Yesterday I had that moment all aspiring writers have. "Why I am doing this? Am I even any good? Am I just indulging myself? Should I even bother sharing my work?" I allowed myself some time to reflect on this, to ask the question without a furious search for the right answer. Instead I remembered… Continue reading Composure
Tag: authenticity
Visible and vocal
I drew the Queen of Swords this morning. I was feeling sad and, for some reason, full of shame. As I comtemplated the card I started to write this which encompassed the qualities of the Queen of Swords and has some autobiographical qualities... The Queen of Invisibility What life has she had that she faded… Continue reading Visible and vocal
Don’t package your passion
Three years ago today I started my blog about my dream to have my own crystal shop. 9 months later I did, of sorts, then 18 months after that I closed its doors. For the next 6 months I continued to sell crystals in my lovely friend Fiona’s sparkly dress shop a few doors down.… Continue reading Don’t package your passion
Wave Goodbye, Say Hello
After an incredible and lively party on Halloween, enjoyed by both people and energetic beings alike, we have focused on the themes of regeneration and renewal. Samhain, the pagan ritual from which we take most of our Halloween hullabaloo, denoted Summer's End and a time to honour the ancestors, reflect upon life and death and… Continue reading Wave Goodbye, Say Hello
Birthday surprises
That stern and serious guide who appeared at the beginning of the year in my ethereal shop was present at my Solar return yesterday. On my birthday, the day of "Must-be-nice-to-me" I get a lesson. What lovely timing. It was a great day in the main, spending it with the Aquarian who had planned surprises… Continue reading Birthday surprises