Who Am I?

So you’ve stumbled across my Kool-Aid… and you’re not buying—but you’re wondering exactly what it is I’m selling. It’s OK to be a little caught up in the mystique ;)

Doesn’t mean you’re gonna get lost in the sauce.

Let me introduce myself:

I am Artemis Rose Thompson.

Poet.

Philosopher.

Theoretical Sociologist and cultural historian.

In other words:

Yapper.

I fancy myself to be many things, but to get the red tape out of the way—I’m just some guy. Colleges aren’t ready for me (😜), and I don’t claim to have any professional expertise. I speak from my personal sensibilities—gathered from my lived experiences and off-the-book studies. 

I don’t have it all figured out. And I’ll never pretend that I do. 

A teaching from the great American poet (and composer) Will Wood comes to mind:

“Sorry darling, please excuse my constant need to self-aggrandize.”

I have my egoic tendencies. I am more than willing to accept the label of “recovering narcissist”—I am a very complicated Cluster B case, with heavily narcissistic presentation throughout most of my life. Starting and staying on my journey of self-discovery and self-reclamation has been the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. But I want to be truly, earnestly good—not just tell stories to myself about my “goodness” to fall asleep at night.

So here I am.

I’m an artist. A writer, a musician. A survivor.

A human being.

Someone who has lived a lifetime not fitting into any mold, and had to struggle through years of being forced into them. I’ve spent a long time working on myself with cutting edge, trauma-informed psychology and psychedelic therapy, and I’m still in the process—but I’ve learned so much. I want to share it.

If I can help even one other person on a similar journey back to the authentic self, I’ll be satisfied. 

I’m here to share reflections.

Poems.

Conceptual breakdowns.

Analysis.

Humor, sometimes.

I’m here to shout my perspective into the sea of ether—but I’m not trying to be heard. I’m here if you stumble across me, and if you choose to stay around, I would be more than happy to have you. I’m going to keep on track either way, but you know where to find me 😊