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Josef Bastian
Josef Bastian

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The Cryptofolk Movement

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Plaster of Paris

Life begins, an iron cage

Poetry

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Plaster of Paris
Plaster of Paris
Poetry

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Published in

The Cryptofolk Movement

·Pinned

Post-Pandemic (First Rain)

For everyone who made it through, and those we left behind…

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Post-Pandemic (First Rain)
Post-Pandemic (First Rain)

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The Cryptofolk Movement

·Sep 12

Old Pals

Time is a shove in the back When you least expect it Forcing you to stumble forward Or race relentlessly Toward that obsessive thing That gets kicked just out of reach With each lumbering step. You rarely sense its presence Except for the tedious ticking Of the clocks that…

Life

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Life

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The Cryptofolk Movement

·Sep 5

Crumbs

They say imitation Is the highest form of flattery - But creative souls know better And are willing to risk Everything To build at least A semblance of the thing That lingers in their dreams, Living with the constant fear Of missing the mark completely While clinging to the faint…

Creativity

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Crumbs
Crumbs
Creativity

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Aug 31

Accord

There is a language

Music

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Accord
Accord
Music

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Published in

The Cryptofolk Movement

·Aug 10

Where Have the Faeries Gone?

The Aversion and Attraction of Good Folk in the New World In the universe of fantastic creatures from myth and legend, people around the world know of the Fae or Faeries. The famous Fairy Godmother from Charles Perrault’s Cinderella, Tinkerbell from J.M. Barry’s Peter Pan, and the Blue Fairy from Carlo Collidi’s Pinocchio are but a few examples of the winged…

Fairies

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Where Have the Faeries Gone?
Where Have the Faeries Gone?
Fairies

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Published in

The Cryptofolk Movement

·Aug 8

The Calling

They told you once to follow

Heros Journey

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The Calling
The Calling
Heros Journey

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Published in

The Cryptofolk Movement

·Jul 26

Midsummer

At the end of July

Summer

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Summer

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Published in

The Cryptofolk Movement

·Jul 9

AI, Fake News & Fairies: Suspending Our Disbelief

With the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence engines, agenda-driven narratives, and social media manipulation, one has to really discern what to believe any more. In October, Folktellers explores all of these things with our fourth installment of the Folktellers Guidebook Series, The Great American Fairy Hoax. In this book, will delve…

Fairies

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AI, Fake News & Fairies: Suspending Our Disbelief
AI, Fake News & Fairies: Suspending Our Disbelief
Fairies

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Published in

The Cryptofolk Movement

·Jun 26

HOPE

Everyone dreams.

Hope

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HOPE
HOPE
Hope

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Josef Bastian

Josef Bastian

153 Followers

Josef Bastian is an author, human performance practitioner and often an odd duck.

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