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This is a very special-to-my-heart vlog in support of my soul friends over at Anam Cara Stables. I hope you will enjoy watching this...
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Doreen
Jan 30, 20221 min read
I Can't Smell!
As many of you may know, I lost my sense of smell as a result of a certain illness that's been going around. And as you might imagine,...
Doreen
Sep 27, 20211 min read
Love, From Inside Here
Please forgive the hastiness of this note as I’m writing from inside a flower (where I now reside). The goings on are highly...
Doreen
Jul 31, 20211 min read
Breaking the Smell (Spell)
In magik we use scent. Sometimes to assist us into a liminal state. But also to create a conducive space for spirits and creatures we...
Doreen
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Summertide Atunement
"Each Fairy a breath of summer, as it blows with loveliness, inspires the blushing rose." ~Anonymous Here's just a chatty little update...
Doreen
Aug 3, 20202 min read
Full Corn Moon Rant Rave
In the fullness of summer, on this full corn moon, and particularly in this weird time, we are (mostly) all of us deep into treasuring...
Doreen
Jul 11, 20204 min read
Beyond The Veil – scent musings and longings
Does scent transport you? As in… time travel… lucid dreams… astral journeys…. space travel… The other night I thought I would lucid...
Doreen
Jun 11, 20203 min read
Violets, Gin, and Pavlovas
I discovered something. When I live in the forest there will be pavlovas, and gin, and Violet Syrup made from an embarrassment of...
Doreen
Feb 4, 20192 min read
Rose Is The Navy Blue Of India
Image not my own. It was before I became a perfumer. I was returning a rental car to a destination car rental joint in a forgotten,...
Doreen
Mar 21, 20183 min read
Copal + Dunes = Bliss
Was it the new moon? Already? And a spring new moon! Time to plant seeds of intention! If it wasn’t for my dear friend and...
Doreen
Feb 6, 20184 min read
Belize & Guatemala Part I
Scent & Faeries What perfumes to bring on a jungle faerie hunt… “A cozy one, a sexy one, one for the weather, and a wild card.” Inviting...
Doreen
Jan 31, 20171 min read
Happy Imbolc- First Blush of Spring Awakening
Welcome to the Faerie Festival of Imbolc! Feb 1st. A time of awakening, yet not quite yet awake, my sleepy faerie friends. A stirring...
Doreen
Jan 4, 20174 min read
Sex & Scent – A Cautionary Mayan Tale
Sex and Scent – A Cautionary Mayan Tale Xkeban was lusty as she was beautiful. Lust coursed through her body unchecked. A libido as big...
Doreen
Dec 31, 20163 min read
Beauty For 2017!
Happy New Year! New Year’s Eve finds me pausing for a moment with my bulletproof coffee loving my 2017 engagement calendar. All those...
Doreen
Nov 29, 20161 min read
The Faerie Nose | by Doreen Stelton
Feathered Faerie Hats Off to Arielle for her new Lit Mag, Fair Folk Journal. Lookie – they gave my poem a home! xoxoxoxo
Doreen
Nov 4, 20162 min read
My Anam Cara Missy
Today I was watching Missy sniff the air again. I get jealous of her. Her ability to sniff so intensely… I took to the dunes to sniff...
Doreen
Oct 27, 20163 min read
Blessed Samhain & Celtic New Year
May the rains sweep gentle across your fields, May the sun warm the land, May every good seed you have planted bear fruit, And late...
Doreen
Oct 5, 20162 min read
A Scented Gathering For Mermaids
…You Are Invited… swish…swish…swish…Chicago Our gracious hostess is the fabulous artist and sister mermaid, Sharon Bladholm, of Opal...
Doreen
Sep 26, 20167 min read
The Butterfly Chronicles
“Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” ~ Hans Christian Anderson...
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