Vitalist Magazine
A publication that brings the life-affirming voices of Substack directly to your feed, keeping you updated on the brightest ideas in culture, philosophy, and religion.
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The Hidden Psychology Behind Aura Farming (opens the original)
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In this poast by vitalist magician , discover why the ironic trend of “aura farming” is actually a psychological rebellion against social media branding perfection, offering a path to genuine freedom through the power of embracing irony.In recent days, a phenomenon known as “aura farming” has emerged on the internet—a term that refers to the staging of certain poses, dance steps, and movements that act as codes of an internet culture that has spread memetically.<a class="image-link image2 i
The Lost Art of Reality Creation (opens the original)
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In this short but ambitious piece, vitalist extraordinaire will take you on a peculiar alchemical journey. This article reveals how Schelling’s metaphysics and Penrose’s quantum biology converge to prove that your imagination actively constructs the physical world rather than merely reflecting it. Before scoffing at it as schizo-nonsense, give it a read. I promise this will be enlightening! — A.D.The Imaginative Faculty<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substa
The Blessing of Gravity: Life’s Greatest Adversary and Aide (opens the original)
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Read this essay by newcomer to discover how embracing life’s natural resistances, from gravity to self-imposed challenges, builds the strength and foundation necessary for true growth.As a universal physical force, gravity binds all things together regardless of distance and pulls them centripetally inward. Gravity is a force of breaking down, pulling, and anchoring, whereas life is a force of building up, pushing, and resisting. However, a building cannot endure without a strong foundation, whi
The Cult of the Body (opens the original)
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Read this work by the VITALIST Queen of Substack herself, (SUB to her now, etc.), if you’re tired of artsy pretension or traditionalist hatred of sports and want a no-holds-barred defense of why athletics beats sitting in a dark theater pretending to have deep feelings.At the 74th annual Golden Globes in 2017, actress Meryl Streep gave one of the more insufferable speeches I’ve witnessed by claiming that mixed martial arts and football were not “tHe aRtS.”Hollywood’s anointed GOAT of actressing
Nietzsche's Artists: Die Brücke (opens the original)
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This essay by my dear friend traces how the German Expressionist group Die Brücke channeled Nietzsche’s philosophy into a radical, hedonistic art movement that rejected bourgeois morality and embraced an authentic "nude culture." You should read it to understand how their vibrant, anti-militarist spirit survived their internal collapse and later faced persecution as "degenerate" art under the Nazi regime.A seer, a purposer, a creator, a future itself, and a bridge to the future—and alas! also as
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