Welcome to Aura Arcana in downtown Nanaimo
We are a brick-and-mortar metaphysical shop on Vancouver Island. Our floor is stocked with crystals and minerals, tarot and oracle decks, incense and resin, jewellery, books, herbs and teas, and wellness goods from small makers we know by name.
Staff can help you compare stones, pick a first deck, or suggest a ritual bath blend without pressure. If you are planning a visit from out of town, call or write through our contact page and we will note what you are hunting for.
You can also explore in-house services, read about The Space for workshops and markets, or reach us on contact before you stop by.
Our Philosophy
We offer products and services that inspire wellbeing. To us, wellbeing is wholeness and full exploration of the self. It is self-awareness, self-care, self-love, and the indulgence of anything that brings alignment with one’s true being.
We make room for shadow work and for bright celebration, and for ordinary weeks between the two, so the path can feel honest instead of rushed. We seek to create a sacred environment that breeds meaningful, beautiful, profound, and magical interactions. We delight in bringing together our community, and in forwarding values we feel are important.
Our Values
Supporting Local + High Integrity
-Featuring local, handmade goods
-Supporting and growing small businesses
-Sourcing organic, wild-harvested, sustainable, fair-trade, etc. goods from responsible, ethical companies
-Offering vibe-checked products /only the highest integrity vibes enter our sacred space/
Supporting All People
-Creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive space
-Featuring and promoting products and services from Indigenous peoples
-Featuring and promoting products and services from makers from diverse races and ethnicities
-Featuring and promoting products and services by members of the LGBTQ+ community
Supporting Community
-Showing up for our community in practical ways
-Inspiring love, kindness, wholeness, integrity, and creating a better, brighter future
-Trailblazing in human resources by creating healthy, confident, respectful and equal relationships between customers and staff
-Sharing meaningful, profound and uplifting exchanges with our community
-Having fun, being happy and spreading joy!
We acknowledge that we are on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.
Plan a visit or start online
This homepage is the front door for everything we run in Nanaimo. You can use it to get oriented before you walk in, or to see what is new before you make the trip from Parksville, Port Alberni, Duncan, or the Lower Mainland.
Inside the shop you will find labeled displays for stones, rotating seasonal incense, and staff who can explain the care differences between minerals that look alike at first glance. On the web, open auraarcana.com/shop for product photos, variants, CAD pricing, and shipping or pickup notes.
We are Aura Arcana
On October 19, 2021, Aura was officially rebirthed after 20 years of business as “Lobelia’s Lair.” We are excited to welcome our community into a new era of magic, wellbeing, joy, mystery, self-trust, and good vibes.
Inventory turns often, and popular pieces sell out between restocks. When you cannot visit Nanaimo, you can still browse current listings and place an order through our online shop.
