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Chloe Hope's avatar

Wow, what an abundance of gifts! And what a beautiful collaboration. I make an offering to my ancestors each morning, it’s a practice I began about 18 months ago, and it’s proved to be most rewarding ❤️🪶🕸️

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thanks Chloe! And I love the everyday offering to ancestors. I typically do it once a year but I like extending it to a daily practice! Thank you 🫶

Colleen's avatar

Fascinating info, resources, and I love the video and music.

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thanks so much Colleen! I’m so glad to hear this piece inspired you 👻🤍

Christene Barberich's avatar

This was beautiful, thank you. The Hilma AF Klint doc was mesmerizing....

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thank you so much Christene. I’m now adding the Klint documentary to my list ;) thank you! I have so many books about her (including her journals) and find her endlessly fascinating!

Mason Currey's avatar

Belatedly—this was such a treat! I had no idea about Barbara Kingsolver sitting at Dickens's desk and receiving that message. Amazing.

Also, funny coincidence, my wife and I were once going for a walk around our old LA neighborhood and someone had left 'Spirit Summonings' face-up in a cardboard box of free stuff on the curb. We brought it home of course! Now I'm inspired to take another look at it.

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thanks so much Mason! And wow, I love that you stumbled upon a copy of ‘Spirit Summonings’! Coincidence or...? 🔮😉

David Robert Farmerie's avatar

Another amazing post! This one is my favorite to date!

Each segment was a wonder-filled journey that were both informative and inspiring!

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Wow thank you so much David! 🧡 That means a lot ☺️

Jillian Hess's avatar

I love the idea of tombstone recipes! And the idea of actually cooking them. And the phantom muse video is gorgeous!

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

YES! Me too! I’m so curious to explore cemeteries and look out for them now! 💀🍰

Fog Chaser's avatar

Thank you so much for the opportunity, Sabrina — such a pleasure to work with you on this! Looking forward to our next collab

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thank YOU! It was a true delight and I’m so happy with how the piece turned out. You took my poem and video to a whole new level! ✨ so excited for our upcoming collabs!

Fog Chaser's avatar

The Boreta stuff is soooo good 😭

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Isn’t it?! Don’t mean to place to bar so high but good inspo ✨

Interested Observer's avatar

Oh the fickle muses! I always wonder why they don’t just pull up a chair and stay a while? Your video captured their essence so well.

Also the gravestone recipes ? Wow never heard of this! This is why I look forward to your substack, it’s always bursting with the unexpected and sublime. :)

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thank you so much! The muses are fickle indeed! And I’m now inspired to look out for gravestone recipes 👻🍪😋

Jolene Handy's avatar

This video and music by @fogchaser! Outstanding, Sabrina!

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thank you so much Jolene! 🧡 It was so fun to collaborate with Fog Chaser - his music gave a whole new dimension to my poem!

Jolene Handy's avatar

Really fantastic work, Sabrina!

Joyce Wycoff's avatar

@Kensho ... If nothing else, watch the opening video. For a real treat read about Barbara Kingsolver/Charles Dickens and Hilma Af Klint who may have channeled the Guggeheim. Even better, savor every magical piece of this post.

And the universal message of mediums: "There are those who channel Hindu Gods or Christian Apostles, and others who tap into the spirit of a dolphin pod. The mediums are various, but the message often remains consistent: take care of the planet and love one another."

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Joyce! Thank you thank you thank you 💓

Joyce Wycoff's avatar

Oh no ... thank you! What a overflowing gift of a post.

Sophia Laettner Joubert's avatar

Wish this video is amazing— I love considering all the aspects of inspiration like that. Did you write the script as well?

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thanks so much Sophia! (maybe your wish has been granted ;) - yes I wrote the poem, audio recorded it and edited the (found) footage 😊

Sophia Laettner Joubert's avatar

Oh sorry that’s weird, I had written “woah” and it edited to wish. Tehe 🧚🏻

Marco & Sabrina's avatar

A beautiful piece of work, Sabrina

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thank you so much! Means a lot 🥰

The Mothership's avatar

WOW! the video is amazing!!!!!

Ann Collins's avatar

Incredible work! Gorgeous detail and design.✨✨✨✨

Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thank you so much Ann! 💗