Some Q & As for Mimi
Where were you born? I was born on a small, sub tropical island of monsoon and evergreen forests in East Asia called Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa). Tree, Mountain and Sea are my original parents. In fact, my maiden name 林 (Lin) means forest. Are you fluent in your mother tongue? My first words were […]
INTERCONNECTION: WE ARE SO MUCH MORE…
We are so much more than what we understand ourselves as human beings. Beyond me saying that I am a Han Taiwanese Canadian, a mother, a partner, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a client and business owner. I am the air we breathe, the soil we tread on, the plants that sprout, creep, and […]
UNDER THE NEW MOON: DECOLONIZING, GROWTH, MANIFESTING
Sometimes, my own fears and irrational habits surprise myself. I have internalized oppression of general Chinese/Taiwanese culture (not to mention cultural purging that modern China has experienced) and Christian patriarchy; being a female in a white-centric worldview also adds nuanced complexity. So many painful and limiting layers. So much living small and self-oppression. But I’m […]
MORE READS FOR THE AWAKENED
A blessed Solstice and approaching Yule! This year especially, I am experiencing resonance to Crone’s calling for deep rest, play, and nourishment during this middle winter season. What better way than to spend time outdoors in the cold or cozied up with a pot of tea and a good book. These past few weeks, there […]
Terra Incognita – Unknown Land
Instalment two by Alena Walker shares a topic both personal and universal: individual identity defined through spiritual and physical travel. Here, the wordstress weaves imagination and the manifested, spirit and flesh, myth and certainty, human and diety, and concludes that all are facets of expression of the Unknown rather than polarized concepts. Adam Harteau’s indescribable […]
THE WINTER ABYSS
This achingly beautiful winter piece, custom written by our UK-based guest contributor, Alena Walker (her bio at the end), functions as dream, prayer, and love song to our glorious Mother Earth. Paired with photographer Kate Bellm‘s tropical compositions that drip our internal, humid longings, the images provide luminous portrayals of what humanity yearns on Mothernight, […]
WINTER RITUALS + CELEBRATIONS
Yule may be the most magickal time of the year. The divine Crone rules the Earth and invites the people of the land to honour and appreciate the darkness of Winter and wildness, and to hold space for mystery and the transformations that will soon emerge in the Spring. In Shamanic cultures, the medicine woman/man […]
WHAT SAMHAIN (OCTOBER 31) MEANS TODAY
Samhain (pronounced as ‘sow-in’), is originally a Gaelic pagan festival marking the end of the harvest season (summer) and beginning of the ‘darker half’ of the year (winter). It is traditionally celebrated from sunset on October 31, and is also known as the start of the new year for pagans. The veil between this physical […]
GIVING BACK
Just over a short 2 weeks ago, we announced our ritual-based beauty and aura care brand rename from Trimaran Botanicals to CEREMONIE. The response from our tribe was overwhelming and beyond my wildest dreams – this family of inspiring, light-filled and consciousness-expanding lovers, healers, dreamers, dancers, singers, writers, warriors, teachers, and friends keeps growing, and […]
A NEW BEGINNING
When this brand first began, I was making it mainly for myself, family and friends. I named it Trimaran Botanicals at the time, after the main road in my neighbourhood out of sentimental convenience. A mere short, few months have passed. It humbles me that I now get orders from people I have never met […]