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A STORY OF LOVE, MEMORY, AND THE POWER OF MAGIC
I am woman, I mixed, I am witch, I am conscious curator, I am ME.
12.10.21 | BY CHANDRA CRYSTAL
Born to two cultures, two paths, and two different sets of expectations - my life has been a journey of balancing my inner desires and outer circumstances.
And while my adult life has been surrounded by Balenciaga blazers and Celine trousers, my childhood was full of crystals, mystic symbolism, and a determined independent lady that I was lucky enough to call, Grandma.
Ahead of her time, my grandmother was a force. An entrepreneur before I even knew what that word meant.
As long as I can remember, she had a little shop called Rainbow Zen which she moved from one city to the next. Sometimes she sold sandwiches, sometimes she sold vintage, but her gift was healing. She was a gifted astrologer and tarot reader. She surrounded herself with crystals and any other healing tools she could find and passionately shared it all with her community.
When she passed away in 2019, she left me a box filled with all her tools and a note to carry the torch. I, of course, took one look and stuffed that box in the corner of my closet, carrying on with my 'fabulously' busy life (Fashion Executive by day, Dreamer by night).
Well, like the rest of us, COVID soon had me teetering on my Prada heels, and although it didn't quite knock me over, it threw me so far off balance that I started to question everything about my 'so-called' life. I realised that I had been ignoring a huge part of myself in trying to keep these two worlds separate (one shoved literally in the closet), and if I ever wanted to find peace in myself and the journey, I would need to embrace EVERY part of me.
It is in this space that ChandraCrystal was born. An equally fabulous version of myself on a mission to illuminate the path and help others who, just like me (successful, overworked, and underwhelmed) want to redefine success on their own terms.
A way to find beauty, harmony, and pleasure in their lives through practical rituals - this inner knowledge that we all have inside. This work gives you the tools to deal with the issues that come up along the way, the support you need when it gets difficult, or you inevitably start getting in your way (we all do it), and the power to manifest your true potential.
