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Star's Jun Tea
|Star Essence
Jun Tea has become one of my favorite beverages. Unlike Kombucha it's fermented with honey and uses green tea instead of black. It's also not quite so carbonated, a plus for those of you who like me - don't love bubbles. I've linked the recipe I've been using below! Brewing Jun Tea with a Kombucha Scoby Read more...
Star's Story About Holy Harmony
|Star Riparetti
A fun story about the Holy Harmony Spray - Recently I gave a little flower essence talk at our local raw food potluck and I left a bottle of Holy Harmony Spray for my friend Janis who was the hostess. About a week later I got tagged on Facebook from Janis's sister saying I was the star of the weekend. Then I received a text from Janis saying call me and I’ll tell you why you were the star. Come to find out there was a 48 hour film project... Read more...
Taking a Moment
|Star Essence
How does the saying go? "Big things come in small packages.” A few weeks ago we posted on Instagram about how much more we notice when we slow down, at the time we noticed the tiny rainbows shimmering off of the side of an amethyst in the window. We’ve been trying to remember to slow down, to notice the little things, to appreciate our surroundings more since then. This itty bitty flower was recently one of those things. While eating breakfast outside on an unseasonably and rare warm morning recently I looked... Read more...
Peyote and the Moment of Bloom
|Star Riparetti
A dear friend of mine has a peyote plant that was gifted to him around 10 years ago. I often say hello to this little peyote plant as I walk by it when I visit my friend and his lovely wife at their home. He has spoken to me about this plant numerous times; he loves it and has a deep connection with it. One of the times that we were talking about the plant he told me that it had bloomed shortly after he received it years ago but... Read more...
Making the Novaculite essence
|Star Riparetti
Taking the Novaculite essence can help us release the things that we are attached to (or that are attached to us) that no longer serve us. Read more...
Crystal Foraging in Hot Springs
|Star Essence
Part of our team recently traveled to Star’s house in Hot Springs, Arkansas to work on a few big projects together. While we were there of course we had to go crystal foraging! We arrived at a location where we thought we might find some quartz, but all we expected to find was a couple of pieces of opaque white quartz. We were happy with that! Star mentioned that we should walk over to check out a different area where she thought might have more luck finding quartz. After just a few minutes... Read more...
The Extraordinary Red Tailed Hawk Experience.
|Star Riparetti
A new friend, Monroe, has recently shared one of his many gifts with me ~ that of being a falconer. Monroe randomly showed up to my house one day and brought along a Red Tailed Hawk that he had rehabilitated. The hawk was ready to return to nature and we released him at my house together. That experience in itself was cosmic! After the release, Monroe said that if the hawk was still there the next day I might want to give him a couple of chicken legs to help ease... Read more...
Introducing Marigold with Zinc
|Star Riparetti
I have been lucky to have great eyesight for most of my life. Now, when I remember, I wear glasses. I’ve recently been searching for things I can do to improve my vision and I found that zeaxanthin and lutein are naturally occurring organic pigments that can improve vision. I was surprised and delighted to find that both zeaxanthin and lutein are found in marigolds. I also found that zinc, a mineral that is good for the eyes, would activate zeaxanthin and lutein. A divine combination. I knew that I... Read more...
Welcome to the family, Elm!
|Star Riparetti
The Making of the Elm Essence Years ago I received guidance to make the 37 Bach Essences in a 24 karat gold crystal bowl. I have been working on this project for the past 5 years, and I have now made 27 of the 37 Golden Bach essences, the Goldies. Each one has magic and grace that surround the making and the adventure of finding them in their moment of bloom continues. I am SO HAPPY to announce the ELM essence!     I have been looking to make the... Read more...
Here comes the Lady Slipper
|Star Riparetti
I am in continuous gratitude for being guided to Hot Springs for this phase of my life and this phase of the essences. The activated crystalline world here is catapulting me into what feels like even higher realms. Last summer a sweet neighbor brought me a gift of a native Arkansas wild orchid ~ the Lady Slipper. I was in awe. In my astonishment I asked her about it and she said she had them growing in her yard. We then talked about the Star Essence orchid essences and she... Read more...
The Making of Hornbeam, A Golden Bach
|Star Riparetti
I knew Hornbeam grew in Arkansas, and in my area. I had checked with many sources. Both books, and those knowledgeable about Arkansas trees. Looking for this tree (and some other Bach remedies) motivated me to join the Arkansas Native plant society, as well as taking the Arkansas Master Naturalist course. I was searching and searching. I took hikes, and found them, just not in bloom, or not in perfect bloom. Then one day a friend who had been helping with the search said he thought that he had seen... Read more...
The Making of Holly, A Golden Bach
|Star Riparetti
March 12th, 2017 Holly. It has my attention. They are growing all over town. I’ve been looking at them for weeks. There is one in my yard the size of a small tree that I have been loving, as well as every other holly I see around town. Especially since it is one of the few things that has stayed green during the winter. The one in my yard has been calling me to come look at it - sometimes several times a day. And then, in the midst of a morning... Read more...