The Art of a Victorian Mermaid — A Letter of Re~Introduction

A Letter of Introduction from Lady Raquel Carter

My dearest friends and fellow sojourners,
For as long as I can remember, I have lived by a quiet philosophy — a rhythm I call The Art of a Victorian Mermaid. It is both a way of living and a method of becoming; a gentle but profound guide toward harmony in body, mind, heart, and soul.

This art is founded upon four sacred pillars — or what I lovingly call the quadrants of a balanced mermaid life:

• The Art of a Victorian Mermaid Life – Live (Physical)

• The Art of a Victorian Mermaid Love – Love (Social / Emotional)

• The Art of a Victorian Mermaid Mastery – Learn (Mental)

• The Art of a Victorian Mermaid Soul – Leave a Legacy (Spiritual)

Each pillar represents a quadrant of a balanced existence, harmonising body, heart, mind, and spirit, as any true mermaid or Victorian gentlewoman of whom she might strive.
For decades, I have lived by these rhythms privately; tending the cottage, studying philosophy and beauty, refining my inner world, and anchoring my spirituality within the tides of daily life.

Now, at long last, I feel called to bring these quiet disciplines into life form — to share them with the world as a living curriculum of grace and equilibrium.

I intend to slowly launch this series so that women may grow familiar with each pillar in its own time — to see it, feel it, and live it. This isn’t a rush to the finish, but rather an introduction to a new pattern of being — one that feels restorative, timeless, and profoundly feminine.

Through this structure, I wish to help women remember the art of balance — to dwell in domestic peace while nurturing intellect, to cultivate tenderness without losing purpose, and to create lives that feel both magical and meaningful.

In learning the four quadrants, women will come to embody balance itself — living harmoniously within all aspects of their being, much like the steady yet flowing tide of the sea.

This is the heart of my mission, and the true essence of The Art of a Victorian Mermaid.

I am now preparing to slowly launch this as a living teaching and lifestyle — a system that will gently guide women to reclaim their balance, beauty, and sense of belonging through rhythm rather than rush.

Alongside these pillars, and in conjunction, I will also be unveiling The Victorian Mermaid’s Agenda — the personal study and planner system I have cultivated since I was seventeen years old. It has been the compass of my own refinement, developed over decades of living as a gentlewoman, artist, wife, and mother.

This agenda is not a modern productivity planner, nor a business tool — it is a living rhythm, inspired by the timeless principles of Stephen Covey yet reimagined through a feminine, old-world lens. It marries purpose with poetry, practicality with peace. I have perfected it quietly across the seasons of my life, and now wish to teach women how to use it as a companion in their own journey toward equilibrium and elegance.

Through The Art of a Victorian Mermaid (Obtaining Your Sealegs) and The Victorian Mermaid’s Agenda, I wish to help women rediscover their natural harmony — to become steady yet soft, focused yet free, devoted yet alive with wonder.

It is the thriving foundation of how I have lived for decades, and now it shall take its place in the world—not as a fleeting trend, but as a timeless heritage luxury way of being.

Most affably yours until my next enchanting swim,
Lady Raquel Carter