Step 10: Make A Copy Of The Text Layer
We need to make a copy of the text layer at this point, so to do that, with the text layer selected, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+J, which will add a copy of the layer above it in the Layers palette:

Make sure the copy of the text layer is selected because all of these next steps are to be done on the copy. We won’t be touching the original again until near the end.

Step 11: Apply The “Polar Coordinates” Filter To The Text
Go back up to the Filter menu, and this time choose Distort, and then Polar Coordinates. We’re going to send our text to the North Pole. Alright, no we’re not. What we are going to do is make it look very strange. When the Polar Coordinates dialog box appears, select the Polar To Rectangular option at the very bottom and then click OK:

Step 12: Rotate The Canvas 90 Degrees Clockwise
Go up to the Image menu at the top of the screen, select Rotate Canvas, and then choose 90° CW to rotate the canvas 90 degrees clockwise:

Step 13: Invert The Image
Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+I to invert the image, so black becomes white and white becomes black:

Step 14: Apply The “Wind” Filter Three Times
Go back up to the Filter menu once again, choose Stylize, and then choose Wind. When the Wind filter’s dialog box appears, make sure Method is set to Wind and Direction is set to From the Right:

Click OK to apply the Wind filter once. Then press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F twice to apply the same filter two more times.

Step 15: Invert The Image Again
Press Ctrl+I to invert the image once again:

Step 16: Apply The “Wind” Filter Three More Times
With the image inverted, press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F three more times to apply the filter to the image three more times:

Step 17: Brighten The Image Again With Levels
We need to brighten the image again using Levels, but this time, we’ll let Photoshop do the work for us by using Auto Levels. To do that, press Shift+Ctrl+L to apply the Auto Levels command to the image, which will brighten it up:

Step 18: Rotate The Canvas 90 Degrees Counterclockwise
Go back up to the Image menu at this point, choose Rotate Canvas once again, and this time choose 90° CCW to rotate the canvas back to the way it was originally:

Step 19: Apply The “Polar Coordinates” Filter Again
Go back up to the Filter menu again, choose Distort, and then choose Polar Coordinates. This time choose the Rectangular to Polar option and click OK:

Step 20: Set The Layer Blend Mode To “Screen”
Go up to the blend mode options in the top left of the Layers palette and change the blend mode of the text copy layer from “Normal” to Screen by clicking on the down-pointing arrow and selecting “Screen” from the list: