Whispered Secrets: Jewellery, Spirit & Soul
15 October 2025, 6:51 PM
In the heart of our local holistic and spiritual community, one name softly shines through: Annie Van Den Bergh - the creative force behind Whispered Secrets Macrame Jewellery. She crafts not just pieces, but soulful talismans — necklaces, malas, pendants and bracelets each a whispered invitation to breathe and be.
A Journey Through Intuition & Crystals
Annie doesn’t simply make jewellery; she listens. Each creation is intuitively handcrafted, guided by the energy of its’ crystals. She honours this guidance by cleansing and charging every piece, ensuring it emerges both beautiful and meaningful.
Her approach is rooted in the ancient art of micro-macramé, merging old knotting techniques with modern spiritual sensibility. In her hands, cord and crystal become conduits subtle reminders of balance, presence, and healing.
More Than Jewellery - A Holistic Life
Annie’s creative life is interwoven with her spiritual practices. Beyond jewellery, she is a yoga teacher, tarot reader, and energy healer. Many of the offerings at Whispered Secrets include workshops, tarot readings, healing sessions and beading
On her website, she offers beading workshops where attendees can design their own malas or pendants blending hands-on craft with spiritual exploration. whisperedsecretsyoga.com
She also offers Reiki & crystal energy healing, tarot insight sessions, and meditation classes weaving together body, mind, and spirit in her holistic vision.
Why Her Work Resonates
What makes Annie’s jewellery special isn't just the materials or design it’s the intent. Each piece is born from listening to the subtle energies of the stones and the spaces they inhabit. Wearers often speak of quiet shifts: calm, clarity, a sense of being held.
In a world full of mass production, Whispered Secrets offers the sacred: connection, presence, meaning. Annie’s work reminds us that jewellery can be more than adornment it can be a companion on our spiritual path.
INSIGHT Holistic Market this weekend!
This coming Saturday 18 October 8.45am - 2.00pm Annie will showcase her creations at the new Insight Holistic Market @ Matakana Hall.
A perfect opportunity to meet Annie, feel the energy of her work, and take home a piece that resonates with your own path.
Whether you’re curious about crystals, intrigued by tarot, or simply drawn to beauty, make sure to stop by. Annie’s gentle presence and her creations may just whisper something your soul has been waiting to hear.
Annie - 021 379 286
The new Market on the Matakana block!
INSIGHT Holistic Market as mentioned above will be held at Matakana Hall - 43 Matakana Valley Road, just opposite the Matakana Butcher.
The first event is this Saturday, the 18th October. It runs from 8.45am to 2pm
The name INSIGHT to highlight the knowledge and wisdom stall holders offer to visitors.
There are 20 stalls:
-5 of these are 'readers': Astrology (including founder Mike Kirk); Hand-reading; Colour Therapy; Mediumship; Tarot cards
-5 are Holistic Health Practitioners: Mind-Body Wellness; Reiki; Reflexology; Light Healing; Quantum Biofeedback.
-10 are retail/artisan stalls, with an emphasis on Health & Wellbeing products, such as Bach Flower remedies, Organic creams and Green Wicca, as well as quality jewellery and leather bags.
At the November 15th market there will have be, who specialises in Rongoa (Maori medicine).
All the October 18th stall holders are profiled with pictures of them and their products/service descriptions, on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1RsRmackgH/
About Mike Kirk the founder of INISIGHT
Mike has been a part time professional Astrologer since 1993. For many years he combined this passion with his day job as an advocate and social worker in the UK, until he married a Kiwi and moved to NZ in 2011.
Mike have done markets as an Astrologer since 2015. He noticed that many markets were poorly attended and that the standard of stalls was slipping as time went on. Stall holders were struggling, owing to the shortage of people coming in the door.
At the same time, he regularly visited the Farmers' Market at Matakana, which is always packed. Significantly, a lot of people come to Matakana from a very wide geographic radius. So, its markets get more people in a very condensed time frame, on Saturday mornings. Yet, strangely, he noted that the Matakana Hall was standing empty on Saturday (since the end of Covid). He thought surely, it would benefit greatly from being on the doorstep of the thousands visiting the markets, just 3 min walk away?
Mike envisaged a market which was professionally presented & promoted; designed to appeal to the younger demographic which Matakana attracts, especially in the summer months. So, he set to work 2 months ago, with his wife Linden (a Holistic Health Practitioner herself) visiting Auckland markets, to recruit stall holders.
INSIGHT's stall holders were chosen in order to provide visitors with variety, stimulation and intrigue on a Saturday morning, offering nourishment for the mind, body and Spirit.
The INSIGHT market on a Saturday morning begins on October 18th.
The next event is on November 15th
Then, in December there will be markets: on the 6th, 13th and 20th in the lead up to Christmas.
In January, February and March there will have an event every Saturday during the summer.
Head along this Saturday 18th and check out the offering, learnings and treasures to be had.
