Juleigh Howard-Hobson Smooth rocks, containing naturally formed holes that run through them, have been revered throughout Europe for at least a thousand years. They are seen as powerful amulets of healing and protection, as well as being objects that lend the holder the ability to see into other worlds. They are called by many names,…
The Tibetan Bodhisattva, Arya Tara
Juleigh Howard-Hobson When Avalokiteshvara, the Tibetan Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, looked upon this world, he cried in sympathy for all living things here. His tears pooled up to form a lake, and in this lake grew a lotus. From this lotus came the great Tibetan Bodhisattva/Goddess: Tara (also known as Arya Tara). Although Tara is…
Haint Blue
Juleigh Howard-Hobson Known variously as Haunt Blue, Spirit Blue, and even New Orleans Blue, Haint Blue refers to a certain kind of color that sits somewhere between greenish blue and blueish green. Originally a milk-paint made up by the Geechee or Gullah folk (for the most part African-American slaves or descendants of slaves, although…
