Wisp 11:11

The eleventh issue of Wisp (for April and May) is now released, like a symphony in blue.

As usual, you are greatly encouraged to spread the word. You can embed the flipping version on your site, you can post the links on your blog, and even send the pages you like by email from the website!

Next issues

If you have something you would like to share, we welcome new content: articles, poems and artworks that you can start sending right now for Wisp 12! (Details here)

What’s Inside?

First of all, you simply can’t ignore the superb cover, graced by Ragen’s artwork, Blue Firebird. Ragen is a young talented artist from Nevada. Lots more of her art can be checked at her website.

In the Editorial, Tracy Marshall talks about Everyday Magic, appreciating the little things which can be truly magical in more ways than one.
As a perfect illustration of this, you’ll learn more about Orbs, and how to make them or simply… find them! Photography by Jean-Baptiste Duret.

In the astro section are Aries and Taurus, the remaining two signs of the zodiac that Elikozoe has been exploring throughout the past ten issues. Sabine vom Hoff explores an expanded significance for the planets: Neptune and Mars, and Venus as well.

Blue is the colour, in the next two spreads, in all shades. Pictures by Gunn Hole, art by Jean Blenkhorn, Rick Daddario, Kenneth McSween…

Blue too are the shoes that Devonne Morgan talks about in I’ll Wear My Own Shoes, a dream exploration of significance, illustrated by Joy Marjorie’s photography.

Started in Wisp 10X, The Mysterious Doorway of Amaru Muru continues to reveal its mysteries in Mark Felder’s account of spiritual archaeology at the mystical site in South America.

In Presence (II), Sabine vom Hoff continues her exploration of the significance of “being present” by guiding us on a walk through our impulses.
Inspired by Sabine’s invitation to take pictures of faces in trees, you can’t miss them in Raices de Ronda (Roots of Ronda), by Rachel Brookes Finlay. Chico, a local artist of the medieval city of Ronda in Spain, shares his dream with us; his magical tree carvings enchant and delight as much as they surprise.

Meet Sally next, an actress torn between choices to boost her burgeoning career, in Sally, BarkRite, and the Fortune Cookie by Richard Kendall. A perfect lesson in trusting one’s instincts.

In The CMPC Family Amusement Park, our regular columnist Sharon Mendenhall takes us on a merry-go-round of our daily issues with a mix of interesting and funny characters.

At the next turn, you’ll find A Circuitous Route to Appreciation where Anet Paulina shows us how one can transform one’s own perception of events and beliefs over time with just a little bit of appreciation.

Sheila Greer then shares her personal Messages from George, illustrating how communications with loved ones never cease.

If you’re in the groove, then you’ll like Groovy Thinking by Dick Richardson, while Faro King’s delightful account of his Love of the Frog Girl will without doubt bring a smile to your inner child.

The Nature of Synchronicity by Scott Rabalais underlines how the power of synchronicities beats just being patient.

In Fear of Judgement (Part 2) Ken Shaw continues his exploration of how the perception of external judgement weighs on our acts, while Nancy Miller goes Beyond Judgment.

Find serenity and all shades of emotions with poems, art and photography by Rick Daddario, Tom Sherlock, Sheila MacGregor, Kenneth McSween, Alex Baranosky, and bob strating.

Jean-Baptiste Duret presents a new Tile of the Month, The Green Phoenix, a dive into a subtle yet enticing symbol rich in meaning.

More laughs in store with Robotman’s Energy Exchange as Rob Arteman shares his second session with Goofenoff.

Finally, learn How To Listen To A River with Gordon Artrias Rosenberg, while appreciating Mike Nelson Pedde’s story-telling talent to evoke places and sensations like no other with The Waterfall.

The Mag/e-zine

If you would like a hardcopy of Wisp for your archives or to share with friends and family, it can be ordered at a modest price (9 USD plus shipping) though the MagCloud service.

We take 20 cents on each copy to help us cover our expenses (website hosting, proof orders etc. — see key figures below).
Having said that, Wisp is freely available online, and this is only a complementary service we offer for people who are interested.

For the record, the print quality through MagCloud is great, and it makes a splendid magazine, without advertisements, and 44 pages of rich content! (And if you browse through MagCloud’s site, you will surely find other interesting off-beat magazines.)

Order your copy of “Wisp“ here!

Some key figures

• Each of the past 11 issues of Wisp has been viewed online around 2,000 times by people in all continents, mainly North America, Europe, Australia and NZ, and some in South America, Asia and the Middle East.
• Each month, Wisp includes 20 different contributors from various places around the world.
• The organization is comprised of a very small but efficient team doing scouting for articles, reviewing, publication on the web, illustration and layout. If you want to help, feel free to contact us!
• Some accounting: of the 3 books that have been made of the first 9 issues, there have been about 20 copies sold (plus a few proof copies ordered by the team, 3 of which were offered during the Christmas contest to our readers).
  Gross revenue generated: less than 40 USD. With the proof orders and various shipping costs, we didn’t make a penny.
• The magazine version of the last issue (10X) has been ordered by less than 5 persons. We have yet to made one dollar from this!
• Guess what… It won’t stop us from having fun doing it! Wisp is for sharing, and for fun!