: dedicated to deepening our human connections, so that we lead more spiritually and emotionally fulfilling lives; by exploring the wisdom and secrets of our ancestors, and unveiling the beauty beyond the veil and within ourselves.
Folklore, Myth + Literature
East of the Sun, West of the Moon, because All I Seek Is You
“Can you tell me the way then, so I can find you!” “Yes, you may try,” said he; “but there is no way thither, for it lies east of the sun and west of the moon.” “I will, I will, because I will seek you.” …
What Little Red Riding Hood Knows
It was dark inside the wolf, almost as dark as inside the human suit … or what some others call, the tale of Little Red Riding Hood. We dive into its many layers, beginning from its beginning, all the way in rural France and the oral folk traditions – where we make a choice between the Path of Needles and the Path of Pins …
What Donkeyskin Knows
She wears her coat because of how the wind wildly swung its hem across, and the brilliance of its colour shined against the forest browns; because the dust, and mud, and dusk and dawn have all been placed there by her own hands and songs and prayers and trust and courage all kissed love to hold her …
A Child’s Sense of Wonder & the Importance of Reading
Children have the magical ability to move among the many worlds and eras of the earth; to see the land the way a tiny animal would; to experience the sky from the perspective of a wild little rose or a honey bee; to feel the patience and kindness of rhythm beneath the ground of feet; to know the hundred different scents of grass and mud; and to understand the way of language of the whispering leaves and the songs of birds …
What Étaín Knows
We dive into Celtic myth to explore the beautiful love story between Étaín and Midir – a love that spans over a thousand years, a love beyond time and shape – while also exploring the various changing shapes and phases of our intimate relationships …
How The Moomins Found The True Meaning of Christmas
In typical Moomin fashion, they stumbled on the true meaning of Christmas; that this is a time for giving, for sharing wholeheartedly and unstintingly with others. Under the branches of the tree, a compact feeling of holiness, as they loved one another …
{poetry translations} “Two lovely eyes” by Peyo Javorov
“Two lovely eyes. The spirit of a child in two lovely eyes”…
O. Henry’s Springtime à la Carte: Coincidences, Mistakes and Love’s Destiny
Dandelion wasn’t a mere plant from a meadow to be written on the menu card – for it was no longer her gentle frail fingers typing it – it was the heart’s longing, the memory that gave her life, the name of the young man who weaved her a crown of it making her his love, his future bride, one late summer afternoon, when in the shaded raspberried lane, two lovers promised to marry – a promise made not only with lips, but made with souls and hearts also …
{poetry translations} “Enchantress” by Peyo Javorov
“My soul is a humble captive, captivated by your soul! – a captive, is my soul in your two quiet eyes” …
{poetry translations} “You will be in white” by Peyo Javorov
You will be in white – with an olive branch, and like an angel you will be in a white dress …
{poetry translations} Pagan Love by Dora Gabe
… pagan love. Pagan to believe and to hide in pagan ways from all, that you are in love … Sacred and sinful, female blood …
What Snow White Knows
in today’s age women are constantly pressured by unrealistic standards of beauty and eternal youth. Instagram filters, lip fillers, thread lifts – beautiful dolls on image screens. But where is the depth? Where is the heart? We’ve forgotten what truly matters, and what to truly value …
