Can a broken mind and a hostile neighborhood actually force you to rebuild your life?
TL;DR – Quick Verdict
Best for: Seekers of raw, neurodivergent memoirs on healing.
Skip if: You prefer polished, linear poetry over scrapbook chaotic entries.
What you’ll walk away with: Proof that your inner light is untouchable during systemic chaos.
Where it shines: Honest vulnerabilities, Tupac/Thich Nhat Hanh influences, and original high school art.
Where it falls short: The rapid whiplash of formats can feel messy.
Final take: A crucial read if you want a raw spiritual scrapbook that rejects standard labels.
In Ruminating: The Divine, The Advocate and The Fool, activist Maagic Collins chronicles his 2020 rebirth after a profound mental breakdown. Rebuilding his life, he rejects standard psychiatry—which he slams as a capitalistic, eugenics-rooted tool of control—and elevates it to a liberated Science of the Soul.
This raw spiritual scrapbook uses four-hour free-writes and personal photography to track his shift from Bipolar to autism. When Ahmaud Arbery’s murder pulls him from stand-up comedy to frontline activism, Collins pays a heavy price. He is dead-named, stalked by neighbors, and blacklisted from entertainment. Yet, honoring Black women as this nation’s backbone, and drawing strength from Tupac, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Hurricane Carter, he proves that his light is untouchable.
In his final articles, Collins demands reparations, arguing gentrification like the corporate takeovers of Oakland Port and Crenshaw Mall proves self-determination is not enough to heal historically devastated Black communities.
Finding the Science of the Soul
This Science of the Soul is for anyone seeking raw truth over corporate campaigns. Though the intense emotional whiplash can feel messy, this Science of the Soul perspective is essential. Collins shows how to protect your untouched light, making this Science of the Soul scrapbook a truly life-saving, unforgettable journey into the Science of the Soul.