awesome work, a good variety of styles! i'm afraid i won't have time to read through your journal but it's wonderful you've kept one to record your process (i should start doing that :D).
the beginning of "The Far Reaches" reminded me of Kyle Hnedak's "Forest Meadow", and i couldn't get the comparison out of my head for the rest of your submission - the styles you chose even resembled some of my favorites from Kyle's work on Death's Gambit.
i think the orchestration in 'Ethereal' is excellent.
the strings in 'Festival Of Souls' struggle with the vivid writing, and i actually think the violins are doing too much right off the bat. structurally, i'd appreciate an intro section that introduces some percussion and the lower staccato before gradually introducing the high string section (maybe the melody is played by a single voice once, before having the full section support it the next time around). fully engaging the strings right away feels sudden and kicks the dynamic energy up to a 100 right away, and since that doesn't change throughout the minute or so the track plays, it gets a bit tiring. thankfully, the track doesn't overstay its welcome - but i think i could enjoy it for a lot longer with some changes to arrangement.
aside from my comments there, i think it's a well-rounded submission stylistically and compositionally. i'm glad i still had the chance to hear an 'unpolished' version of your work. i apologize in advance if i'm being disrespectful!