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NIEUW 🌳✨ Ontsnap aan de dagelijkse sleur en ontdek Cosmosis: unieke audioreizen die je omgeving op een frisse, magische manier tot leven brengen. Via de Cosmosis Quest App kies je een Quest - een ritueel op een specifieke plek of tijd - en word je begeleid door een ‘wizard’ die je helpt anders te kijken, te voelen en te verbinden. Of je nu in het park bent, thuis op de bank of op een plek vol herinneringen: elke Quest is een creatieve tool om stil te staan, je zintuigen te openen en opnieuw contact te maken met jezelf en de wereld om je heen.

De Quests zijn ontwikkeld door Paul Staring en tijdelijk exclusief verkrijgbaar in de winkel: bij besteding van €35 of meer ontvang je één van de twee bijzondere audioreizen cadeau. Let op: beperkte oplage, dus op = op!

Klinkt misschien een tikje mystiek maar zie het vooral als een speelse manier om te vertragen, op te laden en met frisse blik te kijken naar alles wat je dacht al te kennen. Echt een aanrader!

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Afgelopen weekend vond bij het Vincentiuskerkje in Velp de allereerste onthulling plaats van het kunstwerk Inzicht / Uitzicht. Dit bewegende kunstwerk, ontworpen door kunstenaars Tijs Rooijakkers en Paul Staring in opdracht van de Zuiderwaterlinie, bestaat uit kantelbare houten naalden die samen een doorgang vormen. Het symboliseert de overgang van inzicht naar uitzicht en nodigt bezoekers uit tot reflectie over verleden en toekomst.

Na het weekend is het kunstwerk ingepakt en op weg gegaan naar de volgende locatie langs de Zuiderwaterlinie. Gedurende 2025 zalInzicht / Uitzichtverschillende plekken aandoen, waarbij het mensen uitnodigt om na te denken over hun omgeving en de toekomst ervan.

Meer informatie over het kunstwerk en de reis ervan is te vinden op [www.zuiderwaterlinie.nl]

@zuiderwaterlinie @tijsrooijakkers @paulstaring #beleefhistorischgrave #InzichtUitzicht #Zuiderwaterlinie #KunstInBeweging

Afgelopen weekend vond bij het Vincentiuskerkje in Velp de allereerste onthulling plaats van het kunstwerk Inzicht / Uitzicht. Dit bewegende kunstwerk, ontworpen door kunstenaars Tijs Rooijakkers en Paul Staring in opdracht van de Zuiderwaterlinie, bestaat uit kantelbare houten naalden die samen een doorgang vormen. Het symboliseert de overgang van inzicht naar uitzicht en nodigt bezoekers uit tot reflectie over verleden en toekomst.

Na het weekend is het kunstwerk ingepakt en op weg gegaan naar de volgende locatie langs de Zuiderwaterlinie. Gedurende 2025 zalInzicht / Uitzichtverschillende plekken aandoen, waarbij het mensen uitnodigt om na te denken over hun omgeving en de toekomst ervan.

Meer informatie over het kunstwerk en de reis ervan is te vinden op [www.zuiderwaterlinie.nl]

@zuiderwaterlinie @tijsrooijakkers @paulstaring #beleefhistorischgrave #InzichtUitzicht #Zuiderwaterlinie #KunstInBeweging

Afgelopen weekend vond bij het Vincentiuskerkje in Velp de allereerste onthulling plaats van het kunstwerk Inzicht / Uitzicht. Dit bewegende kunstwerk, ontworpen door kunstenaars Tijs Rooijakkers en Paul Staring in opdracht van de Zuiderwaterlinie, bestaat uit kantelbare houten naalden die samen een doorgang vormen. Het symboliseert de overgang van inzicht naar uitzicht en nodigt bezoekers uit tot reflectie over verleden en toekomst.

Na het weekend is het kunstwerk ingepakt en op weg gegaan naar de volgende locatie langs de Zuiderwaterlinie. Gedurende 2025 zalInzicht / Uitzichtverschillende plekken aandoen, waarbij het mensen uitnodigt om na te denken over hun omgeving en de toekomst ervan.

Meer informatie over het kunstwerk en de reis ervan is te vinden op [www.zuiderwaterlinie.nl]

@zuiderwaterlinie @tijsrooijakkers @paulstaring #beleefhistorischgrave #InzichtUitzicht #Zuiderwaterlinie #KunstInBeweging

Afgelopen weekend vond bij het Vincentiuskerkje in Velp de allereerste onthulling plaats van het kunstwerk Inzicht / Uitzicht. Dit bewegende kunstwerk, ontworpen door kunstenaars Tijs Rooijakkers en Paul Staring in opdracht van de Zuiderwaterlinie, bestaat uit kantelbare houten naalden die samen een doorgang vormen. Het symboliseert de overgang van inzicht naar uitzicht en nodigt bezoekers uit tot reflectie over verleden en toekomst.

Na het weekend is het kunstwerk ingepakt en op weg gegaan naar de volgende locatie langs de Zuiderwaterlinie. Gedurende 2025 zalInzicht / Uitzichtverschillende plekken aandoen, waarbij het mensen uitnodigt om na te denken over hun omgeving en de toekomst ervan.

Meer informatie over het kunstwerk en de reis ervan is te vinden op [www.zuiderwaterlinie.nl]

@zuiderwaterlinie @tijsrooijakkers @paulstaring #beleefhistorischgrave #InzichtUitzicht #Zuiderwaterlinie #KunstInBeweging

Afgelopen weekend vond bij het Vincentiuskerkje in Velp de allereerste onthulling plaats van het kunstwerk Inzicht / Uitzicht. Dit bewegende kunstwerk, ontworpen door kunstenaars Tijs Rooijakkers en Paul Staring in opdracht van de Zuiderwaterlinie, bestaat uit kantelbare houten naalden die samen een doorgang vormen. Het symboliseert de overgang van inzicht naar uitzicht en nodigt bezoekers uit tot reflectie over verleden en toekomst.

Na het weekend is het kunstwerk ingepakt en op weg gegaan naar de volgende locatie langs de Zuiderwaterlinie. Gedurende 2025 zalInzicht / Uitzichtverschillende plekken aandoen, waarbij het mensen uitnodigt om na te denken over hun omgeving en de toekomst ervan.

Meer informatie over het kunstwerk en de reis ervan is te vinden op [www.zuiderwaterlinie.nl]

@zuiderwaterlinie @tijsrooijakkers @paulstaring #beleefhistorischgrave #InzichtUitzicht #Zuiderwaterlinie #KunstInBeweging

Big thanks to my amazing friends @vasibirchwood for making the robe and @anna.charlotte.ac for making the hat!

🔮 An opening letter to Wizardry:

As of March 9th, I’ve committed to walking the path of wizardry. Wizard, not as a static title, but as a practice.

What draws me in, as I embark on this path, is a deep curiosity for perception, imagination, and re-enchantment. Not as an escape, but as a way of rooting into reality, in both its grief and its beauty. It’s a yearning for the root of the word wizard itself: becoming a wise-ard, and exploring what it means to be wise in times like these. When we have an abundance of scientific knowledge, yet moments of connection feel scarce. 

Well, as above, so below, my friend.

I call upon the Magician tarot card to play my part in mending those connections. By embracing the wizard in me, I shed the ways I make myself small. I make space for an authentic version of myself and break the curse that is the Dutch saying: “Be normal, then you’re already weird enough.”

In the words of Sophie Strand, it's replacing the image of the masculine that wields a dividing sword with one that carries a lichen-covered flowering wand that weaves a resilient web of interdependence.

And the Fool walks with me too: beginner’s mind, gut instinct, and the “I have no clue what I'm doing or where this will lead.” And that’s okay. Baby steps.

So, bear with me as I stumble and ponder my way forward, as both the fool and the wizard.

And reach out, if ever you want to invite a bit of wizardry into your life or your event, whether it's sending people on Cosmosis Quests, creating space for these kind of conversations or other forms of awe-inspired magic.

Let’s see what unfurls 🌿

Big thanks to my amazing friends @vasibirchwood for making the robe and @anna.charlotte.ac for making the hat!

🔮 An opening letter to Wizardry:

As of March 9th, I’ve committed to walking the path of wizardry. Wizard, not as a static title, but as a practice.

What draws me in, as I embark on this path, is a deep curiosity for perception, imagination, and re-enchantment. Not as an escape, but as a way of rooting into reality, in both its grief and its beauty. It’s a yearning for the root of the word wizard itself: becoming a wise-ard, and exploring what it means to be wise in times like these. When we have an abundance of scientific knowledge, yet moments of connection feel scarce. 

Well, as above, so below, my friend.

I call upon the Magician tarot card to play my part in mending those connections. By embracing the wizard in me, I shed the ways I make myself small. I make space for an authentic version of myself and break the curse that is the Dutch saying: “Be normal, then you’re already weird enough.”

In the words of Sophie Strand, it's replacing the image of the masculine that wields a dividing sword with one that carries a lichen-covered flowering wand that weaves a resilient web of interdependence.

And the Fool walks with me too: beginner’s mind, gut instinct, and the “I have no clue what I'm doing or where this will lead.” And that’s okay. Baby steps.

So, bear with me as I stumble and ponder my way forward, as both the fool and the wizard.

And reach out, if ever you want to invite a bit of wizardry into your life or your event, whether it's sending people on Cosmosis Quests, creating space for these kind of conversations or other forms of awe-inspired magic.

Let’s see what unfurls 🌿

Big thanks to my amazing friends @vasibirchwood for making the robe and @anna.charlotte.ac for making the hat!

🔮 An opening letter to Wizardry:

As of March 9th, I’ve committed to walking the path of wizardry. Wizard, not as a static title, but as a practice.

What draws me in, as I embark on this path, is a deep curiosity for perception, imagination, and re-enchantment. Not as an escape, but as a way of rooting into reality, in both its grief and its beauty. It’s a yearning for the root of the word wizard itself: becoming a wise-ard, and exploring what it means to be wise in times like these. When we have an abundance of scientific knowledge, yet moments of connection feel scarce. 

Well, as above, so below, my friend.

I call upon the Magician tarot card to play my part in mending those connections. By embracing the wizard in me, I shed the ways I make myself small. I make space for an authentic version of myself and break the curse that is the Dutch saying: “Be normal, then you’re already weird enough.”

In the words of Sophie Strand, it's replacing the image of the masculine that wields a dividing sword with one that carries a lichen-covered flowering wand that weaves a resilient web of interdependence.

And the Fool walks with me too: beginner’s mind, gut instinct, and the “I have no clue what I'm doing or where this will lead.” And that’s okay. Baby steps.

So, bear with me as I stumble and ponder my way forward, as both the fool and the wizard.

And reach out, if ever you want to invite a bit of wizardry into your life or your event, whether it's sending people on Cosmosis Quests, creating space for these kind of conversations or other forms of awe-inspired magic.

Let’s see what unfurls 🌿

On the 9th of March 2025, in the beautiful church of @ruigoord Cosmosis, and its first two Quests, were launched into the universe.

The more I work with Cosmosis, the more I realize what it’s truly about: creating a safe space in which we can practice different ways of being. A space where we are not merely disembodied observers, but where we feel part of the unfurling of it all. A space in which we can invite magical thinking, awe, enchantment, and imagination back into our lives.

The Quests, the Launch: it was all a group effort. But truly, the community was essential long before that. The courage to create Cosmosis came from the safety net of my friends, and the inner work that helped me face the intense emotions that come with creating something I truly care about. And, surprise surprise, that inner work was also facilitated by the people around me!

The Cosmosis Launch became the kind of gathering I wish happened more often: stories, music, and rituals to help us root and tend to our planet. Here’s a short recap, with photos by @serainawams

📷 2: I began with a story on why I want to become a wizard. After pledging an oath, I was initiated to be a wizard, with a beautiful robe by @vasibirchwood and beautiful hat by @anna.charlotte.ac

📷 3: Now that the wizard was there, the event could begin: Everyone was given Cosmosis Quest cards.

📷 4: @matteawueee shared a story about seeing the world with new eyes through play.

📷 5: @nicholas.thayer played an ambient set that wove threads between the tangible and intangible, as the church lifted into the sky, out of our atmosphere.

📷 6: @yvet_youssef , @timoklok and Gerben van ‘t Hag with their band A Million Years To Get Here gently guided us in our descent back to Earth.

📷 7: @puck.cezanne helped us shoot root once we landed, entangling our roots with the people around us.

📷 8: @sophie_wartenbergh closed the event with a food ritual, where we ate the Dutch landscape, so that it does not just exist outside of us, but also within us.

🧙‍♂️🌀🔮

On the 9th of March 2025, in the beautiful church of @ruigoord Cosmosis, and its first two Quests, were launched into the universe.

The more I work with Cosmosis, the more I realize what it’s truly about: creating a safe space in which we can practice different ways of being. A space where we are not merely disembodied observers, but where we feel part of the unfurling of it all. A space in which we can invite magical thinking, awe, enchantment, and imagination back into our lives.

The Quests, the Launch: it was all a group effort. But truly, the community was essential long before that. The courage to create Cosmosis came from the safety net of my friends, and the inner work that helped me face the intense emotions that come with creating something I truly care about. And, surprise surprise, that inner work was also facilitated by the people around me!

The Cosmosis Launch became the kind of gathering I wish happened more often: stories, music, and rituals to help us root and tend to our planet. Here’s a short recap, with photos by @serainawams

📷 2: I began with a story on why I want to become a wizard. After pledging an oath, I was initiated to be a wizard, with a beautiful robe by @vasibirchwood and beautiful hat by @anna.charlotte.ac

📷 3: Now that the wizard was there, the event could begin: Everyone was given Cosmosis Quest cards.

📷 4: @matteawueee shared a story about seeing the world with new eyes through play.

📷 5: @nicholas.thayer played an ambient set that wove threads between the tangible and intangible, as the church lifted into the sky, out of our atmosphere.

📷 6: @yvet_youssef , @timoklok and Gerben van ‘t Hag with their band A Million Years To Get Here gently guided us in our descent back to Earth.

📷 7: @puck.cezanne helped us shoot root once we landed, entangling our roots with the people around us.

📷 8: @sophie_wartenbergh closed the event with a food ritual, where we ate the Dutch landscape, so that it does not just exist outside of us, but also within us.

🧙‍♂️🌀🔮

On the 9th of March 2025, in the beautiful church of @ruigoord Cosmosis, and its first two Quests, were launched into the universe.

The more I work with Cosmosis, the more I realize what it’s truly about: creating a safe space in which we can practice different ways of being. A space where we are not merely disembodied observers, but where we feel part of the unfurling of it all. A space in which we can invite magical thinking, awe, enchantment, and imagination back into our lives.

The Quests, the Launch: it was all a group effort. But truly, the community was essential long before that. The courage to create Cosmosis came from the safety net of my friends, and the inner work that helped me face the intense emotions that come with creating something I truly care about. And, surprise surprise, that inner work was also facilitated by the people around me!

The Cosmosis Launch became the kind of gathering I wish happened more often: stories, music, and rituals to help us root and tend to our planet. Here’s a short recap, with photos by @serainawams

📷 2: I began with a story on why I want to become a wizard. After pledging an oath, I was initiated to be a wizard, with a beautiful robe by @vasibirchwood and beautiful hat by @anna.charlotte.ac

📷 3: Now that the wizard was there, the event could begin: Everyone was given Cosmosis Quest cards.

📷 4: @matteawueee shared a story about seeing the world with new eyes through play.

📷 5: @nicholas.thayer played an ambient set that wove threads between the tangible and intangible, as the church lifted into the sky, out of our atmosphere.

📷 6: @yvet_youssef , @timoklok and Gerben van ‘t Hag with their band A Million Years To Get Here gently guided us in our descent back to Earth.

📷 7: @puck.cezanne helped us shoot root once we landed, entangling our roots with the people around us.

📷 8: @sophie_wartenbergh closed the event with a food ritual, where we ate the Dutch landscape, so that it does not just exist outside of us, but also within us.

🧙‍♂️🌀🔮

On the 9th of March 2025, in the beautiful church of @ruigoord Cosmosis, and its first two Quests, were launched into the universe.

The more I work with Cosmosis, the more I realize what it’s truly about: creating a safe space in which we can practice different ways of being. A space where we are not merely disembodied observers, but where we feel part of the unfurling of it all. A space in which we can invite magical thinking, awe, enchantment, and imagination back into our lives.

The Quests, the Launch: it was all a group effort. But truly, the community was essential long before that. The courage to create Cosmosis came from the safety net of my friends, and the inner work that helped me face the intense emotions that come with creating something I truly care about. And, surprise surprise, that inner work was also facilitated by the people around me!

The Cosmosis Launch became the kind of gathering I wish happened more often: stories, music, and rituals to help us root and tend to our planet. Here’s a short recap, with photos by @serainawams

📷 2: I began with a story on why I want to become a wizard. After pledging an oath, I was initiated to be a wizard, with a beautiful robe by @vasibirchwood and beautiful hat by @anna.charlotte.ac

📷 3: Now that the wizard was there, the event could begin: Everyone was given Cosmosis Quest cards.

📷 4: @matteawueee shared a story about seeing the world with new eyes through play.

📷 5: @nicholas.thayer played an ambient set that wove threads between the tangible and intangible, as the church lifted into the sky, out of our atmosphere.

📷 6: @yvet_youssef , @timoklok and Gerben van ‘t Hag with their band A Million Years To Get Here gently guided us in our descent back to Earth.

📷 7: @puck.cezanne helped us shoot root once we landed, entangling our roots with the people around us.

📷 8: @sophie_wartenbergh closed the event with a food ritual, where we ate the Dutch landscape, so that it does not just exist outside of us, but also within us.

🧙‍♂️🌀🔮

On the 9th of March 2025, in the beautiful church of @ruigoord Cosmosis, and its first two Quests, were launched into the universe.

The more I work with Cosmosis, the more I realize what it’s truly about: creating a safe space in which we can practice different ways of being. A space where we are not merely disembodied observers, but where we feel part of the unfurling of it all. A space in which we can invite magical thinking, awe, enchantment, and imagination back into our lives.

The Quests, the Launch: it was all a group effort. But truly, the community was essential long before that. The courage to create Cosmosis came from the safety net of my friends, and the inner work that helped me face the intense emotions that come with creating something I truly care about. And, surprise surprise, that inner work was also facilitated by the people around me!

The Cosmosis Launch became the kind of gathering I wish happened more often: stories, music, and rituals to help us root and tend to our planet. Here’s a short recap, with photos by @serainawams

📷 2: I began with a story on why I want to become a wizard. After pledging an oath, I was initiated to be a wizard, with a beautiful robe by @vasibirchwood and beautiful hat by @anna.charlotte.ac

📷 3: Now that the wizard was there, the event could begin: Everyone was given Cosmosis Quest cards.

📷 4: @matteawueee shared a story about seeing the world with new eyes through play.

📷 5: @nicholas.thayer played an ambient set that wove threads between the tangible and intangible, as the church lifted into the sky, out of our atmosphere.

📷 6: @yvet_youssef , @timoklok and Gerben van ‘t Hag with their band A Million Years To Get Here gently guided us in our descent back to Earth.

📷 7: @puck.cezanne helped us shoot root once we landed, entangling our roots with the people around us.

📷 8: @sophie_wartenbergh closed the event with a food ritual, where we ate the Dutch landscape, so that it does not just exist outside of us, but also within us.

🧙‍♂️🌀🔮

On the 9th of March 2025, in the beautiful church of @ruigoord Cosmosis, and its first two Quests, were launched into the universe.

The more I work with Cosmosis, the more I realize what it’s truly about: creating a safe space in which we can practice different ways of being. A space where we are not merely disembodied observers, but where we feel part of the unfurling of it all. A space in which we can invite magical thinking, awe, enchantment, and imagination back into our lives.

The Quests, the Launch: it was all a group effort. But truly, the community was essential long before that. The courage to create Cosmosis came from the safety net of my friends, and the inner work that helped me face the intense emotions that come with creating something I truly care about. And, surprise surprise, that inner work was also facilitated by the people around me!

The Cosmosis Launch became the kind of gathering I wish happened more often: stories, music, and rituals to help us root and tend to our planet. Here’s a short recap, with photos by @serainawams

📷 2: I began with a story on why I want to become a wizard. After pledging an oath, I was initiated to be a wizard, with a beautiful robe by @vasibirchwood and beautiful hat by @anna.charlotte.ac

📷 3: Now that the wizard was there, the event could begin: Everyone was given Cosmosis Quest cards.

📷 4: @matteawueee shared a story about seeing the world with new eyes through play.

📷 5: @nicholas.thayer played an ambient set that wove threads between the tangible and intangible, as the church lifted into the sky, out of our atmosphere.

📷 6: @yvet_youssef , @timoklok and Gerben van ‘t Hag with their band A Million Years To Get Here gently guided us in our descent back to Earth.

📷 7: @puck.cezanne helped us shoot root once we landed, entangling our roots with the people around us.

📷 8: @sophie_wartenbergh closed the event with a food ritual, where we ate the Dutch landscape, so that it does not just exist outside of us, but also within us.

🧙‍♂️🌀🔮

On the 9th of March 2025, in the beautiful church of @ruigoord Cosmosis, and its first two Quests, were launched into the universe.

The more I work with Cosmosis, the more I realize what it’s truly about: creating a safe space in which we can practice different ways of being. A space where we are not merely disembodied observers, but where we feel part of the unfurling of it all. A space in which we can invite magical thinking, awe, enchantment, and imagination back into our lives.

The Quests, the Launch: it was all a group effort. But truly, the community was essential long before that. The courage to create Cosmosis came from the safety net of my friends, and the inner work that helped me face the intense emotions that come with creating something I truly care about. And, surprise surprise, that inner work was also facilitated by the people around me!

The Cosmosis Launch became the kind of gathering I wish happened more often: stories, music, and rituals to help us root and tend to our planet. Here’s a short recap, with photos by @serainawams

📷 2: I began with a story on why I want to become a wizard. After pledging an oath, I was initiated to be a wizard, with a beautiful robe by @vasibirchwood and beautiful hat by @anna.charlotte.ac

📷 3: Now that the wizard was there, the event could begin: Everyone was given Cosmosis Quest cards.

📷 4: @matteawueee shared a story about seeing the world with new eyes through play.

📷 5: @nicholas.thayer played an ambient set that wove threads between the tangible and intangible, as the church lifted into the sky, out of our atmosphere.

📷 6: @yvet_youssef , @timoklok and Gerben van ‘t Hag with their band A Million Years To Get Here gently guided us in our descent back to Earth.

📷 7: @puck.cezanne helped us shoot root once we landed, entangling our roots with the people around us.

📷 8: @sophie_wartenbergh closed the event with a food ritual, where we ate the Dutch landscape, so that it does not just exist outside of us, but also within us.

🧙‍♂️🌀🔮

On the 9th of March 2025, in the beautiful church of @ruigoord Cosmosis, and its first two Quests, were launched into the universe.

The more I work with Cosmosis, the more I realize what it’s truly about: creating a safe space in which we can practice different ways of being. A space where we are not merely disembodied observers, but where we feel part of the unfurling of it all. A space in which we can invite magical thinking, awe, enchantment, and imagination back into our lives.

The Quests, the Launch: it was all a group effort. But truly, the community was essential long before that. The courage to create Cosmosis came from the safety net of my friends, and the inner work that helped me face the intense emotions that come with creating something I truly care about. And, surprise surprise, that inner work was also facilitated by the people around me!

The Cosmosis Launch became the kind of gathering I wish happened more often: stories, music, and rituals to help us root and tend to our planet. Here’s a short recap, with photos by @serainawams

📷 2: I began with a story on why I want to become a wizard. After pledging an oath, I was initiated to be a wizard, with a beautiful robe by @vasibirchwood and beautiful hat by @anna.charlotte.ac

📷 3: Now that the wizard was there, the event could begin: Everyone was given Cosmosis Quest cards.

📷 4: @matteawueee shared a story about seeing the world with new eyes through play.

📷 5: @nicholas.thayer played an ambient set that wove threads between the tangible and intangible, as the church lifted into the sky, out of our atmosphere.

📷 6: @yvet_youssef , @timoklok and Gerben van ‘t Hag with their band A Million Years To Get Here gently guided us in our descent back to Earth.

📷 7: @puck.cezanne helped us shoot root once we landed, entangling our roots with the people around us.

📷 8: @sophie_wartenbergh closed the event with a food ritual, where we ate the Dutch landscape, so that it does not just exist outside of us, but also within us.

🧙‍♂️🌀🔮

On the 9th of March 2025, in the beautiful church of @ruigoord Cosmosis, and its first two Quests, were launched into the universe.

The more I work with Cosmosis, the more I realize what it’s truly about: creating a safe space in which we can practice different ways of being. A space where we are not merely disembodied observers, but where we feel part of the unfurling of it all. A space in which we can invite magical thinking, awe, enchantment, and imagination back into our lives.

The Quests, the Launch: it was all a group effort. But truly, the community was essential long before that. The courage to create Cosmosis came from the safety net of my friends, and the inner work that helped me face the intense emotions that come with creating something I truly care about. And, surprise surprise, that inner work was also facilitated by the people around me!

The Cosmosis Launch became the kind of gathering I wish happened more often: stories, music, and rituals to help us root and tend to our planet. Here’s a short recap, with photos by @serainawams

📷 2: I began with a story on why I want to become a wizard. After pledging an oath, I was initiated to be a wizard, with a beautiful robe by @vasibirchwood and beautiful hat by @anna.charlotte.ac

📷 3: Now that the wizard was there, the event could begin: Everyone was given Cosmosis Quest cards.

📷 4: @matteawueee shared a story about seeing the world with new eyes through play.

📷 5: @nicholas.thayer played an ambient set that wove threads between the tangible and intangible, as the church lifted into the sky, out of our atmosphere.

📷 6: @yvet_youssef , @timoklok and Gerben van ‘t Hag with their band A Million Years To Get Here gently guided us in our descent back to Earth.

📷 7: @puck.cezanne helped us shoot root once we landed, entangling our roots with the people around us.

📷 8: @sophie_wartenbergh closed the event with a food ritual, where we ate the Dutch landscape, so that it does not just exist outside of us, but also within us.

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Link to event & tickets in bio! 🚀✨

Join us on March 9th, in the beautiful church of Ruigoord for an afternoon of ritual, storytelling, and live music as we launch Cosmosis into the universe! 🌌

With live performances by:
A Million Years To Get Here
@nicholas.thayer
@puck.cezanne

And storytelling by various voices!

Pay what feels right. If none of the options work for you, reach out :)

Let’s fill up this space with witches, wizards, and sorcerers of all kinds. 🌀🔮

✨ MEET THE TALENTS: PAUL STARING ✨

Multidisciplinary artist Paul Staring is always exploring different ways to tell a story. He wants to create an impact through immersive multimedia experiences that help others (and himself) to live intertwined in their surroundings.

Read our interview to get an in-depth insight into his perspective and experiences!

@paulstaring

#nexttalentprogram #multidisciplinaryartist #immersive #talenthubbrabant

✨ MEET THE TALENTS: PAUL STARING ✨

Multidisciplinary artist Paul Staring is always exploring different ways to tell a story. He wants to create an impact through immersive multimedia experiences that help others (and himself) to live intertwined in their surroundings.

Read our interview to get an in-depth insight into his perspective and experiences!

@paulstaring

#nexttalentprogram #multidisciplinaryartist #immersive #talenthubbrabant

✨ MEET THE TALENTS: PAUL STARING ✨

Multidisciplinary artist Paul Staring is always exploring different ways to tell a story. He wants to create an impact through immersive multimedia experiences that help others (and himself) to live intertwined in their surroundings.

Read our interview to get an in-depth insight into his perspective and experiences!

@paulstaring

#nexttalentprogram #multidisciplinaryartist #immersive #talenthubbrabant

✨ MEET THE TALENTS: PAUL STARING ✨

Multidisciplinary artist Paul Staring is always exploring different ways to tell a story. He wants to create an impact through immersive multimedia experiences that help others (and himself) to live intertwined in their surroundings.

Read our interview to get an in-depth insight into his perspective and experiences!

@paulstaring

#nexttalentprogram #multidisciplinaryartist #immersive #talenthubbrabant

✨ MEET THE TALENTS: PAUL STARING ✨

Multidisciplinary artist Paul Staring is always exploring different ways to tell a story. He wants to create an impact through immersive multimedia experiences that help others (and himself) to live intertwined in their surroundings.

Read our interview to get an in-depth insight into his perspective and experiences!

@paulstaring

#nexttalentprogram #multidisciplinaryartist #immersive #talenthubbrabant

✨ MEET THE TALENTS: PAUL STARING ✨

Multidisciplinary artist Paul Staring is always exploring different ways to tell a story. He wants to create an impact through immersive multimedia experiences that help others (and himself) to live intertwined in their surroundings.

Read our interview to get an in-depth insight into his perspective and experiences!

@paulstaring

#nexttalentprogram #multidisciplinaryartist #immersive #talenthubbrabant

✨ MEET THE TALENTS: PAUL STARING ✨

Multidisciplinary artist Paul Staring is always exploring different ways to tell a story. He wants to create an impact through immersive multimedia experiences that help others (and himself) to live intertwined in their surroundings.

Read our interview to get an in-depth insight into his perspective and experiences!

@paulstaring

#nexttalentprogram #multidisciplinaryartist #immersive #talenthubbrabant

✨ MEET THE TALENTS: PAUL STARING ✨

Multidisciplinary artist Paul Staring is always exploring different ways to tell a story. He wants to create an impact through immersive multimedia experiences that help others (and himself) to live intertwined in their surroundings.

Read our interview to get an in-depth insight into his perspective and experiences!

@paulstaring

#nexttalentprogram #multidisciplinaryartist #immersive #talenthubbrabant

To Stay A Stream 🌀

What started as an experiment while visiting @denieuwkomers turned into a really nice research and creation period. I had brought a contact microphone on my visit to see if I could record some creaking wood sounds within trees. It rained heavily when I got there and when I placed the microphone I was greeted with the sound of a river. The sounds you hear in the video while water travels up the tree is the actual unedited sound I recorded within the bark. It was a big reminder that while these woody beings might seem static, they are very very much alive and breathing.

Reading The Flowering Wand by @cosmogyny and diving into Ursula K. Le Guins' work was also a huge inspiration. I believe that climate change could only have gotten to this point due to us seeing our surroundings as something that can be extracted and exploited. Trees, rivers, soil, animals, it all was reduced to resources and things, instead of living beings.

What if we use our storytelling again to dethingify, to animate the world around us? I'm feeling much passion for this, pursuing animistic storytelling, becoming a spokesperson for the trees. To use storytelling to weave intimate connections between all that lives. Wielding a flowering wand, instead of a sword.

All these experiences blended into creating this video and a newfound mesmerization for rain. I'm really happy with the result and proud to have recorded/made all of this, except for a few sound samples from the freesound.org.

A little invitation to end on: the next time you find yourself in a rainshower, before seeking shelter, see if you can catch a drip on your tongue. Can you taste which other beings it has passed through? 🧙‍♂🌿
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#nature #poetry #storytelling #activism #animism #videomaking #videoftheday#poetryoftheday #natureinfocus #treescollection #treelover #treemagic #ursulakleguin #spokenword #pointcloud #unity #soundscape #rain

Out of the map and into the landscape

That's the core of my manifesto, which is now accessible on my website. You'll find a link to it in my bio.

I've really enjoyed working on this over the last half year and would love to hear your thoughts :)

A compass for the work I want to create, maybe it can be of service to you as well 🌿🧙‍♂️

📸 Picture taken by the talented @koenvdriel

at a pace that I can sustain

As the summer holiday becomes more distant again, I find myself spending more and more time in front of my screens. I know that a forest is still only a bike ride away but it’s so easy to just stay in my room and to try and find some kind of satisfaction behind my computer. Especially when there are still plenty of tasks that I love doing left on my to-do list. It feels a bit like squeezing the sponge a bit too dry too often.

It’s all about finding a certain kind of balance between the two but I haven’t found it yet. I think it’s time to give this digital detox a third attempt! 🌿

the math ahead
the math behind it
It's moon water

this too shall pass