I promised myself I wouldn't rant here. So I won't. Instead here are some images of peace. From across the world. From different flickr streams. Just look at his face.
Shawn Econo's Flickr
Asiadsb's flickr
To her from whom we derive our strength,
our powers, our vision, our grace,
where does she dwell?
In our dreams, our inspiration,
Our breath, our space?
Who is your Goddess?
Which Goddess are you, in the shape of your beliefs,
in the sweep of your work, in the grace of your home?
I am about to share with you a book which has long been my favourite "Goddess at Home" by A. Bronwyn Llewellyn. This book introduces the seven Greek Goddesses- Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hera, Hestia & Persephone and goes on to explain how you can infuse your home with a divine grace worthy of the Goddess in you. Specific characteristics of the goddesses and their symbolism is explained with examples of ways to welcome her home by adding specific objects, colours, patterns or motifs reminiscent of her.
"Although Artemis shared the quality of strength with other Goddesses, she possessed an untamable individuality. She knew her own nature well and honoured it. So create a space that announces who you are, where you come from and where you are going. Make it personal, use things that resonate at the core of your being. Don't be swayed by others opinions and choices. Exercise your intuition."
"To summon Artemis, invite nature into the den in all its wildness. Add a vase of tangled twigs or aromatic silvery Artemisia, unrefined containers of clay, drilled stones or wooden containers. This Goddess roamed fearlessly through moonlit thickets. Step boldly into colour realms you may have been too timid to try. Consider warm umber or delicate bamboo, add a woodsy hue of oak or gleaming chestnut."
Cover your floor wit natural fibres like coir or jute.
Frame naturalists sketches depicting natures beauty in every leaf, petal and stem.
Use natural containers of bamboo canes, twigs and basketry for magazines and other storage.
Display photographs of your travel to exotic places, whether a continent away or the next town.
Collect your found objects and souvenirs there, whatever denoted the life you have or the life you want.
To Artemis, everyday is new and overflowing with potential. She doesn't worry of what others think or expect of her. Her spirit is independent, individual and untamed. So bring her home, into you life and let your imagination run wild, literally J
Symbols of Athena
Moon- particularly the crescent
Bow and arrows
Mirror – clarity of self knowledge
Roads and harbours
Her colours
Earth tones and colours of deep woods, sundrenched meadows
Saffron and red
Silver
White
I love Dhoops large sunlit Balcony/Terrace
Dhoop has beautiful ceramic cups from which you can drink water
tea
and coffee :)
The beautiful cups from Northeast.
Every product in Dhoop is beautifully packaged and like Aradhana says "Every product here has a story behind it"
Tealights, mirror and incesce holder in the Jaipur pottery style
Dhoop's jewellery collection is to die for...
And its beautiful lamps promise to bring
Beautiful light
They have some neat storage solutions as well
But what I love are pieces like these. Fun unique pieces. This is a coin holder & you need to shoot your coin in- neat!
These are part of the Indian Board games series
I've never seen a Krishna with the serpent wound around him quite like this...
Gods galore...
Serene Buddhas
And an antique insence holder
This is the new Bollywood collection
Shree 420 Hooks can now beckon your clothes :)
Kashmiri papier-mache style painting but on steel cups!
Pretty beaded shell curtains
These butterflies are stunners
Stylish metal tableware and huge brass urns of all sizes
These snails stole my heart. Don't they look like the gentlest souls?
And I'll close this post with my favourite picture of these brass lamps which close like a bud and open like a flower. And I'd have completely missed it had not Mr Rammy Nagpal (Aradhana's dad) shown them to me, meticulously explaining how you hold the turtle head to open it.
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