Today is the feast day of Luonnotar or Ilmatar the Finnish creator-goddess, who inspired the tone-poem by Sibelius.  According to Finnish legend, in the beginning, there was only the Goddess Luonnotar. Tone poem  There was no world then, only the chaos of the Dream Time. She was becoming bored of being alone in the void…
Month: August 2016
Blues vs. Lavender
âSorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wineâ –Â Â Â Â Â Â Thomas Aquinas (Philosopher, theologian, Catholic saint & priest b.1225-d.1274) Â How true that is, Doctor Angelicus – but why not take this a step further and involve lavender at each stage? Â With the power to relax and uplift simultaneously, it can…
Searching For The Blue Flower
âThis intense longing for things transcendent⌠make me a votary of the Blue Flowerâ â C.S. Lewis  âI used to think I was a romantic, always looking for the Blue Flowerâ â John Le Carre âA Small Town In Germanyâ  âItâs one of Coleâs Blue Rose casesâ â David Lynch âFire Walk With Meâ  A…
The New City Witches Cocktail Coven 