😅 is "somatic" the new "quantum"?

somatic work has been around forevvvvver but it seems to have become the spiritual capitalism buzzword of the moment

Welcome to our weekly newsletter full of little portals to guide you to alternate universes. I’m

Michelle Pellizzon Lipsitz

, your cosmic tour guide and the head witch in charge at Holisticism.

Today’s email includes:

• somatic work becoming the latest wellness trend

• getting paid to be yourself 💸

• visual spells 🗺️✏️🟠

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IN THE ETHER

📚 READ Everything is somatic by

Reality Test

The way these influencers repackage [Somatic Work] feels almost like an exorcism: Release this demon, and you will be well. (And skinny.)

It feels like this all comes from a fundamental misunderstanding of trauma, its treatment, and an oversimplification and repackaging of the seeds of somatic therapy into what basically amounts to a “get ready with me” video. Slapping “somatic” in front of whatever word comes next does not a trauma treatment make. It’s convenient, though, as a bridge into wellness culture, where the “right” way to understand and relate to our bodies is subject to what’s trending.

⚙️ TOOL BOP SPOTTER

Obsessed with the need to catch a vibe so bad, Riley Walz placed an Android phone on a street in San Fran to Shazam the music people are playing 24/7. Shoutout to whomstever was listening to My Meditation Music, Planetary Frequencies Meditation & Dr. Meditation Frequencies Synodic Moon 210.42 Hz Gis (109 Bpm Rhythm) at 4am Monday morning.

📚 READ A new order of regenerative kinship ⟳

This interview is very dense (literally had to google quite a few things while reading — “Hey Google, wtf is Ecological Governance?”) but it also has some really interesting concepts about how we can take care of each other and our surroundings that is inherently hopeful.

🎧 LISTEN Relaxing over the garden wall music with background rain

Over the Garden Wall is required viewing in my home every October and this ~ambiance~ video is perfect for deep work on a gloomy day.

📚 READ Does spirituality have what it takes to change design for the better?

This article is mostly about how spiritual institutions (of all flavors) leverage design to attract potential community members. Taking it a step further: how can we imbue spirit into our designs? It makes me think about the sigil-driven logo work Victoria Strong created for Energy Archaeologist, Ash Stinson. More of that pls!

🎧 LISTEN Off the Grid with Amelia Hruby

Had the absolute THRILL of being a guest on the

off the grid ✿ clubhouse

with

amelia hruby

last week. (This has been one of my secret dreams for a long time, so feels like a pinch-me moment) We talked about a lot of the BTS of running an intuitive business over the last seven years, what’s changed this last year for me personally, and some specific tactics that I’ve been experimenting with and how they’re succeeded / failed.

🔎 EXPLORE Are.na Board of the Week — you open the door to another door to another door by mina nayeri

an exploration of connection as portals… also maybe Caroline Polachek’s best song ever?

THE NORTH NODE

Getting paid to be yourself sounds like something only reserved for teenaged TikTokers or folks who stream the Sims but I assure you, us laypeople can get paid too. How do you think we got here?

We are kicking off this month’s (highly requested) class series: HOW TO MAKE MONEY BY BEING YOURSELF — Strategies for Getting Paid as Your Expert Archetype On Substack’s Internet and Beyond.

What is the North Node? Holisticism’s intuitive business school and community for nonlinear, neurodivergent freaks & fairies.

How do I join? Doors might be closed to the public, but dear reader, the waitlist is open to you! Join now and you’ll be the first to know about exclusive offseason entry.

🔌 JOIN → The North Node Waitlist

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You only are free when you realize you belong no place — you belong every place — no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.
— Maya Angelou

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VISUAL SPELLS

IT AIN'T THAT DEEP ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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