New York-based jeweller Jules Kim is a true original, a spiritual adventurer whose travels always lead to inspiration and personal insight. On a recent trip to Reykjavik, she decided to partake in an ancient sweat lodge ritual. THIS was her experience.
Jules Kim: “Such an intense physical and spiritual awakening”
I recently had the blessed opportunity to be part of a ritual Icelandic sweat lodge in Reykjavik. My close friend and elfin sidekick, Imba, has been dropping stories about this unique experience for years. I always doubted whether I’d survive a session, due Imba’s stories about the intense heat. Then she suggested we book up, and I was excited and a little nervous.
The mystical and magical Loulou Androlia casts her deck to see what’s in the cards for your sign this month…
Cancer – King of Swords Happy birthday Cancer! Did you listen to anything I said last month? I hope so, new beginnings are now here waiting for you. I have a feeling that if you didn’t make those leaps in June then you may have noticed a little push (or a big shove more like) from the Universe? Sometimes our moments of change have to be presented to us if we’re quite not ready to go there ourselves. So if you have felt a bit ‘rock bottom’ these last few weeks, it’s just part of your life cycle. The end is never the end. So the King of Swords is a pretty powerful guy, and I feel he is present for you this month to teach you about personal power and remind you to step into your self a little more. The Swords are AIR cards meaning they address our mental thoughts. If you can be prone to self sabotage, diving into this air energy can help us realise that the key is always in our perception. How are you going to choose to look upon your struggles? There are two ways of seeing life, one is to believe that things are happening TO us, the other that we have a hand in shaping our destiny. To choose the former suggests to yourself that you have no option to change the circumstances in your life, that you have no personal power. It’s is a very passive, negative way of thinking about your life, and this card suggests it’s time to step up to the wheel. This July, get back into the driving seat and realise that changing patterns of thinking doesn’t have to be scary; the unknown is only something else that’s open to our perception of it. Personal evolution is awesome, so let’s go! Continue reading “TAROTSCOPES: JULY 2013”
How much are we obsessed with Mara Hoffman. Please, Universe, let us be dressed nipple-to-toe in her hippie-chic on the beach all summer. For now, the queen of gypset dressing dishes on the details of her mystical life.
Mara on the beach in St. Kitts.
IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU MOST EMBODY THE TRAITS OF YOUR ASTROLOGICAL CHART? “I’m quite a typical Aries. I’m a great ‘big idea’ person, and I view myself as a good leader but I need help with the smaller details. I like to say that I can move mountains but have a hard time sitting down and sorting pebbles.” Continue reading “MY MYSTICAL LIFE: MARA HOFFMAN”
It’s like us, in a web series (ish). Billed as “a comedy about two down and out New York gals who go to LA in search of a spiritual awakening,” Be Here Now(ish) follows the fortunes of Sam (played by Alexandra Roxo) and Nina (Natalia Leite), a New York City dating consultant and drug delivery girl respectively, on their journey to meet this guru-shaman Nina’s heard about and transform their lives in the process. Continue reading “BE HERE NOW(ISH): IT’S GIRLS GONE NUMINOUS”
A “magic jumper” with active healing properties was only a matter of time, now that fashion is falling in love with spirituality. Forget Jennifer Anniston and her Hamsa anti-evil eye necklace and Sienna Miller and her Daisy London chakra bracelets. The new serious face of alternative fashion is the former head knitwear designer at Dior, Adam Jones, who has come up with the audacious idea of a fine gauge cashmere knit which imbues its wearers with active “healing energy.” Continue reading “YARNLIGHT COLLECTIVE: THE DIOR FASHION DESIGNER AND HIS MAGIC HEALING JUMPER”
Betsy Cohen, a regular contributor to The Daily Love, is New York’s hippest psychic medium. She shares the story of her psychic awakening and tells how working with her gift has helped make a profound diference in the lives of others.
“I’ve always known I was a little different. As a child, my older siblings encouraged me to be as weird as possible. “How about I put jelly on this meatball?” I’d say. “Yes, Betsy, that’s a great idea!” But I also remember holding hands with angels at age four. When I was seven I had an experience of knowing ahead of time that someone was going to die. And at nine, my bedroom was moved upstairs and I began hearing footsteps coming up the stairs every night. When I would look out the bedroom door, no one was there. At the time I was unaware of how “different” these experiences were, and so I never shared them. I thought they were normal.
Agape wisdom: not all vision boards and positive thinking.
On a recent trip to California, I found myself at The Agape International Spiritual Center, a new thought, trans-denominational mega church in Culver City. Described as a community, a practice and an embodiment of evolving consciousness, founder, Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith envisioned it as “a movement that would take a stand for love, for peace, for being a beneficial presence on the planet”. And tonight, Agape makes its silver screen debut in Sofia Coppola’s glitzy new biopic, The Bling Ring, about the infamous group of Hollywood teens known as the “Hollywood Hills Burglers.” Continue reading “NEED-TO-KNOW: CHURCH OF AGAPE”
Since Venius Adams launched her chic turban line three years ago, they’ve found a natural fan base among…the kundalini yoga community. It’s a marriage made in some kind of spirit-junkie-having-a-bad-hair-day heaven.
What’s in the cards for your sign this month? Resident Tarot lady Louise Androlia dips into her deck…
Gemini – 3 of Cups The energy of last month stays with you Gemini, and as the Sun moves into your sign you are still in the spotlight. But now you can relax a little, there are celebrations ahead. June brings in emotional expansion so this card could signify the further bloom of a new relationship or friendship, you may be walking up the aisle this month or starting kicking off a season of weddings as a guest. Celebrations come in all forms, and this is also about toasting to your successes in life, reminding yourself of what you have achieved this year. Be victorious, you ARE worthy! If you have been feeling stressed out or disconnected from your self recently then this is also a great card to remind you to be present in your life and enjoy it, it sounds simple but how often do you take your eyes off the five things you are currently doing and remind yourself what brings you joy? Rebalance and do something for yourself that isn’t draining those octopus tentacles of yours. Be open to reconnecting with old friends or family members and enjoy gathering with those who have supported you in recent times. On the flip side, if you feel like you have been overindulging recently then this card is here to remind you to look after yourself, and invest in some spiritual and holistic therapy instead of another glass of champagne. Either way Gemini, June is a chance to notice and reconnect with the joy in your self and your life. Continue reading “TAROTSCOPES: JUNE 2013”
‘Bondage Warriors.’ Photography Steven Klein, styling Nicola Formichetti for Vogue Hommes.
Spiritual BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, Sadism, Masochism) doesn’t even appear in Fifty Shades of Grey, but according to dominatrix Claire Black, customers are increasingly requesting it. Black, who “likes to explore dark and dirty sexuality and bring it into the light,” was giving a talk last Tuesday at South London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern (a gay cabaret pub where Princess Diana once sneaked in dressed as a boy in the 1990s). Continue reading “SHAMANIC BDSM: RITUAL HUMILIATION OR KINKY SOUL CONNECTION?”
Imagine if you could read your own DNA, and use the information like an instruction manual for your soul. Welcome to the world of Human Design, which is a little like astrology – but supercharged. A Human Design chart is also cast using the positions of the planets at your time of birth, but then incorporates elements of the I Ching, the Kabbalah, the Chakra system and quantum physics to create what practitioner Cara Joy describes as a “whole language to help us understand ourselves and others, and become our happiest and most successful selves.” Continue reading “HUMAN DESIGN: A DESIGN FOR LIFE”
What’s in the cards for your sign this month? Resident tarot lady Loulou Androlia dips into her deck…
Taurus – The Chariot Everyone on board? It’s all go, action, adventure, work, love, money, play in the Taurus household this month. The Sun is in your sign and with two Eclipses this month there’s no holding you back. If you aren’t ready to grab the reigns of your life and start riding then The Chariot is your call to action. A wonderful and inspiring card that has a very determined energy, now is the time to really commit to all your ideas from the past few months and to maintain a focus on all that you wish to manifest. It is the perfect time to be very present in your own life, sometimes we stray from ourself and feel really out of control and all it takes is to step into our own personal power. Work wise it’s time to really be assertive and put your energy into the projects you believe in, if you are self employed look at teaming up with people who share your drive right now, even just a spirited conversation with a new face may set you off in a new direction. This card can indicate physical movement as well as inner action, so you may find yourself zapping around town or cross country on a work trip or to visit a new love interest. Make sure to take advantage of this energy boost by continuing (or starting!) a healthy eating regime and don’t forget to nurture your internal environment during this mad month. Continue reading “TAROTSCOPES: MAY 2013”
WHAT’S in the cards for your sign this month? Resident tarot lady Loulou Androlia dips into her deck…
Aries – Queen of Wands When I have to get things done I always try to channel the Queen of Wands. This month you have her “can do, will do” attitude and you are brimming with creativity and passion, so dive in with a knowing confidence that your visions are attainable. This month is about pushing forwards on the work and life front, opportunities are going to come at you hard and fast so make sure you are present to receive them. Of course you will undertake this all in a warm and compassionate manner, there is no invite for your ego to this party. This fire energy may bring up some remnants of personal challenges past, but the Queen of Wands shows you that you have the ability to tame your inner fears and keep reaching to the stars. Continue reading “TAROTSCOPES: APRIL 2013”
FEATURING a lip-pierced little girl experiencing something of a psychic awakening, the trippy-pretty video for Wisonsin folk band The Daredevil Christopher’s Wright’s “I & Thou” has been on repeat this week. Firstly there’s the track itself, which sounds like the sun setting on the first day of spring. “I woke up this morning, I thought I’d been transformed, my body turned to sea,” sing Jon and Jason Sunde, in the sweetest of harmonies. Indeed. And then there’s the girl, who’s got the gift of psychometry (the ability to “see” the history of objects through touch), eyes that bore right into your soul and a totally rad grunge thing going on. Continue reading “PSYCHOMETRY: SEEING THE HISTORY OF OBJECTS”
YOU’VE got Ibiza, Glastonbury, and…Hollywood? Certain global locations just seem to rob people of their inhibitions and inspire the kind of semi-naked, joyous hands-in-the-air dancing photographer Brad Elterman captured at this 1977 pool party at a mansion behind the Beverly Hills Hotel. Maybe it was just the 1970s (“back then it wasn’t too much of a big deal going to a Mega Mansion party in Beverly Hills with nude girls, because I attended three or four a week!” he says) – or maybe you could put it down to the ley lines.
