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In the Still Room

 When my SiStars Olivia, Rosie and I sent the invitation to join our Apothecary journey, we began preparing our own Still Rooms (mine usually has dragons - the better to heat potions!!)

Blue dragon
Our invitation this week to the beloveds who said YES to making good medicine - begin considering Vessels to contain the elixirs. 

  • Look through magazine for images of vessels.

  • Paste them in your journal, and ask several what medicine they offer/ what they contain/ what's ready to be alchemized?

  • Look for obects which spark joy, and bring that to the page. 

  • Reflect on why this is the perfect moment in your life for this journey

  • Collect ephemera - tea bag fortunes, slips of paper, paper towels used as paint ‘rags,’ magazine images, flower petals - and slide into an envelope or bag to bring with you to class. 

In the Still Room - find the dragons!
You might wish to start a lexicon page, adding symbols and the meaning they hold for You. I'm fond of making little cards from watercolor paper - these are about 2x2"
 Image & Lexicon

Work with image:

  • Take photos of and sketch containers you have around your home, and when you're out and about

  • Note elements they have in common, and in contrast (round of angular, size, shapes…) 

  • What might they contain?

With love and sparkles,

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