by Maria Koropecky, Crystal Mapper How do you respond when then power goes out in your house? On Sunday, my city did some maintenance work on the electrical system in my area, so with plenty of notice, they shut the power off from 8am to 4pm – that meant no lights or internet all day. …
Follow Your Curiosity This Spring to the Psychic & Spiritual Arts Fair
by Maria Koropecky, Crystal Mapper Spring is about to spring! After months of resting in the dark and cold of winter, it feels good to wake up, stretch and step outside again. I like how Mother Nature’s colour palette shifts from cool blues, dark greens, rich browns, and bright whites in the winter to rosy …
Amber – Our Bridge Across Time and Space
By Maria Koropecky In the Ukrainian tradition, we say, “vichnaya pamyat” which means “eternal memory” after someone passes away, and on this 25th anniversary of my father’s passing, I’m thinking about the concept of time in a new way for me. Time is mind-boggling. Twenty-five years is both a quarter of a century and a …
Upcycling Magic: Transforming Old Jewelry into a Chakra Rainbow
by Maria Koropecky, Crystal Mapper Do you have some old jewelry lying around that you never wear but can’t seem to part with? I do—and recently, I found myself inspired to give one of those pieces a new life. On the weekend, I went to one of my favorite stores in Victoria, BC: Bamboo Beads …
Meet Me in St. Sidney, Sidney, Meet Me at the Fair!
by Maria Koropecky, author of Closer to Indigo I first noticed it in my early twenties — how the books we’re reading and writing can magically mirror our real life. I was in France reading Still Life with Woodpecker (1980) by Tom Robbins when the themes I was absorbing from the pages began showing up …
After Window Shopping at Tiffany’s & Co…
And how the movie, song and a special crystal tie in By Maria Koropecky Have you ever walked down the street and then stopped and took a few steps back because something caught your eye in the store’s window display? Maybe it was a pair of shoes, or a chaise lounge, or cascading flower arrangement. …
After the Cartwheels…
by Maria Koropecky, author of Closer to Indigo After receiving some positive feedback from a publishing house regarding my book, Closer to Indigo (though not the answer I had hoped for), I realized I’m not the same person I was back in 2019 when I went on my Camino and started writing my memoir-turned-novel. They …
A Playful Way to Explore a New Place: Travel Bingo
by Maria Koropecky, author of Closer to Indigo I feel travelling is one of life’s best teachers. Back in 1994, I stopped in Iceland for a weekend on my way back to Canada from Europe. One sunny April morning, I was standing at the harbour’s edge, gazing toward a mountain, when a local gentleman struck …
Offering Project-Based Creative Support — DM to Collaborate
by Maria Koropecky Over the past few years, I’ve worked intensely on my own creative projects including my book “Closer to Indigo” and the documentary series “Saanich: Emerging Land; Emerging People.” What I’ve loved most isn’t just finishing them, it’s getting into the creative zone of: shaping ideas, finding the narrative thread, and bringing to …
Games People Play: What Pop Songs Teach Us About Ourselves
by Maria Koropecky I’ve been watching “Building the Band” on Netflix – so good! It’s wonderful to see new voices emerging on the music scene, adding their own flair to the mix. As a writer, artist and music lover, I’m curious about human behaviour and what makes people tick. I’ve noticed that sometimes people go …