows at the house + then have to swing quickly to the studio to meet the electrician who is fixing the overhead lights i can’t seem to figure out. do famous people meet electricians? wait. my work isn’t in target yet. i don’t know anyone who even works at target. where are their headquarters? who buys their art anyway? how would i print like ten thousand paintings? are those printed in china? which painting should i sell them. aaarghh. i just want to paint and have people pay me so i can be what i soooo want to be. what i know i am meant to be. i just want to be/ an artist. this was my everyday rant to myself about what i should be doing to become a full time artist. if you are like me, you may have had similar battles within your own head. or maybe a friend. or maybe an imaginary friend. 3. Tell us about your book be something. if you want to make something. be something. if you want to make something, is a pop top energy drink spiked with caffeine laden words that are calming to the soul, while at the same time capable of spurring volcanic eruptions of energy and frenzied moments of accomplishment be something. if you want to make something encourages makers to stay in the moment and allow ingenuity to be the pace car. each short blurb hands over an uncooked account of an artists rocket fuel fast, can’t stop, won’t stop lucky, sometimes mixed martial arts bloodied
A T T I C that | J Awere N U A Rapproached Y 2016 bumps way too fast and encourages the reader to push past the exit ramps desperately calling for companionship and accelerate toward the reward on the horizon.
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the book runs over the big scary words of the business world like “copyright” and “business plan” and spits out what makes real sense in the life of doing more of what you love for a living. pull back the tab and sip a bit . . . i’m hoping at least one reader will be inspired to finally open a cup cake shop and give me a lifetime of free cupcakes when they reach mega super star status. cupcakes are my kryptonite. in fact – i think that’s a killer name. use it – kryptonite cupcakes. that one’s free. 4. What’s your personal mantra? be. surprisingly more than expected.
Kent's Story have you ever gotten completely + totally lost? maybe in the pages of your all-time favorite book. maybe in your daughter’s tangled hair perhaps in a kiss, or in a vow. we all want to ‘get lost.’ we crave it. we need it. and the busier life gets, the more we forget how to do it. i’m a lucky guy, because I’ve found my own way to get lost … every day. all I have to do is pick up a brush, stop thinking, start feeling … and paint. owning a piece of my art probably won’t ‘change your life. but it might make you pause, breathe, smile and remember to get lost … just a little more often. the backstory i started painting several years ago, in design school, without any big plans or ambitions. it was hard, unpredictable, time-consuming — and the best thing ever. by the end of day one, i was hooked.
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one gallery show led to another, and before long i was selling paintings to friends, family + a handful of local fans. local sales turned into national sales. national sales turned into licensing deals. bulk orders from CB2 came knocking, along with flash sales at fab.com, pops-ups in people magazine — and flattering attention from a couple of those ‘home makeover’ reality tv shows. one day, i woke up and realized, “huh … guess I’m a full-time artist, now.” i grinned. and then put brush to canvas again. the nowstory i live in north carolina with my (amazing) family. i wake up at 5am most mornings, work out, whirl the kids off to school, check my computer for new orders, plant myself in the center of (at least) ten half-covered canvases, and rarely stop moving ‘til nightfall. i’m usually splattered in about seven colors of paint. it’s a good way to move through the world. life is complicated enough, so I keep my work simple. i hope it makes you look. i hope it makes you smile. i hope it makes you feel … something you’ve been wanting to feel, for a while.
Connect With Kent website : http://experience.kentyoungstrom.com/ instagram : https://www.instagram.com/kentyoungstrom/ facebook : https://www.facebook.com/kent.youngstrom/ pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/kentyoungstrom/
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5 TOP TIPS FOR BEAUTIFUL BIOS by Tanja Gardner, Crystal Writing Tips Newsletter
1. Remember the purpose of your bio: I mentioned earlier that your bio is usually attached to something you’ve contributed to someone else’s project. The examples I gave were a guest post, a podcast interview, or a telesummit appearance. Regardless of the specifics, your bio is there to let readers/listeners know who you are, and why they should take notice of what you’re saying. That means it needs to create credibility around your post/interview/speech/etc. Connection is good too, but the key focus is credibility. 2. Follow your host’s guidelines for the length and format: this should go without saying, but all too often, it gets ignored. If you’re asked to only include a single link, don’t include ALL your social media profiles. If you’re asked to write in third person, don’t write in first. If you’re asked to send an 80-word bio, don’t send a 250-word NOMADIC | 24 one.
Trust that your host knows their audience well enough to know what will work best for them. 3. Stay (mostly) on topic: remember that you’re writing your bio to create credibility, so include information that shows why you’re the right person to speak/write/teach on the topic. If you’re writing about balancing business life with being a mother, mentioning your four beautiful kids is totally relevant. If you’re speaking about social media marketing strategies, however? Not so much. Make sure that anything you include will make intuitive sense to your readers. 4. Use the same kind of language that you did in your post/interview/etc: I’ve lost count of the times I’ve seen incredibly formal bios at the end of conversationally written guest posts. Remember that, even if your host asks you for a third person bio, you don’t need to make it stiff and formal if your natural style is more casual. Keep the tone and language consistent from contribution to bio, or you’ll create a disconnect in your reader’s mind. 5. Make sure that any offer you link to flows naturally from your topic: again, I’ve seen way too many people include a link to their standard free consult, downloadable freebie, or similar when it has NOTHING to do with their post/interview topic. In fact, I... may have made this mistake myself in the past. A really good bio will contain a link to an offer that intuitively aligns with the topic you’ve spoken or written about. That means it’s just natural for readers/listeners to check it out if the information you’ve shared in the post/interview is helpful for them.
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