Collapse Trauma (Part 2): Lockerbie Bombing + Journal Entry of Processing Hans's Past Life Shadow
Nothing would prepare me for what I would endure when I found out about Pan Am 103 exploding over Lockerbie Scotland.
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Jacqueline
- Jul 7, 2021
- 6 min
Collapse Trauma (Part 1): “Untergliechness"
I justify this dark obsession—the vicarious mental reenactment of my death—by anchoring it to a forensic engineer's technical deconstruction
Jacqueline
- Jun 23, 2021
- 4 min
Using Poetry to Heal Current and Past Life Suffering
The process of writing poetry offers a sense of release and healing. Poetry can also help us to work through current and past life issues.
Jacqueline
- Feb 3, 2019
- 8 min
Bidding the Ghosts and the Illustrated Novel Farewell
He stood at the foot of my bed, staring at me without blinking, repeating, “Normandy, Normandy,” even though his mouth remained closed.
Jacqueline
- Nov 16, 2017
- 3 min
The Race Dream and the Soldier Ghost
The following memorable dream and apparitional experience were directly captured on Blogger on 11.16.2017 at 12:07 PM, and edited on...
Jacqueline
- Sep 8, 2017
- 5 min
Wake Up, America! Preface to Blind Love*
It’s time to wake up, America! We need to take responsibility and be held accountable. Our collapse is fully justified.
Jacqueline
- Aug 4, 2017
- 4 min
Blitzed Baby! Psychedelic Marines, Subterranean Dreams & the Heroin Epidemic
The synergistic blend of the Pervitin high and "autotelic violence" allowed soldiers to remain impervious to the consequences of war...
Jacqueline
- Jul 12, 2017
- 4 min
Ewiger Wald: The Roots of Ecofascism and My Love for the Real Eternal Forest
Given Germany’s deeply rooted connection to the woods, I had always assumed that its forests were robust and covered much of the country.
Jacqueline
- Jun 7, 2017
- 2 min
Let the Madness Continue: Latest Photo Acquisitions of Bombed Out German Cities During WWII
After being haunted by the Brandstätten images in December, I decided to purchase original photographs of WWII bombed out German cities.
Jacqueline
- Jun 6, 2017
- 3 min
Transforming a Kriegsmarine Sailor into a Goth with an Aphrodisiacal Mensur Scar
As it frequently tends to happen with my art-making process, I tap into ethereal realms, channeling ghosts and unseen energy, reaching...
Jacqueline
- Mar 27, 2017
- 2 min
Avoiding “The Night Porter” Trap (and Website Updates)
Although Blind Love is an edgy and provocative illustrated novel full of “Nazi heartthrobs,” it is actually about the resistance movement.
Jacqueline
- Feb 24, 2017
- 1 min
The Erotic Years, 1940 – 1945
The Erotic Years, 1940 – 1945 is a controversial picture book depicting trysts between Nazi soldiers and French women in occupied France.
Jacqueline
- Dec 26, 2016
- 3 min
Ghosts of Berlin, Part 2: The Berlin Wall
I meandered my way through the streets, shuddering at all the postwar construction, knowing exactly why old Berlin no longer existed...
Jacqueline
- Dec 24, 2016
- 1 min
Funny, Fucked Up, Frightening
Look Who's Back, directed by David Wnendt, paints a grim and disturbing portrayal of Hitler returning to contemporary Germany.
Jacqueline
- Dec 22, 2016
- 3 min
Ghosts of Berlin, Part 1: The Flak Tower
When I prepared for my trip in February, I knew, given its intense history, that I would inevitably run into a spirit or two...
Jacqueline
- Dec 18, 2016
- 3 min
Brandstätten: Setting Germany Ablaze
Learning about the firsthand accounts of the Allied bombing campaign of German cities, add another layer to the war.
Jacqueline
- Dec 10, 2016
- 1 min
Blitzed
Die Krupps music video on the same topic.
Jacqueline
- Aug 29, 2010
- 3 min
My Heart is Like an Artichoke: A Performance Art Piece, Fall 2002
First year MFA students were required to put on an exhibit in the Charles Addams Gallery within the first two or three weeks of arriving.