an experiment in art and manifestation
the romantick magick art collective began in may 2019 with a desire to communicate with one another. kids at heart, and living hundreds of miles apart, we wanted to write letters in code and send care packages that required a decoder ring to understand. as a painter and a writer, we also knew intimately the power of symbols and words to evoke meaning and awaken the mind. so, we decided to create our own alphabet.
in a trancelike state, we crafted 26 sigils that would make up the codex artarium. we tested these characters extensively, seeing how they matched up with known magical systems, trying to poke holes in it all, but it continued to fit perfectly. in time we came to realize that these characters were not our own creations — they were shown to us. revealed to us. and they led to a full oracle deck, a tool that is now the first to be pulled from our bag for every project.
this same idea of being open to symbols, ideas, energies, and even entities beyond our everyday comprehension quickly became part of our other creative endeavors as well. no longer striving to develop “new ideas,” we instead began to focus on opening ourselves to the experience and creating a setting in which that experience could play out as it needed to. we begin with intention work and mindful preparation of the creative space and materials. from there, we strive simply to explore, experiment, and unlock mysteries, with our eyes on the path rather than the destination. it is through this preparation, our openness to the experience, and the desire to connect that we manifest through art the energies, entities, concepts, and truths that are entrusted to us by following the romantick system.