In keeping with tradition, Wonder Wisdom Words’ We ♡ It. Continuing crushes. Curated concepts, companies, customs, creativity and critters to contemplate, curios to conjure curiosity, and cultivate conscious consumption. Some favorites from past We ♡ It posts over the years below. Wonder Wisdom Words has for the most part left the blogosphere for privacy purposes. Going forward there may be an impromtu post or two. But for the love of aesthetics you can find me curating contemplating and creating on Pinterest.
Tigerman We rescued Tiger as a kitten from the forest where he was lost or abandoned during one of New England’s worst Winters, a few years ago. All of my cats have found me and shown up by some divine intervention or sublime serendipity. He’s now five, and nine lives later thriving, though his path has been a little storybook intense. With that said, he deals with a few lasting challenges, which have built true character. You’d never know it though. A real dog cat in the best sense of both breeds. An outdoorsy chop wood carry water type. A Survivalist. Sagittarius. Gets his paws dirty. Also a house mouse lounge lover.
Have you seen the clever Walter In Winter Chevrolet commercial? Which stars Tiger’s doppelgänger. According to German folklore, all living creatures have a spirit double who is invisible but identical to the living individual. Chevy is known for trucks and cars, and now for a cat! The first Chevy Walter Commercial debuted in Summer 2021, flipping the script on the typical man’s best friend storyline by introducing a mountain outdoorsman and his hyper-capable crazy cool cat. Chevy’s and cats run deep in the American psyche.
A bit out of the way in the northwest hills, Norfolk Connecticut ~a community of 1000+ residents, offers a rare mix of country cool. Located in the foothills of the Berkshires, Norfolk, established in 1758, has three state parks within its borders and miles of hiking trails ~where your neighbors include hundreds of acres of preserved pristine forest and a private lake with a beach. Contrary to being dubbed the Ice Box of Connecticut ~due to its reputation of having the coolest temperatures in the state, it’s a closely-knit community that proudly embraces its brisk reputation. Beautiful place to live all four seasons of the year. Home to Yale Summer School of Music and Infinity Hall ~intimate music/dining destinations, plus a charming General Store operating continuously since 1812 nearby. Saturdays in warmer weather, the Norfolk Farmer’s Market on the green showcases local artisans/makers, and the town’s quirky nature. And the Norfolk Library ~a genuine architectural gem of a place, that is also an enjoyable space to hangout for an afternoon.
Coral & Tusk creates incredible textiles inspired by a love of Nature and adventure. Magical experiences everywhere from Wyoming to Nepal informs the imagery behind Coral & Tusk designs. Founded in 2007 by designer Stephanie Housley, Coral & Tusk’s creative process is a special alchemy of storytelling, illustration, and machine embroidery. The artist owner, an RISD-trained textile designer, first creates her cheeky storyline scenes and irreverent characters as original pencil drawings before she redraws them stitch by stitch using special computer software then finishes by hand. Every embroidered piece of artwork retains the story-telling spirit of the illustrations. Perfect wares to cultivate that country chic vibe for the home and for creative, curated gifting.
The Iconic Montana Throw Alpaca Blanket effortlessly adds elegance and sophistication with its mountain-inspired pattern. Rustic meets refined with Alicia Adams eco-conscious alpaca blends that are exceptionally versatile for year round use. Available in a full palette of colors and styles. Alicia Adams Alpaca raises and manages its own herd of over 200 suri alpacas at the family farm in New York’s Hudson Valley. The farm is comprised of 80 acres of rolling meadows, dense woods and ponds, and is also home to the Alicia Adams family. An animal-loving business specializing in the production of textiles utilizing natural and sustainable characteristics of one of the rarest and most luxurious materials ~alpaca wool. Manufactured in the USA and in Peru featuring incredible handiwork of local artisans who continue the pre-Incan tradition of working alpaca fibers.
Cartier and Coach two historic brands that create classic covetables with superior craftsmanship. Cartier Time. Perfect Time. The Santos-Dumont Cartier Paris 1912. With A Sapphire Cabochon. The Cherry On Top. This particularly rare piece is one of the very first Santos wristwatches created by Cartier. The best of the best watch bang for your buck. Coach Hitch Backpack In Dark Saddle. Classic. Craftsmanship. Capable. Combining effortless style and major functionality. Character is everything. Carry weight. It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it. Carry yours in style.
Kiehl’s Pharmacy an iconic old-world apothecary in NYC’s East Village since 1851 has been an absoulte fave for decades. Back in the day it began as a full-service pharmacy, stocking teas, herbs, tinctures, honeys, and the first-ever Kiehl brand products, including the Original Musk Oil. A unisex signature scent that is sexy sublime and scentsational housed in a handsome amber bottle. Another stellar staple to add to your ongoing wellness routine is the beloved Creme de Corps. A luxe lotion with Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter and Squalane that is the holy grail dry skin loving deep drink your skin is thirsting for.
It’s Nature Spirit Soul Alchemy when three master teachers and healers ~Alberto Villoldo, Colette Baron-Reid, and Marcela Lobos~ bring their wisdom and talents together to offer a doorway into the realm of the sacred symbols with the Mystical Shaman Oracle. Legends say that before there was time, before there was language, there were the sacred symbols. When you consult the oracle, you summon power and insight that can help you understand the present, heal the past, and influence the course of your future. Become prophets and visionaries. Converse directly with Spirit, dialogue with the forces of Nature, speak with the great archetypes ~the ancient gods, without intermediaries. No one needs to stand between the Creator and you, or between you and the great powers of Nature.
The Pathfinder Hemp & Root. An absolute alchemy age-old fermentation and distillation process that yields a powerful elixir unlike anything else in modern times. The Pathfinder Hemp and Root is inspired by the apothecarial mysteries of Old West snake oil salesmen, alternative medicine, and the supernatural marvels that go hand-in-hand with them. The resulting liquid is equally wild and enigmatic, leading drinkers to new realms of flavor both tangible and surreal. With an eye to the future of drinks and a thirst for progress in booze-free spirits, The Pathfinder Hemp and Root hearkens to a bygone age while elevating non-alcoholic spirits. For immediate relief of malaise and low spirits.
Open your heart and mind to the wisdom of the animal world. Animal Speak By Ted Andrews provides techniques for recognizing and interpreting the signs and omens of Nature. Meet and work with animals as totems and spirit guides by learning the language of their behaviors within the physical world. Animal Speak shows you how to: Identify and attune to your spirit animals; Discover the power and spiritual significance of more than 100 different animals, birds, insects, and reptiles; Call upon the protective powers of your animal totem; Create and use five magical animal rites, including shapeshifting and sacred dance. This beloved, bestselling guide is recognized as a classic reference for anyone wishing to forge a spiritual connection with the majesty of the animal world.
Ways To Connect With Your Core Power Animal
- Meditation: The most powerful way you can unite with your power animals is by developing a daily meditation practice. Ask the power animal to come forward and join you. You can ask the animal questions like which power animal wants to support me while I create this new piece of art? Or simply speak your prayers to the animal. Perhaps you want them to be with you in all moments, guiding, blessing, and protecting you.
- Shamanic Journeying: If you currently do not a shaman you can go to for guidance, you can embark on your own shamanic journey, which often involves the use of a shamanic drum or rattle. You can either have the power animal reveal who will most be of service to you at this time or call upon a specific animal to join you so you can deepen your connection with it. Try and find a guided shamanic journey recording that resonates with you to play.
- Sacred space: Highly recommend having an altar space in your home. Altars can be simple and small if you prefer. What’s important is that you have a space completely dedicated to connecting in prayer to the guides and animals you work with and with yourself. At your altar you can place a few items that evoke your power and truth, such as the feather of a sacred animal, sacred objects from a special location you spent time at, or ceremonial tools you deem healing instruments, such as flowers, crystals, candles.
- Invite Your Power Animal In. You can invite your current power animal in during your meditations or sleep. Before you close your eyes, connect with your breath and heart ~simply speak the invitation for your current benevolent power animal guide to show up for you. Let it be known that you are open and ready for a stronger connection with your friends in the power-animal realm. When you go into meditation or sleep time, be aware of any animal who presents via visions, smells, sounds, and so on.
- Ask Your Power Animal Questions. Feel free to ask your animal guide questions. Provide it gratitude and love, and also ask if it has any medicine it wishes to provide to you. Trust what comes through and allow yourself to receive.
- Keep A Journal as Your Awareness Increases. Recommend keeping a journal nearby so you can write down any details from your time with your power animal. Keep a log of any animal that presents itself to you via visions, smells, or sounds. As your connection increases, you will likely have an unexpected awareness of other animals. When this happens, it’s important to take an honoring moment to acknowledge the power animal that is revealing itself for your benefit. Thank it for showing up, feel into what it wishes to provide you, or ask why it has come forward and what it wants you to know.
Dante Lividini, Catnip © Dante Lividini. Forests play a prominent role in many folktales and legends. In these dark, mysterious places, heroes can lose their way, face unexpected challenges, and stumble on hidden secrets. And trees appear as ladders between worlds, as sources of life and wisdom, and as the physical forms of supernatural beings –Nature Spirits were thought to inhabit trees and forests. The mythology of early India, preserved in texts called the Upanishads, includes a cosmic tree called Asvattha. It is the living universe, an aspect of ‘Brahman,’ the World Spirit. This Cosmic Tree reverses the usual order. Its roots are in the sky, while its branches grow downward to cover the Earth.
Dante Lividini, Mother Nature © Dante Lividini. Dante’s evocative Wisetrees are all deeply rooted in Nature and myth. Prompting a rare kind of empathy towards his subjects, thoughtful connections between rustic gods and nature spirits, half-humans and heroes, biosphere and biophilia, trees and time, and the realms above and below human experience, blossom. We discover an unfolding meditation on those existential dilemmas that surround us all, and a world of its own in the making. Resonating otherworldliness and sublime beauty. Dante Lividini is a New England-based illustrator, graphic novelist and 3-D animation artist whose work, constructed with considerable imaginative care, invites a mythic journey. With a Master’s Degree in Literature from New York University, and a background in teaching, Dante cleverly weaves the art of storytelling of all that is mysterious in the natural world into his work, infusing it with meaning and magic.
Johanna Bashford Adult Coloring Books. Tap into creativity and discover the healing properties of artmaking through the magical world of illustrator and ink evangelist extraordinaire Johanna Basford ~who prefers pens and pencils to pixels. Her whimsical and wonderful interactive coloring books feature delicate and highly detailed pen and ink illustrations with hidden treasures to be found ~all waiting to be brought to life with color. Art as therapy doesn’t get more relaxing and pleasurable than this! Fun favorites to gift and enjoy include: Secret Garden, Enchanted Forest, Lost Ocean and World of Flowers. Also recommended are Prismacolor high-quality colored pencils available in a variety of sets.
Jack Kerouac 30 Rules: Blueprint For Writing
- Scribbled secret notebooks, and wild typewritten pages, for yr own joy
- Submissive to everything, open, listening
- Try never get drunk outside yr own house
- Be in love with yr life
- Something that you feel will find its own form
- Be crazy dumbsaint of the mind
- Blow as deep as you want to blow
- Write what you want bottomless from bottom of the mind
- The unspeakable visions of the individual
- No time for poetry but exactly what is
- Visionary tics shivering in the chest
- In tranced fixation dreaming upon object before you
- Remove literary, grammatical and syntactical inhibition
- Like Proust be an old teahead of time
- Telling the true story of the world in interior monolog
- The jewel center of interest is the eye within the eye
- Write in recollection and amazement for yourself
- Work from pithy middle eye out, swimming in language sea
- Accept loss forever
- Believe in the holy contour of life
- Struggle to sketch the flow that already exists intact in mind
- Dont think of words when you stop but to see picture better
- Keep track of every day the date emblazoned in yr morning
- No fear or shame in the dignity of yr experience, language & knowledge
- Write for the world to read and see yr exact pictures of it
- Bookmovie is the movie in words, the visual American form
- In praise of Character in the Bleak inhuman Loneliness
- Composing wild, undisciplined, pure, coming in from under, crazier the better
- You’re a Genius all the time
- Writer-Director of Earthly movies Sponsored & Angeled in Heaven
Heart Of A Dog Film By Laurie Anderson, which marks the first feature film in thirty years by multimedia artist Laurie Anderson is must-see movie magic. A cinematic tone poem that flows from a sustained meditation on death and other forms of absence, the film seamlessly weaves together thoughts on Tibetan Buddhism, reincarnation, the modern surveillance state, and the artistic lives of dogs, with an elegy for the filmmaker’s beloved rat terrier, Lolabelle, at its heart. Narrated by Anderson featuring a moving original score, Heart Of A Dog continues Anderson’s long career of imbuing the everyday with dreamlike wonder. Soundtrack available from Nonesuch Records.
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