Water Blessing to Heal the Planet

This is the Kotodama (spiritual power of words) that Dr. Nobuo Shioya created for peace on earth. March 11, 2011 is when the massive earthquake, massive tsunami and nuclear plant accident occurred. Each month, at noon on the 11th, your local time, please say the following words called “The GrandContinue Reading

Chrysotile is not what it seems

Chrysotile. The one characteristic I noticed when first unpacking these was how the white stripes didn’t polish up, a tactile difference between the green and the white. Loved the patterns. But what made up the white powdery stuff?Continue Reading

What's In a Name?

As far back as I can remember, I have made little paper baskets filled with what ever little flowers were blooming on May 1st. I don’t remember how it came to happen, perhaps from my Grandpa. Probably my Grandpa. As a child, I didn’t really understand the days’ importance. ThroughContinue Reading

The Goddess Aphroditie

The Greeks say she was born of the union of the sky and the fertile sea womb. When she arrived at Olympus, Zeus married her to Hepaestus, the lame God of smithcraft.Continue Reading