The Bloom Papers - Unfolding monthly with the New Moon

THE BLOOM PAPERS

Unfolding monthly with the New Moon


You Already Know Screens Are Killing Something In You

Every productivity hack promises more time.
You're more scattered than ever.

Every mindfulness app tells you to be present.
You're still on your phone all day.

Every platform connects you to thousands.
You feel more alone.

None of it is working.

Not because you're doing it wrong.
Because you're trying to find presence where presence can't exist.


What If the Problem Is the Medium?

Paper forces presence.
Mail creates rhythm.
Unfolding takes time.

You can't scroll through paper.
You can't binge 12 pages.
You can't check it compulsively.

You have to sit.
Unfold it slowly.
Read with your whole attention.

That's the practice.


The Bloom Papers

Twelve typewritten pages arrive with each New Moon.

Inside:

  • Transmission on living unfolded
  • Practices for the lunar cycle
  • Letters from others in the practice
  • Prompts for your own becoming
  • Invitations to gather (if you want them)

Everything slower.
Everything through the mail.
Everything designed to unfold you.

"I don't want to stay folded anywhere, because there I am a lie."
— Rainer Maria Rilke


Why This Works When Everything Else Hasn't

Other things keep you folded:

  • Hunched over phones
  • Hidden behind avatars
  • Compressed into posts
  • Small life lived through screens
  • Performing instead of becoming

The Bloom Papers unfolds you:

  • Physical opening (literally unfolding paper)
  • Natural rhythm (monthly with New Moon)
  • Embodied practice (reading away from screens)
  • Real connection (optional gatherings and correspondence)
  • Becoming instead of performing

Screens want you consuming.
This wants you becoming.


Not For Everyone

This is not:

  • A course with modules and homework
  • A hack to optimize your life
  • Content to consume and forget
  • A community that lives on Slack or Discord
  • Something you can access on your phone

This is:

  • A monthly practice delivered by mail
  • Paper that forces you to slow down
  • Companionship through the seasons
  • An invitation to unfold
  • The opposite of artificial life

If you're still reading, you already know if this is for you.


The Recognition Test

If something in you recognized this before your mind understood why—
If you feel called to this practice—
If you're ready to refuse staying folded—

Request the welcome letter.

I'll send you something by mail.
An invitation to see if this speaks to you.


Request the Welcome Letter

Enter your mailing address below.
Within a week, something will arrive.

Not everyone will understand it.
Not everyone is meant to.

Your address will only be used to send the welcome letter. If you join after receiving it, you'll update your address during signup.


What Happens Next

Within 1 week:
Your welcome letter arrives by mail

You open it:
Something inside will speak to you—or it won't

If it resonates:
Visit the link inside to choose your path

If it doesn't:
No obligation. You'll understand when you see it.


Questions?

"What's in the welcome letter?"

Everything you need to decide if this is for you. I won't spoil the rest—you'll see when it arrives.

"Is there any obligation?"

None. Receiving the letter is free. You'll only pay if you decide to subscribe after reading it.

"When does the first issue arrive?"

The first Bloom Papers ships with the New Moon on November 23, 2025. If you join before then, you're a founding member.

"What if I'm not sure?"

Request the letter anyway. You can't know until you hold it in your hands and feel whether it speaks to you.