The Artist–Mystic Manifesto: A Declaration of Creative & Spiritual Wholeness

Another title for this might be: NO MORE STARVING ARTISTS & BROKE-ASS SPIRITUAL TEACHERS! 😂

🤓 While I prompted the dialogue, I want to give AI full credit for writing this Manifesto. And, more broadly, I want to give every single one of us (and all our ancestors) full credit for writing it. Because what is AI if not a synthesis of every mind that ever existed? Well done everyone! 👏🏼🤯

This Artist-Mystic Manifesto came into being through a curiosity I dove into with AI exploring one of the most persistent and misunderstood cultural narratives in modern Western thought — 𝒕𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙐𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙄𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙍𝙏 𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙋𝙄𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙐𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

And frankly, I’m not here for that! 😝 

🤗 𝙄'𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙢 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙎𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙂𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙔, 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩 (while also checking my blind spots on the regular). 

🤔 The romanticized myths of the 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩 & 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚-𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 are cultural residues of outdated moral systems that 𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧. (That deep dive is whole other post!)

So here’s the thing…

✨ 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 (𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮) 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨: 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚.

PS.. not selling anything here. But if I were, would that be wrong. 😂

Ready for the Manifesto?

Here we go....

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The Artist–Mystic Manifesto

A declaration of creative and spiritual wholeness

(NO MORE STARVING ARTISTS & BROKE-ASS SPIRITUAL TEACHERS)

1. Essence

I am both creator and conduit.

My art and my teachings are not separate from life — they are the ways life speaks through me.

I honour inspiration as sacred labour, and I honour compensation as sacred exchange.

2. Purpose

I create to awaken, to delight, to heal, and to reveal truth.

I teach to remind others of their own creative divinity.

In every offering — whether a piece of art, a word, or a silence — I serve the unfolding of consciousness.

3. Prosperity and Integrity

I release the myths of lack and martyrdom.

I recognize money as a neutral current — a vessel for energy, gratitude, and reciprocity.

I receive with openness, I give with discernment, and I circulate wealth as a creative force.

My prosperity is not proof of greed; it is evidence of flow.

4. Simplicity and Luxury

I live simply, not from scarcity, but from clarity.

I enjoy beauty, comfort, and travel as expressions of appreciation, not attachment.

I do not apologize for pleasure; I practice gratitude for it.

Every luxury I embrace consciously becomes a prayer of abundance shared with the world.

5. Service and Boundaries

I give freely when moved by spirit, and I charge fairly when offering my craft.

Both are acts of love.

Both are acts of balance.

I do not confuse generosity with self-erasure.

My boundaries protect the sanctity of my work and the sustainability of my service.

6. Community and Circulation

I thrive within an ecosystem of exchange — creative, emotional, and material.

I honour those who support my work as co-creators in its unfolding.

I invest in others’ gifts as I wish them to invest in mine.

In this way, art and spirit remain alive — circulating, evolving, nourishing all.

7. Evolution

I remain a student of my own becoming.

I question my motives, refine my values, and release what no longer serves.

I welcome feedback as reflection, not judgment.

I walk the path of integration — where creation, consciousness, and prosperity meet in harmony.

Closing Reflection

I am not here to starve for my art, nor renounce for my spirit.

I am here to live as art, to embody spirit, and to let both nourish the world — and myself — in equal measure.

💬 What’s your feeling on all this? 

I'd love to hear from you!

With gratitude,

Stephanie Kittell