Hitting Send

“I’m coming to LA, and I’m bringing my Leo Goddess with me! You’re going to Love her! I just know it!!” my dear friend River (pictured above with Galaxi) excitedly told me on the phone. He was fulfilling his dream of traveling with his soul mate around the United States, visiting Sacred places and fellow nomads. When the sweet couple arrived on my doorstep a few days later, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but was glad that I could offer them a place to crash for a few days.

He was right about his Leo Goddess! I Loved her right from the start! Her name is Galaxi, (which is apropos, I assure you) and she is Quite the nomad and one you would most certainly want to have along with you on a journey, especially an uncharted one. She blends street smarts with a gentle, Loving heart; having both academic knowledge and an innate wisdom which allows her to flow with the new and changing in a beautifully trusting way.

“They’re magickal, you know?” she asked me one day.

My visitors and I had been resting, and having a moment of silence after a busy day of sightseeing. I looked at Galaxi, who gave no further indication as to what, in fact, was magickal, then gazed around the room for further clues. Ahhh! My eyes went straight to a beautiful, hand-painted platter which I had purchased many years prior in Puerta Vallerta. I had Loved its bright, cheerful, happy colours enough to warrant the inconvenience of getting it home in my suitcase, and have always been grateful that I did. “Hibiscus flowers?” I asked.

“Yeah! You can make a magickal spa treatment potion from them and it’ll make your skin and hair SOOOOO soft!!!” she delighted! She had learned of their luxurious properties in the jungles of Peru. Or was it Mexico? And, today, she was going to teach me her ‘Magick Flower Potion’!

“It’s the best if you’re going to backpack in tropical places,” she told me. “If you’ve ever backpacked much you know that shampoo and conditioner are extraordinarily heavy, unnecessary luxuries that you kind of miss going into month two, or even week two for some.” (Ummm, most definitely Galaxi, but, I’m kinda thinkin’ *day* two! *giggle*) “You can even use it on dreads!” (Ummm, okay! *smile*)
“And, it makes Everything soft, so you can use it on your skin too! ooOOoo, tropical spa treatment- I’m telling you!!!” she said in her Philadelphia accent, which for some reason made me smile. “At every hang-your-hammock-joint you sleep at, you will be everybody’s best friend!!!” Hmmm, was it her excitement or the promise of baby soft skin and hair? I don’t know, but I was so ready to try it!

We have plenty of hibiscus flowers in my Los Angeles neighbourhoods, and were easily able to gain access to a few! hehe One needs about six or seven large flowers, any colour flower will do, but a warning: red hibiscus flowers could temporarily add a red tint to lighter haircolours!

Tear the flowers up and place in a large bowl or pan of cold water. Let them soak for about twenty minutes. The liquid will change consistency and get thick. It’s actually a rather Lovely sensation.

Strain out the flower pieces and stems and apply to skin and hair. It feels really good! Leave it in your hair for about half an hour, then rinse! It really works! Not just soft hair, but shiny too! YAY, magick flowers! And, thank you to Dear Galaxi, for sharing her magick wherever she goes.

Love and Blessings,
Antonia