We bring you glimmers of magic and shimmers of joy.
When you come to Glimmer Emporium, you step into a world where you have access to my retail, esoteric, holistic health and spiritual experience built up since age 18. I learnt much from my grandfather before age 18 including tree whispering and feeling the heartbeat of the Earth Mother. I picked up my first self-chosen spiritual book at 17, finished it just after my 18th birthday and my personal journey started. I had taught my children gently some of the things I knew while never forcing a path on them. I had many teachers, attended countless workshops and read hundreds of books.
At the point where I am now, I am blending my spiritual product making with also making mundane jewellery. The joy I find in making things are so soul-enriching. I am working on revamping my magical and spiritual ranges which I have made and supplied to my own clients and those of several esoteric and holistic businesses. I stopped doing this after my hands gave out, but after medical intervention I will soon be ready to bring some of my range back. The amazing thing is that I created the recipes for some of these products over 30 years ago! Through all the teachers and classes, and programs, the common thread of the Earth ran through everything. The Earth Mother concept shone brightly all through my life.
Some of you who have been clients over the past 30 years, may wonder about my readings. I will not be doing readings any longer. I found my heart is no longer in it and must follow where my heart leads.
My eldest helped out in business from age 16 and is more involved now after Grade 12. Willow is the creative force in our family, and there is immense artistic talent present in her beautiful soul. Her art will also soon be promoted here.
My experience started with studying the esoteric from age 18, through whatever books I could lay my hands on. I got my first ‘official’ teacher at age 24 and had many years teaching me about different aspects of spirituality.
Historically, I started retail by creating little kits for a small esoteric shop that was located in Gauteng. I eventually opened my shop in Sunnyside, Pretoria, in the early nineties. I left the world of retail for two years after my divorce and ran a medicinal herb farm in Gauteng. During this period, working with the soil and meditating brought a lot of healing. I learned more about reading the tarot and did immense amounts of dreamworking. This period was my ‘time on the mountain’, and I will never regret one moment.
When I rejoined civilization, I started The Purple Lizard and did many holistic fayres while running a reading room and shop from home in Pretoria. I became involved in the wholesale of my elixir sprays, charged candles, kits, bath crystals and more to various major esoteric shops in Johannesburg and Pretoria. I also provided products to more minor, solo practitioners nationwide. At one point, I grew too busy with all my ventures and bringing up my children, so I closed the shop and concentrated on online readings, wholesale and raising kids for many years. Around seven years ago, I had a quick foray into a bohemian-type business, but it never made my heart sing. After a firm sign from the Universe, I closed that and returned to the spiritual world that I love.
I chose the first part of the name Glimmer Emporium because of the phrase ‘glimmers of hope’ and also the tiny glimmers that were shown to me by my grandfather when he taught me to find peace in the silence, happiness in the world outside and how to listen to the trees and the Earth. I want this venture to spread little glimmers of magic nationwide. I chose the word Emporium because it means a marketplace of many things. We will eventually bring everything we love under one banner – everything that brings glimmers of magic and shimmers of joy. So, this will eventually be a true Emporium… a marketplace of joy.
We are in the process of stocking our Amazon store and also opened stores on Bobshop and Yaga. These links will soon be added to our product page.
Love and Blessings,
Charmaine