The Beauty of Change
No.01 - The in between moments in time, endings and new beginnings...
So, early this morning I got an intuitive message in my meditation: It’s time.
It’s time for something new…
And one thing I do know for sure is to act on my intuition when it comes in with so much clarity like it did this rainy Thursday morning in October. In a deep meditation under a soft blanket, in front of a burning candle, with my favourite inscense Grand Chalet from Astier de Vilatte burning, I just felt it. Like a tingling, magical sensation of inspiration and excitement. A deep knowing. It’s time. A feeling I love to feel. And that feeling and the creative process is such a big part of who I am at my core when I am aligned. I know it very well and I’m welcoming it. Inspiration - in spirit. Milk and honey for my soul, a golden nectar, that’s the feeling of inspiration for me.
When you start to connect with the stream of flow, when you’re a clear vessle for energy to move through you there is a certainty about it. The process, the creative act (read this book by Rick Rubin), to bring ideas into form, to transmute energy into matter is such a beautiful part of this human experience we’re living and signed up for. We’re creative beings and we’re the director, the producer and the actor/actress of our life, our own movie.
I felt the subtle waves of creativity and inspiration forming a vision of what wanted to come through, right now in this moment in time. And during the day it has slowly but surely taking shape from an idea, a vision into a form.
So, here I am, typing on my laptop with a cup of chamomile tea, having some dark chocolate and listening to jazz. I actually feel it’s like a little Carrie Bradshaw moment… Like my version of a scene of her writing her column in Sex & The City. Right now I feel newly in love with Substack because of this special feeling it gives me late at night. I’ve loved writing all my life. I could go on and on, I will try to wrap it up very soon for this time. Bedtime and beauty sleep awaits…
This format reminds me of my days as a fashion editor and stylist at ELLE magazine. I worked at the magazine for 8 years and creativity is like air, water and nourishment for me, so essential for my well being. The feeling of inspiration, of curating and putting together images, collecting, writing, creating moodboards of fashion, interior, beauty and beyond is my love language.
I’ve had this idea of my own Substack letter for quite some time now and the name Between the Lines has been like a golden seed with dual meanings in my heart for over a year now. Kept safe within me and waiting for the right, divine timing. It turns out the timing was this cosy autumn day in a rainy Stockholm. I’m a firm believer in divine timing and it’s time now during the energies of the 10/10 portal today.
After my meditation and my morning rituals at home I had breakfast with a Lisa, a friend who works at Toteme and creates beautiful sculptures who said this when I told her about my idea of this long format publication: “Can I subscribe now? When will you send out the first letter? How often? I hope it’s going to be once a week!”.
The Universe always sends signs and synchronicities if we’re open enough to receive them. I felt this was a nudge from The Universe in this direction of login to this platform and… just start writing. Afterwards I visited my dear friends Carolina and Mattias and Galerie Storm for the first time. We continued to talk about my idea of a newsletter and I got a “finally!” from Carolina. She has a beautiful, inspirational newletter, Storm Journal which I really enjoy reading every week and today Julia Hichens launched Arts & Tea, her members letter here on Substack. And another friend, Ardas Chandra, shares her zone of genius in The Light Letter. I can warmly recommend to subscribe to all three of them, if you’re not already do so. I feel that Substack will be a welcomed part in this fast paced world. The era of taking time for long format is back. Our brains will thank us.
Everything changes all the time, just like the seasons and it’s about embrace the change and it’s time to open up a portal for my idea, a delicate, beautiful, intuitive curated space where I can weave everything I have on my mind and in my heart together.
Astrologically we’re in a profound cycle of transformation, of death and rebirth, endings and new beginnings right now. Can you feel it? We’re post Eclipse season and things has fallen out and being eclipsed into our lives. A karmic cleanse. We’re building a new foundation that’s aligned with us. Creating space for our true soul path and highest alignment. We’re also preparing for a new energy with Pluto moving into Aquarius in November for the next 20 (!) years. New beginnings. New energy.
My intention is to create a sphere infused with my ESSENCE. We all have a unique essence that can shine through if we create space for it in the right way. In this way, with my own letter I can share more in depth and I’m looking forward to explore this new (old) format with you and my intention is also to inspire you in different ways, on different levels…
And oh, thank you so much for coming with me on this new journey. I’m so grateful for you spending some of your precious moments with me.
And, just like that - this newsletter is born…
Love, Josephine
THINGS I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU…
WRITING BY HAND. My love for pen to paper. I have a collection of notebooks, sketch books and pages at home with channeled messages, poetry, notes and words. I feel that I will share a lot from my writing in this space. Today, this sentence above feels so soothing. What’s meant for you will not pass you by. To trust the process and follow your intuition. And also: Rejection is protection. That knowing is a relief to have in your mind and heart. The manuscript of your life is always divinely orchestrated.
INSPIRATION. Everything is in the details. “The eye has to travel” is a famous quote from Diana Vreeland and these images from Le Sundial by Silvia Dusci and their venue (a wonderful apartment) during Paris Fashion week sparked something beautiful within me (I think took several screen shots of same images just in case). The jewelry, the set design, the visual concept and images. My mind travelled and created a story, a luxourious, decadent, interesting, spiritual, beautiful woman living in Paris that has travelled the world. A collector. A veil of mystery, culture and so much beauty over these images don’t you think?
AUTUMN LOOKS. My dear friend Alina Brane who has an amazing taste and style posted this look in her stories and it radiates ease, chicness and soft Sunday. And those Miu Miu shoes… we all love those right? And, for stunning elegance and evening inspiration (or another a dress up moment) I think you will be inspired by these looks by Melissa Jane Tarling and Christie Tyler in Paris.
What a beautiful opening, this format feels very YOU ❤️
Good read, i always look forward to the seasons that hold transformation. I enjoyed this specific line “My intention is to create a sphere infused with my ESSENCE”, amen to that