Symbols – Free Range Priestess

The Spirit in the Sweetness: Honey as Sacred Symbol

It’s harvest time in many parts of the world. A time to savor the bounty of nature as days get a bit shorter and cooler. We begin to draw inward, slow down and prepare for winter. The call from Our Lady of Bees this season has me contemplating these threads of honey’s symbolism. Honey asContinueContinue reading “The Spirit in the Sweetness: Honey as Sacred Symbol”

Our Lady of the Bees: An Invitation to Community, Care & Joy

The world is so nuts and the last 6 months in the US – crazy town. I’ve felt every flavor of flight, fight, and freeze, sometimes cycling through them all in a single day. I ask myself “what can I do?” “is it enough?” over and over. If like me, you often feel helpless inContinueContinue reading “Our Lady of the Bees: An Invitation to Community, Care & Joy”

Mental Health Prayer Poetry & Bees

I love including bee symbols in my co-creations. Bees are rich in symbology and, to me, have always represented the sun and happiness. These tiny creatures are vital to our survival, keeping our ecosystem balanced. They are regarded as a positive omen in nearly all indigenous cultures. I have re-designed one of my most popularContinueContinue reading “Mental Health Prayer Poetry & Bees”

Why I love the symbolism of the Lotus Blossom

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated with the Lotus flower. They grow in the muck and rise up toward the sun to bloom on the surface of the water (usually, some grow in very wet earth). As a metaphor it’s something most of us can relate to. We grow through a lotContinueContinue reading “Why I love the symbolism of the Lotus Blossom”

Honu Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle Symbolism

The name for the endemic Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle is Honu and they are one of my most beloved creatures in Hawaii. I frequently include Honu beads in my rosaries and prayer beads. I ❤️ Honu! I include some of the following notes on the symbolism of turtle along with that of the Honu ofContinueContinue reading “Honu Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle Symbolism”

Tree of Life Symbolism

I frequently use a Tree of Life on my rosaries and prayer beads in place of a cross or crucifix. It’s a powerful symbol packed with meaning and significance for many people & cultures. I made a rosary for a friend who is a semi-practicing Catholic and asked if she wanted a crucifix or somethingContinueContinue reading “Tree of Life Symbolism”