Naomi Esméralda
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Wall Wisdom
If walls could talk? Well, what if I told you that in a way, they do? - Preface - The following story is actually based on a true story; I work as a psychic intuitive reader and energy healer at a holistic wellness clinic in Melbourne, Australia. This clinic mainly hosts chiropractors, physical therapists, massage therapists, acupuncturists, psychologists, counsellors and psychotherapists, alongside a couple other energy healers and myself.
By Naomi Esméraldaabout a year ago in Futurism
Memoirs of a Geisha: Book Review
This is a review of one of my favourite novels: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. This beautiful piece of historical fiction was first published in 1997 by Chatto and Windus. A film adaptation of the novel also came out in 2005, and is equally beautiful. I first read this book when I was 14 and I remember wanting to learn more and more about geisha culture from then on. Geisha culture itself has changed so much since the time this novel was set. In the story itself, the main character Sayuri was taken from her family as a child to become a geisha, and she had no choice. The novel is also rather explicit, and the geishas were seen as sexual objects by some of the men, drank saké at a very young age, had their virginity sold to rich men for a lot of money, and were dependent on a danna, an extremely wealthy man who was normally a lot older than the geisha herself, and would provide her with everything she needed. It was normal for the geisha to be in a sexual relationship with her danna.
By Naomi Esméralda2 years ago in Geeks
Musings of a muse
Here lies a fierce yet bitter poem I wrote when I was eighteen, in response to my lovers projecting their own perception of me and seeing me through their own filter. These boys would often idealise and romanticise me, however they never got to know me on any real level. I was very sensitive and felt hurt that I was seen as simply a muse when I was in fact an artist, a creator goddess with so much fire within her. I didn't want to play a role. I wanted to be seen and appreciated in a non-superficial way. It took some time for me to realise that this was simply the Universe reflecting back at me the fact that I was still not ready to deepen my relationship with myself and meet my own soul. A lot has changed since then.
By Naomi Esméralda2 years ago in Poets
The Power of Listening
It was ten thirty on a very hot, full moon night. The sky was completely clear except for a milky mist around the moon itself. All the stars were visible and the rich yet delicate scent of jasmine flowers permeated the warm air surrounding my mother's childhood home. I was perched on the edge of a workbench, tentatively watching my maternal grandmother prepare her potions. I observed as she opened small glass vials and bottles of various shapes and sizes, some a dark amber colour and others a frosted glass of pink, green or blue. She then opened up several jars containing numerous herbs macerated in vinegar or infused in oils. Carefully, without spilling, she poured the liquid contents of the jars into the smaller bottles. I quietly admired her ability to pour directly into the small vials without the need for a funnel. While she poured, she even closed her eyes and meditated; she was blessing the potions with healing energy and visualizing the potent magical powers amplifying. I knew this because she had explained this to me every single time I asked her about it when I was younger.
By Naomi Esméralda2 years ago in Fiction
I set the tone for the day
I remember when I was in high school, due to a series of unfortunate events, I was going through a bout of severe depression, insomnia, PTSD and anxiety. I didn't believe that I could ever get better, let alone experience a joyful or blissful day. Heck, I didn't even believe I'd ever experience "energy" or "vitality" or "motivation". Those feelings were so foreign to me that I thought I would have to just put up with myself for the rest of my life, dragging my feet everywhere I went.
By Naomi Esméralda4 years ago in Longevity