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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 ❤️🪶🕸️

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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 🫶

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Colleen's avatar

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

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Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

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

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Christene Barberich's avatar

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

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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!

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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.

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Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

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

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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!

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Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

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

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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!

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Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

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

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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

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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!

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Fog Chaser's avatar

The Boreta stuff is soooo good 😭

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Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

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

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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. :)

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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 👻🍪😋

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Jolene Handy's avatar

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

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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!

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Jolene Handy's avatar

Really fantastic work, Sabrina!

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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."

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Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Joyce! Thank you thank you thank you 💓

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Joyce Wycoff's avatar

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

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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?

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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 😊

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Sophia Laettner Joubert's avatar

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

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Marco & Sabrina's avatar

A beautiful piece of work, Sabrina

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Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thank you so much! Means a lot 🥰

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The Mothership's avatar

WOW! the video is amazing!!!!!

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Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thank you!!! 🥰

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Ann Collins's avatar

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

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Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

Thank you so much Ann! 💗

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