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MY TOP 19 INSTAGRAM POSTS (+ PODCAST INTERVIEWS) OF 2019

Not necessarily measured by number of likes, these posts best expresses my year… (Read below for what the spirits have said about 2020!) ELEMENTAL SPOTLIGHT: SALT The witch’s fave ingredient… MIMI ON THINKSPACE PODCAST Neurofeedback, brain waves, Tarot defined in literary terms, shamanic journeying… ON WHAT IS A HOME? These things carry enormous symbolism + magickal correspondence… ON PORTALS: ACCESSING

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MY TOP 19 BOOKS / MYSTICAL DECKS I READ/WORKED WITH THIS YEAR

Not necessarily published in 2019, and in no particular order… The Great Cosmic Mother by Monica Sjöö and Barbara Mor – because the religion of the Goddess was the original religion for all of humanity Wild Mercy by Mirabai Starr – because it’s viscerally beautiful and poetic Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan – because it’s humanness we should be

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THE DEATH MOTHER AND MY SELF IMAGE

There was a time when I believed I was so unattractive, that I avoided looking in a mirror and being photographed at all costs. The reminder of how I felt I looked was untouchably painful. This was my reality for all my adolescence and twenties. It had nothing to do with my waist size as I have always been slim,

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IT TOOK ME 40 YEARS TO BUY MY 1ST TUBE OF RED LIPSTICK

I am a Taiwanese Canadian woman. The colour Red in traditional Taiwanese culture symbolizes good luck, celebration, distinction, joy, and prosperity. It is the bridal, birthday, and new year’s colour. When a woman dresses in red, it is a sign of respect to her elders and spirits, her ties to honouring her ancestors and tradition, and a symbol that she

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THE GODDESS WEARS MANY DIFFERENT FACES

The “Goddess look”, long, flowing hair, supple skin, round-breasted, full hips, ankle-length dress, gracious with flowers in hand, maybe a wild beast nearby, sunlight peaking through — You know the ‘look’…⁣ But, what if another kind of woman was portrayed? Short hair, no hair? Thin, lanky figure? Wrinkled, tired skin? Barren, burned, dusty landscape? In pants? Or how about in

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MY TOP 19 INSTAGRAM POSTS (+ PODCAST INTERVIEWS) OF 2019

Not necessarily measured by number of likes, these posts best expresses my year… (Read below for what the spirits have said about 2020!) ELEMENTAL SPOTLIGHT: SALT The witch’s fave ingredient… MIMI ON THINKSPACE PODCAST Neurofeedback, brain waves, Tarot defined in literary terms, shamanic journeying… ON WHAT IS A HOME? These things carry enormous symbolism + magickal correspondence… ON PORTALS: ACCESSING

Read More »

MY TOP 19 BOOKS / MYSTICAL DECKS I READ/WORKED WITH THIS YEAR

Not necessarily published in 2019, and in no particular order… The Great Cosmic Mother by Monica Sjöö and Barbara Mor – because the religion of the Goddess was the original religion for all of humanity Wild Mercy by Mirabai Starr – because it’s viscerally beautiful and poetic Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan – because it’s humanness we should be

Read More »

THE DEATH MOTHER AND MY SELF IMAGE

There was a time when I believed I was so unattractive, that I avoided looking in a mirror and being photographed at all costs. The reminder of how I felt I looked was untouchably painful. This was my reality for all my adolescence and twenties. It had nothing to do with my waist size as I have always been slim,

Read More »

IT TOOK ME 40 YEARS TO BUY MY 1ST TUBE OF RED LIPSTICK

I am a Taiwanese Canadian woman. The colour Red in traditional Taiwanese culture symbolizes good luck, celebration, distinction, joy, and prosperity. It is the bridal, birthday, and new year’s colour. When a woman dresses in red, it is a sign of respect to her elders and spirits, her ties to honouring her ancestors and tradition, and a symbol that she

Read More »

THE GODDESS WEARS MANY DIFFERENT FACES

The “Goddess look”, long, flowing hair, supple skin, round-breasted, full hips, ankle-length dress, gracious with flowers in hand, maybe a wild beast nearby, sunlight peaking through — You know the ‘look’…⁣ But, what if another kind of woman was portrayed? Short hair, no hair? Thin, lanky figure? Wrinkled, tired skin? Barren, burned, dusty landscape? In pants? Or how about in

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