ABOUT HONEY !
HONEYBEE HEALING WAS SEEDED UNDER THE DARK MOON OF OCTOBER 2024 WITH THE MAKING OF A ROSEMARY OIL INFUSION. WHAT I LOVINGLY REFER TO AS MY “INITIATION” OIL.
FOLLOWING INSPIRATION TO CONNECT DEEPER WITH PLANT MEDICINE AS A HOLISTIC SOUCE OF PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR MY (LATE) GRANDMOTHER, ELLA MAE. THIS WAS AN ATTEMPT TO EASE THE ACHES AND PAINS OF THE AGING BODY AND COGNITIVE DECLINE -- I BEGAN BUILDING A RICH APOTHECARY OF NATURAL MEDICINES AND HOME REMEDIES TO WORK WITH. ELLA DIED AT THE AGE OF 96 IN HER HOME, IN JULY OF 2025.
MY WORK AS A CARE-TAKER IS PROFOUND AND DEEPLY FULFILLING TO MY LIFE, I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THE MAJORITY OF MATRIARCHS IN MY FAMILY IN THIS CAPACITY. IT IS SOMETHING I WILL EXPAND UPON WITH TIME,
WE JUST HAVE TO GET OUR FEET OFF THE GROUND, FIRST.
My Grandparents Ella and George
on their wedding day
HONEYBEE HEALING :
THE NAME HONEYBEE HEALING COMES FROM MY NAME MELISSA !
ORIGINATING IN ANCIENT GREECE AS A NYMPH WHO NURSED ZEUS
WHEN HE WAS AN INFANT BY FEEDING HIM HONEY. MAKING THE DIVINE NECTAR, THE FOOD OF THE GODS.
MELISSAE IS THE NAME OF PRIESTESSES IN ANCIENT GREECE. A NAME FOR WOMEN WHO WORKED IN DELPHI, AND IN DEVOTION TO DEMETER, AND ARTEMIS -HEKATE ;
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OPENING A SACRED THRESHOLD FOR PLANT PRIESTESS ACTIVATIONS
TO TAKE ROOT WITHIN MY OWN PRACTICE --
IT IS THROUGH DEVOTION TO THE GODESS(ES) THIS CONTAINER EMERGES.
MELISSA WAS ALSO USED BY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE POETS TO NAME THE FAERIES AND
BEES ARE CREATURES OF THE LIFE IN-BETWEEN, CREATURES OF COMMUNITY, AND NECESSARY FOR FLORA AND FONA, FOR LIFE TO FLOURISH.
ALL ENERGIES I ALIGN DEEPLY TOWARDS.
MY MOTHER USED TO CALL ME HER HONEYBEE ~
ABOUT ME !
MY NAME IS MELISSA DORSEY,
I AM A MULTI-DISCPLINARY FINE ARTIST, CRAFTER, CEREMONIAL TATTOOIST, AND WEE MYSTIC NESTLED IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
HONEYBEE IS A COOPERATIVE CREATIVE ENTERPRISE,
MADE IN THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO SHARE A HOLITISTIC ART PRACTICE.
COMING FROM A BACKGROUND IN PSYCH:
I HAVE SPENT YEARS WORKING IN (SYSTEMIC) CARE ON IN-PATIENT PSYCHIATRIC UNITS, IN ELDER CARE, AND WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
MY TIME IN THESE POSITIONS HAS BUILT A FOUNDATION WHICH HAS TAUGHT ME :
THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS // HOW TO BUILD RAPPORT,
HOW TO CARE FOR PEOPLE (W/ DISABILITIES),
THE BENEFITS OF ART AND ENGAGEMENT FOR QUALITY OF CARE.
HOW TO SUPPORT DIVERSE NEEDS OF OTHERS.
THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS CAN BE FOUND ACROSS MANY PLANES. I HAVE HELD IT KNEELING IN A GARDEN BED, PAINTING IN A COMMUNITY WATER COLOR CLASS, AND DURING A TATTOO SESSION.
IT IS THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN WHATEVER FORM, WE ARE ABLE TO CONNECT TO THE DIVINE CHANNEL OF HEALING.
BEING AN ARTIST IS A TETHER THAT IS SO DEEPLY EMBEDDED WITHIN MYSELF, IT IS SOMETHING THAT AWAKENED AS A GIRL, NEVER LEAVING FOR LONG AND RETURNING WITH FORCE EACH TIME. THESE EXPANSIVE AVENUES OF
EXPRESSION HELP ME COPE AS A HIGHLY SENSITIVE BEING IN THIS WORLD. IT IS A BLESSING TO BUILD A PRACTICE THAT MIRRORS MY NATURAL RHTYM.
MY INTENTIONS HERE ARE : TO BE OF SERVICE, TO HONOR CREATIVE FREEDOM AND FLOW, TO HONOR SPIRIT & THOSE WHO GUIDE ME, TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND TO TRAVEL !
AS A VIBRANT SAGITTARIUS, I AM OFTEN ON THE MOVE!
I WANT TO BE EVERYWHERE AND DO EVERYTHING --
TO BE SO FULL OF LIFE IN THE LIMINAL SPACE OF DEATH AND REBIRTH.
IT IS WITH A FULL AND ABUNDANT HEART I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE !
STAY IN TOUCH !
Roaming
To where ever we may meet.
Allow our roots to run deep.
It is a blessing and privilege.
With lots of love,
Melissa.
