The Soul Garden

As someone with a soulful approach to life, but who never really thought of themselves as a religious person; and as someone who tends to shy away from belonging to anything (apart from this beautiful natural world), I have found myself the bearer of a new definition, that of being an ordained interfaith minister. I’m now officially a Reverend.

And that’s taking a little getting used to. But I’m loving the inner alchemy that’s happening for me at the moment as I go through this ‘settling in’ process.

And what’s more you see, I love words. I love writing, and as such this can make me fumble and find myself at a loss as I seek to get hold of the perfect words to describe something. And this something is me as a freshly minted interfaith minister.

What does being an interfaith minister mean to me, a woman who has always found her spiritual sustenance in Nature? Why did I go on this two year interfaith seminary training with the OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation in the UK?

Well the answer has to do with things like fluency, connection, soul path, lineage and good old fashioned curiosity. It’s about creating a sense of spiritual ecology and how that might help with self-care in a changing world. It’s about what the dying have shown me about spiritual peace, and dilemma, at the end of life.

It helped to speak some of this out loud and so this episode of The Soul Garden is a poke and prod at the wondering about what an interfaith minister is.

My heartSfelt thanks to my tutors and fellow cohort at OneSpirit for this two year journey. And a deep bow of gratitude to the poet Mary Oliver for always managing to have the right words, when one can’t find them oneself.

This week in the Soul Garden, I am reflecting on the tyranny of the And. What it is, what it does to us, and how we might be able to turn that around with some soul searching and the power of No. For solopreneurs, freelancers, consultants this may resonate. For women in midlife, thinking about how we can work with the menopause transition to gain clarity around our true purpose and the things that serve us well can be a powerful time for deep transformation.

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In this episode of The Soul Garden we explore natural perfumery and working with ancient cosmological concepts in the approach to creating aromatic portraits of ancient mystics and modern day perfume lovers.

Georgina Langdale discusses her approach to working with aromatics. She talks about using raw ingredients, astrology, amulets, and Renaissance mysticism. She studied aromatherapy and natural perfumery and founded an apothecary called Archeus. She sees plants physically, through the doctrine of signatures, and energetically. She makes medicated oils by infusing herbs. She discusses how Marsilio Ficino used aromatics as medicine for the soul and spirit in the 1400s. The speaker explains how she composes natural perfumes based on astrology, symbolism, and the energies needed. She created aromatic portraits of Marsilio Ficino, Paracelsus, and Hildegard of Bingen. She describes the process of formulating each perfume based on their life, writings, astrological charts, and the energies they embodied. Georgina talks about making bespoke perfumes for people by looking at their astrological chart and having them draw in the elements and energies they need. She discusses remembering those who have passed by creating an aromatic portrait of them.

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In this episode of The Soul Garden, Georgina Langdale reflects on a book by Thomas Moore, The Eloquence of Silence - surprising wisdom in tales of emptiness.

Thomas Moore offers a compelling case for an easier, lighter way of moving through life by experiencing the peace. calm and openness of emptiness. Georgina touches on how emptiness can be a powerful tool for navigating transitions such as menopause and the end of life.

The Eloquence of Silence is available at Thomas's website and in all the usual places.
https://www.thomasmooresoul.com/

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The hormonal changes women experience as they go through menopause can lead to vaginal dryness, which is not a topic many people are keen to talk about. But over the past decade Georgina has been developing and making natural products to support women through menopause and other transitions, and has spoken to women and health professionals about this painful condition. In this episode she talks about the problem, what makes it happen, what not to do, and what may help.

NatFem Balm can be purchased at https://archeus.nz/

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The Leo Full Moon is here and what better time to do a Love Meditation. Get comfy and let's get started.

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When life changes and someone we love, or maybe its us, is given bad news, we need to dig deep to find ways through it all. In this episode I share with you how recent bad news within my own family prompted me to write a book to offers ways to help those I love navigate the times we find ourselves in. 
There are three things that I think are at the heart of finding resilience, compassion and courage when we face change and challenges and they are breath, nature and ceremony and I share some ideas in this episode.

50 Things to Help when Life Changes - contemplative & nature-based teachings for navigating life transitions.
Author: Georgina Langdale
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This week is all about the goddesses within and looking at goddess archetypes through the lens of a midlife woman. Getting to know these archetypes and working with them to help navigate life can be wonderfully empowering.

In this episode we explore the archetypes of Hestia, Hera, Artemis, Demeter, Persephone and Aphrodite.

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The full NatFem Botanics Collection of products I have created to support women through perimenopause and menopause can be purchased at archeus.nz

The Book I mentioned:
Jean Shinola Boden, M.D
Goddesses in Everywoman - a new psychology of women
Harper Perennial
Published 1984

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It's that time of the year when we ask ourselves the big questions about who we really are, what are we doing, are we truly answering our calling. We set goals for the year ahead, dream about that career change, wonder what claiming one's true self after menopause could look like, we think about the art we could create, and the service to others we could offer.

And we can get stuck.

If you are looking for a way through the puzzling and self-doubt then a Renaissance soul session with me could be just the thing to help you unlock your potential and fling open the doors to your true self-expression.

I draw on the way the Italian Renaissance 'soul doctor' Marsilio Ficino worked with his clients, helping them find their guiding star and deepen their connections to nature, spirit and cosmos so that they could confidentially move forward with their dreams and wishes.

And I talk about this offering in this week's episode of The Soul Garden

“Georgina led me on a beautiful journey that left me feeling inspired, on purpose, and powerful.” - Brenna

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This is the last episode of The Soul Garden for 2023! And in this episode Georgina Langdale reflects on the power of landscape as part of one's own sense of being. She shares the wood in which she laid her father's ashes to rest, and conjures the green path she walks on inspired by nature and mystics such as Hildegard of Bingen, ending with a Celtic call for peace.

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