I’ve been minting my creative process weekly for months, and this week the gas fees were around triple their usual on Zora - so I thought I’d try minting this week’s song “Past Lives (V2 dem0)” on OpenSea. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to upload this adjacent [+ important!] description successfully, so I’ve shared it here on Mirror in lieu. It ended up being a happy accident, as this medium has actually allowed me to add supporting photo artifacts - an unexpected perk!

Thanks for checking out these liner or “tasting” notes ~ and as always:

✰ collection optional ✰ ☑︎ enjoyment encouraged ☑︎

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Primary Artifact: "Past Lives" V2 dem0 (song) Date Created: August 30th, 2018 Producer: Enton Mushi Location: The SOCAN Office in Culver City, LA Paying rent in: Toronto  Muse: Christina Manager: Stephane  Close Friends + Influences: Brandon, Uche, Vada, Shiva Transition: Pre-Social or Medical Transition (I was still going by Claire Mortifee)

Equipment: Audio recorded in the "Sound Lounge" studio at SOCAN, curtesy of Native Instruments. I made this cover art a couple days ago using DALL-E AI + Canva. I want to shout out TJ Agbo for his inspo art piece "Connected" which served as the original input to DALL-E.

Supporting Artifacts: The bts footage from this video was actually filmed while recording this track, Past Lives. The song in that ended up in the video, Fine Diamonds, was also made there with Enton, so we just used the footage with that track. Shout outs to Marissa Nicole for filming + editing!

Notes: Enton the producer is a super spiritual dude, so I'm not surprised this song came out as it did! We were probably having hella deep talks that day :3 I LOVE this song, however the genre is not what I’d specifically want to be known for, so I doubt this will ever be released anywhere else.

Please listen to the primary artifact, Past Lives (NFT embedded below) as you read along with its lyrics and commentary below!

https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/3667571039632958551303502896079949152979498134580671647056605260834230239343

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**Lyrics:**VERSE 1Let me worship your art Let me love your past lives Channel my heart  Through your space and time [Yes I am a Reiki Master; certified healing handsss] Enter your Earth, swim in nature's hot springs [I have only ever been with a couple women or non-binary people; making love to Christina was a very unique experience] My worshipping hands loving where we're from [It is very different from being with a man (trans or cis)...Topping her, I felt a greater sense of responsibility to nurture and care for her energy and experience, as opposed to bottoming for a guy]

Tracing your ribbon, orange light [I am clairvoyant as well, meaning I can see energy remotely; this line describes what I saw as I made love to Christina] Never can tell how it will spiral Til I let it flow into this reflection of us, each other Thank you for your flower I'm learning how to be soft with you Soft with myself So I

CHORUS Worship your art, Let me love your Past Lives [I could literally feel myself reaching into her Infinite Soul as I reached into her body] Enter your cave, not afraid of dark Enter your Earth, swim in nature's hot springs Worshipping hands loving where we're from [Reaching back into space and time, to the genesis of all that is, where we are all from]

VERSE 2 You are the portal of all creation [The cervix is literally a portal to the realm of pre-life] You are the gateway to the Gods [Offering pleasure here is a very sacred experience that I don't take lightly sooo] Praying in pussy, praying in power Manifestation pleasureful - Let me hold you close dear and Let me heal you with the bliss that I can bring [Channeling Light to this place inside her body, allowing her to surrender to pleasure as she received this quality of Energy...it was intense and powerful. She wept and it was a sacred honour to hold space for that.] Let go, everything you'll be So I

CHORUS Worship your art, Let me love your past lives Enter your cave, not afraid of dark Enter your Earth, swim in nature's hot springs Worshipping hands loving where we're from x2

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Final Notes: I have never fallen in love with a woman or non-binary femme, but I've had crushes and been attracted to girls since I was like 12. After a few dates, I always just want to go back to being friends. For me, making love to Christina was more about expressing my devotion to the Divine, rather than to her as someone whom I wanted to be in a relationship with. Because of the confusion and hurt this dynamic can cause, I rarely hook up with girls or femmes, even if there is a spark. I wonder if Christina will be the last woman I'll ever have slept with.

On 11/11 2018, a few months after this song was made, Christina was with me the moment I realized that my spirit was non-binary. She has played a very important part in my journey, and though we're no longer in touch, I will honour her role in my life forever <3

And finally, I just think it's so fitting that I'm dropping this song here, in Pisces szn, as Christina is a Pisces too. Sending you blessings always, Chris. Thank you for everything.

And thank YOU, beloved reader-listener, for witnessing the story behind my music :3 It feels self-actualizing to share.

With love, Forrest <3

✰ collection optional ✰ ☑︎ enjoyment encouraged ☑︎

I’ve been minting my creative process weekly for months, and this week the gas fees were around triple their usual on Zora - so I thought I’d try minting this week’s song “Past Lives (V2 dem0)” on OpenSea. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to upload this adjacent [+ important!] description successfully, so I’ve shared it here on Mirror in lieu. It ended up being a happy accident, as this medium has actually allowed me to add supporting photo artifacts - an unexpected perk!

Thanks for checking out these liner or “tasting” notes ~ and as always:

✰ collection optional ✰ ☑︎ enjoyment encouraged ☑︎

𓁆𓁆𓁆

Primary Artifact: "Past Lives" V2 dem0 (song) Date Created: August 30th, 2018 Producer: Enton Mushi Location: The SOCAN Office in Culver City, LA Paying rent in: Toronto  Muse: Christina Manager: Stephane  Close Friends + Influences: Brandon, Uche, Vada, Shiva Transition: Pre-Social or Medical Transition (I was still going by Claire Mortifee)

Equipment: Audio recorded in the "Sound Lounge" studio at SOCAN, curtesy of Native Instruments. I made this cover art a couple days ago using DALL-E AI + Canva. I want to shout out TJ Agbo for his inspo art piece "Connected" which served as the original input to DALL-E.

Supporting Artifacts: The bts footage from this video was actually filmed while recording this track, Past Lives. The song in that ended up in the video, Fine Diamonds, was also made there with Enton, so we just used the footage with that track. Shout outs to Marissa Nicole for filming + editing!

Notes: Enton the producer is a super spiritual dude, so I'm not surprised this song came out as it did! We were probably having hella deep talks that day :3 I LOVE this song, however the genre is not what I’d specifically want to be known for, so I doubt this will ever be released anywhere else.

Please listen to the primary artifact, Past Lives (NFT embedded below) as you read along with its lyrics and commentary below!

https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/3667571039632958551303502896079949152979498134580671647056605260834230239343

𓁆𓁆𓁆

**Lyrics:**VERSE 1Let me worship your art Let me love your past lives Channel my heart  Through your space and time [Yes I am a Reiki Master; certified healing handsss] Enter your Earth, swim in nature's hot springs [I have only ever been with a couple women or non-binary people; making love to Christina was a very unique experience] My worshipping hands loving where we're from [It is very different from being with a man (trans or cis)...Topping her, I felt a greater sense of responsibility to nurture and care for her energy and experience, as opposed to bottoming for a guy]

Tracing your ribbon, orange light [I am clairvoyant as well, meaning I can see energy remotely; this line describes what I saw as I made love to Christina] Never can tell how it will spiral Til I let it flow into this reflection of us, each other Thank you for your flower I'm learning how to be soft with you Soft with myself So I

CHORUS Worship your art, Let me love your Past Lives [I could literally feel myself reaching into her Infinite Soul as I reached into her body] Enter your cave, not afraid of dark Enter your Earth, swim in nature's hot springs Worshipping hands loving where we're from [Reaching back into space and time, to the genesis of all that is, where we are all from]

VERSE 2 You are the portal of all creation [The cervix is literally a portal to the realm of pre-life] You are the gateway to the Gods [Offering pleasure here is a very sacred experience that I don't take lightly sooo] Praying in pussy, praying in power Manifestation pleasureful - Let me hold you close dear and Let me heal you with the bliss that I can bring [Channeling Light to this place inside her body, allowing her to surrender to pleasure as she received this quality of Energy...it was intense and powerful. She wept and it was a sacred honour to hold space for that.] Let go, everything you'll be So I

CHORUS Worship your art, Let me love your past lives Enter your cave, not afraid of dark Enter your Earth, swim in nature's hot springs Worshipping hands loving where we're from x2

𓁆𓁆𓁆

Final Notes: I have never fallen in love with a woman or non-binary femme, but I've had crushes and been attracted to girls since I was like 12. After a few dates, I always just want to go back to being friends. For me, making love to Christina was more about expressing my devotion to the Divine, rather than to her as someone whom I wanted to be in a relationship with. Because of the confusion and hurt this dynamic can cause, I rarely hook up with girls or femmes, even if there is a spark. I wonder if Christina will be the last woman I'll ever have slept with.

On 11/11 2018, a few months after this song was made, Christina was with me the moment I realized that my spirit was non-binary. She has played a very important part in my journey, and though we're no longer in touch, I will honour her role in my life forever <3

And finally, I just think it's so fitting that I'm dropping this song here, in Pisces szn, as Christina is a Pisces too. Sending you blessings always, Chris. Thank you for everything.

And thank YOU, beloved reader-listener, for witnessing the story behind my music :3 It feels self-actualizing to share.

With love, Forrest <3

✰ collection optional ✰ ☑︎ enjoyment encouraged ☑︎