Adorning yourself with nature
“Adornment is never anything except a reflection of the heart.”
- Coco Chanel
Adornment; a thing which adorns or decorates; an ornament.
What we adorn our body with affects our energy, whether this be jewellery, crystals, even the fabric we choose to wear. Adorning ourselves in these creations helps us to express who we are, our soul, our personality and what we want to share with the world around us.
Every natural creation, whether it be a leaf, shell or flower, holds an energetic quality and each has a unique, beautiful design, just like us.
When we choose to adorn ourselves in these natural creations, they share their energy with us. They help us to feel grounded, connected and give us the ability to create with nature itself.
Ever since I was younger, I have loved to carry a piece of nature with me, collecting little trinkets and gifts from the earth. This always helped me to feel calm and at peace. I always imagined that when I was wearing or carrying these objects, that I then become a part of them. I always felt whole again with a sprig of tea tree in my hand or shells in my pockets.
This is how I began to create our Ocean Jewels.
The ocean has always been there for me throughout my life, as a support, a friend and a teacher. Consistently the ocean has brought my back into myself, taught me about the power of the world and the strength of water.
These shells that I have used to create our Ocean Jewels are gifts from the ocean herself, that I thank her greatly for. Shells that I have found throughout years of being alongside the water ways and practising reciprocity. Whenever the ocean would give a gift, I would somehow find a way to thank her and return the gesture.
“Know the ways of the ones who take care of you, so that you may take care of them.
Introduce yourself. Be accountable as the one who comes asking for life. Ask permission before taking. Abide by the answer.
Never take the first. Never take the last. Take only what you need.
Take only that which is given.
Never take more than half. Leave some for others. Harvest in a way that minimizes harm.
Use it respectfully. Never waste what you have taken. Share.
Give thanks for what you have been given.
Give a gift, in reciprocity for what you have taken.
Sustain the ones who sustain you and the earth will last forever.”- Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
When you wear these Ocean Jewels, you carry the powerful energy of the waters with you. When you choose to adorn your body in shells and creations from the sea, the lessons of the ocean are there with you, to support you throughout your days. There is a lot we can learn from the ocean and her creations, when we spend the time with her and hold her close to us.
If what we adorn ourselves with, is our reflection or our selves, let us return to our natural selves, let us be adorned in nature.
Let us decorate our bodies so we can connect with the Earth and have her by our sides, always.
