Once upon a time, I travelled 600 miles to completely bomb. And it was the best thing that could've happened. It was 2016 and I was in Chicago selling my oils at the Pitchfork Music Festival. I had been selling the oils for six years and had gotten pretty good at it. But …
Tantrika stories
The Tantrika anointing oil has some pretty great stories from back in the day. They are woven into the lore of this work. In fact, I was just sitting on a back porch on a balmy spring evening giggling with a bunch of ladies about one of these stories. So, I thought I'd …
igniting your Tantrika wisdom
When the moon reflects the season's archetype (Tantrika moon during Tantrika season), it can feel wonderfully inundating, like Nature infusing each breath with seasonal wisdom. To celebrate this Tantrika moon and its/our own wisdom, I'm sharing an invocation …
the healer
One of the main botanical archetypes I use in The Tantrika anointing oil is Resin. Resin is basically sap. In the botanical world, sap has two functions -- to protect and to heal. Resin will cover a wound in a tree, sealing it off from pathogens, insects, and microbes. Resin can also …
the buddy system
A few weeks ago we stepped through a gateway. When the sun rose that morning, we entered the Light half of the year; six months with more day than night. The Girl Child archetype greets us every year at Spring Equinox, reminding us to pay attention to the themes of springtime and …