DIVINE STYLE >> WHITE MAGICK

patrick and i discussed getting married. this white magick collection by lover is my first wedding inspiration, with a name, look and feel that reflects where i am presently in my spiritual journey.


white magick collection by lover //  image 1-2 via oracle fox // image 3-5 via thelane.com

DIVINE STYLE >> NELLIE PARTOW

/1/ katharine mcphee in nellie partow // nylon magazine september 2012 // photo by justin hollar // styling by zanna roberts rassi

/2/ nellie partow fall 2012 collection

ANGELIC



this image has been posted on my inspiration wall for over a year. it captures the essence of how i define the word divine in a modern woman's world -- creative, spiritual & style --  vanessa paradis' voice has been described as angelic, and her live cd "une nuit a versailles" features her most popular songs. she also has a cd entitled "divinidylle" (divine ideal). and that chanel dress...here goes my word again...divine.

image: vanessa paradis in chanel // cd cover for "un nuit a versailles // photo by karl lagerfeld

CROW MEDICINE

just a few weeks before starting this journal, i was guided to ask for an animal sign during a medicine wheel teleclass by maria yraceburu. three crows showed themselves and another three flew by the following day. crow also showed itself to me through this striking image, reminding me of crow medicine and the power of asking.

image: j. mendel fall 2012 ad campaign

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these are lessons that resonated with me from crow, affirming the creation of this journal:

>>> be mindful of your opinions and actions. you need to walk your talk, to speak your truth and to know your life's mission. again, trust your intuition and personal integrity, to create your own standards, whether or not they match those of the world around you. be an individual, think for yourself, don't necessarily follow the crowd!

OPENING CEREMONY

 i open this ceremony

with the launch

of my deepest fear

of revelation

into the central fire.

now as the smoke rises

i am assured that its journey

will be a call

and my divine tribe will join me

opening the circle

of the modern creative

the modern spiritual

and the modern mystic

awakening our collective memory

of the sacred feminine

and our indigenous perfection.

i open this ceremony.

~tanya i.

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from "the sacred hoop: recovering the feminine in american indian traditions" by paula gunn allen:

"ceremonial literature includes all literature that is accompanied by ritual actions and music that produces mythic (methaphysical) states of consciousness and/or conditions...ceremonial literature is sacred; it has power."

"the purpose of american indian literature is never simply pure self-expression...to a large extent, ceremonial literature serves to redirect private emotion within a cosmic framework. the artistry of the tribes is married to the essence of language itself, for through language one can share one's singular being with that of the community and know within oneself the communal knowledge of the tribe. in this art, the greater self and all-that-is are blended into a balanced whole, and in this way the concept of being that is the fundamental and sacred spring of life is given voice and being for all."