Channel Update: Coming out of Hermit Mode

For those of you minimizing screen time and improving circadian rhythms, good on ya! Here is an audio version so you can close your eyes, stretch, or just breathe as you listen. The imperfections prove it’s really me :)

Hello! I last wrote here in January of 2023…. I did not mean to step away for that long — please accept my apology!

In mid-2023, I got the exciting opportunity to create and teach a math program at a private, out-of-the box high school start-up. This was unexpected, deeply expansive, and humbling! And it led to the current alt-education projects I’m now involved with. I’ve also been honing the offerings of the therapeutic cottage my husband and I built, Danny’s Place, and continuing to work one-on-one with a local client or friend or two at a time, walking alongside them in their healing journeys.

It has not been all sunshine and roses. Most people I know doing the work are spending a fair amount of time in the weeds. I’m no exception. My plate has been overflowing and I’ve needed to scale back where I could. So many ideas…. so little time. So, the writing has taken a back seat.

I knew the time would come, though, when I’d dive back in. In all honesty, it’s been really nice to keep my head down, stay out of the hustle, and conserve my energy. So, why am I choosing to jump back in now?

1) I want to share my music and play with/for others again (something I miss terribly since my Cloud Person days).

If it’s true that our soul’s highest calling is that dream we’d chase if we knew we only had very little time —- that scariest, but most fruitful pursuit — then I should be diving into music-making without abandon.

This impulse has been evolving since my daughter was born 15 years ago. Something about her arrival into my life sparked a realization that if my hope for her is to always follow her heart and share her gifts, I must model the same. But, it’s not an easy journey to commit to, and it certainly hasn’t been linear.

The inspiration to create music doesn’t always feel like a gift. It’s also a source of major insecurity. I can admit that I’ve been consciously and unconsciously holding back for years, out of a fear of failure.

My time in Cloud Person, a Seattle band that peacefully disbanded in 2019, was wrought with feelings of inadequacy and a sense of not belonging. I also cherish the experience and loved my bandmates like brothers. After our breakup, I certainly didn’t foresee that my next endeavor would be to front a project!

Enter 2020, when I suddenly had a lot to say… and I didn’t want to just say it on social media. Although I’d written here and there before, the songs began to really flow. The music became a lifeline, a pathway home.

The truth is, I’ve always secretly dreamed of this. And in these transformative times, there is no more hiding. Many of us are experiencing this in our own ways. It truly feels like the door has swung wide open, and it’s now or never.

If I want to again participate in the life-giving bliss of jamming with buddies, and the magical exchange that happens during an epic show, I have to get back out there.

My second single will be officially launched in about a week, and has been a long time coming (I recorded it in February of 2020). I have a bunch of other songs in the works, and plan to release a full-length album in the coming year.

In the meantime, I’ll be sharing my Phases project, which is a response to the current trend of instant AI “art”. An inside look at the messy, imperfect, human process of organic music creation, I’ll be releasing songs in a series of stages, revealing their natural (and often clunky) evolution.

We’re culturally conditioned to hear heavily produced, edited, and perfected songs…. So this is as vulnerable as it gets!

But I want to help the collective see the value in the creative process, and commit to that process, as challenging as it can be.

2) I SO appreciate those of you who take the time to create and inspire.

If it wasn’t for that crazy high school friend (who I always thought was seriously nuts) posting incessantly about Epstein in the spring of 2020, the major deconstruction that began for me shortly thereafter would not have transpired.

The foundation had been laid for me to start seeing through the veil. I’d questioned the official 9/11 narrative since seeing Loose Change in the early 2000s. And, I was growing increasingly leery of the system in general, as I witnessed our elected officials usher in widespread genocide, under the guise of vaccination, while gaslighting the victims.

So, the time was ripe for me to see these completely foreign perspectives my friend was putting into the world. I’m forever grateful that he was committed to helping others wake up. And I’m called to do the same.

3) I want to do my part.

I’ve recently been blessed with the opportunity to assist in bringing forth a beautiful event: a gathering of inspired voices, united by a common desire to help humanity become more Christ-like and live as Yeshua demonstrated. I’ll share more about this in coming days.

My experience with the deeply conscious souls involved, and my exploration of their offerings, has been profoundly expansive. It’s clearer than ever that together we’re anchoring the Krystic path, the one where we choose to retain our organic infrastructure and stay connected to our Great Creator. This is why we’re here!

As I’ve been immersed in this project, I’ve been exploring where I fit in, where I should put my energy, and how I can best help at this time. Here’s where I’ve landed:

• Music: Seemingly selfish, I know that staying aligned with our highest calling is how we collectively heal and remember who we are. This will be my top priority in this project.

• Sovereignty: Stepping out of the public domain and into the private is the way forward. I can share my experience operating multiple projects under a Private Ministerial Association umbrella for the last four years, and help others do the same.

• Vitality: Gone are the days of outsourcing - we are our own best healers. For 25+ years I’ve been acquiring tools and skills to improve my physical, emotional, and spiritual health of myself and my family. By the grace of God, we are happy, vital, and very rarely get sick. My children have never had antibiotics and hopefully never will. I’m passionate about shedding light on simple, affordable, and powerful resources that empower families to take charge of their own well-being. I’ll be starting with chlorine dioxide, which has been life-changing for us all.

I present my offerings without attachment to outcome. If we’re meant to help each other in this lifetime, we’ll connect. I welcome collaboration ideas. We all have a role to play, and we’re all in this together.

Much love,

Mikkel

I am a musician, educator, holistic practitioner, and founder of Aethers Reach.

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