Crafty Kitchen Witch

Dancing with the Dead by Sylvana SilverWitch I am dreaming, I am in a dark room, I am afraid - but I move through the doorway anyway. Suddenly I am on a freeway, on the center-line, cars speeding past me on both sides. The wind rushes in my ears, whipping my hair around; I feel dizzy, as if I'm going to fall into the path of the traffic. I see my lover walking down the middle of the other side of the freeway, his long dark curls flying in the wind. He looks far away, but he's not really. I scream at him, trying to be heard over the sound of the traffic. I scream and scream for him, but he is careening, on first one foot and then the other, dancing in front of the cars. He looks so pale and beautiful in the moonlight. Some of the cars pass through him, as if he's not real. I find I am screaming, "But you are real! I love you! Please come to me! Get out of the traffic! Please!" I hear the screech of tires on pavement, as a car swerves to miss hi...

Clean Divination Ritual The season of Halloween is a special time of year. The veil between the worlds is thin now, and divination possibilities are strongest. Now is the time to bring out the tarot cards or the runes so you can see what the future holds for you. Place a piece of soapstone in the bag that holds your cards or runes, and gently shake the bag to cleanse them. Then enchant your cards or runes by saying: "Cards (or runes) of fortune, this is what I ask of you—a glimpse of what will come to me, a hint of how my life may be." If you read for others, be sure to cleanse the cards or runes with the soapstone between readings. -------------------------- Samhain was a significant time for divination, perhaps even more so than May or Midsummer's Eve, because this was the chief of the three Spirit Nights. Divination customs and games frequently featured apples and nuts from the recent harvest, and candles played an important part in adding atmosphere to the myst...