I’m happy to say that UNITY LIFE Mystery School has had some very special secret admirers, even from the very start. There’s 3 secret admirers who have had so much interest in my work that they’ve been actually probing through content before I even announce it on social media. And I would normally assume that might be bots, just probing anything out there — but there’s a great story which proves in at least one case that’s not true — and I think at least 2 of them are cool people.
The main story involves someone from USA who actually bought 2 copies of my old Permaculture elements card set that I designed. It might have been 2 people or one person buying 2 who was looking at it from 2 devices — not sure.
What happened is, when I announced the new 7 of 9 ⨺ SOLVE COAGULA Mind Map System (Prototype), I noticed that this location had quickly seen it early, through my website statistics. On that page for The 7 of 9 there was a series of blog posts added to announce items in the process and my background of inspiration behind the system. Few people checked that out, but this USA did — and inside that it mentioned that the old elements deck that I created was being used as a model for a way of exploring strategy, in such a way which will be translated into the card backs of the system. THEN, the old elements deck was purchased shortly after (2 copies!).
Actually that old deck never sells. To this day, I still receive notification of each sale and the location it was purchased from. I hadn’t gotten an email about a sale of it in forever. That’s how I actually know for sure that the location matching between my website views and the purchases represented someone geeking out on The 7 of 9 even as much as I am.
It so happens that these secret admirers are sometimes able to be identified (just by location) through website statistics when I haven’t promoted something widely yet. Promoting my stuff on instagram always yields under 20 website views from a post even with hundreds or over a thousand views on Meta — so any viewers stick out like a sore thumb at that stage. So far, when this happened with the elements deck, it was in that stage still. I still haven’t gotten around to promoting The 7 of 9 on reddit yet, although I could — it’s just something I need to think about more while it’s in development. And I’m looking forward to that, but this has been fun.
It was truly flattering to find this out. Franky, I often struggle with worry that my writing is too long and extensive, and no one will even read past the first couple paragraphs. It’s not like I don’t think anyone reads — I rrealize some people read as easily as watching a video, just like me — but I am often just thinking in terms of like people having zero attention span and probaby not absorbing most of what I’m offering. So I have to say this was just the compliment I needed right now.
As a sidenote, it's been also very strange to notice that an enormous amount of my website views are coming directly from my hometown of Vancouver, BC, CA. That — as much as one might assume it makes sense — doesn't make sense. I totally haven't been promoting it to Vancouverites at all. Sure, some of my closest friends are made aware of it, but that's only a few people. I'm getting ridiculous unexplainable volume from here, and I'm very confused as to why. From all parts of Vancouver too — even Surrey, which believe me I do avoid and I like never hang out with people from Surrey (lol).
Basically, it is that fact that some key people actually pay close attention which mostly has spurred me on to do this, along with recognizing that in the future I might be able to generate more of an audience. But then again, it’s also obviously meant to be on a way higher destined level. And that deep intuitive gut feeling so deep inside of me — plus some other suspicions about the workings of some things — is also why I bother. I do know that in some ways it just seriously all the way needs to happen. Just like it heavily needed to happen in the past to do seriously stigmatized conspiracy instagram reels about Kurt Cobain being alive that gained me very little more than rude speculation on my mental health (lol).
But then again too, I also feel like when people don’t even read it very well or pay much attention, something beautiful is happening even there. Even a glance over the pictures and title of the piece, I feel brings a lot of contemplation and connection in a person. That’s why I care too about Meta, even though I don’t have that many followers on there and people are glazing over it quickly. Actually I myself have been very deeply touched by quick glances over things. I think sometimes just browsing lightly can actually mean a lot and help make connections that shouldn’t ever be overlooked - some small things can surprisingly go way down in history too.
I was talking to a guy once who used to be a professional writer, and he asked me very seriously why I bother writing like professionally for UNITY LIFE when there’s no money in it for me. I responded that I feel there is a lot of reward aside from money. He was not aware of that kind of angle. He wondered what kind. I would say it’s basically networking, connections, respect — but more importantly, foundations for some freedoms that would be otherwise impossible without a gorgeous theme-base to back me up. I’ve found, mostly, it seems to provide me with personal agency.
But the thing is, obviously, someday it could become a source of money, and that’s not merely a joke (lol) — of course anything I pour my heart into should pretty much lead to a bit of money, or a lot someday. And it’s better to make money on your passions. Ideally that would be nice someday.
Love, Ba
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