AndSoul Sanctuary, Shoreditch.

8th June The Marriage of Surya, Sun God. Lover, oblivious to the sharp, bright radiance of his being. Matched with Bright and, to his surprise, her sister Shadow. A story for visions of masculinity, menstruation and mellifluence. Warm spiced shoulder rinse, peppermint ices, Red-rose salt scrub and Hazel leaf wafting, whisking and cuddling.

29th June 12pm. Stories of Medea  Grand-Daughter of Helios, Medea carried within herself the golden-black power of the sun. She betrayed her father, sacrificed her brother and loved to her own detriment. High-Octane Witch. Othered. Survivor. I will tell her version of ‘The Golden Fleece’ and some of what happened next. Accompanied by Strawberry Salt Scrub, Lime leaf whisking, magical herbal ices, woody, resinous aromas with a bergamot top note.

6th July 12pm, Stories of Circe  Daughter of Helios, Aunt to Medea. Witch-Goddess with lovely hair, but the voice of a human. Golden rays shoot from her eyes. I will tell stories about her exceptional wisdom, transformations and herbal method. Accompanied by sun-dark aromas, birch whisking, herb and petal ices, salt inhalation.

27th July 12pm, Spruce Queen of Snakes A powerful Lithuanian story, steeped in Baltic mythology. Told to me by Bath Master Birute, Masiliauskienė - a tale infused by wisdom from the more-than-human world. Egle marries a grass snake, trickery and duplicity proceed their blissful union, then her brother’s cause havoc. Wise Egle is a shapeshifter, her children are transformed. Spruce, Oak, Birch, Ash and Aspen whisks, salty forest aromas, petals of the woods, comforting herbal shoulder rinses, and cold sharp reminders to be loyal to your people.