[Edit: Shortly after publishing this, I realized that these 7 NFTs are too precious to my soul and thus are not for sale. However, they are intended to be magickal sigils bearing gifts for those who take the time to gaze upon them, read the visions/stories associated with each one, and make sacred vows to oneself in relation to them.]
I created my first collection of NFTs! 😄
It’s called 7 Sacred Artifacts of the Adventure of Jordan Bates.
As I’ve written previously, the NFT space has exploded this past year, and in my view, is here to stay.
~$10+ billion has already poured into NFTs in 2021.
NFTs allow you to transform anything, digital or otherwise, into a provably-owned asset or collectible, inscribed upon the immortal blockchain.
Basically, among many other use-cases, this allows people to collect and trade digital art and pieces of Internet history.
If you love certain creators and want to support their art, this provides a powerful new means to do so.
And as a bonus, if you feel the creator’s NFTs are likely to increase in value over time, you’re also investing in an appreciating asset that can generate income when/if you sell it.
Plus, if you do sell an NFT, a royalty percentage usually gets paid to the artist/creator, enabling creators to receive abundance in an ongoing fashion for their entire lives. For my first collection, I’ve set this percentage to 7.7%. This is a game-changer for artists, and many artists’ lives have already been massively benefitted by NFTs.
To learn more about NFTs, I recommend this free eBook by Dane Tomas.
Unlockable Content
NFTs can also be used to give collectors access to unlockable content.
For example, collectors of the 7 Sacred Artifacts of Jordan Bates will unlock access to…
[drumroll please…]
~70 hours of life-altering courses & content in Ouroboros School of Infinite Creatorship…
And…
Special secret VIP gifts and opportunities in my vortex. :) 🎉
One aspect of how I’m viewing each Sigil in this first collection is as a kind of ‘Very Important Being’ Medallion within my ecosystem.
As soon as you collect one of these, you’ll receive a special invitation from me, with more coming in the future. : )
Without further ado, let’s explore the collection!
7 Sacred Artifacts of the Adventure of Jordan Bates
If you explore my collection, you’ll notice the following Vision & Intention for this first collection:
These 7 Sigils are Magickal Artifacts gathered through time on my winding adventure. Each is dear to me in its own way. I see this collection as an autobiographical honoring of the mythological journey of this lifetime.
If you Collect one or more of these Sigils for any amount of time, my intention is for these Artifacts to empower you to Be What You Are in this life, and to Remember that the Heaven you seek is Here Now. When you collect one, make a sacred vow to yourself. This will fully activate the magickal potency of these Artifacts.
The collectors of these Artifacts will be granted access to the full library of Ouroboros School of Infinite Creatorship, as of 12/25/21. This includes ~70 hours of life-altering content and courses. Collectors will also be given special secret VIP gifts and opportunities in JB's Vortex. :)
You're Perfect, just as you are now. I Love You. — JB
If you’re curious to know more about everything you’ll unlock in Ouroboros School of Infinite Creatorship, here’s an older video from almost a year ago that nonetheless gives a good initial sense of what’s in the vault. The School homepage also provides a fairly comprehensive list of the subject matter covered.
In essence, Ouroboros School will teach you in-depth how to exit the rat race, “find the others,” Be Free Now, manifest a soul-aligned life, and start living in the New Earth. Plus much more.
If you collect one of my NFTs, I do deeply recommend making a vow or commitment of some kind, and beginning to act on it immediately.
For example, I recently collected an NFT by one of my favorite creators, Dane Tomas (who just published a free eBook on NFTs!), and upon doing so, I vowed to create my own sacred NFT collection soon—and so I did. : )
Now, let me give you a tour of the 7 Sacred Artifacts of the Adventure of Jordan Bates. : )
#1: Infant Mind
You’ll notice if you click on each Sigil on OpenSea, you can read the Story & Intention for each one. Here is the Story & Intention for Infant Mind:
On March 25, 1991, a sweet, smiley infant incarnated in this earthly realm in a small-town hospital in northwest Iowa. His parents named him Jordan.
Years later, in the song 'Moon River' by Heavily Indicated, Jordan would rap the words, "Find your baby picture, man, stare into those fresh eyes. / So wide, sublime, still so close to the other side."
For years I've intermittently stated that it is a powerful practice to find and gaze upon a photograph of yourself as an infant. This sacred photograph of Baby JB evidences the weightlessness, lightness, and innocence that characterize both the Infant Mind and our True Nature. Look at that sweet little fella. :' ) Every baby is baby Jesus.
I recently wrote a letter to Baby JB, crying as I told him, “You’re beautiful. You’re so beautiful. Look at you, buddy. You’re radiant. Your precious smile melts my heart.” and, “I’ve got you, buddy. Don’t you worry. I’ve got us. You’re safe now. You can trust me.”
May all collectors of this Sigil gaze upon photographs of themselves as newborn babes and remember their primordial innocence. May they know the ever-unstained innocence that shines Sun-like within them. May they return to this innocence and allow it to melt away all guilt, shame, sorrow, and resentment. May they forever see Life through an infant's eyes, as the astonishing miracle that it is.
Love,
JB
#2: Audiophile Nietzsche
Here is the Story & Intention for Audiophile Nietzsche:
I inscribe this Sigil upon the Immortal Blockchain to pay everlasting homage to Refine The Mind (2012 — 2021) and Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 — 1900), the OG Mascot of RTM.
"Become what you are," Nietzsche said. In 2017, I tattooed these words on my left shoulder, my first tattoo and something of a magickal vow to myself. Nietzsche's "three spiritual metamorphoses" of "Camel, Lion, and Child" impacted me profoundly and were a key spark in igniting my quest for Truth.
Thus, Audiophile Nietzsche seemed like the perfect figurehead for Refine The Mind, my long-time blog. The headphones felt like a splendid addition, capturing my quirkiness and infinite love for music. The mantra of Refine The Mind for many years was: "Question all the things."
May those who collect this Sigil be blessed with the courage and tenacity to leave no stone unturned in their quest for Truth. May they Be What They Are and metamorphose into the free-spirited Child who is able to deliver the Sacred Yes to the Game of Life.
Love,
JB
#3: The Great Asian Adventure
Here is the Story & Intention for The Great Asian Adventure:
In 2013, at the wee age of 22, a small-town Iowa kid by the name of Jordan Bates departed the Midwest to embark on a Great Adventure. He boarded a plane and flew to Asia, where he would live and teach English and travel for 16 months. This photograph of JB was taken while hiking in the mountains near Busan, South Korea, his home for 12 months of his time in Asia.
JB's time in Asia marked a fateful 'point of no return' on his life-path. Despite fear and anxiety, he took a Leap of Faith. Despite loneliness and doubt after the 'honeymoon phase' wore off, he persisted. And he was glad he did. In his time in Asia he found excitement, friendship, romance, ridiculously delicious cuisine, profound lessons, and the Miraculous Novelty of Planet Earth. His sense of possibility expanded exponentially. The floodgates of his wanderlust were thrust open. His taste for raw, wild experience was irrevocably activated. There was no going back to 'normal life' after this. JB knew his entire life had become a Great Adventure.
May all collectors of this Sigil transform their entire life into a Great Adventure. May they take Leaps of Faith and persist courageously in the face of doubt and setbacks. May they follow their Highest Excitement and let it guide them to their Heart's Truest Treasure in this world, and beyond.
Love,
JB
#4: Laughter of LOSTBOYEVSKY
Here is the Story & Intention for Laughter of LOSTBOYEVSKY:
It is with great joy and nostalgia that I inscribe this Sigil upon the Immortal Blockchain. This cartoonishly daffy cover art, created by my friend OGALALA / Christopher Kerouac, is the cover art of RHYMES 'N' PUNS 'N' SHIT, the first rap album I ever released back in 2015, under the alias LOSTBOYEVSKY.
To joyfully bathe in and create Rap Music may be the most fundamental reason my soul incarnated on Earth in this lifetime. It is one of my purest loves.
May all collectors of this Sigil know Pure Joy and Playfulness in this lifetime. May they be immediately blessed with the Raw Power and Courage of the Great Legends of Hip-Hop. May they Sing the Song their Souls truly wish to Sing in this world. Amen.
Love,
JBP.S. All collectors of this Sigil will receive a code for 95% off on all current and future music on lostboyevsky.bandcamp.com.
#5: The Costa Rican Phoenix
Here is the Story & Intention for The Costa Rican Phoenix:
This electric piece is a photograph taken by Jon Brooks—aka Undercover Carl Jung—at a soul-nourishing center called Ocean Forest Ecolodge in Costa Rica in mid-2018, the morning after a yagé ceremony. This photograph for me epitomizes the energy of my first trip to Costa Rica, which proved to be a profound turning point in my life.
Over the course of those ~8 weeks in Costa Rica, I experienced four ayahuasca ceremonies, two yagé ceremonies, and one San Pedro ceremony. I also co-hosted our first HighExistence / Apotheosis Retreat, went skydiving for the first and only time, and nearly drowned while white-water rafting. The climax of the trip came at Rythmia Life Advancement Center, where I experienced three ayahuasca ceremonies and one yagé ceremony in a single week.
What occurred during that fateful week was an unimaginable death and rebirth. Large reservoirs of guilt, shame, and fear were purged and washed away. The past—which had previously felt so solid, real, and three-dimensional—seemed to become two-dimensional and almost-unreal, as if it had largely fallen away. The medicine brought me face to face with Divinity in an unmistakable way, revealing and dissolving many layers of resistance and distrust in my system. I was reborn, and after this nothing could ever be the same. My trust in God had quantum leapt to new heights, and Life subsequently became a far more effortless Flow.
May all collectors of this Sigil one day sit with ayahuasca and yagé, in a masterfully held space. May they receive the Medicine of that fateful journey to Costa Rica immediately and non-locally, wherever they may be in this cosmos. May they know what Eckhart Tolle meant when he wrote, "The secret of life is to 'die before you die' and find that there is no death."
Love,
JB
#6: The Kumankaya Revelations
Here is the Story & Intention for The Kumankaya Revelations:
This striking self-photograph was taken in Mexico in late 2020 at Kumankaya, the most enchanted New Earth haven I have ever discovered. I will never forget Tanja and I's 3-week dieta in that jungle abode. Many Ayahuasca and Bufo ceremonies revealed lifetimes of wisdom, illuminated the path to a New Earth, and catalyzed the creation of many of my most beloved songs and writings.
In that jungle maloca, Tanja said "yes" late one night after ceremony when I asked her to marry me. A couple short weeks later, our dear Lila was conceived. This description should give the reader some sense of the precious significance of Kumankaya in my life. For me, it is hallowed ground—a New Earth Noah's Ark of the highest order.
May all collectors of this Sigil one day visit Kumankaya. May they receive the Healing Medicine of Kumankaya immediately and non-locally, wherever they may be in this cosmos. May they feel and know the warmth, hospitality, humor, and wisdom of Remi and Ashley, the Creators of Kumankaya. May they feel and know the saintly love of Scragsy the Cat, who abides at Kumankaya. Amen.
Love,
JB
#7: Altar of Ouroboros
Here is the Story & Intention for Altar of Ouroboros:
This photograph of my altar was taken in late 2021 in Germany. On this altar one can see various Sacred Artifacts accumulated throughout my travels, including an Amber Jesus, Hopi Frog, Shipibo cloth, Mayan Calendar Ring, shamanic bracelets, and a hand-drawn Ouroboros Sigil I created. Some of these Artifacts have traveled with me for years.
This Ouroboros Altar has accompanied and empowered me the past few weeks, during one of the most Aligned and Creatively Inspired periods of my Life. It is charged with the intention to Know and Be and Relax Into and Radiate the Perfection of Now.
May all collectors of this Sigil receive the Empowering and Enlightening Energy of this Altar immediately and non-locally, wherever they may be in this cosmos. May the ancient alchemical symbol of the Ouroboros—signifying Infinity, Rebirth, & Transmutation—suffuse its magic within their being-ness, activating previously-unimaginable Divine Powers & Potentialities. May the Yin-and-Yang bring them Balance, Harmony, and Unity-Consciousness. May they directly know the presence of God and find deep rest within the Perfection of Source.
Love,
JB
In Sum…
Well, there you have it.
My first collection of NFTs. : )
I really love this collection and enjoyed creating it.
It feels cool to take this experimental leap into the warp-speeding frontier of NFT-land.
I look forward to meeting the OG collectors of these Magickal Tokens. : )
If you believe in my work, want to quantum leap toward the New Earth via Ouroboros School, want access to cool VIP gifts and opportunities in my vortex, and want to own a piece of JB’s internet-history that might be worth a lot more someday…
Then go collect these Sacred Artifacts. :)
I’m curious to continue observing the unfoldment of the NFT space and to potentially conjure further enchantments in this space moving forward. I see great potential here for the empowerment of New Earth Creators and already have some ideas brewing to “meme the New Earth into existence.” If you’re involved in the space and keen to collaborate, hit me up by replying to one of my emails and let’s see what arises.
I hope this collection has already sparked for you some ideas of the vast creative possibilities of the world of NFTs.
All right, I think that’s all from me for now.
Thanks for reading, thank you for existing, stay golden. :) 💙
Love,
JB
P.S. Happy Birthday to my beloved sister, Anna Bates!! I love you forever, Annie. : )
P.P.S. If you want to learn more about NFTs, read Dane Tomas’ new free eBook and go read a bunch of the tweets/threads of 6529, the most visionary mind in NFTs.
P.P.P.S. The Astonishing Miracle of Existence is THIS SUNDAY!! Join us! Even if you can’t make it live, sign up to receive the replays.
P.P.P.P.S. Your gift month of Infinity Mentorship begins soon, on 1/11/22. Don’t miss the maiden voyage of this starship.
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