Thinking Wand Magazine

Shopaholic? Shopaphobic?How to be a Gift HeroChoosing gifts is experienced as anything from joy, bothersome, nerve-wracking, to terrifying. There is even a word: “Officinaphobia” - fear of shoppi … read more

“A Hint at Loving Acceptance: Pearls Not Just for Girls”Am I still dreaming? Growing up in the ‘60s & ‘70s I thought homophobia, bigotry, and so many other awful things were left behind in the past. … read more

Lets break a few rules and mix business with politics, because politics is mixing with pearls - - -         - - - as usual - - - and at the same time, at a whole new leve … read more

Teaching about pearls for five years on ships was a joy.  Maybe because pearls seem so mysterious, maybe because they came from the same sea which we crawled out of millions of years ago, somethi … read more

THIS NY CITY GIRL IS LOOKING FOR ADVICE FROM FISHERMEN!Several months ago in Africa and The Maldives, I picked up fish vertebrae which I have been mixing with Tahitian pearls to make jewelry call … read more