Book and project launches are tricky times. There’s a mix of excitement and disappointment, feelings of deep satisfaction and completion alongside with some particularly stinging rejections. One thing that’s helped me a lot this week is this wonderful essay by the great Ursula K. Le Guin: Maybe...

My great friend @sezinc brought me back this gorgeous mala ‬ from Turkey. I noticed it has the traditional 108 beads and then an extra 30 (which is very rare.) Extensive research (read HERE) reveals that those are for either “acquisition of wealth” or “dexterity in black magic.” Hon...