Sage Advice on the Dark Moon

I am inviting you to go deeper, to learn and to practice so that you become someone who has a great capacity for being solid, calm, and without fear, because our society needs people like you who have these qualities, and your children, our children, need people like you, in order to go on, in order to become solid, and calm, and without fear.
— Thich Nhat Hanh

Madeline von Foerster - Dark Moon Oracle

The Tale of the Golden Toad

On this weekend of the Dark Moon it is a beautiful time to go within, to quieten our minds so that we hear the voice of the heart more clearly. What is falling away in the dark before the birth of the New Moon? The New Moon on Monday is the start of the Chinese New Year, a time when I actually physically feel the start of the year. To help you meditate and explore your own personal motifs and symbols, the language of your heart,  in this visionary year I thought I would begin the dreaming by sharing the work of one of my favourite artists: Madeline von Foerster. Each painting is an oracle within an oracle, every symbol whispers a new clue. What message is here for you?
www.madelinevonfoerster.com
Bufo Periglenes (Golden Toad)
Mirabilis
Amazon Cabinet

Dreaming in 2012 Full Moon Visionboard Workshop

Hello Everyone,

We've listened to your requests and have a date for our once-a-year Full Moon Visionboard Collage Workshop! We will hold this workshop on Thurs 9th Feb 2012 and on this night we will let our intuition guide us & choose images to express what is birthing deep within our hearts. When we become clear of the heart's deepest wish and intent for 2012 we can direct this powerful energy into new projects, creations, relationships & dreams for the New Year ahead. 
In this creative workshop we will use meditation & collage to work with the Universal Law of Attraction.  A vision board is a collage of the things you want to be, have, or do in your life. The purpose of a vision board is to activate the Law of Attraction to begin to pull things from the external environment that will enable you to realise your dream. By selecting pictures and writing that charges your emotions with feelings of passion, you will begin to manifest those things in your life. Creating a vision board can be a simple yet powerful visualisation tool to begin manifesting your dreams into reality. Please bring a small photo of yourself & any images that call to your heart to add to your collage.
Places are limited in this workshop so please let me know as soon as possible if you wish to join us. If you are also attending the Full Moon Women's Healing Circle on the previous evening you can attend both nights for the special price of $70.
Warmest Wishes for your 2012 Dreaming,  Julia

Edith Sitwell

Edith Sitwell, 1959 described by Elizabeth Bowen as a 'high altar on the move'.

Edith Sitwell has been whispering to me today...

'As for the usefulness of poetry, its uses are many. It is the deification of reality. It should make our days holy to us. The poet should speak to all men, for a moment, of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.'

'I am not eccentric. It's just that I am more alive than most people. I am an unpopular electric eel set in a pond of goldfish.'

Edith Sitwell, photo by George Platt Lynes, 1937
'Why not be oneself? If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a pekingese?'


Said the skeleton lying upon the 
sands of time - 
"The great gold planet that 
is the mourning heat 
of the sun 
Is greater than all gold, more powerful 
Than the tawny body of a lion that fire 
consumes 
Like all that grows or leaps...so 
is the heart. 


Edith Sitwell photographed by Cecil Beaton

Kyanite Aura Mist created on the Full Moon Eclipse

On Saturday night just after midnight at the time of the Full Moon Eclipse thunder and lightning illuminated a sky tinged with a red blush. In this energy of wild nature, I created the latest batch of Kyanite Mist Sacred Space & Energy Protector Spray. It was a beautiful experience to prepare the sacred water from the wells in the semi-darkness as the wind and rain swirled through the open window. I kept calling the blue bottles 'my blue ladies' as I measured and poured by candlelight the blend of plant, stone and water essences.

The main ingredient of the Aura Mist is the wonderfully protective and cleansing gem essence of desert Kyanite gathered from Northern Territory gifted to me by my dear friend and wild Earth Woman, Martina of Nature's Art Melbourne. The medicine of the stone Kyanite is one of keeping your own 'essence' - free of any other energy. It has the power of never needing any cleansing, it simply will not retain any negative energy from anyone or thing and I think this is particularly needed in these changing times - not to shield ourselves but to remain in our own unique and authentic essence.

The generous Lilly Pilly tree that shared her medicine and essence

For the first time I have also added the Australian plant essence of Lilly Pilly. The Lilly Pilly is a rainforest plant known for creating balance in energy fields and can sweep clutter from the body and psyche. Lilly Pilly brings a lightness to the body and space around us. I also created the Lilly Pilly plant essence over the weekend of the eclipse. Added to these healing waters are the pure essential oils of Lavender, Rose Geranium & Bergamot.

Many of you may still be feeling the energy of the Full Moon Eclipse as the transformation continues to move through us over the next couple of weeks. I'm finding this Full Moon Kyanite Mist is quietly and calmly keeping the space around me clear of confusion and clutter, enabling me to keep dreaming in new ideas for change and growth for next year. I spray it not only around my rooms but all over my body - the smell and feel is nurturing and grounding.

I have just 10 bottles of this Full Moon Eclipse Kyanite Aura Mist left after filling orders so please let me know as soon as you can if any of these 'blue ladies' are calling to you, the cost is $25 each including postage.

Waterfalls of love,

Julia