Semaphore Community Market this Sunday

I am delighted to announce that I will be at the Semaphore Community Market this Sunday, 3 April 2022, that will be held at St Bede's Anglican Church at 200 Military Road, Semaphore.

The market will be open from 10am until 3pm and not only will I have an assortment of my LunaNoire Creations, in particularly my crystal beaded bracelets, handknotted malas and unique devotional and prayer/worry beads.  I will also have a selection of my imported leather journals as well as copies of my books available for purchase.

Another treat is that I will also be available for tarot and oracle card readings. I do not usually read at markets, preferring to make myself available through the Isian Centre of Metaphysics, so this will a bit of rarity.

So, if you are after a reading, there is no need to book.  Just simply come along on Sunday and I will fit you in.  

Weather wise, it is forecast to be a wonderful day, so a trip to Semaphore to check out the market and then a walk along the pier could make a perfect family outing.

Autumn Equinox has arrived

As the sun enters the sign of Pisces, those of us in the Southern Hemisphere find ourselves at a time of equilibrium once again, when the hours of light and darkness are equal.  At the spring equinox the energy is manifesting before action. Now here at the autumn equinox, it is repose after action.  We can take satisfaction in the work undertaken during the warmer months and reap the benefits.  Daylight saving is also about to end, and with it the realisation that summer is well and truly over.  It is now time to make preparations for the colder winter months, if we have not done so already.

The time of equilibrium has arrived and here in the Southern Hemisphere the energies point towards repose after action.

The Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains note the arrival of the star Parna in the sky near the moon as this marks the commencement of Autumn and the time for building waterproof houses, as the autumn rains are about to arrive.  To the Ngarrindjeri people, the “far distant dull star” of Marangani, the Crow, marks the end of his journey by arriving at the river we know today as the Murray, heralding the season of roaring gales from the west.

The autumn equinox marks the completion of the harvest and thanksgiving, with the emphasis on the future return of that abundance. 

Here is a short video sharing some information about the Autumn Equinox from my book, "Dancing the Sacred Wheel".

An Insight into the Norse Goddess Hel

Hel, the ruler of Niflheim the Norse Underworld, a realm that 13th century author Snorri described as the primordial realm of snow, mists and ice. Yet to some, this reference may have actually related a more recent Ice Age, thus denoting Hel as a pre-Viking age deity.

The daughter of Loki and the giantess Angrboða, Hel is depicted with one half of her face beautiful and alive, and the other blue, the colour of cold, dead flesh, or that of a corpse.

She was also tasked by Óðin to give lodging to all who die of sickness and old age – a “straw death” - the people who did not die of honour and therefore were not able to enter Valhalla. This meant that oath breakers and murderers also entered Hel's realm, however they ended up in Nástrǫnd ("Corpse Shore") where lived the dragon Níðhöggr who devoured the corpses of the honourless dead, effectively destroying them entirely.

Using the Dark Goddess in Shadow Work

I am delighted to announce that I will be offering a presentation on The Dark Goddess and Shadow Work at the Gawler Psychic Fair, which will be held at the Gawler Racecourse over the weekend of Saturday, 26 March and Sunday, 27 March 2022.  My presentation will be at 12:15pm on the Saturday. 

In my presentation I will share some insights into how to work with this wild and often fearful aspect of the divine feminine in order to gain a truer sense of self.

Signed copies of my book, Encountering the Dark Goddess: A Journey into the Shadow Realms, will also be available at my LunaNoire Creations stall (which you will find outside), as well as my other books including Contemporary Witchcraft: Foundations Practices for a Magical Life and Dancing the Sacred Wheel.  I will also have a selection of my LunaNoire Creations offerings that include imported quality leather journals, crystal beaded bracelets, handknotted crystal malas and devotional beads, as well as magical oils, resins and herbal products.

You will be able to find my LunaNoire Creations stall under the Wolf Blass Pavilion.  If you are not able to get to the Gawler Psychic Fair, my products are available through my LunaNoire Creations etsy store.