Winter Solstice

Dear Gaia,

The perplexing weather you brought us on this solstice brought me humble thoughts and for that I thank you. I braved rain, sleet and snow to buy gifts and share time with loved ones. I turned stress into wonderment through the knowing that there is a bigger plan for this planet besides this festive, jolly time. It is merely a chance in time for us to realise what we hold dearest to us. We ought to do 365 days a year, but if the whole globe can do it for just the month of December, then isn't that a pleasant enough thought?

In the darkened hours of the early evening, carol-singer's voices chimed through the air and it activated my heart's thanks. Looking up at the street lights, snowflakes danced their way down...and through the cold and dampness of the day, joy managed to push through...

...happy winter solstice x

Let the Fairies in...

(Illustration by John Anster Christian Fitzgerald)

The world of elementals has been knocking gently at my door...first the trees, then the unicorns and now come the little folk that sprinkle fairy dust over plants and flowers to help them grow bountifully and brilliant in their colour...

Fairies, like trees, Pixies, Sprites and all the glorious rest are guardians. They hold the knowledge of nature and carry the essence of it...they all play a part to tend and keep the garden of Gaia.

Look closely between the bushes and you may just see a burst of silvery sparkles...those are Fairies playing and dancing...look out though, they love to play and can be a little mischeivious so should you cross a fairy, make sure you give them thanks for any help they may give you and try not to crush any flowers! They spend hours working away trying to eliminate weeds and revive wilting petals and all they ask is that you show a little love and care to our green friends.

Fairies are excellent at manifesting our desires so if you need a little playfullness in your life or you have your heart set on bringing something into your life, have a little chat with one at the bottom of the garden or where you can be alone amongst nature and ask for them to help you draw whatever you wish to you. Listen out for a squeaky little voice or look out for a glittery dance, don't worry if you don't hear or see them, they will definitely hear you!



I found a wonderful way to encourage them into your life, beautiful hand carved and painted fairy doors that open a portal to their dimension! A range of pretty doors like this one can be found at www.enchanted doorways.co.uk all shapes and sizes are available, there's even something special for Elves and Gnomes too! I fell in love with a Fairy house and post box to put in your garden...

...magic is at the door; open it and welcome it in.

Number Three: The Kybalion

'The Kybalion' by The Three Initiates is the third book in my recommended reading for enlightenment list.

This book is about the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt & Greece, specifically referring to the works of Hermes Trismetigus (The Thrice Great). There is also some wonder about him being the Greek god Hermes, or Thoth as he was known in Egypt; being a priest or a sage as well as holding godly status.


There are seven Hermetic principles:

- Mentalism
- Correspondence
- Vibration
- Polarity
- Cause & Effect
- Rhythm
- Gender

Wisdom that has been passed on such matters are all rounded off the great idea of 'The All' - every single existence. The All is everything we could ever comprehend in terms of galaxies, dimensions, all possible creatures, celestial beings and the Divine. The All cannot be manipulated and changed nor can anything be greater than it...once you get your head around this, it is the most simple yet most sensible dynamic in which all knowledge is a part of.

With chapters such as 'The Mental Universe' and 'The Divine Paradox', your exploration to thought form and universal truth begins in this simply written slither of a book...it is small but packs a big punch.

Hermetics is a wonderful philosophy that can be moulded spiritually and logically into any universal idea...scientists may disagree of course but when we all contemplate every existence as a mental manifestation, we can see sense in the formations of our universe...even better, what is beyond it and what falls under that which there is no greater - The All.