Feng Shui is widely misunderstood in the western world as a manifestation tool. This is unsurprising given that it’s so often peddled as just that. And people have mixed results—for some it works like a Read more…
Spring cleaning and decluttering our homes makes them far more pleasant spaces to spend time in…need I say more in the current circumstances? It’s the time of year for it anyway, and with all the Read more…
I’ve always felt that September has an energy about it that is similar to January. We’re moving into the closing months of the year, and the signs around us in nature are all about endings (to make Read more…
What Makes “Tidying Up” So Magically Life-Changing? Spring cleaning—a thorough and deep cleanse of our homes at the end of winter—is a common tradition that’s as old as the hills. In many cultures it marked Read more…
An altar is a sacred place. Sacred in the sense of displaying items that are meaningful and symbolic to us. Not necessarily sacred in a religious sense, although it can be if we so wish. Read more…
The Danish concept of Hygge (pronounced hue-guh) became something of a global phenomenon a couple of years back with the publication of a number of books on the subject. This lead it to become a leading trend Read more…
In Ireland, we have a saying: “It’ll be grand.” It’s used to deflect questions or concerns around the readiness or perfection of a situation. We say it to get people off our backs. And we say Read more…
Have you set yourself some big, hairy, audacious goals for this new year? Or some more gentle and mindful intentions? Hell bent on “out with the old, in with the new”? Whatever it is we Read more…
Household plants do more than adorn our homes—as living, breathing beings themselves, they also inject more life force into our space. And while faux plants can give the illusion of life, there is no substitute Read more…