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

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

There's about a week left for March 2026, but it's a fact we're already nearing the end of this month. Several themes have been incredibly important this month, although it is through the reflection of today that I feel the bricks falling into place. Ever since I was young I have had this capability to kind of see the bigger picture, I act often on what I know is ahead of me. Which can be incredibly confusing sometimes, because I cannot always explain why. Most of our experiences that we live in a certain moment, especially the ones that are out of our ordinary daily routines, make an impact days, weeks or even months later. It's been almost 2 weeks since we left Scotland and although the journey was at part overshadowed by the everyday worries of my life as a mom and self employed artist, I do realise, that our trip there couldn't come at a better time. After Samhain and during the 12 Magical Nights (done from the Winter Solstice) in 2025, I made 2 whole-year spreads with a Plant Orac

Today is one of my no-salon days. And after having a stern and thorough talk with myself yesterday, with numbers to back it up, I realised that this time is such an immense treshold for me that no longer could be ignored. While I'm writing this, I spot this year's first butterfly. Butterflies are the perfect example of transformation, endurance, creativity and mystery. I realised that I need to change the way I treat Siren. The salon, the celebrations, the sojourns. They're all an intricate part of my being. Lately I started noticing that I haven't been treating the calling in daily life as I should and I got more and more signs - that didn't involve cards by the way :-P - that I wasn't in alignment with the values and strengths I started with one year ago. At first I wanted to meet society half way, offering lots of different things at cheap prices. But when half of your income goes to the state, working at really low prices is gonna do more harm than good. This is not why I have year

Preparations for 2026's first celebration are in full swing. The program is taking shape and it's promising to be a cosy gathering. I think, for the longest time, I underestimated the power and symbolism of this feast. When I still lived in the Netherlands I had much more eye for Bealtaine, Lughnasadh and Mabon. And Samhain, in October, always used to be that time of the year where I would release that which was composed and worked on during the year. But there is great power and inspiration to be found in Imbolc. Written perfectly by the Beltane Fire Society; Imbolc is a festival of returning light and the beginning of Spring. If there's a particularly wonderful feeling to experience it would be those first rays of the strengthening sun on our hemisphere from February onward. Those first, subtle signs of warmer days approaching. For me it means being able to get my hands dirty as frozen soil and thick snow in Norway, doesn't allow for much gardening. It is waking up to a beautiful day