
The container we know as time has always been a curiosity for me, and I’ve always been curious as to why that is true for me. A mystery within a mystery. But one thing is true, each slice of time can be so uniquely different, so amazing, so banal, so perfectly ordinary and so perfectly wonderous, to look at each one is a constant delight. For me this week has been filled with strange things, cosmic things, things asking to be understood deeply and at the same time requiring acceptance just as they are in their un-understood wholeness. Ever have weeks like that?
Mine included finding a hidden pocket inside a shirt I’ve had and worn for many many years and never once noticed. It included falling down a rabbit hole of scent, both working with some I’m creating and discovering the work of another natural perfumer Patrick Kelly who is producing a line of alchemical wonders called Sigil scents. Much magic afoot with both those things. This week I discovered that someone I know who died last month, someone with a great interest in astronomy, had an asteroid named after him the day before his death. It’s an honor he would have loved, and it delights me thinking his spirit could hitch a ride across the cosmos in such a way. And I received an order from Conveyer Studio, an independent publisher of some remarkable works. One of the things I ordered was a bundle of three publications in a series entitled Mercuria. Here’s the blurb describing the work: “An experimental publication inspired by names of Mercurian geology, wherein craters named after artists, writers, and musicians commingle in space with ridges named after scientists. From the systematic to the subjective, Mercury makes an appearance across diverse fields of inquiry, creating connections between starkly disparate disciplines. From astrology to geology and from myth to medicine, this shape-shifting quicksilver is the source of the word mercurial.” Knowing my love of Mercury, I’d say this is pretty much right up my alley don’t you agree?
But this week I’ve also collected a number of links to things I think are worthy of sharing as well. I hope you decide to check at least some of them out and enjoy them too.
- A solar system quilt from the 1800s used as a teaching tool, which also happens to be, in my opinion, an extraordinary work of art by Ellen Harding Baker. There is so much to honor in our foremothers who achieved so much under such limiting conditions.
- I also enjoyed this article by astrologer Kelly Surtees who discusses the personality traits associated with the phase of your birth moon. This is something I’ve been interested in for many years and have gathered information about my own phase, waxing gibbous, but it’s fun to see what she has to say. There are any number of calculators available to find your phase, but here’s one if you’re interested in doing so.
- Because of my fashion surprise this week, I especially love this allegory about a Velcro dress by Heather Plett.
- Love this advice about the importance of dancing like an idiot.
- And finally, to summarize, a dancing fashionista indeed – an utterly amazing blanket octopus.
So now you’ve had a peek into my week and my world, how about sharing something from yours? Do tell – you know I love to hear.
I love the velcro dress story! I’m not sure of my sun and moon phases but perhaps I’ll try to figure them out. I saw that you signed up for the A to Z again this year! Me too. Looking forward to your most interesting discoveries.
I’m looking forward to another round of A-to-Z blogging, too, Janet. Glad you’re doing it as well – should be great fun!
Hari OM
Hmmm, well, I’ve been out of commission for over two weeks with influenza. Not that one. Bad enough though. I need fresh input – like finding a hidden pocket!!! YAM xx
Sorry you’re still in recovery mode Yamini – hopefully it won’t be too much longer before you’re feeling fit again. And here’s wishing you find a secret pocket of your own, filled with wondrous surprises.
I love the story of the Velco dress. I checked out moon phases for my girls and I, and they are interestingly pretty spot on. How gorgeous is that Octopus!? Still giggling about our wardrobe shenanigans.
xoxo and much joy!
I’m still giggling too Pattie – and laughing even more to think perhaps there is some cosmic wardrobe stylist offering us some winks.
“…we should accept with good grace…”
A phrase from the article on dancing like an idiot that I’d suggest might be a good mantra for all of us in light of all that is going on in this country. I’ll remind myself of it as I navigate this week, hoping for the best as I paddle my own canoe, avoiding people.
Perfect mantra indeed.!
Hi Deborah – I must read your earlier posts … I’m going backwards! But yes to step out into Spring with a safe and sure step … love the Velcro dress – I think I’ll remember that for a long time … fun thoughts … cheers Hilary
I’m a bit behind myself in reading various friends posts – and hope to do a bit of backwards catch up today. Time is such a strange thing these days – sometimes I feel like I’m merely trying to hold on to an unbridled horse dashing through the woods, hoping not to fall off. And hoping my Velcro dress doesn’t catch on to any branches. 🙂
I am navigating daughters and significant others in two very different parts of the country, as well as figuring out my own feelings and opinions about what is happening in our world. Exhausting, I tell you! I need to dance like an idiot!
I have a feeling “dancing like an idiot” if not a cure-all for these challenging times, is certainly a delightful prescription to add to our exquisite self-care. Trust I’m dancing with you Margaret.