[December is Natural Perfume Month When Fragrant Trees and Wreaths Bring the Outdoors In, and Natural Perfume is the Gift of Choice for Many]

December Is Named Natural Perfume Month By Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild

December is Natural Perfume Month When Fragrant Trees and Wreaths Bring the Outdoors In, and Natural Perfume is the Gift of Choice for Many
For Immediate Release

MIAMI SHORES, Fla./EWORLDWIRE/Nov 29, 2006 --- The Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild has named December Natural Perfume Month in recognition of the growing interest in natural fragrances. The first naturally-perfumed gifts associated with the month of December were those given in Bethlehem of frankincense and myrrh. Those fragrant tree resins are found in many natural perfumes today.

During this month, ancient traditions called for a fragrant conifer tree, wreaths and boughs decorating the home. Today, the wonderful aroma of cooking with sweet spices like cinnamon and clove adds to the ambiance, creating a true holiday atmosphere.

Giving the gift of perfume and fragrant toiletries at the holidays can be made more special by choosing gifts made only with natural aromatics that come from flowers, leaves, woods and other botanicals. Blended artfully by professional perfumers and body care specialists in the Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild, these handmade luxurious scented treats continue the ancient heritage of natural fragrances.

The perfumers in the Guild offer traditional perfumes in an alcohol, oil or solid base, such as beeswax. Some of them also create soaps, lotions and other body care products that contain only natural fragrances, no synthetic scents.

Associate members of the Guild make soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners, gift baskets, candles and many home and body care products with essential oils providing the scent.

To make this a special natural holiday season and to celebrate the beauty of natural perfumes during December, Natural Perfume Month, visit links to the Guild members Web sites at http://naturalperfumery.com.
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Contact: Anya McCoy is a Miami-based perfumer and president of the Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild. Her perfume line is Anya's Garden, based on botanical, fantasy and historic gardens. http://anyasgarden.com was recently redesigned and relaunched with perfume and Eau de Toilettes offered.

Anya McCoy
Anya's Garden of Natural Perfume http://anyasgarden.com
Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild http://artisannaturalperfumers.org
Yahoo Natural Perfumers Chat Group http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalPerfumery/

Hello Everyone,
 
Its been a while since my last newsletter.  Your stargazer has been busy with more than the general star stuff these days!
 
The Astrology Association keeps me on my toes with Presidential duties.   Please see our schedule of speakers at www.aasp-fl.com  and feel free to attend a meeting if you like, all are welcome! 
 
I am now the featured astrologer for Paradise News, a free publication in St. Petersburg Beach.  Pick one up in your travels around town.  My first article comes out in the November issue on the 10th.
 
Last month I entertained for Nordstroms of Int'l Mall in Tampa for thier frangrance launce of Magical Moon by Hanai Mori.
The radio show I did in August was very successful!  We had calls from 5 different states from people interested in Medical astrology!
 
I will be entertaining at two Lock and Key Singles events in the bay area,  www.lockandkeyevents.com/tpa for more information. 
 
If you need entertainment for your holiday party please call soon.  Personal or corporate, large or small, make it an interesting gathering and let your guests have a glimpse into the next year as part of the fun!
 
Want to give a gift thats out of this world this holiday season???Gift certificates are always available!!!!!!
 
The September eclipses have shaken everthing up and now the planetary energies are transforming that energy into new beginnings.  The new moon on the 22nd will start the cycle .  On October 24 three more planets move into Scorpio.  Some area of your life needs a bit of transformation.......it will begin then and continue through November.
 
Happy Birthday my lovely Libras!!!  Deborah, Maureen, Wendy, Billy, Leslie, Carol, Claudette and David; just to name a few! 
Belated Birthday wishes to my faithful Virgos as well, Nancy, Miranda, Jennifer, Rita, Janice, Robert, Michael, Jackie and more, you were in my thoughts! 
 
***********I have several clients and associates in real estate.  If you are also a property manager please give me a call.****************   
Do not miss!  Internationally know, incredibly gifted psychic and medium, Patricia Morton will be here in November!  If you want an appointment please call me at 727-347-4737.
 
Thats all for now starfans!  Have a Frightfully Fun Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
More soon.........
Sarah
www.sarahlyons.net
 
 
 

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Hello All!

This afternoon I taught one of my favorite classes - Storytelling and the Tarot - and decided to indulge myself and take part in one of the exercises along with the class.  A method that I learned from Mary Greer many years ago involves delving into a single card, writing a list of everything that you see and then adopting the perspective of each and every little thing that you see on the card.  Finally, you write a story from the perspective of one of the things on the card.

I pulled the Emperor in Alexandra Gennetti's Wheel of Change Tarot.  Here is the story:

He stepped into the room today like every other day - noble, proud and strong.   Today he wears the Yule celebration colors of red and green.  He is powerful and careful with his people and with his kingdom which begins in this very room and extends beyond the mountains to the rising sun. 

He cares - this Emperor - this man.  But so many details go unnoticed.

Though I am small, I will make him remember me today.  I can recall when he first chose me to serve.  He directed the building of that great castle that you see in the background, but his throne and this room - this doorway - he carved with his own hands.  Indeed, he felled the greatest, strongest oaks to build this wood chamber and the wooden throne and great doors.  He poured the substance of my being with the blacksmith looking over his shoulder.  He was careful then, but he has forgotten me. 

Today I will remind him that I still serve.  I am so very thirsty.  Screee.  My voice squeaks and a cantakerous note springs from my very being.  The Emperor looks over his shoulder at me and says a word to a servant who brings sweet oil and bathes me.  You may say that the Emperor's peace of mind hinges upon my serving well, but serving silently.  I am a hinge in the great door.

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Have a beautiful week. 

Gina

Hi All,

Ah, I have been away from this forum for too long.  My life is busy ... full of wonderful things to do and people to love.  The great news is that my son and I have been enjoying several weeks of peace - no arguments, no upsets.  I am rather enjoying our little truce.  I don't yell about homework and poor grades, and he does his homework and improves his grades ... alas, there is still the messy room.  I'm just not going to look at it.  If I don't see it, it doesn't exist.  Right?

This evening I did a random draw from the Osho Zen Tarot and pulled the Page of Water.  A lovely yellow and pale orange bird is llifting off and appears to be headed out through the open door of a cage.   In fact, it appears there really never was a door in the cage at all.  The sky below is dark, but the sky above her is light blue and white and full of other birds (also yellow and pale orange).  She has been isolated, but is ready to make connections with her larger family/community, and express her freedom.  The keyword on the card is "understanding." 

I find that I need community to grow in wisdom and then solitude to gain understanding of what I have learned.  I rely on the input of others around me - my son, my other half, my spiritual community, my co-workers - to learn things that I am not able to learn on my own.  I also need down time - in my little safe cage with no doors - to process the lessons I have learned from others, and to listen to my inner voice, my guide, myself.  Ideally, I can come and go at will, just as the bird in this card - revelling in both the emotional connection with others and my own heartbeat.

I hope that you have a beautiful week.

Love, light and wisdom,

Gina

Ace of Cups – Ciro Marchetti’s Tarot of Dreams

Good Evening All,

I hope this finds everyone well.  We here at Chez Mnemosyne are doing well.  My son is adjusting to his final year of middle school and LOTS of homework.  My other half announced that he is quitting smoking.  Hurray!  Now, if I can just find that pack of cigarettes that he hid somewhere outside the front of the house … and I am still at the mundane job Monday through Friday, steadfastly working on my five year plan to become a full-time Tarot teacher and author. 

With no particular question in mind, I pulled the Ace of Cups from Ciro Marchetti’s Tarot of Dreams.  An ornate chalice rests atop the surface of the water.  The bowl of the chalice is crystal with ornate gold filigree and inset with red, blue and green gems.  The stem of the chalice is made up of four golden mermaids, each supporting a quarter of the bowl upon her back.  The mermaids are bent forward, looking down at the water, golden hair spilling across back and shoulders, each mermaid holding the hands of her sisters on either side of her.  Each trusts that the other will do her part to continue supporting the bowl of the chalice.  The mermaids – all identical, but reflections of each other – are poised upon a golden base bearing the same filigree pattern as on the bowl.  Suspended above and behind the chalice is a great and ornately carved golden globe bearing a downward triangle – a symbol of water – and drops of golden water splashing above the triangle.  The sky is the color of sunset and clouds cover much of it, though there is a small break in the clouds just above the horizon where a deep, purplish blue breaks.  The colors of the sky are reflected in both the water supporting the chalice and in the crystal bowl.  I would say that the chalice is empty, but the colors fill it with a rainbow of possibility.

Aces are beginnings and Cups (the suit of Water) often represent our emotions and speak to our relationships with everything and everyone around us, as well as our relationship with ourselves.  The Ace of Cups is a gift and a responsibility.  Emotions are precious and fragile things (crystal).  Many relationships require work, self-sacrifice, and trust (the mermaids holding up the bowl and supporting each other).

As I look at this card, I put myself in the position of one of the mermaids.  I hold the hand of one of my sisters on the right, and hold the hand of another sister on my left.  These intimate relationships are so important.  How important are they?  What of the sister directly behind me?  I cannot see her.  I cannot even touch her.  Yet, she and I are bound to each other just as surely as I am bound to those closer to me.  We rely upon the same network of trust and understanding.  If one of us fails, we all fail.  If one of us sings, surely we all sing. 

I think of the simplest relationships in my life:  my Mother and me; my son and me; my other half and me.  Each of them touch other lives in turn.  And those people are connected to people I don’t even know, and may never meet at all.  And yet, we are all connected.  Love starts right here with you and me.  We touch each other on some level, and learn to entrust our hearts into the other’s hands.  Love begins at the Ace of Cups, and the potential for love is waiting for us.  A gift and a possibility.  I’ll not treat this offering lightly, and because you and I are not unlike, I believe that you will take great care with this gift, as well.

Have a beautiful week.

Love, light and wisdom,

Gina/Mnemosyne

Greetings Everyone!
 
*******SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT********
 
I will be doing a live show on WTAN 1340 AM,  Starscope Radio, Thursday August 24 from 9 until 10 pm EDT.  Please listen and call in to support the show!  If you are not in the Tampa Bay area you can still catch the show via internet.  Below you will find instructions and the call in numbers.  We will take as many calls and questions as possible!
 
WTAN is broadcast at 1340 AM. To get the Internet Stream, listeners need to
go to:
www.tantalk1340.com and click the "Listen Now" Button on the Top Left of the
Homepage. Of course they must also have a Computer with a Sound Card and
Speakers. Anyone with High Speed DSL Internet Service can listen and call in
to the Show at the same time. Those with 56 K Dial-UP Internet can either
listen to the Show or Call-In but they can can't do both on the same phone
line.
The WTAN Call In Numbers are: Tampa Bay local
727-441-3000 or Toll Free 1-866-826-1340.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEO'S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Judith, Inger, Linda, Marina, Jan, Mary, Patrick, and John!   
You have another year of Saturn so pace yourselves and take care of business before it takes care of you! 
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We have two eclipses coming next month starfans, and you all know what that means!  Hold on tight as the cosmos churns out some very intense energy!  Ill have more on this and other star stuff in my next news letter coming out very soon.  Also more news on your stargazers upcoming adventures and appearances.
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The Astrology Association of St. Petersburg starts their fall lectures on September 7 at 7pm sharp with guest speaker Steffan Vanel.  His topic is:  The Karma of the United States
Everyone is welcome, $15 includes coffee or tea.  Hope to see you there!
Signing off for now!
Sarah
www.sarahlyons.net

A good friend called me the other night.  He's rediscovering Tarot after a number of years' hiatus.  In just the last few days he has done quite a few readings, and the cards have been "dead on" as he describes it.  While we talked, he dealt 10 cards into a Celtic Cross and we talked about the reading over the phone.  Again, the cards were not only validating past patterns, but current events, and were quite clear about the potential outcome.  He finally exclaimed, "Does this stuff ever STOP getting scary?" 

I thought about that question quite a bit after we hung up.  I've been reading for almost 20 years, and I suppose there was a time at the very beginning of my adventure when I thought it was just downright odd that the cards could be so accurate.  Some early readings were eerily correct, and if I ever had any doubts that Tarot was a powerful tool, the cards proved over and over that I could rely upon them.  I do remember getting goosebumps or psychic chills or zaps during those early years.  I also recall thinking that stuff was getting in the way of my effectively interpreting the cards.  So, I learned to put up a few shields, clear space, banish the stuff that didn't need to be in my way - especially my ego - and get on with the business of reading.  I know some folks rely on those physical cues, but they distracted me.  And somewhere along the way the cards became trusted friends - not at all scary.

Perhaps I'm jaded from having read the Tarot for so long, but I don't think so.  And after all these years, I still don't take my cards for granted.  They tell me the most incredible stories! 

So - do you find accurate readings scary?  If so, why?  And if not, why not?

Have a beautiful week and lots of non-scary readings!

Gina

Hello All!

It certainly has been an eventful week.  The highlight was teaching a 7 hour Tarot workshop Saturday to a local group of Wiccans.  We had a wonderful day and learned so much about the cards.  I always come away from such events feeling quite blissed out.  And then, of course, mundane life interferes, and I feel ever so non-metaphysical doing things like cleaning the bathroom, cooking dinner for folks who should be able to feed themselves (grumble, grumble), and reminding my son to pick up the dirty towels on the floor of his bedroom (more grumbling).

And so, this evening, during one of those grumbling episodes, I snapped at my son.  Doesn't matter what for ... I just yelled at him over the usual stuff.  After things settled down this evening, and we became civil with one another again, I decided to ask my Merryday Tarot deck, "What gives?  How am I supposed to deal with this kid who just turned 13?"

I pulled the 10 of Pentacles.  Such a lovely card!  A husband and wife and their two children stand in front of a bright yellow archway.  The couple are arm in arm, smiling at each other, and the children appear to be playing a game of hide-and-seek.  One child is reaching for a lovely dog.  The arch above them bears five pentacles and a string of 10 banners or flags, each with an equilibrated cross in a circle - a symbol of Earth.  Grandmother is in the forefront of the card.  Her hair is swept up, and she wears a green robe with five more pentacles on it.  She has her hand out to pet another dog.  On either side of the arch are two pillars with great urns upon them.  And I can see a large manor in the distance, and a water wheel - perhaps it's a mill?  Everyone in the card is facing forward - none of them are looking through the arch to the house and water wheel in the background.  They all appear content.  The artist's key word on this card is "completion."

What the heck does that have to do with my frustration with my child?  Well, let's see.  Perhaps this is a gentle reminder that I've got a pretty darned good family, and that I should focus on my other half and my child instead of looking outside the arch at all the work there is to be done and getting all hyped up about what's not being done.  Heck, even the walls of my home are painted a pale yellow.  And there are pentacles drawn over every doorway and window in my home.  Maybe I should look up once in a while and be content that I am indeed fortunate to share my life with such wonderful folks in mostly serene surroundings.

I also look at 10s sometimes as "leveling up" in an elemental experience.  In this case, the 10 of Pentacles or Earth reminds me that something is going to the next level in a very tangible way.  My son just turned 13 - oooh, teenager.  Talk about "leveling up!"  Oh, and I'm quite menopausal these days.  So, I'm physically changing, too.  This card has three generations of family on it ... this card gives us somewhere to grow.

So, I'll think serene thoughts, remember that both of us are growing, and be more gentle with my beautiful son who is learning to be an adult at the same time that I am learning to age gracefully (I hope).

Have a beautiful week with many happy readings!

Gina

Hi All,

I am looking forward to pleasant Tarot conversation here in the Crimson Moon Community.  By way of introduction, I'm Gina - long-time student of Tarot, and sometime teacher in the metaphysical realm.  As the folks at Crimson Moon get their new website and this Forum up and running, I hope that you will stop in often and post your thoughts.  And, by all means, tell your friends to stop by and chat a while as well.

Just before I sat down to type this, my first entry, I pulled a deck from my little collection of Tarot cards.  I found that I was holding The Gilded Tarot - a marvelous and colorful creation by artist Ciro Marchetti. 

I pulled the Two of Swords at random.  No particular question ... just looking for the definition of this mood in which I find myself.  Perhaps she describes a moment for you, as well.  The card is the blue of the sky - but more so.  The top half of the card bears a woman's face.  Her hair seems black with some bluish gray streaks.  She is not a child - but a woman, with some wisdom.  She appears serious and her eyes are covered by a shining golden band.  I don't think that she can see me.  There are stars in the background.  The bottom half of the card is filled by clouds and mist in a band around an unknown planet.  And there are two golden swords crossed, pointing downward, superimposed over the entire card image. 

The two crossed swords remind me of detente, standstill, a balance of sorts, but a balance that is tenuous.  The planet feels like uncharted territory, and the woman ... well, she reminds me of me in this moment.  I suppose when I'm ready to see what is out there, I will take the golden blindfold off.  In the meantime, I am keeping my eyes closed and shielded, so that I can shut off one of my physical senses, and allow the others to pay more attention to what is going on.  I can listen more clearly to voices inside and out if I close my eyes.  I can recall past sensations - pleasant and painful - far more clearly if I close my eyes.  I can even smell fragrances better with my eyes closed!

The two of swords, for me, is often the moment before choosing.  The suspense of having to select this or that, but choosing neither.  Hanging in the balance.  Waiting for a shoe to drop, someone to sneeze, a clue toward the better path.  And I find myself waiting - for what, I am not quite sure.  This is a good place to dream, to imagine, to be still.  And so, I will.

Have a beautiful week full of insightful readings.

Gina
mnemosyne