I love creating what I have termed an “Orchestration Series,” which is a themed group of photos that tell a unified story through the symbology, titles, poems, and even hashtags of the images involved. The first true Orchestration Series that I created, “The 42nd Coming,” features 42 photos that I posted all in one day (yeeeaaaa soulllll) in celebration jubilation of my return to Instagram after a 7 month hiatus from posting. I restrained myself from posting for all that time because there was a specific photo, the photo that directly precedes this Orchestration Series, that I wanted to post in conjunction with a certain video that I wanted to upload to Youtube at the time.
The fabled photo which I mention is “The Re~Rise of The Prodigal Sun.” {We Are One}. I refer to myself as The Prodigal Sun, among other names; it shall be seen how this title & photo catalyzed this Orchestration Series. Revisiting these photos on my Instagram, @XYZOSPHERE, after reading this article will send a fully new light and insight into the XYZOSPHERE and what it is that I’m trying to share here. “The 42nd Coming” also holds greater significance in that it also symbolizes my “coming alive” at that time of my life. In this specific article, we’ll explore the first three images of this journey.
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“The 42nd Coming” is a play on a new day. When I originally posted this Orchestration Series, I had just began attending university again @ FGCU, Florida Gulf Coast University, after one year of traveling and discovering myself after I decided to drop out of NYU, New York University, during the previous summer. “N.U. G.L.O.,” which stands for, “Never Underestimate Growing Love, Okay?” was my way of declaring to the world that despite my setbacks and shortcoming, I continue to evolve and that I only grow greater from my perceived “failures” and other such situations. I quote “failures”, because in reality, nothing ever does truly fail, everything simply changes, transforms, and transmutes into what was meant to be.
The actual photo is that of a light bulb which looks like a glowing sphere of light, or, as I wished to portray it as, the Sun. This signified the beginning of a new chapter in my life, which I actually refer to as “N.U. L.Y.P.H.E.E” (Now Understanding Loving Yourself Promotes Healing Everyone Else), which is the year of my life that followed F.R.E.E. L.Y.F.E. (Finally Realizing Everyone Existed Longingly Yearns Free Expression). I use symbols of the Sun prevalently throughout many aspects of my life, so we will now see how this Sun goes about its journey.
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This image shows a blurry sun rising above the water. I, The Sun, rose out of the water, emotion, into the blurry sky, the vast expanse of the unknown. Still til this day I deal and heal from fear of the unknown, but despite this fear, I consciously choose courage (not always, but often eventually) in any given situation. Fear restricts, restrains, and rots, whereas love inspires, takes us higher, and ignites our soul’s fire. Attempting my best to exist in the present~now~moment from an internal love based place allows me to behave in this courageous way. The fear of the unknown is usually a result of focusing on undesired outcomes of the fantasy of the future. So remaining mindful and living in the moment instead of in the mind’s worries about the future can eliminate this fear to a great degree, if not entirely.
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N.U. G.R.O.W.T.H. (Now Understanding Gifts Rarely Optimize Without The Hardwork) displays the rising Sun shining through to hibernating trees. My first name, Xylo, which means “wood” in Greek, represents me and therefore symbolizes the sleepy trees in this image. {“XYZO is a combination of my first name and middle name, but more on that in future articles} The Sun, my true essence, my soul, thee spirit, casts its light, its love onto me so that I may bloom to a more beautiful degree. The Light of the sun gifts its energy to the trees and therefore allows them to live, to grow. In a similar symbolic manner, my true self, that which I recognize as thee divine, inspires & encourages me to create, to not wait, because it is fear that procrastinates. Love, like The Sun, Elevates. Inspiration and motivation are essential in propelling us on our path and in assisting with the manifesting of our dreams and goals, but at the beginning & end of the day, Hardwork is necessary. Shifting my perspective from dreading Hardwork to becoming excited by Hardwork has helped me tremendously in moving forward. Because it is in this Hardwork that we can truly grow and build the worth which we’ll show, by simply being, by living our Bliss, not just talking about it.
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Thank You Tremendously much for reading and joining me on this journey! In the next article we’ll dive into the 2nd row of “The 42nd Coming” and see how The Sun transforms! Peace, Love, and Bliss! I wish you magnificent happiness!!!
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