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Artist Spotlight: Anna Dong

Artist Spotlight: Anna Dong

Can you introduce yourself for us - who you are, where you’re from, what you do. Howdy, Ritual family :) I’m Anna - I am the founder and operator of Anna Learns Things! I am from all the way across the country, based in the heart of Seattle, WA. I design and fabricate every piece of jewelry for my company and often participate in local flea markets to market and vend my goods. What's your zodiac sign? Scorpio How did you get your start in your field of design? After letting a thrifted box of beads sit in the corner...

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Libra Full Moon + Mantras

Libra Full Moon + Mantras

We welcome a Libra Full Moon on Saturday…and there’s so much beauty in the air. SIGN: Libra ELEMENT: Air PLANETARY RULER: Venus MODALITY: Cardinal DEGREE: 26° DATE: Saturday, April 16th TIME:  2:55 PM EST Full Moons are always a moment of surrender and release. This is not a time for manifestation, but rather a chance to reap what you’ve sown the past six months, and in this case, in the Libra area of your birth chart. Make a note of the corresponding Libra New Moon that happened on October 6th, 2021. Whatever happened back then is now culminating. What have...

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Birthstone of the Month: DIAMOND!

Birthstone of the Month: DIAMOND!

  Happy birth month to all you April (Aries + Taurus) babies! This month, we're celebrating DIAMONDS, the April birthstone. Read on to find out a little more about the history of the diamond, their healing properties, sustainability, and a few of our top picks in store right now. Brief History of the Diamond Diamonds have been around…essentially forever! Though technically the first ones were found in India in the 4th century BC, the youngest of those deposits were formed nine hundred million years ago! They’re formed, like most beautiful things in life, through a lot of hard work and pressure....

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Community Spotlight: Hope McGrath

Community Spotlight: Hope McGrath

This week we caught up with the always-inspiring Hope McGrath! Hope is a Transformational Coach, creative entrepreneur & the instructor of our upcoming workshop "How Deep Is Your Love?". Keep scrolling to read our interview with her! Who are you? Feel free to lay it all out here. My favorite quote from Walt Whitman sums it up….“Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.” First and foremost I am a mom to a fabulous teenage daughter and wife to a visionary artist. I am a multi-hyphenate creative and transformational life coach with...

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Spring Equinox Ritual + Mantras

Spring Equinox Ritual + Mantras

Happy SPRING and first day of Aries season! It’s once again that time of year where the murky waters of Pisces are evaporating, and we’re charging into the battlefield of life once more. While we observe nature’s brilliant metamorphosis around us...we’re also undergoing transformation as individuals. Aspects that no longer serve our life’s evolution will die away, making room for new opportunities that align with our highest paths. What is it that you REALLY want right now? The time is ripe for grabbing hold of whatever it is you truly desire. You can have anything, but it will require strength...

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Modern Influential Woman

Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Modern Influential Woman

Happy Women’s History Month!  Ritual Shoppe is powered by so many strong, smart, creative women, and we wanted to take some time to recognize even more of them that have been inspiring us lately. This list of women is, of course, much shorter than the true number that we regularly celebrate. Women all over the world are strong daily, for being friends, mothers, BUSINESS OWNERS, lovers, etc. etc. etc. and there are truly more important women than we could ever count. That said, we think this small round-up is a powerful list of the women that have had a bright...

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