FOR LIFEFORMS FROM ALL PLANETS
(AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN)

MAY THIS BOOK BRING YOU COMFORT ON
YOUR TRAVELS THROUGH SPACE.

Copyright © 2020 by Robin Eisenberg
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available.

ISBN: 978-1-7972-0543-4 (epub, mobi)
ISBN: 978-1-7972-0383-6 (hardcover)

Artwork by Robin Eisenberg.
Design by Maggie Edelman.

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Contents

INSTABILITY 9

EQUILIBRIUM 27

RESONANCE 45

LUMINOSITY 61

About the Author 80

SELF-CARE IS UNIVERSAL.

LIFE CAN BE PRETTY OVERWHELMING, NO MATTER WHAT GALAXY YOU INHABIT. THINGS CAN GET TURBULENT AND MESSY, AND THE PATH FORWARD CAN FEEL WINDY AND UNCLEAR. LUCKILY, WE CAN TURN TO THE STARS FOR INSPIRATION.

LIKE US, STARS MUST UNDERGO AN ESSENTIAL EVOLUTION. STARTING OUT AS CHAOTIC CLOUDS OF DUST, THEY EVENTUALLY FIND BALANCE, WARM UP FROM WITHIN, ESTABLISH THEIR ORBIT, AND TRANSFORM INTO LUMINOUS CELESTIAL OBJECTS. STARS CREATE BEAUTY OUT OF CHAOS. WE CAN TOO!

THESE PAGES REVEAL COSMIC CARE PRACTICES TO EMPLOY AT EACH STAGE OF YOUR OWN STELLAR EVOLUTION, FROM INSTABILITY TO LUMINOSITY. WHATEVER PHASE YOU’RE IN, THESE TIPS WILL HELP YOU FIND (AND KEEP) YOUR GLOW, EVEN WHEN YOU’RE FEELING LOST IN THE DARK.

INSTABILITY

THOUGH IT MAY FEEL LIKE YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY DARKNESS, STARGAZING INWARD CAN BRING CLARITY.

CHAOTIC CONDITIONS ARE UNAVOIDABLE, BUT TRY TO REMEMBER THAT LIFE OFTEN EMERGES OUT OF COMPLEXITY.

WHEN THINGS SEEM UNSTEADY, FIND COMFORT IN DAILY CYCLES AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS.

TIDYING YOUR SPACE POD CAN HELP YOU TO FEEL FOCUSED AND GROUNDED.

(BUT TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT A LITTLE STARDUST!)

LET YOURSELF FEEL TENDER SOMETIMES.

WHEN YOU NEED A BOOST, A COMPOUND OF NEUTRON STARFRUIT AND MOON WATER CAN HELP WITH REGENERATION.

PRO TIP: VIDEOS OF BABY DRAGONS = FREE THERAPY

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO BREATHE.

EQUILIBRIUM

TAKE YOUR TIME TO FIND YOUR BALANCE.

DISCONNECT FROM ELECTRICAL CURRENTS TO MAINTAIN YOUR BATTERY LIFE.

GO OUT AND EXPLORE YOUR PLANET’S HIDDEN GEMS.

STOP AND SMELL THE BIOLUMINESCENT FLORA.

TAKE A TRIP TO THE COAST. LIQUID IMMERSION CAN GENERATE A STATE OF EQUILIBRIUM.

REMEMBER TO STRETCH!

TRY TO BE KIND TO YOURSELF AND TAKE TIME TO PRACTICE GRATITUDE.

INDULGE YOURSELF OCCASIONALLY. CERTAIN NUTRIENT SOURCES ARE ESSENTIAL TO AN ORGANISM’S HAPPINESS.

PLUS, COOLING IS A VITAL STEP IN THE FORMATION OF A GALAXY.

RESONANCE

RECONNECT WITH OTHER LIFEFORMS WHEN YOU’RE FEELING ISOLATED.

SOLAR RADIATION IS HEALTHY IN MODERATION. (JUST MAKE SURE TO WEAR SPF 3000!)

AVOID STELLAR COLLISION WHEN YOU NEED TO.

TAKE A BREAK FROM THE LUNAR METROPOLIS AND SPEND SOME TIME AMONGST THE STARS.

DURING INTERPLANETARY TRIPS, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR FLOATING SPA PODS.

ENJOY THE ORDINARY MOMENTS.

LUMINOSITY

MAINTAIN YOUR LUMINOSITY.

YOUR GLOW WON’T BE DIMMED BY THE BRIGHTNESS OF THOSE AROUND YOU.

EMBRACE YOUR NATURAL RADIANCE.

CELEBRATE THE PASSAGE OF TIME (AGING IS UNDERRATED).

REGULAR MAINTENANCE HELPS TO PREVENT LONG-TERM DAMAGE.

EXFOLIATE WITH MOON SAND TO SMOOTH SURFACE EROSION.

REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALWAYS CHANGING AND GROWING INTO NEW FORMS OF OURSELVES.

EVEN THE BRIGHTEST STARS NEED TO RECHARGE. WHEN YOUR GLOW STARTS TO DIM, REMEMBER TO PRACTICE COSMIC CARE.

INFINITE THANKS TO:

MY EDITOR SAHARA CLEMENT FOR HER ENDLESS HELP, INSIGHT, LAUGHTER, AND PATIENCE. THIS BOOK WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT HER!

MY DESIGNER MAGGIE EDELMAN AND THE TEAM AT CHRONICLE BOOKS FOR ALL THEIR HELP WITH BRINGING THIS BOOK TO LIFE.

MY PARENTS YVONNE, BOYD, RICK AND ANITA AND MY SISTER MARISA FOR BEING WONDERFUL AND SUPPORTIVE AND INSPIRING AND MEANING MORE TO ME THAN I COULD EVER EXPRESS IN A LINE OF TEXT.

KRIS BALDWIN FOR BEING KRIS BALDWIN.

EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER REACHED OUT AND TOLD ME THAT MY ART MAKES THEM FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES.

Photo by Celina Kenyon

ROBIN EISENBERG IS AN ARTIST AND ANIMATOR BASED IN LOS ANGELES. HER ART EXPLORES INTROSPECTION, SEXUALITY, AND ADVENTURE. HER PROJECTS INCLUDE WORK WITH VANS, APPLE, THRASHER, AND ADOBE, AS WELL AS CREATING AND DIRECTING ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEOS.

WHEN SHE’S NOT DRAWING, SHE PRACTICES COSMIC CARE BY PLAYING ZELDA, WATCHING STAR TREK, EXPLORING THE WILDERNESS OF LA, AND PETTING CUTE DOGS (AKA ALL DOGS).

YOU CAN FIND MORE OF HER WORK AT ROBINEISENBERG.COM.