J. Southern Studio is a woman owned and operated design house based in Los Angeles, creating specialized adornment and wellness objects intended to help connect, manifest, and align with the energies around us. Launched in 2010, everything JSS creates is made to order by hand and with love in our downtown Los Angeles workshop by our small but mighty team of diverse artists and artisans.
Our Wellness + Ritual collection is one that, through ceremony and ritual, celebrates our ancient past, awakens our curiosities, and reconnects us to the Earth. Inspired by crystal healing philosophies, candle magick practices, traditional herbal smoke rituals from across the globe, and the use of aromatherapy and essential oils, each Ritual Kit, Candle, Oil, and Mist are made to encourage spirituality and manifestation through meditation.
All of the components in our Ritual Kits, from the Earth born minerals to our essential oils, are thoughtfully, sustainably, and respectfully sourced from its people or place of origin. Our herbs and flowers are cultivated on local farms. Our varied sage comes from a family owned organic sage farm, as well as from private land, responsibly cultivated in the Chumash tradition by a small Indigenous company that wishes to share their healing tools with the world. Likewise, our Palo Santo is fair-trade from an association in Ecuador that works to reforest, educate, and provide income for their community.
We encourage each practitioner to explore their spiritual roots and associations, thus honoring the ethereal connections we share with each other, our ancestors, and our planet. Through this work, we are able to realize how our divine relationship intertwines with our collective human experience, and that we are all unified under a movement of spiritual awakening.
Read MoreOn July 26, 2026, the lunar nodes leave the Virgo–Pisces axis and begin a brand-new chapter on the Aquarius–Leo axis, where they will remain until March 26, 2028. This marks one of the most significant collective astrological shifts of the year, setting the tone for eclipse seasons, personal growth, and the themes humanity will collectively be exploring over the next year and a half. (People.com). If the past 18 months have felt like a lesson in surrender, healing, discernment, and learning how to balance intuition with practical reality, get ready. The curriculum is changing.
The week of April 13-19 2026 delivers a rare and potent concentration of planetary energy in Aries, the baby of the zodiac, and a true ignition point in the astrological year. With multiple planets moving through this cardinal fire sign, we’re collectively being asked to initiate, act, and become. But how do we do this without burning ourselves out in the process?