To all my current friends in Florida—and new friends I hope to develop—hello! I'm coming down to the Florida Pagan Gathering in just a couple of weeks, November 5–8. For details, see this link. For people in the Southeast, if you haven't been to a Pagan festival before, this is a very friendly one to attend. I'll be giving three workshops there: Experience Your Past Lives You may have read about past lives. You may have even taken workshops on past lives. But have you ever actually experienced a past life? In this workshop you’ll discover what past lives are and have the opportunity to actually experience one or more with the aid of hypnosis. You’ll also discover the

The five poems nominated by Llewellyn staff as finalists for our "Your Poem Gives Me the Creeps" Halloween Poetry Contest have been selected! Now it is all up to you! Cast a vote for your favorite poem by entering the number next to the poem's title in the comments field of this blog post. One vote/comment per person. Please submit your vote no later than Thursday, October 29, 2009, at 4PM CST. The winner will be announced on Friday, October 30, 2009, at 12PM. #1 - "The Banshee" by Anya Elude She is lifted up in Moon's bright light To fly above the little lives below To watch the unsuspecting soul Who ventures into the night De-sending fast through inky dark To hunt her

As mentioned in Tell Me a Story in 30 Days, I’m taking the NaNoWriMo challenge. Since I am not a fiction writer, I’m not expecting a readable novel. Instead, I’m hoping to loosen up my imagination and play with my intuition.  Because I really know nothing about writing a novel, I’m using Corrine Kenner’s book, Tarot for Writers, to guide me. After a short introduction to tarot, Tarot for Writers delves into character creation. So that’s also where I started. Corrine doesn’t just teach about tarot, she also teaches writing and explains the various types of characters: protagonist, antagonist, foils, supporting characters, and stock characters. The first writing practice is