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The shortest day and longest night. Midwinter giving rise to a new cycle, the beginning of a new year. Spotting the rise of Matariki on the northeastern horizon. A sacred time of remembering - our ancestors and our loved ones that have passed over. It is said by some that our dear ones and ancestors have now become the Stars themselves. The Matariki constellation specifically includes Matariki (the mother star) and the seven sisters, Waitī & Waitā, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-

Welcome to our July issue, where the quiet beauty of Matariki meets the magic of the heavenly bodies. As winter deepens and the stars return to the morning sky, we are invited to pause, remember, give thanks and look ahead with fresh intention. In Aotearoa New Zealand, the Matariki public holiday falls on Friday 10 July 2026, marking a sacred moment in the year to gather, reflect and honour the Māori New Year. In this issue, find out more about how to work with the energy of

What follows is the healing meditation that was channelled through me - shared with permission - and offered as a gentle guided healing process to help the heart soften and restore. You can listen to a recording of this meditation by clicking on the video below: Take your time settling into a comfortable position. Allow your body to relax naturally, and if it feels right, place your left hand gently over your heart. Close your eyes. Take a slow breath in…and gently breathe ou

Giving and receiving are part of the same energy. Roses, reminding us of unconditional love, have a deep understanding of this. Not only our roses are a nutritive food source and nourishing on many levels, but they are also associated with the high angelic frequencies of Lady Nada. Lady Nada is a highly revered ascended master, known as the Chohan of the Sixth Ray, representing peace, divine love, ministration, and healing. She promotes selfless service, devotion, and emo

What if the most meaningful resolutions don’t happen in conversation but in the quiet space beyond it? You know the saying “never go to sleep angry”. Personally, I have felt the opposite can, at times, be far more powerful. There are moments when I have spent hours revisiting a conversation, turning over each word, attempting to make sense of a reaction that did not sit easily within me. Searching for clarity. For reason. For the precise point at which things went wrong. And

This month’s theme, The Grace of Giving as a Sacred Practice, invites us to look at giving in a simple, everyday way. Giving doesn’t require money or resources — it begins with presence, kindness, and the willingness to show up for someone else. Whether it’s offering a listening ear, sharing a meal, or helping a neighbour with a task, practical giving is something each of us can weave into daily life. The Art of Giving Giving can be: sharing time offering knowledge or wisdom

The art of giving is about learning how to support others without losing yourself in the process. Giving from a place where you genuinely have the energy, capacity, and presence is beautiful, healing, and deeply rewarding. It creates connection, warmth, and reciprocity. However, when giving comes from obligation, guilt, or depletion, there is often a hidden cost - resentment, exhaustion, emotional disconnection, and even the unintended experience of “flat” or negative energy

Most of us understand that giving is good. We know generosity strengthens communities, supports those in need, and creates a kinder world. We have heard countless reminders that giving benefits both the receiver and the giver. Yet beneath these familiar truths lies a deeper spiritual mystery. What if giving is not simply a moral virtue? What if it is a spiritual practice capable of transforming consciousness itself? Mystics, sages, and wisdom traditions throughout history hav

Welcome To Our June Issue This month, we explore the art of giving through a spiritual lens. True giving is not only measured in gifts, donations or grand gestures, but in the quiet offerings of presence, kindness, listening, forgiveness and care. It is the way we share our light without diminishing ourselves, and the way generosity becomes a sacred exchange between heart, community and spirit. Is giving part of our spiritual journey? Does it have cause and effect in spiritua

In the plant world, it is very apparent that everything comes through from the spiritual energetic fields to the physical. This is how most plants work (in terms of healing effects) - that I’ve noticed in the last 25 years through my work. The plants will frequently be working first with our specific issues, facilitating our life lessons and working with energies that need to shift. For instance, take Shepherd’s purse. A beautiful delicate plant that restores the kidneys.

Shamanism is often associated with rituals — the ways we move through them, the intention behind them, and the relationship we form with the unseen. When I was first asked to write about this topic, I declined. I didn’t feel I knew enough about Shamanism to speak on it. But then someone gently pointed out that I see Beings, Animals, and Shapes within crystals - a gift that echoes the intuitive sight found in many shamanic traditions. That reflection opened something in me. Ma

Long before organised religion, before churches, temples, or written scripture, people sat beside fires beneath open skies and listened to the rhythms of the natural world. The movement of animals, the turning of the seasons, dreams, storms, illness, and intuition were all understood as part of a living conversation between humanity and spirit. Within many ancient cultures, the role of the shaman emerged from this relationship. Shamanism is often described as one of the worl

As the wheel of the year turns deeper into late autumn here in the Southern Hemisphere, May invites us into a quieter and more reflective season. Following Samhain on 1 May, many of us are still sitting with the energy of remembrance, release, and the wisdom found within the unseen spaces between endings and beginnings. This month’s theme of shamanism feels especially aligned with the season - a time of listening deeply, honouring intuition, and reconnecting with the rhythm

Shamanism and animism are closely connected, but they are not the same thing. Animism is the ancient understanding that the world is alive with spirit - that animals, trees, rivers, mountains, stones, ancestors and places all carry presence, consciousness or sacred energy. Shamanism is the practice of working with that unseen world. In many traditional cultures, the shaman acts as a bridge between the human and spirit realms, entering altered states through ritual, rhythm, t

The small stones you pass along a beach, the river-smoothed fragments you rest against by a flowing stream, the hills you look toward, or the vast mountain ranges stretching beyond the horizon—they carry a quiet, enduring wisdom. Towering peaks rising beyond them hold their own silent majesty, a reminder of scale and perspective. You may not notice it at first. But being among these formations, feeling their presence beneath your hands or feet, makes it easier to breathe, to

As April draws to a close, Samhain marks a quiet turning point in the Southern Hemisphere. Observed on 30 April, it is a time traditionally associated with honouring the dead, acknowledging ancestry, and recognising the thinning of the veil between worlds. While often linked with Northern Hemisphere autumn festivals, Samhain in Aotearoa arrives as the land deepens into its own seasonal shift. The days shorten, the air cools, and there is a natural drawing inward. It is with

In the quiet margins of woodland and hedgerow, where light softens and the air feels gently altered, the elder tree stands as both sentinel and doorway. Long regarded as a plant of mystery, elder has occupied a place in myth that is as potent as its role in traditional herbalism. Its dark, glistening berries carry not only nourishment and medicine, but also the weight of story, symbol and unseen realms. Across European folklore, elder is known as a tree of thresholds. It is

Across time and tradition, mythical creatures have offered more than wonder. They have served as mirrors of the inner world, each one carrying a distinct energy, message or reflection. Whether encountered in story, symbol or dream, these beings invite us to pause, to listen, and to consider what may be unfolding beneath the surface of everyday life. What follows is a curated exploration of well known mythical creatures, each presented with its essence, origins and the quie

Unicorn Day - 9 April This month explores a range of mythical creatures, but the unicorn is worth pausing on. Unicorn Day on 9 April gives a good reason to single it out and look a little more closely at what it has meant over time. In early stories, the unicorn was not soft or decorative. It appears in ancient writings and medieval bestiaries as a strong, elusive animal, often described as horse-like or deer-like, with a single horn on its forehead. This horn, known as the

Welcome to our April Issue. As the seasons turn and Aotearoa settles into the softer rhythms of autumn, this month invites us into a world of imagination with our theme of Mythical Creatures. From elusive Unicorns to the many beings that have shaped folklore across cultures, April offers a chance to explore the stories that continue to quietly influence how we see the world.