Hello fellow magi,
The past 2 and a half years of my life have been filled with so many juicy revelations, reflective moments, and wondrous curiosities about who I am, who I hope to become, and the impact that I want to share with my communities and the world around me.
Spring of 2021 found me graduating from Divinity School with my Masters of Divinity and transitioning into higher education as a full-time professional. While working my full-time, 9 to 5 (and then some) student affairs job, I have been revitalizing my relationship with the softest parts of me, reconstructing my relationship with faith and spirituality, working multiple side gigs to make ends meet, and excavating my artist’s voice in a variety of shape-shifting ways.
I lived by myself, in my own apartment, for the first time in my life. I’ve lost friends, gained friends, got my heart broken, and also broke a few hearts along the way (love is hard, ya’ll). I got my car stolen, laid in bed sick af with tonsilitis on many occasions, and had to advocate for myself in disabling institutions that weren’t made with my bipolar joy and flourishing in mind.
I’ve been held and expanded by some life-changing digital spaces (shout out to the e-cousins in the Jade T. Perry universe), read tarot at my very first community healer’s market, and started an intimate QTBIPOC k!nk community with other lovely Black Queer Nonbinary Deities.
I created 2 extensive zines illuminating the nuances and intricacies of Queer AAPI spiritual embodiment and formation, facilitated a multitude of experimental workshops rooted in decolonial spiritual care and practice, and finally started putting pen to paper on my own whimsical theories, methodologies, and personal writings.
As my Tower year comes to a close (destabalizing awakenings, much needed disruption, and a re-evaluation of my foundations) and I prepare for my Star year (tender recovery, internal illumination, and cosmic rebirth)- I’ve decided to take a chance on myself to finally pursue what I’ve always dreamed of pursuing ever since I was a little, baby mage- life as a full-time, multi-disciplinary artist.
Do I know what that looks like exactly?
Absolutely not.
Am I willing to take this leap of faith to pursue my own heart?
Fuck yeah.
I just want to make some shit. I want to make shit with and for my communities. I want to know who I am in this new season of my life. And I want to explore all of my infinite, creative possibilities instead of just telling others to do it for themselves. I want to do that shit together.
What does this look like for you, Maij? And how can others support you in this new transition? Well, I’m glad you asked ;)!
At the end of this year, I will be moving out of my home state of NC and moving to Baltimore, MD to carve out more intentional time and space for my writing and multi-displinary art practice.
As this will be my first time living and establishing home outside of NC(stay tuned for my future love letter to NC, its gonna be a doozy), my lil’ cancer, hermit crab self is in need of some community support to make this transition as easeful as possible (I don’t know if you’ve ever moved while living with a mood disorder, but the shit ain’t pretty, I can tell you that off the bat).
Specific ways folks can support my transition:
Financially support my move from NC to Baltimore by sending $$$ offerings
cashapp- $themajesticmaij
venmo- @themajesticmaij
zelle- maijvu11@gmail.com
Forward me Baltimore/DMV related resources/tips/connects
Book a service with me/ hire me for facilitated workshops/gigs
Send me words of encouragement/advice for this next phase
Share a testimony/ a sweet memory that we share together
As always, I am so so grateful for the community support, witnessing, and care that folks have poured into as I’ve molted old shells in pursuit of new ones.
Ya’ll some real ones frfr, and I continue to be inspired by the collective resistance that we’ve built together so far, so that each of us can be as free as possible to explore and live into our collective possibilities.
In becoming,
Maij