Archives for June 2013

I went to the quaint little town known as Jim Thorpe in Pennsylvania last weekend.  It’s a small little town nestled between beautiful mountains named after the well known Native American athlete.  His name has been in the news recently due to his family wanting to bring back his remains to Native American land.

I was curious to know about where his remains were and I also heard there were many vintage shops so I decided to take a ride up there.  I visited the monument and was intrigued by the lightning symbol which is associated with his Native America name “WA-THO-HUCK”.  The meaning of his name definitely resonated with the life he led, which was filled with many accomplishments despite the many obstacles he faced.

 I also visited the many vintage shops and fell in love with so many things.  Interestingly many of the shops had many esoteric, religious aspects to them.  There were many Wicca traditions, Egyptian and Native American elements to each shop.  I did not buy much only thing I actually got was a blue peacock ore stone for my crystal and stone collection.  Below is a Egyptian statues display and also a skeleton display which I thought was creepy yet cool.

I took a selfie shot from this gorgeous Moon mirror.  It was a super moon that night so I decided to take a shot in the moon’s honor.  I had a great and relaxed time and look forward to visiting again before this summer’s over.

When I hunt for a sale I always find what I would have either paid full price for a while back ago or end up finding just what I had in mind.  I guess patience is a virtue…  Case in point with the above sandals.  I was going to pick these up before my spring break vacation and it was $35.  Picturing the colony of shoes I already had lined up I passed them up.  But then recently I found them on sale for $5.  Gotta love a summer deal.

I also found this Athena inspired necklace which goes beautifully with every color especially silver grey, which has been my favorite color combo lately.  And well the earrings total impulse buy of course!

I always dreamed of being able to concoct my own signature scent.  In those dreams it always consisted of a touch of hazelnut and a hint of coconut.  Unfortunately as I grew older I realized I was very much so allergic to most if not all perfumes and even scented creams, which I thought would be a better alternative.

Alas a girl must smell good and without overbearing her natural scent, which according to the Mr. reminds him of tuberoses…who knew!

A couple of simple things you will need:

• Empty spray bottle-This can be found at most travel sections
• Vodka-Helps preserve and keep bacteria from forming
• Hazelnut oil or extract– I used extracts to test these scents since my current budget can not yet shell out the dough for this organic essential oil.  But can’t wait because it’ll be a good investment, smells heavenly.
• Coconut extract
• Glycerin (optional)– Acts as an emulsifier to help bind all ingredients in addition to it’s humectant properties.
• Distilled water

I’ve been in quite a cheery mood lately and wanted that feeling to also permeate throughout my house. Continually my offerings are centered around peace and prosperity.  In addition, I have a few goals in mind which I thought would fit in perfectly with this offering.  I believe that if you strive to keep in harmony, everything else be it dreams and desires fall into place.

I chose oranges this time because they evoke such a cheery mood when I see, smell and taste oranges.  Oranges can be used for a variety of reasons such as to attract love, money and luck amongst other things. It can also help a depressed person become more like the sun and begin to see things from a brighter perspective. Its all within your intent and imagination that oranges or any of nature’s great tools can offer.

In a white round plate (or any color of choice) big enough to hold at least 4 oranges, you want to cut your oranges into four sections as pictured.  You will immediately begin to smell the sweet aroma. This is where you want to take advantage and reinforce your intent.  Also the ideal time to start writing down your wishes on each piece of paper. For example, while doing this I was thinking about what I wanted to achieve and visualized the aroma carry it into the universe.

Now let me give you a quick run down with this here today.  Everything here can be bought at a supermarket.  The only thing you may not find too easily is the peace oil I have pictured (more on that in another post)  but you can always omit or replace with some other kind of oil like lavender, just use what you have  and instill your intent.

Now with that said, your oranges are cut and ready to receive the wishes you had previously written on your paper. As you pour the honey, cinnamon and peace oil you want to visualize everything you imagined, wished and intended.  As you pour the honey and cinnamon you will notice how sweet the aroma becomes.

Honey-Fertility, love, beauty

Cinnamon- Protection, happiness, luck, spirituality 

Once you’re done you can light your candle and take a moment to reflect on what you and the universe conspired to manifest by way of this sweet offering.