#aurora alchemy

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Captured at the wellbeing weekend at Te Papa. The Focus of this weekend was to draw alliances and connections between the health, education and art sectors. Through the use of different mediums and creative expressions.  Lead by leaders in their fields. Mindfulness with Ella Brewer, Scent workshop with Yvette Sitten and a panel discussion that spoke to how the arts-health relationship can offer diverse and dynamic settings for expressive, restorative, educational and therapeutic purposes. 

 Images by Kate Whitley, Te Papa © 2018

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Purple was floral abundance, magnolia, jasmine, lavender. With purple sage & rosemary scent & flavour for our purple ray day. We walked the path to the Bodhi tree & rudraksha in synchronicity with the wairua of the place. We have been through the most beautiful of journeys through the rainbow & feel restored by the rays we have travelled with. We are all incredibly grateful for the opportunity to explore the Alchemy Lab at Wharepuke gardens. Thanks to Creative New Zealand for funding us on our journey of discovery. This work will continued as the enquiry on the upcoming Taiwan Asia New Zealand residency  in July 2018. 

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Both Yvette Sitten & Tiffany Singh’s combined practices use natural elements and ancient methodologies to draw on healing frequencies and vibrations to articulate the beauty of natures bounty. They do this to aid connection for the audience in a real and visceral way.  The unfolding of the dual exploration aims to create accessibility to a new generation to engender policy & advocacy of awareness of wellbeing.  With a  Social Practice focus towards Eastern Philosophical ideas of wellbeing and a lens towards social prioritisation. This description of wellbeing pertains to wellbeing associated to both personal, environmental, cultural & spiritual histories.  Thus enabling this alchemy of elemental energies and sacred plant knowledge to be fused into a synthesis of the ancient/modern future template - a vision of ancient knowledge and a reawakening to new technology and human capabilities.

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Fairy Attraction Potion is a nature essence, its green woody scent reminiscent of the connection to all living things. Brings a deeper sensory awareness of the guardians and forces of nature. This oil helps illuminate the rainbow body and evokes a magical sense of creativity, excitement and imaginative play.

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The floor mandala morphed and shifted through the rainbow with the Tara Goddess altar. Water, earth, air and ash where the foundations for this evolving artwork. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of practitioners and adepts, as a spiritual guidance tool, for establishing a sacred space, and as a help with meditation. Our mandala referenced the yoni and held the centre space in the alchemy lab defining and fortifying the space. 

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GODDESS ALTAR Tara, whose name means “star” or “she who ferries across,” is a Bodhisattva of compassion who manifests in female form. In Tibetan, Tara is known as “Dölma” (Sgrol-ma), or “She Who Saves.” In particular she represents compassion in action, since she’s in the process of stepping from her lotus throne in order to help sentient beings. Tara became the centre point of our altar she moved through the rainbow with us. Adorned with daily offerings the natural world gifted to us on each colour day. 

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Queen of the Night is a mystery essence. It is the oil of transformation that takes you into an unknown space called the Void. This is the creative arena for a new sense of self to emerge - one that takes you from one version of yourself into a new needed experience. The oil allows for a swift transformation of energy by releasing all doubts and anxiety, enabling the shift to be completed with ease and minimum resistance. 

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