About This Blog

Posted by: Kraven
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25
Feb

Thanks for reading this page! :)

JeffI’m Jeff, (aka. Kraven) the owner of Obscuria.com . A gothic shop based in Orlando that operates/ships worldwide online and at local events throughout Florida and the US. Before that I was a chef for 10+ years in fine dining, and had the pleasure of living/working in Amsterdam, Holland when I was 21. I’m kind of quiet and enjoy solitude, but try to go out every now and then for a night of Chaos and debauchery. Trying to learn not to take life so seriously in some aspects…..yet trying to tackle deep metaphysical questions whenever possible.

Making the long, treacherous move to self employment is slowly allowing me to spend more time contemplating the nature of existence, via the Yogic sciences combined with the practices of Initiation into Hermetics by Franz Bardon. In an effort to integrate my spiritual beliefs and practices into daily life, some of the things I’ve done are the following:

  • Given up gross materialism.
  • Became vegetarian (mostly Ayurvedic diet).
  • Given up stimulants like coffee, only have herbal Tisanes.
  • Cut off and shut off the T.V., except for watching DVD’s.

I’d say the one bad habit I’ve retained is occasional binge alcohol consumption in social settings. While I sometimes view having a shop that *sells* stuff a contradiction to having given up materialism, I always engage in honest business practices and prefer to create something unique and *get found*, rather than obnoxious always in your face advertising, which I loathe. It has become a means to an end, and Obscuria will continue to focus on purveying/creating exclusive items found nowhere else in the world, and will continue to provide work to independent artists.

I hope you will find this blog enjoyable, and it will motivate you to leave a comment and get involved. It is the aim of this blog to not only present a look into the Gothic/Industrial scene, but to discuss alternative ideas in the fields of the occult sciences and possible paths our society is embarking upon if our current course is not changed.

 

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