star codes

Here at wonder | wonder | world we regularly share a week pick that inspires us or something special we recommend to our viewers. 

The thriving and insightful community of We'Moon is one of our regular favorites. These wise women are a constant and deep well filled to overflowing with artful illustrations and insightful ideas. 

2024 We'Moon Datebook

We are proud and content users of their annual datebook for years now. Aside from including a lunar calendar and astrological planner it is also a visionary art and writing by creative talented women from around the world. 

We recommend tuning into the weekly Star Codes - beautiful and insightful lunar news released every weekend. Daily predictions and planetary interpretations are paired with a lovely art feature. 

radical truth

Anne Brontë, the last of the Brontë children, was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England on 17 January 1820. Meek and more religious-minded than Charlotte or Emily, little is known about her life compared to the lives of her more popular sisters.

The Brontë sisters like many women writers at the time published their poems and novels under male pen names so that their work might be taken seriously in the male-dominated literary world of the 19th century: they were Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. ~ The Attagirls on Twitter

Anne Brontë: the radical sister overlooked by history

Anne's first novel was Agnes Grey (1847), based on her experience as a governess. It didn't get much attention, but her second novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848), was an immediate success. She met with fierce criticism for her work despite its huge popularity.

LitHub's 2024 film & tv preview

Aside from being book worms, here at wonder | wander | world we are great fans of movies and television as well. It is a joy to discover that LitHub, a favorite go-to - has now released their recommended list for 2024. 

Their 2024 literary film and TV preview features 53 shows and movies to be on watch. From what it looks like we are definitely in for a wild and fun ride.

Check them out here as posted on the LitHub site.

"Happy 2024—may it be better than 2023 2022 2021 2020 you expect. To that end, here are a selection of literary films and tv shows hitting screens large and small in the year to come. Might as well entertain ourselves while the world burns. (NB that premiere dates are subject to change, and plenty haven’t been announced yet, especially in the second half of the year.)"

Thank you Emily Temple for her succinct and delightful previews listed here - well done. We eagerly await their release. 

Dive in folks - for the best entertainment of the year! 

a return to feminine power

As we strive to connect with the universe to unlock its secrets and our innate potential - the divine feminine has been a potent concept in human history.

Goddess Maat, Egyptian, date unknown
via the British Museum

The manifestation of feminine energy in the universe is the energy inside everyone associated with creativity, fertility, and intuitive thinking. It is a sacred power source that is both integral to the nature of the universe and inherent in ourselves.

Goddess Tellus relief, Ara Pacis, circa 13- 9 BCE

All through history the divine feminine is revered and deified as the foundation of all creation. In many cultures - then and now - the Mother Goddess is a matriarchal archetype represented frequently in art and found in various mythologies around the world.

birth of the Sun as spirit of the Earth

Following the Four Weeks of Advent are the Holy Nights - a period of twelve days or thirteen nights between Christmas and Epiphany - a special and unique observation held each year.

It is said that in this period, the windows of the heavens are open and a special connection forms between the spiritual hierarchies and humans on earth. 

cosmic kiss - ring nebula
image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Barlow, N. Cox, R. Wesson

For spiritual seekers the Twelve Days and Thirteen Nights between December 24 and January 6 are a time of deep esoteric experience.

holiday reading list 2023

Book lists are a happy tradition here at wonder | wander | world. All throughout the year we read, read, read. We enjoy compiling and sharing our summer reading and holiday book lists especially. 

As we prepare to celebrate Yuletide 2023, here is the 100 best books of 2023, according to Shepherd. Looking for the best books of 2023? 

discover their best recommendations here

Shepherd canvassed 1,200+ authors and super readers for their three favorite reads of 2023. With 10,000+ authors have shared five of their favorite books around a topic, theme, or mood. 

They up the fun so we can discover the books they love based on a book you love, an author you adore, or a Wikipedia topic that interests you. 

To thoroughly enjoy your reading experience, we share with our readers an insightful article by emerging Mumbai writer Anoushka Zaveri - "A Year of Reading Women," Unlearning and Rediscovering Literature.

only one of these 17 artists is a woman

Happy Holidays and happy reading to us all! May we each revel in our own realizations and revelations. 

fortitude of gratitude

In the practice and application of gratitude we revisit past memories, become mindful in the present moment, envision what the future holds for us. Each requires a different lens to increase gratitude with the right focus.

Gratitude is a powerful emotion that can transform lives. Being grateful is more than just a list of the good stuff. Its feeling the emotions of a memory, a moment, an idea. 

We examine and reflect on the meaning and purpose of past experiences, enjoy peace in the present moment, and create a vision for a future filled with hope and possibility.