Unboxing 4-Aced Elephant Trunks with Glossy Ventura Wings “EVERY DAY I SPEAK TO GOD. I AM TAUGHT THE SECRETS TO LIFE; THE LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE BLEED FROM MY SENSES. I SEE BEAUTY EVERYWHERE THAT I GO. I HAVE BEEN SHOWN HOW TO SEE SOULS, AND NOT JUST FACES.” – “AUDACITY” BY JD STAHL Having spent so much time in transcendent states of consciousness, eventually I stopped questioning the things that were happening both to and around me. My rational mind had lost the fight of tryin

Blockbuster Beatific Visions Framed by Planetary Tonnage “BIRTH INVOLVES SUFFERING, DEATH INVOLVES SUFFERING, GETTING WHAT YOU DON’T WANT IS SUFFERING, SICKNESS, AND EVEN GETTING WHAT YOU WANT INVOLVES SUFFERING, BECAUSE IT’S FINITE; BECAUSE IT’S IN TIME AND IT WILL BE GONE. YOU WANT TO BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHICK IN THE WORLD, YOU GO AHEAD, BUT REMEMBER FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU CAN GRASP OUT THERE THAT WON’T TURN? JESUS SAID, 'LAY NOT UP YOUR STORES WHERE RUS

Any Mean Miner Mows Wherever the Green Grass Grows “A RHYTHMIC FREE-FLOW LED BY CONVERSATIONS, MUSICAL COMPILATIONS, AND REALIZATIONS THAT FIT TOGETHER LIKE A PUZZLE. MY THOUGHTS SEEMED DISORGANIZED TODAY, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, THERE WAS A PATTERN PRESENT. THUS, EVEN THROUGH ART, MUSIC, VOCABULARY—ALL OF WHICH RESIDE IN RIGHT-BRAIN INTELLIGENCE—CAN BE MATHEMATICALLY SOLVED LIKE A PUZZLE. THIS BRINGS TO MIND THE ANSWER OF GENIUS. ARE THE DOORS TO BRILLIANT PERCEPTION PRESENT

Believe Me, Urning Seven Figures Brings A Parent Re-Sources “RIPPLES IN THE TIME GUIDE YOU TO THE LINE. DANGLING FROM ABOVE, WE REACH—CONES AND CENTERS OF SIGNS. LEAVE THE DEMONS BEHIND. WE SHALL ALL BE RE-BIRTHED IN PLAIN SIGHT. DO NOT FEAR, I WILL EXPLAIN YOUR VISIONS IF YOU PROMISE TO GIVE LIFE TO THIS NAME. DO NOT ASK YOUR QUESTIONS. BEST MAKE SURE YOU BELIEVE. DO THIS AND I WILL RETURN AND NEVER LEAVE.” – “PROPHECY 7” BY JD STAHL As both the creator and creation on a hig

Ghost-Riding the Solar Chariot on an All-Pine 100-Vajra Carousel “I SEE YOUR INFINITE FORM IN EVERY DIRECTION, WITH COUNTLESS ARMS, STOMACHS, FACES, AND EYES. O LORD OF THE UNIVERSE, WHOSE FORM IS THE UNIVERSE ITSELF, I DO NOT SEE IN YOU ANY BEGINNING, MIDDLE, OR END. I SEE YOUR FORM, ADORNED WITH A CROWN, AND ARMED WITH THE CLUB AND DISC, SHINING EVERYWHERE AS THE ABODE OF SPLENDOR. IT IS HARD TO LOOK UPON YOU IN THE BLAZING FIRE OF YOUR EFFULGENCE, WHICH IS RADIATING LIKE T

Neo's in the Hood, Pulling Cards and Souping Up a '64 Chevy “OOH, TROUBLE-FREE TRANSMISSION, HELPS YOUR OIL'S FLOW. MAMA, LET ME PUMP YOUR GAS. MAMA, LET ME DO IT ALL. TALKING 'BOUT LOVE. CHECK THAT HEAVY METAL, UNDERNEATH YOUR HOOD. BABY, I CAN WORK ALL NIGHT. BELIEVE I GOT THE PERFECT TOOLS. TALKING 'BOUT LOVE. AUTOMOBILE WITH COMFORT, REALLY BUILT WITH STYLE. SPECIALIST TRADITION. MAMA, LET ME FEAST MY EYES.” – “TRAMPLED UNDERFOOT” BY LED ZEPPELIN As much as I would like t

Homeostatic Time Keeps Slipping into the Space Caballero “KEEP ON MOVING. CAPITALIZE ON YOUR OPEN EYES. I CAN SEE IN DAY OR NIGHT. SUPER SENSES COME IN THE LIGHT. I CAN RHYME AND I CAN SPEAK. WORDS GO FROM GREAT TO NEAT. CONSISTENT EQUATIONS HIGHT AND LOW. COME BETWEEN THE UNDERTOW. WAVES ARE MY DICHOTOMY. IN BETWEEN, THE SPIRITS MEET ME. I CAN'T EXPLAIN IF YOU CAN'T SEE. YOUR FAITH IS WHAT WILL SET YOU FREE.” – “INTERNAL AFFAIRS” BY JD STAHL Due to all of the experiences tha

Headphones Up Displays of Efficacy “LET THE MUSIC BE YOUR MASTER. WILL YOU HEED THE MASTER'S CALL?” – “HOUSES OF THE HOLY” BY LED ZEPPELIN In the matter of a few moments, I had become witness to immortality. My experience of going beyond relative time into a sea of infinite potential completely overshadowed the recent withdrawal from illicit substances. By the time that I made it back to my bed, I was doing my best to process the things I had felt, seen, heard, and done. Not

Light Fed Dural Express Trains Appointed to Juice the Squeeze “FROM WHEN YOU MADE ME SEE THE LIGHT, WITH JUST TWO EYES LATE IN THE NIGHT. YOU BROUGHT TO ME A BETTER ONE WHEN THE STAIRWAY SHOWED UP IN THE SONG. AND NOW ALL THAT I SEE IS BEAUTY, AND THE BEST ONES OF YOU AND ME. THE BOTTOM ONES WILL NOT CAUSE TO FLY. THE OLDER ONES WILL COME DOWN FOR THE TRY.” – “SIMPLER TIMES” BY JD STAHL When I woke up, it was dark. The entire house was quiet and still. I got out of bed and st

Sobering Confessions of a 36 y/o Chamber-Made Anti-Heroine “AND IN THE MIDST OF ALL THIS, I'M IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL WITH A CRYSTAL BALL. TRYNA SEE, WILL I STILL BE LIKE THIS TOMORROW? RISPERDAL, VOICES WHISPER.” – “GODZILLA” BY EMINEM When this story began, I had just been admitted to the hospital for a mental health wellness check. It was at the age of 36 that I had experienced one of the most transformative periods in my life. At the time, however, I really had no idea what