Celestial Forecast
We asked Celeste Onorati, astrologer and founder of Jai Mala Rose—a handmade custom rose-petal-bead jewelry and mala company—to share her thoughts on what the stars...
By The Light of The Moon
“The moon replenishes the earth; when she approaches it, she fills all bodies, while, when she recedes, she empties them.”
—from Natural History by Pliny...
Narwhals
Monodon Monoceros: one tooth, one horn. Or one toothed unicorn. Narwhals are dappled grey whales that live in the Arctic, wielding nine-foot-long tusks. Their remote,...
Father Christmas and the Tomten
Written and Illustrated By Charles Vess
Come closer and listen well, for I have a tale to tell. For far longer than even I can...
Snow Angel
Illustration by Marina Mika
We know you only by your absence.
The hole left behind, pressed
through the drifts like something
fallen from a great distance.
Wings shorter than...
Lure Of The Sea: Life of A Love Witch
The lure of the sea, the mystery of the deep waters, and the enchantment of the swirling tides have woven their threads into the story of...
Amulet
In the village where they lived everyone knew there was only one way for whomever went to meet the beast in the woods to...
A Tale as Old as Time
As the classic Disney song reminds us, “Beauty and the Beast” possesses a rich history and a powerful legacy of enchantment. While most versions we...
Bad Whiskey and Cross Women
“Matrimonial miseries, domestic unhappiness, social wretchedness, and national degradation; every evil under the sun will be found, if you go sufficiently far back, to...
A Talk With Deep Midnight Perfumes Creator Cat Marx
So Cat, how did you come to perfumery?
I started making perfume oils in 1996 for myself, friends and family. In 2003, I began selling...