About Me.

Hello and welcome to my little shop!

 

My name is Melissa, but you can call me Mel, or even Bee! I live in Hove and have been here most of my life! I'd love to tell you about my background and how I came about doing what I do, because it is a little bit different and out of the ordinary! It all started before I was born-my parents got together during the 70’s whilst living in a New Age Spiritual Organisation (or I suppose, you could call it a “Cult”) in South Kensington. They initially were lured in by an alternative Newspaper, aptly named “The Occult Gazette”. It was there that they would go on to study Philosophy, Metaphysical Healing, Clairvoyancy, Transformation and Communicating with Spirit Guides and they, of course, used the magical frequency that Crystals deliver! Sadly, it wasn’t what it was cracked up to be.  After a very long 9 years of being basically held captive against their will (and having all their money and belongings seized)  They were constantly starved, barely surviving on a fruitarian diet with no TV or Radio, no idea of what was happening beyond those 4 walls of essentially a miserable prison. The emaciated pair ended up running away from the organisation in 1982, as they discovered (to their surprise!) that they were expecting me – and it was very clear to them that living this cruel life was not ideal for the raising of a baby. Unbeknown to them, my parents had been named as officially “missing people” during all that time.

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After escaping the Cult, my parents were rescued by my grandparents and swiftly moved to Hove, and I have been pretty much living in my childhood home ever since. Growing up I have memories of my parents taking me along to New Age meetings, spiritual gatherings a group seances. I absolutely adored going to Mind, Body and Spirit festivals as a child and learning about Healing and Connecting with the Other Side. But unfortunately, my hypersensitive empathic nature and love of crystals failed to earn me many friends at school. I always knew I was very “different” to the other kids.

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As I entered my teens, perhaps my slightly rebellious stage in life, I had lost a lot of interest in Crystals, I guess as you do. I dropped out of college as I had longed to travel and explore the world – so I packed by bags at 19 and travelled to Greece and worked 2 long seasons in Rhodes. By the time I had  returned home, I realised I had the travel bug badly! I then spent the next few years exploring Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and Morocco.

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When I was 27, I received the dreaded news – my beloved Mum had Stage 4 cancer and she had a matter of weeks left.  I hurried back from Morocco and my life had completely turned around. I saw her as much as possible and I was with her for her final moments. It absolutely changed me. I was hit with shock, denial, anxiety and depression, all at once. My inner child was gone and I went straight into survival mode.

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Whilst faced with the challenge of sorting Mum’s belongings alone (my Dad by now was living in Italy and I have no siblings) I came across her vast collection of Crystals. When I think about this now, I get goosebumps – but just discovering them, holding them, connecting with them – well it changed me instantly! The choked up feeling I constantly felt in my throat through my grief, had suddenly disappeared. I instantly felt like a weight had been lifted… and I had the courage to go on and actually deal with the shit that life had thrown at me!

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I once again started obtaining a few Crystals here and there. I started learning about their benefits, vibrations, frequencies and healing energies. I began to realise that I needed to help others, but how? I had no money, I had a dilapidated old home which needed renovating ASAP. This dream of mine would have to wait a bit longer…

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So I carried on as normal, I worked up to 90 hours a week, I worked a full time job plus a few other side hustles and slowly I began to save up enough to make the changes as well as expand our home.

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As I mentioned earlier, my dear Father was living in Italy, since my parents decided to call it a day and get a divorce in 1998. I turned 16 years old the day he decided to fly back to his homeland. And I was beyond devastated (of all the days!)

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I visited him most Summers, it was my little second home. Although Dad suffered with many ailments (I believe due to the bare minimum fruitarian diet, lack of sunlight) he was always on a mission to heal himself through herbs, spices, essential oils and crystals of course. Extremely partially sighted, with a weak heart and diabetes amongst all the other disabilities, I lost my darling Dad during lockdown (also on my birthday) what are the chances?!

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Now my Dad was extremely frugal with money.  He often led me to believe he had nothing. However it turned out that he was doing ok – it was a bit of a shock to receive any kind of inheritance.  So, what did I do? With the money left to me, I decided to open a spiritual shop! My dream was finally about to happen! And I built it all in my parents’ memory, carrying them close to my heart.

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I bravely opened my little shop on Portland Road in Hove shortly after lockdown. I felt incredibly excited at the prospect of being a self-employed shopkeeper. But goodness me, there are so many rules and regulations when you have a Commercial business! It was a bit quiet at first, some people even mocked me (I get that it’s not everyone’s cup of tea!) but over time I had all walks of life trickling in! Small children would be dragging their parents in to see all the fairies and sparkly stones and then the older geology fanatics who were fascinated by my rare minerals collection would wander in and my customer count began to grow.

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Within time, I must admit that it all got a bit too much, Dozens of hands everywhere, the intermixing of various energies touching all my precious stones at once, along with multiple breakages (which was extremely disheartening and upsetting) to queues of people asking for my help and advice all at once, often sending me into a wave of panic and suddenly my little sensitive and emotional heart was truly overwhelmed so I decided after 2 and a half years of trading in a shop, to whittle it down to an appointment based system in my own home. This way I can truly help individuals one by one and it is extremely rewarding.

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I find so much joy in sharing my crystal knowledge with you all but most of all I am here to guide you. As soon as I meet someone I tend to know immediately and instinctively what kind of crystal or frequency they need to help heal them on their journey. I'm not sure how or when this gift started happening but I absolutely adore it!

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As a youngster, I was often told that I was a Star Child by various Psychics, Clairvoyants and Healers. The meaning of a Star Children – Lightworkers who have been sent here from all areas of the Universe to help the earth and people on it. They possess psychic, spiritual and other sensory abilities. These children will bring change, compassion and healing and shift dimensional consciousness in the years to come.

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I really look forward to meeting you and your loved ones.

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Love and Blessings,

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Melissa (aka Bee)