Tantra for Women April 17, 2008

My partner, Candra, and I have been doing tantra together for 7 years.  We both feel so lucky to have learned these spiritual breath and presence processes young in life (we are in our 30s). Tantra has brought us so much bliss and ecstasty I think life without it would be dismal. 

If you haven’t yet tapped into your body’s wisdom through tantra, check out this beautiful video, ‘Hearts Cracked Open.’ The video shows tantra for women and a few different teachers, including ours, Evalena Rose.  Evalena is an amazing spiritual teacher who creates extraordinarily safe workshop spaces for women only and also for men and women to do tantra together. 

Seriously, if you haven’t done tantra yet, it’s better than your favorite food, better than drugs, even better than sex!  Check it out!

Love,

Alyssa
www.milk-and-honey.com

Bast, Goddess of Play April 13, 2008

 Over the past few months, I’ve drawn the Bast card from my favorite tarot deck (Daughters of the Moon) many times. This card talks about Bast, the Egyptian cat goddess, and how she is the goddess of play.  People who work too hard need her medicine to relax and have a balanced life, which includes play and fun.  Apparently, I’m one of the millions of Americans who work too hard. (Are you?)

Bast is an Egyptian Goddess and protector of cats, women, and children. She is the goddess of the sunrise and play, reminding us to play more and have fun. Her goddess duty has changed over the years, but she is also known as a goddess of love, fertility, birth, music and dance. Bast is the goddess of the moon. She has a twin sister named Sekhmet. Together the twin sisters formed the “yin-yang”of Egyptian religion, Bastet being the positive force and Sekhmet being the destructive force.

Bast is depicted in art in many ways, often with the head of a cat and the body of a woman. (Her sister, Sekhmet is shown with the head of a lionness.) Another popular form of Bast, in her earthly form, is a seated cat, and in this form her name changes to Bastet.

With this blog posting, I invoke the play energy of Bast for myself and anyone who is reading this.  Welcome, Bast!

-Alyssa
www.milk-and-honey.com

Customer Appreciation Weekend April 10, 2008

Drops of Nectar from Milk & Honey

 

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Customer Appreciation Weekend!

Milk & Honey will be having Customer Appreciation Weekend on Sat. and Sun., April 19 and 20 at the store (see pic on right).  The store is located at 123 N. Main Street, Sebastopol, CA  95472.  All events are open to the public and free of charge. 

We want to thank our customers for voting us the Best Gift Store in Sonoma County again, our 12th year in a row!
Please join us for the following events:

Saturday, April 19, 1-5:00pm

   free chair massage
   free readings – tarot and animal card
   free refreshments

Saturday, April 19 at 5:00pm
   Raffle drawing *winner must be present to win

Sunday, April 20 at 5:00pm
   free Abundance Ritual – open to all
   (store closes at 5pm for ritual)

~and~
***20-50% OFF Storewide All Weekend long!***
 

Customers receive a free raffle ticket each time they make a purchase between now and the Raffle drawing at 5pm on Sat., 4/19. 

Looking forward to celebrating with you!
Take Care,
Alyssa
www.milk-and-honey.com

Aphrodite Prayer Flags April 6, 2008

Well, Milk & Honey has become known for it’s handpainted prayer flags. Here is a photo of the entrance of the store today, decorated with the Awakened Aphrodite flags above the front altar.

The original artwork for the Aphrodite flags was done by Mara Friedman. Each flag was a painting she did separately while on retreat in Hawaii.  They all came together beautifully in this string of flags, creating a prayer.

All of our flags are fair trade.  Learn more on the Milk & Honey website.

May all of your prayers come true with the Spring wind.

 

Blessed Be!

Take Care,

Alyssa

Rachel is the Winner! April 3, 2008

Rachel Malloy is the winner of the March $50.00 gift certificate drawing at Milk & Honey.  She is pictured here wearing the opal and sterling silver necklace she bought with her winning gift certificate.  Check out more of our sterling silver jewelry here.  Rachel is a regular customer at Milk & Honey.  She often comes in with her mom, Nancy Malloy, and chats with the owners. 

I remember when Rachel fell in love with Bast, the Egyptian cat goddess. She told me all about her cat who she rescued from New Orleans when it was flooded.  She loves cats and when she saw Bast she loved her.  So her kind mother bought it for her. Along with her necklace, Rachel also got a magic egg and a silk cell phone purse.  Her total came out to be $50.17, so her gift certificate covered the $50 and the Lakshmi fountain of abundance (and change) provided the .17 cents.  What abundance!

May you have an abundant day!

-Alyssa
www.milk-and-honey.com