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Petals of the Unconscious - Because my subconscious has better taste than I do.

  • Writer: Dani Passat
    Dani Passat
  • Oct 31
  • 3 min read
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Snapshot:

This collection is what happens when you start working on your mental health, but your dreams are like, “No, babe, we still have notes.”


Petals of the Unconscious is a botanical fever dream — soft, strange, and slightly unstable. It’s for the people who pretend they have it together but secretly Google “how to stop crying in Whole Foods.”


Each pillow is a mood swing wrapped in fabric: emotional, floral, and maybe just a little unhinged. It’s not about balance; it’s about blooming through the chaos — mascara streaks, intrusive thoughts, and all.


Where It Hurt First

Probably in childhood. Or middle school. Or during that one relationship you swore was “different” because they owned books.


Your unconscious remembers everything. Every weird comment your aunt made about your weight in 1999. Every time someone said, “You’re too sensitive.” Every bad haircut that coincided with a breakup.


Eventually, all that repressed crap starts sprouting — like dandelions through concrete, or worse, inspirational quotes on Instagram.


That’s where this collection was born: somewhere between a nervous breakdown and a breakthrough. It’s what happens when your brain says, “Fine, I’ll grow, but I’m going to make it pretty and confusing.”


How It Turned Into Art

I wanted to capture the emotional equivalent of texting your therapist “nvm, I figured it out” when you definitely didn’t. So I turned dreams, breakdowns, and intrusive thoughts into art.


Colors? Deep plum, moody coral, sage, ash, and hints of emotional damage. Shapes? Abstract petals and tangled vines that look suspiciously like your dating history. Textures? Soft enough to cry into, durable enough to survive your next reinvention phase.


The 11 Messengers

Each pillow in Petals of the Unconscious is a confession embroidered in code — an artful reminder that being “too much” just means you’re alive with texture.

  1. Dream Anatomy — For when your subconscious has better cinematography than Hollywood.

  2. Solar Haze — Burnout, but make it radiant.

  3. Ghost Garden — Where all your repressed memories are currently thriving.

  4. Electric Eden — Paradise with bad wiring.

  5. Fractured Bloom — You broke open — and somehow made it look intentional.

  6. Shade Intentions — Throw it, plant it, grow it. Either way, it’s coming back to you.

  7. Neon Rose — The flower that glows harder after dark (same).

  8. Flight Risk — For the emotionally unavailable but self-aware.

  9. Euphoric Field — That fleeting high when the chaos finally feels… worth it?

  10. Divine Obsession — For the lovers of beauty, control, and bad ideas.

  11. Velvet Voltage — Soft power, loud energy, and zero apologies.


When This Lives in Your Home

These pillows belong in the spaces where you have existential thoughts — your bed, your studio, your “I’ll just scroll for five minutes” couch.


They don’t ask for symmetry. They demand attention. They say, “I’m healing, but I still like compliments. ”They pair well with coffee stains, emotional growth, and a questionable playlist.


How to Live With It

  • Put them anywhere you need a reminder that chaos can be chic.

  • Looks best surrounded by plants that are somehow both thriving and dying.

  • Ideal lighting: soft, golden hour vibes that hide your sins.

  • If anyone asks what they symbolize, just say “trauma, but make it art.”


What Healing Looks Like Here

Healing here is not calm — it’s cinematic. It’s you crying in your car, then getting out and saying, “Actually, that was kind of beautiful.”It’s finding meaning in the mess because the mess is where you’ve done your best work.


This collection is proof that even your subconscious has a sense of humor — it’s just passive-aggressive about it.


For the Ones Still Blooming Weird

“What’s growing in you that you keep pretending is weeds?”“What would happen if you stopped pruning your personality for comfort?”

Spoiler: You’d probably be happier, louder, and need fewer people’s approval.



Set the Mood

🎧 Soundtrack:

  • “Unstoppable” – Sia

  • “Lost Cause” – Billie Eilish

  • “Liability” – Lorde

  • “Flowers” – Miley Cyrus

  • “She’s a Genius” – Jet

Mood: introspective chaos meets hot girl healing. You’re not crying — your eyes are detoxing.


Join the Softcore Society

Welcome to Softcore Society, where we don’t hide the mess — we turn it into home décor.This isn’t your mom’s floral collection.It’s for people who’ve done the work, survived the work, and can now laugh about the work over a stiff drink.

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