Salvia Apiana commonly known as White Sage, is a herb originating from South America and has been a part of ancient spiritual rituals for thousands of years. Since being adapted by other cultures around the world, we are now able to appreciate and incorporate the use of White sage into our own lives and spiritual regimes. The term Sage derives from the Latin “Salvia” meaning ‘To be well and healthy’. The ritual of burning sage is known as ‘Smudging’ and is one of the oldest and purest methods of cleansing a person, space or item. It is essential to use high quality, ethically gathered Sage. The intention and cultivation of the sage matters just as much as buying organic...
I’m sure you have noticed that the majority of ‘sustainable’ and ‘natural’ candles are produced using Soy wax, however due to insufficient regulations these marketing buzzwords don’t always reflect a candle’s ingredients or ethical production. Soy wax can be seen as unsustainable due to the way it is produced. This can be understood through the significant spotlight put on the Soybean industry, due to its soaring expansion, which is raising concerns regarding its environmental effects. Soy is derived from Soybeans which happens to be the second largest agricultural driver of deforestation worldwide following the beef industry (World Wildlife Fund). Due to its soaring demand and numerous uses including 90% being used as animal feed in order to produce cheap meat...
When we first think of the terms ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ we automatically understand them as gendered terms. Thus by default associating certain qualities, such as being assertive and dominant as masculine and qualities such as being intuitive and caring, as feminine. Therefore predominantly prescribing them to either men or women. However rather than being a gendered prescription, the ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ can be better understood as being part of universal energies. This means that both masculine and feminine qualities are inherent within us all, rather than defined to a specific gender type. Stemming from Eastern traditions, yin (feminine) and yang (masculine) from Chinese philosophy and shiva (masculine) and shakti (feminine) from Indian philosophy, it is essential for our wellbeing that...
