www.PlatypusInReturn.Etsy.com www.platypusinreturn.com.au
Dear Custodian,
Each talisman is lovingly washed with water from the oldest rainforest, then left to rest for at least one full year under the sun and moon.
Touched by wild storms, strong winds, fire, and the cleansing waters of tropical rain, these pieces carry the raw spirit of nature, transformation, and renewal.
Handmade with respect, patience, and intention.
Discover the new collection here:
www.platypusinreturn.etsy.com
Out of deep respect for Australian Indigenous people, culture, and the meaning carried by words such as “Dreaming,” I had already made the decision not to continue using the name Platypus Dreaming.
During this same time, Tamsin and I, Kaya Xan, have also chosen to go our separate ways. We will continue our paths separately, with respect for what was shared and with openness to what life brings next.
This is a new beginning.
Platypus In Return, Phoenix Within... born from ashes. Transcending is the way.
I will continue my own handmade work and sales from this new place, carrying the same spirit of creation, healing, respect, and transformation.
Please take care of yourselves. Only God knows where, when, and with whom life will carry us next.
Be part or be art,
With respect and many blessings,
Kaya Xan
www.PlatypusInReturn.Etsy.com
www.platypusinreturn.com.au
The Phoenix Within... Rainforest Calling... Australian Rainforest Alchemy...
❤️ Same Talisman. Same Quality.
💡 Fair & Transparent Pricing Options
This listing offers multiple purchase options for the same handcrafted crystal talisman.
Each option includes:
✔ The exact same talisman
✔ The same materials and craftsmanship
✔ The same care and attention
✔ The same quality standards
There is no difference in the item itself.
The only difference between options is how costs are allocated behind the scenes.
Our Pricing Options Explained
FEELING YOUNG EDITION
You pay only the essential production cost.
Covers the base cost of materials and making.
✔ FREE shipping included
✔ Comes with gift box + handwritten note
✔ Materials & making
✔ We will respect you
FAMILY SUSTAINER OPTION
Covers production plus platform-related costs.
✔ FREE shipping included
✔ Comes with gift box + handwritten note
✔ Materials & making
✔ Platform fees and taxes
✔ We will respect you
GROW TOGETHER
Covers costs and supports reinvestment into tools, materials, and future generations.
✔ FREE shipping included
✔ Comes with gift box + handwritten note
✔ Materials & making
✔ Platform fees and taxes
✔ Allows us to grow sustainably
✔ We will respect you
ART COLLECTOR GRADE
Includes additional support for the artisan collective.
✔ FREE Mini Indigenous Australian Wall Art
(Original Aboriginal art comes with certificate)
✔ FREE EXPRESS shipping included
✔ Comes with gift box + handwritten note
✔ Materials & making
✔ Platform fees and taxes
✔ Supports long-term creative development
✔ Allows us to grow sustainably
✔ Improves our quality & consistency of life
✔ Directly supports our long-term vision
✔ Helps us hold space for new artisans
✔ Keeps independent creators independent
✔ Still no real profit — just enough to keep going… we will love and respect you 🤍
Important Notes
• Every option delivers the same handcrafted talisman
• Pricing options are offered for flexibility and transparency
• Choose the option that best suits your preferences
No hidden fees.
No pressure.
Just clear, honest pricing.
Thank you for supporting handmade work.
🧿How long will it take to arrive?
Shipping timeframes are estimated based on the information provided to us by Australia Post.
Domestic
Anywhere in Australia (except WA) – 2-7 business days (2-4 days express)
WA – 4-7 business days (3-7 days express).
International
USA – 8-15 business days (7-10 days express)
UK – 8–20 business days (7-14 days express)
France – 10–20 business days (9-15 days express)
Germany – 8-20 business days (7-14 days express)
New Zealand – 7-15 business days (6-14 days express)
For anywhere else on Earth, please refer to the Australia Post website: www.auspost.com.au
Please note: business days does not include weekends and public holidays.
🧿What is your shipping and cancellation policy ?
All items include our complementary shipping service with tracking. We recommend adding INSURANCE, EXPRESS and SIGN or contact with us. Items arrive in reasonable time frame.
We are a collective of 7 artisans through 4 different projects, so as soon as the item is purchased, it is distributed directly to artisans account. For this reason, we have a no cancellation or refund policy.If you are in any way unsatisfied, we can help with an exchange policy.
Our store policy normally only includes free shipping once. If item is unclaimed and comes back to Australia,the receiver is required to cover the new shipping charges. If the item comes back twice, they by default the ownership is return.
We aren't responsible for customs fees and charges.
🧿What happens if an item is damaged during transit?
Australian Post is reliable shipping provider and we pack our items with love with the intention that the package get shipped to you safely and securely. We have actually never encountered a crystal or talisman being damaged during transit, so it is extremely rare occurrence. For damaged items, we are not responsible for damage in transit in anyway.
All our items are ONE-OF-A-KIND and can not be replaced. It is the receivers responsibility to upgrade postal Insurance or sign if concerned. We are always shipping at your own risk and request in any condition with insurance or without insurance.
We are highly recommended Insurance and express with sign on delivery. Upgrade when checking out or message us with any concerns you may have.
🧿What happens if an item is lost in transit?
In the rare circumstance that an item does not show up we will ask you to confirm your address and we will compare it to the shipping address provided to us. If the address matches, we will help you launch an investigation with Australia Post to determine the whereabouts. This process can take up to one month to reach a conclusion.
We can't guarantee that any items sent to the correct or incorrect shipping address will be returned to us. Unfortunately we cannot compensate for lost items with insurance or without insurance, if we can prove that the item was shipped to the address provided to us.
If you have purchased insurance, you will be eligible for a full refund which you can organise directly with Australia Post.
🧿Care instructions for crystal necklaces! Shower or Swimming alright !
Short answer: yes * Our creations are handcrafted using the highest quality waxed strings on earth. They are designed to be long lasting and with the right care, they will maintain their original shape and colour for years to come. Platypus In Return Talismans are water resistant and feel very organic when worn against the skin. They are designed for daily use & can be worn in the shower or when swimming.
All stones have different hardness levels so please be gentle and treat them with the right level of care. They are strong but if you bang, knock or drop on hard surface they can break. Each piece is designed with longevity in mind. We only use silver and/or stainless-steel beads which will never rust or loose colour.*wood excluded.
🧿How do I care for my wood talisman?
Talismans made from wood need extra care because they’re made from organic materials that can be impacted negatively by the environment.
They require an extra level of gentleness that our crystal talismans do not. They have been constructed to last and will not crack, dent or scratch at the slightest touch. At the same time, you should take care when wearing them on a daily basis.
Wood talismans are water resistant, not waterproof! They have a thick coating to protect them, yet they’re still made of an organic material that will soak up water when immersed for too long. Please take off when you have a shower and swimming and during heavy work and sport activities.
🧿Policy on Sale Items, Custom and Personalised orders, and Cancellations
Discounts on sale items are automatically applied at checkout and no coupon codes are required.
Customised & personalised creations as well as items on sale cannot be cancelled or returned because of Etsy Policy so please read item descriptions in full and choose carefully.
We have a no cancellation policy; but we do accept exchanges for store credit. Extra shipping costs are the buyers responsibility. Custodians are responsible for return postage costs & If the item is not returned in its original condition, the custodian is responsible for Full Price in value.
Please contact us anytime if concerned :)
🧿Custodianship Guarantee
Platypus In Return prides itself on the high standard of workmanship that goes into every piece. Reflecting our high quality standards, all our pieces comes with a one month fixing guarantee against faults in materials and workmanship.
Regrettably, our guarantee does not cover defects relating to general wear and tear, scratching, damage caused by accidents, neglect or misuse, or any resulting loss of the item or precious stones from the item & we hold the right to decide.
Please connect with us as soon as you notice any issues & send a quality photo for our inspection. Items that are covered by the guarantee will be shipped and repaired free of charge (no refund or replacement). Items not covered will be quoted on a case-by-case basis
🧿Attn: We feel You! Conscious custodianship of Activated Stones
Please be mindful that Platypus In Return is a Community Service Project and we reserve the right at all times to cancel any orders! If we feel that someone is not the rightful custodian we have the right to hold our creations here in deep rainforest and to cancel your order with full refund. Crystals have been cleansed, charged and programmed. All rocks are activated with highest vibrations of nature. We feel You, and we are really mindful about how we share these stones across the earth plane! Thank you for understanding.
🧿Gift wrapping and packaging
All packaging is made with the intention that they will travel safely and securely. Most of our talismans are shipped inside a jewellery box; for those that are too large in dimensions we will ship inside our custom packaging.
If you would like to include a note to the receiver, please include the message at checkout with box and we will be more than happy to hand write a message for your loved one.
🧿Can I wear your talismans if I’m Muslim ?
Assalāmu ‘alaykum, Thank you so much for your question and for sharing your concerns. We want to be very clear: We do not practice black magic, we do not work with jinn or beings, and we do not claim that our talismans have supernatural powers. What we do believe is very simple: Stones are part of the natural creation as human beings. Each stone has its own natural qualities, Any benefit comes from your own intention, your connection to Allah, not from the object having power over your life. Our aim is not to replace faith, prayer, or tawakkul in Allah. You are always welcome to: Wear our pieces just as jewellery because you like the beauty of natural stones.if any of this doesn’t feel right in your heart, it’s completely okay not to buy! Australian Rainforest Alchemy... Baba Fana
From Platypus Dreaming to Platypus In Return — A New Beginning
For many years, Platypus Dreaming was more than a name.
It became a home for creativity, handmade talismans, natural stones, friendships, family, community and many different people who crossed our path in the rainforest of Far North Queensland.
It was an important chapter of my life.
But everything changes.
And sometimes respecting where you have been means knowing when it's time to let something go.
This is why Platypus Dreaming is becoming Platypus In Return.
Why Leave the Name Platypus Dreaming?
Out of deep respect for Australian Indigenous peoples and cultures, and for the profound meaning carried by concepts translated into English as “Dreaming,” I had already made the decision that I didn't want to continue using the name Platypus Dreaming.
The name came from a place of appreciation and connection to the Australian landscape, but over time I became more conscious that some words carry cultural meanings much deeper than the way we may personally understand or intend them.
Respect sometimes means listening.
Sometimes it means changing.
For me, this felt like the right time to do both.
Platypus Dreaming will always represent an important part of the journey.
But it doesn't need to remain the name of the next chapter.
Why Platypus In Return?
During this same period, Tamsin and I, Kaya Xan, also chose to go our separate ways.
Life changed considerably.
The structure around the old project changed with it.
Rather than trying to recreate exactly what existed before, I decided to begin again.
That's where Platypus In Return came from.
The platypus remains.
But the meaning has changed.
Return doesn't mean going backwards.
For me, return means coming back to what is essential after everything unnecessary has fallen away.
Returning to creativity.
Returning to working with my hands.
Returning to nature.
Returning to purpose.
Returning to yourself.
But returning differently from how you left.
Phoenix Within
The other symbol at the heart of this new chapter is the phoenix.
Across centuries of mythology and storytelling, the phoenix has represented destruction, renewal and rebirth.
It burns.
It becomes ash.
And from those ashes, something begins again.
That's why the words became:
Platypus In Return.
Phoenix Within.
Born from ashes.
Transcending is the way.
The ashes aren't something to be ashamed of.
They're evidence that something existed before.
You don't have to erase the previous chapter to begin another one.
You carry parts of it forward.
You learn.
You change.
And you create again.
The Meaning of Return
The idea of return appears again and again across philosophy, spirituality and religion.
It's there in the cycles of nature.
Seasons return.
Rain returns.
Plants disappear and grow again.
People lose themselves and find their way back.
Even our understanding of life is built around cycles of leaving, changing and returning.
There is also something beautiful in the spiritual idea that ultimately we come from somewhere greater than ourselves and eventually return to it.
Different traditions describe that in different ways.
For me, the important part isn't the label.
It's remembering that we are temporary, that circumstances change, and that what we do while we're here matters.
Jesus, Return and Transformation
The idea of Jesus returning is another powerful example of how the symbolism of return appears within spiritual traditions.
Jesus — Isa in Islam — holds an important place in both Christianity and Islam, although the two traditions understand his life and role differently.
I don't use this imagery as a religious claim about Platypus In Return.
For me, the connection is symbolic.
Return after absence.
Light after darkness.
Beginning after ending.
Transformation rather than repetition.
To return doesn't have to mean becoming who you were before.
Sometimes the person who returns is not the same person who left.
That's the idea that speaks to me.
The Blue Ray
Blue is also becoming part of the visual and symbolic language of Platypus In Return.
In contemporary spiritual traditions, the Blue Ray is often connected with truth, clarity, communication, protection and purpose.
It isn't a traditional Christian or Islamic teaching, and I don't present it as one.
For me, it's simply another symbol.
Blue is sky.
Blue is water.
Blue is distance.
Blue is calm after fire.
And that's why it sits naturally beside the phoenix.
Fire transforms.
Water carries.
Blue opens the horizon.
Orange and fire represent the phoenix — the transformation.
Blue represents what comes after — space, clarity and a new direction.
From Platypus Dreaming to Platypus In Return
The name is changing.
The creative path isn't ending.
I will continue working with handmade talismans, Queensland boulder opal, Australian stones, Moldavite, crystals and other natural materials.
I will continue cutting, shaping, weaving, experimenting and creating.
Some things from Platypus Dreaming will naturally continue into Platypus In Return.
Other things will be left behind.
That's how change works.
The intention is not to erase Platypus Dreaming.
It existed.
People were part of it.
Beautiful things came from it.
There are memories, friendships, talismans and stories scattered all over Australia and around the world because of that chapter.
I respect that.
But now it's time for something new.
Same Hands. A New Chapter.
Platypus In Return is not about pretending nothing happened.
It's about taking what remains and creating with it.
The work will continue to carry the things that have always mattered to me:
Creation.
Healing.
Respect.
Nature.
Transformation.
Freedom.
There will still be strange stones on the workbench.
There will still be Queensland boulder opal with wild ironstone running through it.
There will still be Moldavite that travelled halfway around the planet before reaching the rainforest.
There will still be knots to tie, stones to shape and new talismans that don't exist yet.
Only now, they belong to another chapter.
To Everyone Who Was Part of Platypus Dreaming
Thank you.
Whether you bought a talisman years ago, visited us, worked beside us, followed our pages, shared our work or simply stopped for a conversation somewhere along the way, you became part of the story.
Platypus Dreaming was a chapter worth having.
Now I'm ready for the next one.
I don't know exactly where it leads.
None of us really do.
Only God knows where, when and with whom life will carry us next.
For now, I'll keep creating.
Keep working with my hands.
Keep learning.
And keep moving forward.
Platypus In Return.
Phoenix Within... born from ashes.
Transcending is the way.
Be part or be art.
With respect and many blessings,
Kaya Xan
Platypus In Return
