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On a day to day basis, customers of all kinds make the bookselling world interesting. This book will show you the weird and wonderful side of that. The strange requests. The odd comments. The rude remarks. Not to mention the, quite frankly, amazingly awesome things children say – such as the boy who told me that, when he’s older, he’s going to become a book ninja. I have no idea what a book ninja is, but I want to hire that kid. Children are excellent.
Sometimes bookselling is the best job in the world, and sometimes it isn't (as you'll soon find out). However, one thing is for sure: it's definitely never boring!
Sacred geometry is the language of the universe. It is the creative formula that breathes life into existence. Its energetic architecture reveals itself to us through form, pattern and number. It provides the vibrational blueprint for the construction of matter, and we can witness these archetypal designs at work in everything from the subatomic to the galactic. It is reflected in the division of our cells, the unfurling of a rosebud and the orbit of the planets. Geometry is about relationships. It describes the way in which any form – animate or inanimate – measures up to itself or another. It is not an invention; it is inherent in all things. Rooted in its nature is the understanding that nothing is in isolation, everything is connected.
Lapidarium is a chamber of stones – a jumbled collection of lithic curiosities. The green copper roof of the lapidarium at the Czech National Museum in Prague shelters architectural fragments and statuary dating back to the eleventh century. The lapidarium at Avignon houses Greek, Roman and Etruscan sculptures, and the chipped remains of early Egyptian and Celtic endeavour. Rather than a museum, this lapidarium takes the form of a storybook. Each tale is led by a different stone, from Alunite to Turquoise, spanning the globe (and beyond), reaching back through history to early Earth. Like waves plucking at shingle, these stories dart from subject to subject, snatching at tumbling fragments from
archaeology, geology, mythology, literature, science, sociology and philosophy.
archaeology, geology, mythology, literature, science, sociology and philosophy.
Eckhart Tolle wrote, "Words reduce reality to something the human mind can grasp, which isn't very much." I'm hesitant to agree. Words allow us to grasp and hold onto an extraordinary amount. Sure, all languages can be picked apart and reduced to just a few vowels or symbols or sounds, but the ability that language gives us is incredibly complex. There may be some small essential gaps in your mother tongue, but never fear: you can look to other languages to define what you're feeling, and these pages
are your starting point.
are your starting point.
I could explain beauty as things that cause you to stop, but also as things that cause you to begin. I could go as far as to say that beauty is the invisible-visible force that makes things make sense, if only for a moment. I could explain it as the things that support the weight of our bodies. It might also be the reason why fish swim upstream, and the reason why we might choose to wake up next to the same person for sixty years.
Such a beautiful (and until recently invisible) idea, the importance and unavoidable nature of atoms, one that seems to put everyone and everything on a satisfyingly level playing field. Your good and bad decisions, your wingspan, your wholeness as a person—these are all possible because of your own 7 billion billion billion atoms, each one made up of (roughly speaking) a positive nucleus in the middle, and the negative electron cloud surrounding it—a cloud that sort of dances from side to side, alternately enchanting other atoms and pushing them away (the really complicated magic can be left to quantum mechanics). Without atoms, nothing would be here; not the book in your hands, not the pen that leaked into your pocket this morning, not those buildings that are enough to make you scared of heights, nothing. If it weren't for atoms, there wouldn't be mass, or molecules, or matter, or me, or you.
So what is a conscious closet? A conscious closet is a wardrobe built with greater intention and awareness of our clothes, where they come from, what they're made out of, and why they matter. The
Conscious Closet, which you're reading, will help you transform your wardrobe and layer more ethical and sustainable clothing choices into your life with ease. Whether you're looking to find out about
eco-friendly fibers, conscious brands, shopping for quality, green laundry habits, or how to pass on what you’re not wearing in the best possible condition, this is the A-to-Z handbook that will help you
look good, feel good, and do good through what you wear.
Conscious Closet, which you're reading, will help you transform your wardrobe and layer more ethical and sustainable clothing choices into your life with ease. Whether you're looking to find out about
eco-friendly fibers, conscious brands, shopping for quality, green laundry habits, or how to pass on what you’re not wearing in the best possible condition, this is the A-to-Z handbook that will help you
look good, feel good, and do good through what you wear.
That's because when we look good, we feel good. And when we feel good, we access our confidence. The whole day goes better—a little easier—and those good days stack, along with a sense of happiness from being comfortable in our own skin, which can also extend to those around us. And I love to amplify that sense by making the extra effort from head to toe.
