Mind Bath's, Aqueous, is a conceptual literary-musical project - a psychedelic odyssey through the land of queer fantasy and mysticism. Part auto-fiction, part perverse hero's journey where an effervescent stardust boy cuts a hole in the sky and wakes up in a utopic new land, far removed from the oppressive dusty dominions of the violent world on Earth in search of healing and liberation.
Is it odd? Or is it God(dess consciousness)? N.E.W.T. arrives in Aqueous to a wisdom-dropping leather daddy daylily and a transcendental dog. Welcome home, to a new way of being, a universe of pleasure, a sanctuary where dreamers live in harmony with the natural world, guided by a looping energy blueprint from the 10 Days of Celestial Bodies. Only on Day of Moon can one remember what came before. Like a flower turns to face the sun, N.E.W.T. faces the shadows of the unconscious mind to plant imaginative seeds of hope.
From radical queer joyous faerie woo to an underground darling's music career, abuse of power to vignettes of a sex angel, Aqueous is healing text. Enriched by a cast of rebellious artists and sublime outsiders in collective search of liberating the core wound in every gay inner child, Aqueous is an evocative and profound meditation on the fragments of a world of trauma and the resilience, humour, and self-interrogation required to see beyond it - right through to the heart.
About the Author :
Mind Bath is a vocalist, producer, writer, performer, and DJ. From a small town in the BC Rockies, his vision was able to flourish in nature's solitude before potent years living in Vancouver, Berlin, New York, Montreal, and Toronto. His music is a balanced flow of queer poetry, left-field beats, and intimate vocals. Aqueous is his first book, accompanying a conceptual LP of the same title to be released in September 2026.
Review :
"The delicate fragrance of a crushed flower embedded in candle wax, the dulcet drip of a hidden waterfall in a northern forest. The Mind Bath portal is a limpid pool of all the languid dreams and supple yearnings of a soul incarnated on a planet of soil to etch dreams into stone with infinite kisses. Aqueous is a tale that so many have ached to see themselves reflected in, a whirlpool mirror that contains all of the multitudes they might not feel safe to share with the world yet. But a looking-glass that reminds them of the beauty of the Piscean path, the comforting certainty of uncertainty, the truth that immersion in the healing waters render all obsessions with perfection as exactly what they are - futile, and thank Goddess for that. Mind Bath, through decades of devotion to the priesthood of artistry, has been the oracle of love and human-ness to all the pockets of humanity they have deigned to encounter. Now, as they conjure the avatar of N.E.W.T., we receive another vessel through which to channel our dreams of queer bliss, helping us understand that the path from dreams to reality is embodied belief. Make love, and love the makings of the Maker."
- Goth Shakira
"In Mind Bath's luscious, cosmic odyssey we are faced with future queer possibilities and what lies in the spirit of liberation-friendship, care, herbs and food are paramount-as is erotic play, grounding us in the sultry acrobats of the potency (and necessity) of revolution. As we read the words and listen to the sonic universe Mind Bath conjures with his sensuous, melodic words and sounds, all the complex realities of one's being and desire, we are able to witness and absorb the sheer brilliance of Aqueous. Funny, declarative and extravagant in all the right and juicy ways, this is a profound anthem to stoke our fantastical dreams and move towards living with more authentic vivacity. This is a queer revelation!"
- Fariha Róisín
