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Literally the first movie that came to my mind before opening this thread ? It's just phenomenal.

@LfcCharlie4 Thank you brother. You know I love you ? Much juiciness in what you said. At the moment I'm quite exhausted...It was a very long day. I will surely get back to your post with a refreshed mind and reply fully ? For now I'd only like to say that my goal is not as much - or at all - to sell my music as much as it is just to spread it as far as I can. I just want to share it with as much of the world as possible. The 'scene' you mentioned is not exactly (or at all) where I see myself. But I get the core of what you're saying. I could learn even from those artists - big time. No matter how different their style is. Thanks again, stay fab! ❤ @Bazooka Jesus Well... I can only share my really old stuff. From 7-8 years ago. The project I was focused on back then is, however, completely different from what I'm working on these days. I was into heavy, mathematical prog music back then. What I'm working on now is much softer, gentler and emphasizes feeling over mind stimulation. + I'm adding vocals, too. But shhh...It's a secret ? Buckle up! Everything you hear is composed, recorded/programmed, mixed and mastered by me, only.

@LfcCharlie4 Thank you. I am humbled ? @WaveInTheOcean It can be very twisty, indeed. But it can also be incredibly simple and clear as day. Or should I say; Light. ? This is all just thoughts and views. Exchange of information. And although it can all look like a word salad... what really matters is what you actually take away from it once you let go of all thoughts and take your very first conscious breath.

Love is playful, indeed ?

@WaveInTheOcean @dimitri Exactly ?❤

@dimitri You are mixing the relative with the Absolute, in my opinion ? Ivan has his limitations. And so does Matt. Hence there is Ivan and Matt, in the first place. I completely and utterly disagree that I am Leo or Matt or Dimitri. But God is all of them. Right now, right here. God is not a person and has no name ?

@dimitri Absolutely speaking; yes. But this discussion is clearly a relative matter ? Ivan is not Matt. Both are God. Love ya too! ❤

@electroBeam It's exactly what I'm doing. I appreciate what Leo's doing and I am forever grateful for this forum. But I love and respect myself enough to stand my ground when I clearly disagree with what's being said. Nothing 'wrong' or 'unloving' about that. In fact; quite the opposite. ? @dimitri Not sure if that analogy fits this scenario. But gotcha. ? What I'm saying is filtered through my mind, that's something to be noted. I am not nearly as integrated and balanced as Matt is, for example. Hence the discussion in the first place, I imagine. I am working on myself simultaneously as I am disagreeing with some of your thoughts. And to be honest; I'm enjoying it quite a bit ? @WaveInTheOcean Yes. Again; the point is balance, integration and equality. Not one thing over the other. ?

I'm totally fine with disagreeing with the entire forum ? Love said it's ok ?

@Someone here Pity if it's all just words on paper to you ? @Nak Khid Well, probably what Matt is doing. Demonstrating pure, unconditional Love 'to the end'. No matter what.

@Ananta Good idea. It would be a start, if nothing else. That's why I was reaching out to non-profit promo groups in the past. However; I feel like I could really take things 'into my own hands' now - if that makes sense. Thanks! @Oliver Saavedra Great set of advices! Thanks! I was taking pretty much all of that in consideration. But something's still not clicking for me exactly... Dunno, maybe it's this idea I have that I actually have to invest a larger amount of money into promoting my music if I want to do things for real. Is that unnecessary? Is it just me wanting to 'rush' things? I must be honest... This is literally what I live and breathe for. And the idea that the moment when I'm actually going to be able to 'pull it off' is nearby is taking my mind in all directions. It means to me so much and I've been working on it for so long...that it almost brings up a sense of desperation and panic. I want to do this professionally. On a 'high level'. My expectations might be too big and even 'in the way'. It's by far a bigger challenge for me than actually making music. I know for sure that I want to avoid record labels though. Not my thing. I don't want my creative process to be compromissed. I'd gladly pay for folks to promote me tho. Radios, interviews and just spreading the word in general. I was also thinking about paying for someone to manage my accounts. Is that a 'wrong mentality' to go about this? Am I trying to micromanage or control too much? On the other hand... I know in my heart that magic can happen out of nowhere and even 'over night' if I just let go and simply share music for its own sake. I'm obviously confused about the topic, to say the least ?

@Someone here I never said it was a feeling. Though it does not exclude feeling. And the feeling is utter bliss, joy and fulfilment. Wholeness. Warmth. I was referring to a 'level' or 'degree' of Consciousness. And even beyond; Pure Beingness. ?

@Someone here You are completely overlooking what I'm actually saying, sorry.

@mandyjw No hard feelings, at all. I get what you're saying. I just don't really agree. Saying what you're saying does not 'do the trick'. It's the same issue as with saying 'you are already enlightened' or 'you are already God' or 'everything is already perfect' - without actually being at the 'level' of consciousness where that is authentically and honesty true and real.

Right. But that's not what I'm talking about. I think that's pretty obvious. I'm talking about the imbalance between the heart and the mind. The duality or the polarity between the two. And pls don't say I'm just imagining it all because that's a pretty weak argument ? Imagination is not in the way or the issue. Let it do its job.

That's where we disagree ? But I see what you mean, I guess. ...Is Love...happening within the Mind? Or is it the other way around?

Nicely put ?

@mandyjw Cool... If that's what you make out of it. That is not my intention, at all. Not even nearly.

True. The mind makes the distinction. That's the mind doing it's job. That's what it's designed for. Not for running the show. But recognizing what's already happening. Imagination does not contradict anything I'm saying. I seek nothing, really. Just expressing my thoughts and views on things.

@WaveInTheOcean It's toxic because it suppresses, belittles and dominates the feminine side of being. That's just my perspective, tho. Absolutely speaking; it's all perfectly fine, of course.

@Leo Gura So what you trying to say... is that everything is happening within the mind? That's the ceiling I'm talking about right there.

@mandyjw The mind's job is pattern recognition. The empty space you speak of is 'beyond' the mind.

@Leo Gura Being a woman or a man has little to nothing to do with the feminine and the masculine energies.

@zeroISinfinity You are not conscious of being everything you say and do - right now. All the time. That's what I get from your posts. If you were to be actually aligned with your own words - it would feel horrible to you. Oh wait... you do feel horrible lately, don't you? ? wink wink. You only demonstrate 'knowing' intellectually that you are God. Not actually being God. Ivan is Ivan. God is God. I am cool with being both God and just Ivan. I'm not trying to be anything I'm not at this precise moment. I am conscious of where I am at NOW. It's called being real ?

@LfcCharlie4 ❤