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Moon Spoon!

And... it's a full moon today, too.

Moon spoon has been a thing for a couple years now, but like a lot of what I do, I haven't shared it publicly. I'm still figuring out what kind of artist/thinkyperson I want to be in public, what kind of things I want to share or make videos about for the youtube internet, and all that. 

So this is a bit of an experiment, sharing a project from 2022 that I kept private to a small circle of friends (and which spread to their friends) at the time. All the footage is from private videos I made in 2022, so I thought it would be not too hard to wrangle it into a single video for the modern day (turns out it was just as hard to make as any video I've made).

But the fact is, I still like my moon spoons, and the evidence that other people also like moon spoons has become irrefutable! So I decided to share.

I hope you'll share your reaction, as I imagine moon spoon magic is a bit outside what some people expect to fund on this Patreon, and honestly I'm not quite sure what to expect. I guess it's not nearly as weird as a lot of things I've done, but I'm a bit sensitive to exploitative pseudoscience and I know there was a way to do this video that would've come a bit too close to promoting that general kind of thing. 

I like how it came out in the end, though. I think moon spoon is a fun creative and self-reflective activity anyone can do at home, and with my people I've found moon spoons to be a good opener for conversations about what's going on in our lives and in our heads.

I will be reflecting more about all of this, but for now, here's notes from the video description:

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Thank you M, Darla, Erin, and Michelle for giving me permission to include your moon spoon content!  

M can be found at: blinkpopshift.com  

Michelle’s original moon spoon comic: https://www.instagram.com/p/CjYZVVLLFsa 

The original moon spoon booklet can be found here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1taYSxa34L8McNRhhQr-RqiUcjw4gRTyMPopvm-ngkLg/edit?usp=sharing It’s formatted for printing, so the pages are out of order. Check the notes for instructions.  

Statement on Gettin That Sweet Sweet Moon Spoon Money:  

“Moon Spoon is never the same,” which is why I decided not to mass produce and sell moon spoons. Also there’s some bad practices in the uh, magical things industry, that I’d like to avoid. So make your own, or make them for each other! Selling/buying them is fine too, as long as they are hand made with love and intention. You have my permission and blessing to make, share, sell, etc, with moon spoon, including the moon spoon booklet, as long as it is YOU making and selling them (not using a manufacturer or outsourced labor).  

Also note: vials of moonwater are very fun, but are likely to leak or explode, so don’t ship them or carry them around in a pocket with your cell phone unless you’re really sure about your materials and methods. I speak from experience.

🐌🌙,

Vi

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Moon Spoon

MOON SPOON IS NEVER THE SAME. I know this is a weird video but I can’t help it, moon spoon delights me. Thank you M, Darla, Erin, and Michelle for giving me permission to include your moon spoon content! M can be found at: http://blinkpopshift.com Michelle’s original moon spoon comic: https://www.instagram.com/p/CjYZVVLLFsa The original moon spoon booklet can be found here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1taYSxa34L8McNRhhQr-RqiUcjw4gRTyMPopvm-ngkLg/edit?usp=sharing it’s formatted for printing, so the pages are out of order. Check the notes for instructions. Moon spoon is a fun creative and self-reflective activity anyone can do at home, and with my people I've found moon spoons to be a good opener for conversations about what's going on in our lives and in our heads. Statement on Gettin That Sweet Sweet Moon Spoon Money: “Moon Spoon is never the same,” which is why I decided not to mass produce and sell moon spoons. Also there’s some bad practices in the uh, magical things industry, that I’d like to avoid. So make your own, or make them for each other! Selling/buying them is fine too, as long as they are hand made with love and intention. You have my permission and blessing to make, share, sell, etc, with moon spoon, including the moon spoon booklet, as long as it is YOU making and selling them (not using a manufacturer or outsourced labor). Also note: vials of moonwater are very fun, but are likely to leak or explode, so don’t ship them or carry them around in a pocket with your cell phone unless you’re really sure about your materials and methods. I speak from experience. This video was supported by Patreon! Thank you to my patrons, who are used to being thrown curveballs in terms of the kinds of things I post, yet still perhaps were not expecting moon magic... hehehe I hope you like moon spoon anyway! Extra special thanks to Ray Sidney, Andew Romaner, David Perryman, Alan Boulton, Carol Hart, David A Smith, not lesia, and Yana Chernobilsky. Patron-only post about this video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-video-moon-99130595 (there's not much there that isn't here, it's just linked for patron convenience)

Comments

charlie mcintosh

it’s good to sometimes let the magic flow! and i sure think it’s nicer for spoons to have magic than swords, so i’d say A+

John McKay

All hail Mother Spoon!!🌛🥄

Kenny Tilton

I liked the pendulum-mollifying matchbox home including a closet for its stuff. Classic Vi.

Kenny Tilton

The link to blinkpopshift works but not the others.

John McKee

I absolutely love everything you do. What other special ideas are you sharing with only a small group of close friends? I know you put a lot of work into every video, but would love to see so much more. Also, getting ready for JoCo soon. Would love you back on the boat someday.

vihart

Thanks! That's what I get for copying from youtube description. Should be fixed now.

vihart

There's definitely a few! Some things take years to become themselves, out of the public eye. Moon Spoon was ripe and ready to share, and some of the others eventually will be as well.

vihart

I immediately bought several polly pockets to satisfy my hunger for tiny homes for tiny things

John McKee

💖 Well, 🫀, I will probably drop everything and rush to you whatever you post next.

Thomas Tramm

Perhaps Kurt Gödel came up with his ...you know..."unfinished business" after he had a good look at his Moon spoon collection...?

David Peaker

The Patreon notification came in the middle of me watching the documentary Moonwalk One, which I paused to watch your video. I think that's serendipity.

vihart

I don't think I understand what you're referring to?

David Neale-Lorello

Thank you for this. You are brilliant beyond words. Yet another inimitable and of-course-once-you-see-it contribution to our universe. (Not just moon spoons -- although those, too -- but your authentic and unapologetic who-you-are.)

Thomas Tramm

Oh sorry! I didn't intend to! I had Gödel's incompleteness theorem in mind, and I meant to "equate" the impossibility of the "set of all sets" to the impossibility of the complete set of all possible Moon spoons 😉 I actually thought you meant to allude to Gödel! Please take this as a compliment to your work! It was such a pleasure to learn through your "dragon curve" videos about fractals and dimensions (and as someone who went through school with F marks and tried to educate himself after leaving school for decades) Love Thomas.

Perryman

Awesome! I definitely support this sort of video too. My question for you today, is when is the proper time to collect moon energy and focus it into the moon spoons? Hope you are doing well!

Bruce

Thank you for the Moon Spoon and all the other magic you help bring into the world.

Hairy Dog Trumpet

How manic have you been lately? Lol I love this so much, you're an amazing creator, I'm glad you're still being you after all these years

Travis Hardiman

I'm generally a person of logic and science, but there is _something_ about moon spoon that I absolutely love. Like it unlocked a part of my brain that I had forgotten about? I have watched this video several times and have already began sketching up ideas for some moon spoon activity.

artificialladybug

I also occasionally remember that magic is a thing that people do and then do a magic thing for fun. Definitely going to make a moon spoon now :)

vihart

I think the proper time is about when you feel moonliest, not what anyone else decides! The moon exists all day every day. But I like when it shines in my window the best.