Writing the Cosmos Within — Introducing Autocosmology as a New Genre of Consciousness

“We do not tell our stories alone; the stars, the Earth, and the unseen weave their patterns through our words.”

I am excited to share with you a new frontier in narrative practice: Autocosmology — a genre where writing becomes an expression of consciousness itself, and storying is an exploration of the universe  through human experience.

Autocosmology is the natural evolution of autoethnography. Where autoethnography grounds itself in lived experience and connects personal narrative to cultural and societal systems, autocosmology lifts these stories into cosmic entanglement — weaving them into the larger evolutionary arc of the universe.

From Inner Compass to Cosmic Dialogue
In this new form, writing is not only reflective — it is generative, relational, and transcendent. It becomes a way of listening to the universe speaking through us. Our story mandalas evolve into sacred texts of becoming, where each thread of narrative entwines life history with cosmogenesis — the unfolding of the cosmos through the self.

Here, writing is consciousness. And when we write from this expanded awareness, we are not simply documenting — we are mediating. The act of writing becomes mediatorship: a sacred responsibility to bridge the personal with the planetary, the fragmented with the whole, the temporal with the eternal.

Story as Medicine, the Self as Universe
Autocosmology is more than a genre — it is a way of being. In this approach, the story is no longer just ours — it is of the stars, of the Earth, of the sacred circuits that guide life forward. Our narratives become medicine, restoring coherence where pain and separation once lived.

In moments of silence, synchronicity, or deep creative flow, we may feel that something larger is writing through us. This is the voice of autocosmology — the living wisdom of the universe echoing through human experience.

Introducing: Starborne – The Journal of Autocosmology
To honor this new space of emergence, I am thrilled to share the launch of a new publication that embodies this vision:

This journal is a constellation of writings that explore the intersections of consciousness, creativity, and cosmogenesis. It is a home for those who write not only to tell their story, but to participate in the unfolding story of the universe.

Your Invitation to Storyship
Whether you are a writer, healer, seeker, or visionary, I invite you to consider:

• What happens when your writing becomes a form of cosmological participation?
• What if the story you are telling is part of the universe remembering itself?

Autocosmology offers a place for those who feel the pulse of a larger rhythm and long to write in tune with it. It is a space for storyship — for entering the narrative field with reverence, curiosity, and a sense of planetary belonging.

Let us write with the stars.
Let us become the voice of the cosmos.

With awe and storylight,
Dr. Susan Mossman Riva
www.susanmossmanrivawrites.com