HIPPIE SĀHITYAKĀRA
HIPPIE KUSHI AUTHOR
MARCH 29, 2022
“Before that fateful night, I had always avoided that
small cupboard with the blue door. For a ten-year-old boy, it seemed like quite
a scary place. Sometimes I would take a quick peek inside that hellish abyss
when my mother would open the small door to store some firewood. The tiny dark
room was dusty and covered in cobwebs and all kinds of creepy crawlies scurried
around inside. I used to have nightmares about a monster coming out of that
blue door as I slept, creeping up the stairs and dragging me from my bed to
some evil place underneath our house.”
UltraLondinium Blues by Stephen Cox
My writing career really started at university when I
was in my 40s. I was studying psychotherapy and counselling and this required the
writing of a lot of long essays on counselling theory. Sigmund Freud, hello old
friend.
Most of my class mates hated writing these long essays
but I found that I really enjoyed it and I realised that over those Uni years
my writing got better and better. I scored high marks and got my BAs degree
with honours.
When I left university the work just wasn’t there for
counsellors, it was the big recession. So, I decided to use my free time to
write my first book, ultimately called UltraLondinium Blues.
It was a retro style science fiction novel about a man
given powers of immortality and strength to save the universe from an evil
alien cult. Standard sci fi stuff. It was not brilliant but it was ok and sold
a few copies. Its still available on Amazon.
What was good about this was it introduced me to the
world of being an author and publishing a book. This first book I self
published. It was a good start and led the way to my true vocation.
“Unaware of Dyasi’s activities on Mars, I was taking the
monorail towards the university district of Ultralondinium. After
the terrible events of that evening, the train journey had given me
time to take stock of everything that had been going on. The death of Julia
Grisham was a terrible blow and I was feeling dead inside. I should
have gone straight to the cops after they killed her but shortly before her
death I had witnessed LawGivers working in league with the Seekers, so who
could I trust?”
UltraLondinium Blues by Stephen Cox
After I finished that first book I started creating my
blog, and ‘Hippie Kushi Waking up to Life’, the brand, was born.
I wanted to write about my life because I knew it had
been an interesting one. My difficult early years living with a psychotic
violent father. My rent boy days living homeless in London. Better times in
Brighton and Brixton before my wanderlust took hold and I started to have my
travel adventures.
Then I was diagnosed with a serious illness and my grey,
full stop years began, which lasted for at least ten years.
But what followed this dark period was something
spectacular. Two things happened that changed my life for good. I went to India
and returned a changed man and then I returned to an old friend: the nightclub/event
Whirl-y-Gig.
The blog started doing really well and that’s when I got
the idea to write the first Hippie Kushi book. I thought, what if I expand on
the blog posts and write a factual book, half autobiography, half inspirational
guide.
I feel like the book practically wrote itself.
Imagine my excitement when an international publisher
wrote to me and said they loved it and wanted to publish it and it would come
out all over the world!! I nearly fainted.
Sadly, then Covid came along and things got delayed, the
publication has taken two and a bit years to complete but in a way I’m glad it
did not come out when we were all in lockdown and not able to live the life I
write about.
I am very pleased with this book and you can
buy it here:
waterstones.com
www.amazon.co.uk
Its also available at other book stores and on Amazon
worldwide.
Here are some extracts:
“The Whirly club played all kinds of interesting and
exciting music, including lots of world music beats and it was eccentric,
colourful and laid back. They had bongo drummers, dancers and live bands and at
the end of the night a huge parachute would be pulled above the crowd and
hundreds of balloons would be floated over the top of it as it was lit with
psychedelic lights; it was a moment to chill after a crazy night of dancing and
the effect was amazing.
After being a regular for months I was offered the role of ‘Balloon Man’ and my
job was to blow up the balloons and give them out to the crowd ready for the
parachute finale’.”
Hippie Kushi Waking up to Life book one by Stephen
‘Hippie Kushi’ Cox
“I can honestly say I was 100% a changed man after
attending this festival; my whole outlook changed and I felt I could achieve
anything I wanted, my dreams were within reach. I had been told how wonderful
it was, how the people were, about the hippie vibe, the love, the kinship;
but I never expected the emotional affect it had on me.
Everybody at the Fayre was living a hippie Kushi life, they looked amazing and
I felt we could really change the world. I cannot recommend the Whirl-y Fayre
more. If you go you will embrace the community as I have.“
Hippie Kushi Waking up to Life book one by Stephen
‘Hippie Kushi’ Cox
My first Hippie Kushi book is finally out on 31st March
2022.
Because of the delay due to the pandemic of the
publication of Hippie Kushi book one, I have actually finished book two.
Book two is slightly different to book one. It is still
semi autobiographical but focuses more on wanderlust and world travel and it
also features some amazing Kushi Stories.
I asked people on Facebook to send in their stories of
how their lives have changed due to an amazing experience. The response
was fantastic and I collated some really interesting stories of
peoples amazing lives they now live. I am very proud of this book too and
believe it will do well.
Im hoping it will be out by the end of the year or early
next year.
Here are some quotes from it:
“To travel the world is to find beauty, to experience,
to feel elation. There are some breath-taking places around the globe waiting
to be discovered. Travel is about meeting new people, exploring new cultures,
religions, and traditions. If you want to find a way to expand your mind,
change your mindset. Stop with the two-week package holidays that only give you
a sterile glimpse of a place, instead, choose to really travel; for weeks,
months, years…or even indefinitely.”
“When I got to Goa though my initial opinion started to
change, I went to a couple of trance events while I was there just for the
party vibe and started to listen with a clearer ear. I realised that behind the
fast melodic beat there were all kinds of Indian spiritual sounds going on,
with anything from Hare Krishna chanting to Hindu mantras. Dancing to this
music on the beach for several hours with other hippies quickly had me feeling
elated, positive, and upbeat; it was starting to grow on me.
Since then, I have got to know psytrance a lot better and have come to realise
it comes in many forms. I know exactly the type of psytrance I like, and the
tracks I don’t, and I now have a fabulous collection
of great psytrance tracks that have me feeling optimistic and excited
about life’s possibilities. If I listen to a psytrance track now I instantly
think of Goa, which is an elated feeling in itself, but I am also transformed
and transported in my mind to clubs like Whirl-y-Gig and Psymera.”
Hippie Kushi Waking up to Life book two by Stephen
‘Hippie Kushi’ Cox
I am now working on my third book, ‘Hippie Kushi
Adventures Around the World’.
“During this period, I travelled widely, travelling
across America by Greyhound bus, and another bus from London to Morocco. I have
also taken long train rides all across Europe, gone horse trekking through the
swamps and jungles of Brazil and even had a stint as a teacher in a remote
village in Africa. After my difficult childhood I used to fantasise about
putting a backpack on and just going – just setting off to explore the world.”
Hippie Kushi Adventures Around the World by Stephen
‘Hippie Kushi’ Cox
I have travelled to many many places over my life time
and have had many adventures. So, this book will focus on just that. I have
barely started but I think its going to be great.
So, the writing bug has definitely got me and I’m hoping
my career as a published author will finance my ongoing travel adventures.
I hope you will buy my latest book, here are those links
again:
waterstones.com
www.amazon.co.uk
Until next time, lets stay strong in this dark world and
think positively about your next fantastic adventure too.
“What I’ve learnt is that no one will encourage you to
have a different or interesting life. Doing a dream is what makes life
interesting and exciting, but it can be a lonely pursuit in the beginning. And
that’s another reason I share what I do. So if you relate to how I felt a few
years ago, know that you’re not alone.”
How to live in a Van – Mike Hudson vandogtraveller.com”
That was a quote used in Hippie Kushi Waking up to Life
book one
waterstones.com
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