I think that May has been such a profound month, pivotal with the structures and pillars of my working life as well as my visions. It's been a month of drawing boundaries, tending to new growth and aligning my physical space with my goals. The transformation both Siren Enchantments as well as I have been going through, took center stage this month. What is my brand? And how do I execute it in a non-traditional way? What does the eco-system that I want to work in look like? Siren Enchantments isn't just a salon. When I got this epiphany of "this is what I want to do!" in September 2024, it wasn't about a salon, it was about creating a space to showcase craftmanship, build within the beauty industry as an uplifting actor, it was about art, passion, nature, music! It still is today and our garden acts as the twin pillar of what I now lovingly call the Sanctuary. Because that's what I wanted to create in the first place and with the place now in full bloom, an ocean of green, filled with c

Throughout our lives we'll cross portals, passages, thresholds and yesterday was one of the most important ones I've been working towards: to be initiated in witchcraft. You see, I've been practicing my craft since I was young, I was still in primary school and through running and falling and crawling and standing up again, I developed my craft to what it is today. I am in no way there to school others, I find I have still so much to learn, but yesterday was the right time to cross my own threshold. I was very lucky to get a spot in the May group from Lunadea, who offers different educations, courses and loads of experience in her craft. Being able to journey through her expertise and find footing within my own craft was enriching. While not all information was new to me, being educated, reminded and guided into what the craft is all about was absolutely worth doing this. To close down the year, everyone was able to be initiated and yesterday was my turn together with other members of

From a very young age I've always felt connected to the elements that we are surrounded by. The warmth of the sun, the earth beneath our feet, the trees, rocks and the water of sea, lake and river. I grew up near a large canal and loved walking beneath the rows of high trees on both sides. Especially during golden hour where the sun would slowly sink lower in the sky and there was less boat traffic than during the day. There was this huge playground that always felt a bit forgotten. Plants would grow wildly in all shapes and colors, there were only paths made by feet walking regularly and it always felt like I would wander into a different world whenever I went there. In later times, the town council build pavements and it's more tidied up, but whenever the evening fog lowers of the field, I'm being remembered that the magic of that place is still there. When I moved to Norway, I needed a couple of years to find that magic again as I feel that these hidden magical places in Norway are

If there's one thing that is very certain throughout our lives, it is that we are constantly surrounded by the chaos and order of change. Isn't it funny that when finally things seem to fall in place - new things are arriving at the horizon to humble your very self? That when it can't be getting any worse, somehow things change for the better? I sometimes have to get really angry with life, getting at an age where you begin to talk to yourself and you'll get more annoyed. And yet, movement no matter how small, is the catalyst of change. Things falling into place is also movement and so is slamming your fist on a surface because you simply have enough! My life, for the short 36 years that I've been here, has been a rollercoaster of happenings. Being a rebel teen, running away from home, feeling misunderstood all the time, not knowing that I barely knew myself was a perfect - albeit very hard to swallow sometimes - shaper of my life. I don't easily give up, I go through fire to make thin

An emerald world so aglow it was almost the same golden light of Autumn yet of the purest green. Valleys and hills, rivers and ponds, wells and charms, nooks and ruins. I've just returned from visiting the most wonderous and magical places in Ireland, where we stood amongst history, once impossible for mere people to wander into. Walls that were magnicifcent and enclosed once, reduced to ruins where it's structure and greatness of the past could only be imagined. To top off this journey with a most magical celebration has had an impact that has not entirely landed and absolutely requires a bit more time. But there will be a small update anyway. When I traveled to Ireland for the first time in 2016 I already knew that I wanted to return. It took another 10 years, a move to Norway, becoming a mama once more and marrying my now husband as well as rediscovering purposes and callings. The return couldn't come at a better time as the call to travel back was so strong I decided to buy tickets

On Sunday I will return back to Ireland. The last time was 2016 and I went alone. This time I bring my family and we'll explore the myths, legends and history of the country. We'll return right before the Bealtaine celebration and I assume a big dose of inspiration for all things Siren. On my phone I have a countdown: 5 days until Ireland and I feel both the excitement, yet I'm very calm to head on this journey. The labyrinth grounds were prepared this weekend for the maypole dance, which this year, we'll decorate together with all the participants. Last year was such a wonderful gathering and it was so much fun to have the activities around this time of the year. The Maypole dance marks growth, love, fertility, luck and most of all FUN! Hopping over fire also is an old custom believed to attract good luck, wealth and health. You can hop over alone, together, however you like. I have very fond memories of that Bealtaine feast, celebrating together with close friends, family and wonderf