A form of attempting to communicate with a deity, spiritual being, or power. Prayers are usually lauditory of the entity and/or requesting of something through supernatural means. Ambrose Bierce, in his decidedly cynical Devil’s Dictionary, describes the act of praying as: “To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.”
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Matthew Ash McKernan, author of the new Wyrdcraft.
The weird, wild, and wonderful English psych-rock band Hawkwind said it well in their song, "We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago." What this "wrong...