The Modern World Needs Magic
Issue #57 💌 You’re invited to a special community event to restore your hope and curiosity.
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Dear Questers,
Sam here 👋 I hope this week’s newsletter is a dose of hope and optimism in these strange times. Read on for:
🌍 A free and very special event on 17 Nov (to restore hope!)
🚀 Kickstarter update (we’re 43% funded!)
💛 Five playful ideas for seeking release
👁️🗨️ Best of the internet we saw in the last 48hrs
🌍 You’re invited to our salon on 17th Nov
The Modern World Needs Magic
🗓️ Sunday 17th Nov
🕰️ 4-7pm GMT / 11am-2pm EST
🌐 Virtual & Free
These are dark and mysterious times indeed. Things don’t make a whole bunch of sense. But our creativity, curiosity and connection will not be extinguished.
In making our debut book ‘The Quester’s Guide’ - we learnt a really important lesson:
Not only is magic relevant in the modern world - we need it more than ever.
To explore Magic is to face the unknown with curiosity.
To believe in Magic is to connect with invisible things.
To enact Magic is to pause and wonder.
To make Magic is to bring ideas to life.
So we’re hosting a space on Sunday 17th Nov to explore this idea together. Talks. Creative activities. Conversations. It’s going to be a delightful tonic for us all.
And we’ve invited some of our most magical friends to share their big ideas with us. The line up is being finalised as I type… but you can expect things like:
Talks
🌿 Exploring wildness and liminal spaces through nature immersion
📻 How a radio station from the future can bring us hopeActivities
🫥 Connecting to invisible things
✂️ Creating illusions through collageCampfire conversations
🏕️ How might we enact our collective Magic?
🚀 The Quester’s Guide on Kickstarter
Huge thank you to everyone who gave us such a boost in the first week of our Kickstarter for our book The Quester’s Guide (Issue One: Magic).
We’re on 43% funded ❤️ But we have a long way to go and only 26 days to get there.
How does The Quester’s Guide boost your creative life?
For as little as £12 / $15 you can:
Engage in Creative Exploration with Purpose
Over 35+ unique activities and guided missions, this book invites you to see the world through a magical, creative lens.
Develop Lifelong Creative Habits
Our six-part framework, "The Quester’s Journey," gives you practical techniques to make curiosity, mindfulness, and imagination integral parts of your life.
Join a Global Community of Curious Minds
Connect with a worldwide network of like-minded people, giving you a space to share, learn, and grow your creative journey alongside others.
Escape the Algorithm with Quester curated content
Backers gain entry to the 'Magic Portal,' a digital hub filled with exclusive meditations, research, interviews, and curated playlists.
Feel Continuously Inspired and Connected
The Magic Expansion Deck’s prompts and pathways are designed for daily use, helping you discover new insights long after you’ve finished the book.
😤 Five playful ideas for seeking release:
Been a bit of week/month/year hey? However you see the world and whatever you think… it’s hard to deny the WTF-ery of recent times.
Before the rebuilding begins… here are some ideas for letting it all out. Every single one of these are more fun with other people - but equally effective riding solo!
Take a large sheet of paper. Put a crayon or oil pastel in the middle of the page and scribble as much as you can. Enjoy the movement. Fill the page. Either frame the finished peace or rip it up.
Turn all the lights out. Put some headphones on. Play a song that gets you seriously amped up and dance your hardest for it’s duration. Take a bow at the end.
Find an open space among nature. In the woods. Facing the ocean. Scream as loud and hard as you can. Repeat until satisfied.
Blow up ten balloons. Slowly and methodically. Feel the tension in your exhale. Once all ten balloons are inflated: try to keep as many in the air as possible at a time. When you are tired: pop the balloons with a pin - one by one.
Acquire a newspaper or publication you find particularly ghastly. Collage a vision or message of hope or beauty from it’s contents. No scissors. Enjoy ripping it up. Remix the world!
A round up of hopeful finds from Quester world.
Finally…
Please do check out our new book! (only 25 days left of me promoting the crowdfunder!). It’s really quite good and has been made by 20 people in our Quester community (this is no small feat).
I love hearing from readers in the comments and ❤️’s always feel good.
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Big love,
Sam x
Quest Guide / Founder
@saaamfurness
THE QUEST DIGEST by Creative Quests is a treasure chest of ideas & stories exploring what it means to live an illuminating, creative life. Delivered when inspiration and creativity strike. Subscribe to receive each issue or send to a friend in need of a creative boost.
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