I'm a happily married jewelry designer & crafter and also an enthusiastic affiliate networker but as there's no advertising allowed here we won't talk about that ;-)
Spiritually, I'm an eclectic Pantheist aka Pagan. To me religion is an intensely personal thing so my spiritual path is mainly a solitary one. But that doesn't mean I haven't learned a lot from others or don't enjoy sharing ideas ~ just don't try to convert me LOL! I have been and continue to be inspired by many belief systems, including Wicca, Shamanism, Buddhism, archetypal psychology and the Divine Spirit as Feline, especially Bast and Sekhmet. I'm also a Reiki healer with a special affinity for cats and and enjoy photography, music, dancing, and
drumming (doumbek and tar), trance, yoga, and meditating with my cats Harmony & Pouncival whenever possible.
Harmony, our self-spinning cat :-)
Meet my
Maneki Nekos, the Japanese lucky beckoning cats.Traditionally, the kitty with her left paw raised brings in business and the kitty with her right paw raised brings in money. I thought a little of both would be nice . You can read more about these lucky cats in my blog :-)
cats .... sometimes I think I should have been born feline ;-)
~ music ~ drumming ~ dancing ~
photography ~ costuming ~ Reiki ~ meditation ~ Tarot ~ astrology ~ dreamwork ~ trance ~ creative visualization & the law of attraction
Whether one believes in religion or not and whether one believes in rebirth or not,There isnt anyone who does not appreciate kindness and compassion. ~Dalai Lama
The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one. ~ Toni Morrison
Music:
fusion~Layne Redmond, Loreena McKennitt, Enya, Peter Gabriel, Vas, Azam Ali, Gabrielle Roth, Greg Ellis, Dead Can Dance, Marla Leigh, Glen Velez, Bob Marley, Niyaz, Solace, Pentaphobe, Steve Roach, Suspended Memories, Terra Ambient, Na-Koja-Abad, Blackmore's Night;
Classic/rock ~
The Beatles collectively & individually, Stevie Nicks, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac, Sarah McLachlan, Cyndi Lauper, Joss Stone, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, The Temptations, Steve Winwood, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Nickelback
Movies:
I love movies and won't even attempt to list all my favorites. But among them, in no particular order~
comedies ~ Annie Hall, The Producers (the original), Dr Strangelove, Life of Brian, Bringing Up Baby, Groundhog Day
dramas ~ Leaving Las Vegas, Sunset Boulevard, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Braveheart, Ghost, All the Little Animals, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Illusionist
dramadies ~ Billy Liar, The Fisher King, American Beauty, The Graduate, Georgy Girl, The Sting, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, Benny & Joon
musicals ~ A Hard Day's Night, Cats, Cabaret, All That Jazz, The Rose, Phantom of the Opera
SF/fantasy ~ Lord of the Rings, The Mists of Avalon, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Pirates of the Carribean, Big Fish, Being John Malkovich, Sleepy Hollow, Bell Book & Candle, Practical Magic, Harry Potter, The Sixth Sense, Back To The Future, 2001, Batman Begins, Catwoman
docu/edu: The Secret, What the Bleep Do We Know?, The U.S. vs John Lennon, Fahrenheit 911, March of the Penguins
TV:
House, Monk, The Closer, CSI, 24, Law & Order CI (luv that Vincent D'onofrio ;-), Eureka, Lost, My Name Is Earl , Meerkat Manor, Moonlight
Nostalgia comedies ~ AbFab, Fawlty Towers, Black Books, Father Ted, Seinfeld, early SNL
Nostalgia drama/fantasy Charmed, Buffy, Six Feet Under, Dead Like Me, The X-Files, ST:TNG, Dark Shadows (the original)
Books:
Alice in Wonderland ~ The Catswold Portal ~ The Mists of Avalon ~ Neil Gaiman's Sandman series ~ Interview With the Vampire ~ Meeting The Madwoman ~ When The Drummers Were Women ~ Celestine Prophecy ~ Creative Visualization ~ almost anything by Carl Jung or Joseph Campbell
Heroes/Idols:
If you are a compassionate person who cares about the welfare of the animals who share the earth with us then you're one of my heroes.
"Shine On " by NeedtoBreathe ~ a video for the animals
