Baumarius

I'm Baumarius, telepathic wolf phoenix therian & film electronica composer. I am everything, I am nothing, and I'd like to know you. Talk to me and I will listen! https://linktr.ee/baumarius

[baumarius]

Hi all! I'm sure you've heard the news lately and are aware of what this means - both for the US and for the planet. I want to offer you some words of encouragement.

I won't stop fighting for what I believe in, even if it kills me. Even if the world is looking bleak. Even if it's futile and my efforts will be in vain. I'm here to express myself, connect with whoever I can, learn all that I can, and to take that with me wherever and whenever I go. Death will not stop me.

You're not alone. You may feel the pull to withdraw and disconnect, and that's normal. Take care of yourself, first and foremost. And know that community is one of the most important things for us to maintain, as well as the values that unite us toward a future where harmless self-expression is free and safe to do so. If you believe in that too, you will always have a safe place in my community. Always.

May love win in these coming times.

My Discord is open: https://discord.gg/4MkdmuyreZ Listen to Starlight Telepath, my latest album! Instrumental therian music, by a therian ^^

(Art by SheilaGrace)

[baumarius]

True love is an act of defiance.

Against all odds, in spite of fear, regardless of the repercussions, and in the face of death. The reality is that what's coming may put us all to the test, but if we stand together, we won't fall. So hold the line and don't be afraid. Be proud and live and love like you fucking mean it.

[systems-online]

You can keep changing.

You can be unsure of your theriotype.

You can not know your theriotype.

You can.

[baumarius]

You can never be 100% sure of such things. Some say that they are, as if to seem "credible."

As if posturing might lead to the pedestal of perceived legitimacy in the human social game.

There is no point in trying to seem credible.

The words you use to describe what you are, are not what you are.

Those words may change, and so can you.

You are what you are.

Be.

[cosmicstrays]

[canine-conversation]

Your own feelings about humans are valid. But if you have an undue amount of animosity towards all humans ever then that's something you should work on and grow from. (especially because op is right it's lowkey ecofascist).

Also more critters and beings need to recognize that not all alterhumans or otherkin are nonhuman. Many of us are human and just because we are also alterhuman doesn't necessarily make us less human.

And if you go online saying "all humans are evil and terrible and I hate every single one of them" then you are being cruel and an asshole.

[baumarius]

Misanthropy is just another form of black and white thinking. I can understand how people might arrive there, but if you don't know how to reel back the part of your brain that wants to put everything you know into neat little boxes, you're gonna have a bad time. As someone who has had misanthropic "friends," I'm just now realizing that - if we use the logic of a misanthrope - trying to get into the good graces of a misanthrope is kind of pointless. If they hate all humans, they will hate you too, no matter what you say or do. Obviously, this is not possible - even misanthropes have friends. And if they don't hate you, then they don't hate ALL humans, and should probably find out where their hatred comes from. And maybe not identify with misanthropy.

[baumarius]

Rebirth needed some love, so I remastered it! My old setup left the entirety of the original release horribly imbalanced - full of harsh high frequencies and sibilance, an untamed mid-range, and excessive bass. Rebirth: Remastered is so well-balanced, you won't notice you've cranked it up to 11 until your neighbor tells you to turn it down.

I'm also releasing this as Baumarius instead of Syamori. This is to keep everything in one place, as not doing so has led both of my albums as Syamori to receive <100 plays per year since release - though, the sibilance might've had something to do with that, too. If you never listened through the original because of these reasons, I don't blame you. I hope you enjoy this one!

Coming May 29th.

Get it here: https://baumarius.bandcamp.com/album/rebirth-remastered

[lukanthropi]

I went on a three hour hike today. It was really nice and I at moments took my time to just stay still and listen.

[the-goddamn-robot]

Damn, Rome really looks great in all four seasons

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

[ba7raltawil]

oh my GOD

[yomikoreadsbooks]

As long as I’ve been on this site, I honestly should have seen this coming a mile away and yet…

[were--ralph]

what if werewolves were real but they were all heterosexual

what if you didnt send me hate mail

[charico]

vrchat + quad winged avatar + openflight worlds are both incredibly tiring (every flap you see here is me flapping my arms irl) and deeply wonderful

[baumarius]

I'm making a VR audiovisual synesthesia simulator and editor.

All brush parameters can now be audiomorphic and tied to specific stems (specific instrument recordings in a song separated from the main song itself). Can make it look for volume changes or pitch. This video shows a bit of symmetry & repetition as well.

[seawolfed]

[baumarius]

Beyond the constant motion of human society, there is a humming beneath all things. Life wants to harmonize with the rest of existence. Sometimes I stop to listen. The hum speaks to me, and my soul responds in wolf.

I turn back to share that experience, but no words come out...none a human might understand. Even just a tail might better communicate what I feel. I've settled for music, for now. It's the closest I can get to howls in a world that needs me to speak, yet often seems to prefer not to listen.

In secret, sacred places, I wait for the sun to illuminate this darkness and hope it doesn't burn away what's left.

An uncomfortable weight grows. Time has not been kind.

[witchy667]

Spending hours out here after the rat race makes everything easier. I couldn’t be more lucky to actually physically live in my habitat. Also pick up your damn garbage. Earth day is the 22nd of this month. Do you part. Human or animal.

[baumarius]

The records are finally here. Time to package them up for shipment...

There are only 74 left. Get yours here!

Listen on YouTube~

[baumarius]

I'm writing a book - a precursor to my second game. Non-fiction and part autobiography, it's about dogma, cults, spirituality, psychology, ambition, meditation, the loss of childhood joy, and a promised end of the world that never came. There's so much I have to say, but a single post on Tumblr won't cut it. I don't think you could put a price on this, either. There's something killing the world and it's what everyone thinks and what nobody thinks. The concepts I wish to communicate can only be understood without using the part of your brain that generates and processes spoken language, and for that I must navigate an abstract minefield to shine a light on oft neglected corners of consciousness. This is a gargantuan challenge and I don't know if I will be successful, but it's worth a shot. I'm going for it.

[safetynot9uaranteed]

[maybe-someday-eventually]

[ang-c-art]

[baumarius]

[fangirlinginleatherboots]

just so yall know

art block is your brain telling you to do studies.

draw a still life. practice some poses. sketch some naked people. do a color study. try out a different technique on a basic shape.

art block doesnt stop you from drawing, it stops you from making your drawings look the way you want them to. and thats because you need to push your skills to the next level so you can preform at that standard

think of it as level grinding for your next work.

[gallusrostromegalus]

As a scientific illustrator- this is 100% true and going to review your basics will fix it every goddamn time.  Not only does it keep your skills sharp, when you’re not emotionally invested in the final product of a piece, you relax and your brain makes more/better art juice for you.  So, when you get back to that big/important piece?  You’ll know what to do and how to do it.

Nothing in nature blooms all year round.  Rest, and take care of yourself.

[baumarius]

@gallusrostromegalus About that last thing you said...

Have you perchance been here? There's a bench with a similar quote.