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”
Elena Brower, superstar yogini and author of cult classic Art of Attention , shares the elements that make up her mystical life…
DO YOU HAVE ANY RECURRING DREAMS AND WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY MEAN? “I have had flying dreams since I was a little girl. And carnival dreams. I think both mean that I’m destined for fun, fear and beautiful chaos.”
WHAT’S YOUR MORNING AWAKENING RITUAL? “I take about 11 minutes of big, deep, full-body breaths upon waking. It helps to settle the barrage of thoughts.”
WHAT MANTRA DO YOU TRY TO LEAVE THE HOUSE WITH? “Slow it down, Sister.”
WHAT’S YOUR LUCKY CHARM? “I always travel with my little traveling Ganesh that was gifted to me by my friend, MC Yogi.”
IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU MOST EMBODY THE TRAITS OF YOUR SUN SIGN? “As a Libra, I know I need balance. Most days I find I favor work over caring for myself, which is why I can speak so clearly about this need.”
WHO IS YOUR GO-TO GURU, AND WHY DOES THEIR WORK RESONATE WITH YOU? “Hari Kaur Khalsa. She is in her early 50s, she is no-nonsense, fully dialed-in to her teacher and her teachings, and she makes herself completely available.”
AND THE HEALER YOU HAVE ON SPEED-DIAL? “Louise Amar in NYC, who connects me to my own innate capacity to heal.”
HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH NEGATIVE THOUGHTS? “I pay $1 for each one. Handel Group Coaching taught me that trick, and when something negative has a particular hold on me, I define it, tell my coach and pay $1 each time it comes up. I can usually cease those thoughts within 6 weeks.”
AT WHAT MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE DID YOU FEEL MOST IN TOUCH WITH YOU? “The first moment I held my son, and whenever I finish a meditation.”
RETAIL THERAPY IS…? “Food shopping. A huge food shop and a few hours to cook a meal is my medicine.”
WHAT’S YOUR POWER OUTFIT AND WHY? “I love Lole and 51inc – both make super elegant clothes that are great for transitioning from/to practice or teaching. I should also add Wellicious and Prismsport. Prismsport makes a Missoni-esque pattern that is such fun.”
AND WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BEAUTIFUL? “When my boyfriend tells me I’m gorgeous, even with spots. A steam bath. A massage. 20 minutes in the sunshine. Green juice.”
YOUR LAST CONVERSATION WITH THE UNIVERSE WENT SOMETHING LIKE…? “Thank you for putting me in the path of such stellar humans. I thank the Universe for that at least once a day.”
WHEN DID YOU LAST WITNESS MAGIC IN ACTION? “When I read about my book being used to help teenaged girls love themselves!”
WHAT’S ON YOUR VISION BOARD RIGHT NOW? “My son’s smiling face, a love note from him, my PANGEA ORGANICS catalog, a tarot card that says “MATURITY,” a page from my book, ART OF ATTENTION, a postcard from my film, ON MEDITATION, two malas – one from Blooming Lotus Jewelry and the other from Karuna Malas – and the schedule from my studio, VIRAYOGA.”
AND YOUR MISSION IN YOUR CURRENT EARTHLING INCARNATION IS…? “In this order: To be the calmest, most calming mama to my kid; to love my family so they feel it; to make lots of teachers and Independent Pangea Organics Beauty Ecologists super wealthy through my own outreach; and to teach yoga that heals and uplifts.”
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”
SATURN calling! For her aw13 Lulu & Co collection, fashion fairy godmother Lulu Kennedy has collaborated with menswear designer Bobby Abley (one of her Fashion East babies, specialism: teddy bears in outerspace) to create a cosmic trip back to the future. There are planets, there are unicorns, there is even a fabric called “Saturn brocade.” Continue reading “LULU & CO A/W 2013: “ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET””
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.
IF the following passage from Aldous Huxley’s seminal work, The Doors of Perception: Heaven and Hell, in which he quotes mystical Irish poet George Russell, doesn’t give you chills, then this blog probably isn’t for you. But if you find yourself there on the sand with Russell, feeling like a Goddess and getting down to some serious business with Mama Nature and her technicolor crew, then welcome. Sit back and enjoy the ride. This is The Numinous. Continue reading “LIVING IN A TECHNICOLOR DREAM WORLD”
