As I haven’t said it formally yet (despite being five months in): Welcome to 2025. Twenty-twenty-five. What an absolutely surreal string of numbers. Feels fake. Tastes bitter on my tongue. Breaks me out in hives. I’m not a fan. But as I say: Kronos and I have never exactly seen eye-to-eye, and he gets the final say in the matter. Thus, the show must go on.
Project Updates
🖤 Dezy Delaceur, LLC: This is the biggest category, of course, so the progress I’ve made here has been significant, though the numbers above may not thoroughly show it. This is also the category in which I keep track of much of my “branding” (ick!) tasks – visual material, website development, social media outreach, et cetera – as well as any published literature under this name. This is where much of my focus has been over the past several months. Most notably, I’ve completed the first rough draft of my upcoming book, Khthonic Wicca, but there is still a great deal of work to do before publishing, including finally wrapping up the Hesiodos portion of my Mythos Reimagined series and creating all of the artwork that goes with it.
Aside from that, I am still trying to find that happy little sweet spot in my life for social media (Tumblr, predominately, mind you). The way algorithms and advertisements operate nowadays is nauseating enough, but that there seems to be this impenetrable glass wall between my posts and the eyes of my loved ones is what really deters me. This goes into a larger conversation about the dousing of the inner Spark, but to put it simply for the time being: I just really miss being able to socialize and genuinely connect with friends and strangers in a public forum-like format. I find it difficult to casually wax authentic when the only people who seem to be paying attention to more than just slop content are the smuggest among us.
“So, where are we currently, in the realm of social media?” you are definitely not asking. And the answer to that question you have not asked is: Wherever seems the most authentic at the time. Currently, this is only Tumblr (with automated reposts to Facebook and Xwitter), though I have also started officially started posting on my personal YouTube channel. Trailer here:
I dare not attempt to speak with certainty ever again when it comes to social media. I’ve even backed away from DeviantArt again in favor of simply hosting all of my work on my own domain, as beyond just being dead as a platform, it is also completely overrun with AI. So, with a grain of salt, I dare say that I will try to somehow automate my posts to be shared on Instagram and perhaps TikTok, as well, but that really depends on whether or not I feel up to it at the time I approach it.
❤️ Luxe Gothique Boutique: As I mentioned in my last update, the website for my boutique has been unofficially up and running but not fully fleshed out quite yet. As of now, I am aiming for an official relaunch of the boutique by the end of this month, ideally around the 28th, if all goes smoothly. The first product drop will be a small one. There is not much to say about this just yet, as, all things considered, it is one of my newer ventures that I am still trying to fully navigate.
💜 The Witchy Housewife: There has been a tremendous amount in the works over at the metaphysical shop and library. Beyond my continued work on Khthonic Wicca and Mythos Reimagined, I’ve bumped up my publishing schedule for new articles from bimonthly to monthly. The past couple of articles has been part of an ongoing series on the sabbats from a Khthonic Wiccan perspective. Along with this, I’ve been working to flesh out and format the digital grimoire section of the website. This is really just a matter of moving notes around and then putting it together on the website itself, but it’s finding the time to do so when I really must work on a regular flow of articles that’s the issue at times. I am hoping to have the grimoire section either mostly or fully completed by midsummer – sometime around August 1st.
I’m pleased to say that, on top of this, business has begun going incredibly smoothly for me. There isn’t a single month this year I haven’t made some sort of profit, through both product sales and card readings, and I’ve even been receiving a handful of emails from readers. Ideally, by autumn, I will have a whole new batch of stock made from my original magickal oil blends again and I will have a handful of new non-tarot intuitive services available.
💚 Dezydration: With a more organized work schedule these days (couldn’t do it without my daybook, admittedly), I’ve finally found the time to return to my backlog of artwork and writing. If all goes according to plan, it’s possible that I’ll be able to get around to uploading some casual gameplay and chatting videos, uploading some digital and/or traditional speedpaints, and even possibly releasing some concept material for my first webcomic, A Little Town Called Lorauvial. Either way, you’ll be seeing a lot more of my creative work even just this month on social media.
💙 Nightshade’s Auralcraft: Just a brief little update here. The second batch for my subliminal relaunch is more or less complete, with just some final touches left that rely on planetary timing before I can get it all fully uploaded. This batch is set to release through August, for those who are interested in that sort of thing.
🔒 Secret Projects: The projects I’ve been working on have sort of taken a backseat for the time being to a collaborative project that has taken precedent. This is all I can say for now.
New Space, New Life
I feel like I am in a bit of a transitionary period in my life for the moment. Physically, mentally, and spiritually, I am making a lot of connections and unlocking a lot of doors for myself, and it’s just a matter of stepping through them and exploring the unknown which exists on the other side. It’s an experience which is equal parts scary as it is exciting, but I won’t get into it too deeply here. I have two posts sitting in my drafts at the moment that will instead serve that purpose.
What I will share here is that I am in a new apartment now, and it is gorgeous. I’ve still got quite a bit to do to make it home, but it’s shaping up nicely. I’m sure you will see it around, as I attempt to document little moments in my life going forward through vlogs or photos or what have you. In the meantime, though, I implore anyone going through the same sort of social dilemma as I am to funnel all that mindless social media time into Tumblr, if you are indeed looking for that sense of connection and cultivation that has been drained from every other platform. The fact that people turned their nose up at it when they made the decision to ban NSFW content (a decision that has, to my dismay, been reversed) says a lot about a lot, I think – but again, that is a conversation better suited to one of my draft-imprisoned posts.
