About Me — mo(0N)CH1

A Paracosmist With An Emotionally Intense Series Full Of Symbolism

What’s a paracosm? You might have seen them from Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis’s Narnia, James Cameron’s Pandora or the Brontë Sisters but what make those so different from the general tales and lands that we know of?

Unless you are already aware, according to a paracomist I’ve met:

A paracosm is a fictional world cherished by its creator ; a paracosmist, who interacts with their world through daydreaming and/or other methods.

But wait, why am I telling you any of this?

What does a paracosm even tell you about me?

Who am I?

Hello, I am known as mo(0N)CH1 or Moon — this isn’t my real name, but for privacy reasons, I will be known as this! Like the moon, she is a reflection of thousands of stories accumulated through history, shone through a soft imitation of the sun’s light.

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Though it will be difficult to illustrate what I have been musing and swept away from since 2016, I hope to be able to aid, support, and comfort people the way my characters have helped me. It won’t be until a while that I will share any of them, so for now, I can try and teach the strange ways I have been creating my paracosms.

Interests

I adore sociology, food, historical fashion, and much more because I love observing how cultures have changed and evolved into something vivid and disturbing. Involved in creative pursuits such as art, writing, and reading, I am always trying to expand these skills.

Niches such as astrology, cognitive functions, the enneagram, and Kibbe ID are able to depict my paracosm more accurately. Despite pop culture stereotypes about these systems, they can be shockingly in-depth. I don’t view typology as confining or something to define yourself, but as an intriguing way to explain those aspects.

Conclusion

A creator may possess an intense emotional attachment to characters, stories, or worlds over a long period of time; though similar to worldbuilding, creators experience and live through paracosms with emotions, the subconscious, daydreams, and more.

Though not everyone has a paracosm, sometimes you want your creations to have a little bit more meaning.

Perhaps, like me, you find inspiration in the cohesive yet impactful layers of minute detail woven into every section. You may even hope that someone will look a bit too carefully at your work and become astounded by the depths that only black and white can convey.

I hope I’ll be able to help you develop your ideas with never-before-seen strategies, such as allusions to mythological characters, intriguing alternatives for common metaphors, or tales that have the power to completely change the minds of your audience.

The Paracosm Collective to those curious: https://youtube.com/@paracosmistcollective?si=mtKIBs1eUImYSjh7

Thank you for reading!