“Last night, as I was sleeping,
I dreamt–marvelous error–
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.”–Antonio Machado, Time Alone
Bees are Necessary
The first amulet for the Immanence Arts bee-line is in the works and inspired by these lovely creatures who are presently in rapid decline due to pesticides, loss of habitat, other threats and a mysterious disease called Colony Collapse Disorder. As many of us know, bees are necessary to our continued existence, the food chain and if they become increasingly threatened and extinguished…we have much to lose. To learn more visit: Silence of the Bees and The Vanishing of the Bees.
Bees are Sweet
The biology and powers of bees are incredible — from the way they defy gravity to their amazing communication to their creation of sacred geometry with the hive and honeycomb. They bring us so much life and goodness through their by-products of beeswax, honey, pollination power (pollinating about 30% of our food crops) and supplemental juju…
Bees are Symbolic Messengers
The mythology surrounding the ecstatic bee priestesses of Crete, Aphrodite’s connection with bees and the matriarchal nature of bee culture and behavior fascinate and move me. Read about bee priestesses in excerpt from Vicki Noble’s : The Double Goddess.
Bees are Hip
Due to a growing awareness of the bee/human plight, many are making an effort to re-bee the world that has resulted in increasing numbers of urban beekeepers, a bee renaissance. Many newcomers feel it is an antidote to a growing disconnection from nature and feeling of environmental helplessness while others are drawn to the magical sensuousness of bee medicine, products and culture. Naturally there are many sustainably minded, bee-raising folks who have been doing it for quite some time. For a taste of the benefits and challenges of beekeeping read this story.
Bees are Intelligent
Many of the amulets are made from reclaimed and sustainable wood sources and 20% of profits from the bee-line will go to the Xerces Society, an international, nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat and The Vanishing of the Bees project.
Bee well!
