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A little magic for the seasonal change

Selfridges lit up windows.
Its that time of year when the leaves are starting to fall and it's getting colder, Oxford Street is always my gem for a dose of lights and magic, the shops are already glowing, the trees decked with fake icicle lights, and in the dark early evenings it is very cheery.
Selfridges
So after a particularly long meeting this week I took a stroll to take it all in and ended up by  Selfridges.

What's great is they actually really picked up on the magical theme the windows are decorated in astrological themes, and amazing facts about the earth and size of planets and the stars around the side. The front of the shop glows with a holistic circle, and inside there are many other facets to explore, including gifts and a wonder shop.
The glowy circle of all things planetary






They even have a clairvoyant to add to the mystery. Her name is Naz Alibagi and I couldn't help but be intrigued. She read crystals (something I'd never heard of before) and tarot 15 minutes a time, no charge. She's from their 'Psychic Sisters' group on the ground floor, who also have a great display of all things crystal, and spiritual, as well as planetary.
Oddly my mum had quizzed them before we happened past Naz at Illamasqua  as my mum is into this sort of thing, they charge a very pretty penny and none seemed as genuine or as keen as Naz. So we were lucky then, very lucky that they had a slot open.
My mum had her questions answered and predictions made, she was a happy glowing soul.

Naz doing her thing






















Other people I spoke to afterwards said Naz gave them 'food for thought', that she was really nice, and 'saw things that surprised' them, she was able to connect within that 15 minutes with all sorts of people from what I saw, everyone stood to hug her at the end.
She has a way with words, and a warm friendly nature. She's also been a editor and a writer, the author of a book, so maybe that's my connection!! ;)



The staff at Illamasqua were wonderful too, very helpful, very kind, and professionalism that stands out. I know it's Selfridges but you don't get that sort of service on every counter. It was a clever idea to bring a seer for the future near the end of the year to launch their new Equinox collection bought  people to the brand- and it was fun too.

Some seasonal magical lights
So I've started the autumn on a bit of a mystic step, as well as the lights along the shops which are bright and vibrant even on a rainy day like today...because the leaves falling off the trees and the colours they leave imprinted on the road driven in there by the traffic is natural London magic too!!

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