Urban Legend ~ Bloody Mary

You’ve seen it in movies a million times. There’s a group of teen-age girls at a slumber party all standing in a darkened bathroom ahead of a mirror. They egg one girl on… “Do it! Go ahead, do it!” She faces the mirror, and in a frightened trembly voice says, “Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary…” And then mayhem follows. Who is Bloody Mary? 

History and legend gives us three possiblities: Queen Mary I, Mary Worth, and Elizabeth Bathory. Who are these women, and what might give them claim to Bloody Mary fame?

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Ouija Boards ~ So, what’s your take on ouija boards?

So, how do you feel about ouija boards? Are you afraid of them? Do you love them? Do you use them? Do you think they’re evil, or do you find them an interesting and useful divination tool to use for spirit contact? What’s your take on the Ouija Board?

Bump in the Night ~ Soul Walk-ins

The idea of a disembodied soul finding refuge in a recently vacated body is a little spine tingling, because it just is, but there are millions of people, spiritualities, and cultures who have believed for centuries that this is possible and does happen. Let’s take a closer look.

The Goddess Maia, a glass of wine, and a good time

The Divine Me: Embracing Your Inner Goddess… [excerpt, from the chapter: The Goddess in Every Month]

• May ~ Maia

Origin: Greek
Influences: rebirth, fertility, motherhood
AKA: Maia Majesta
Symbols: flowers (she’s referred to as the “queen of
flowers”), braided or knotted items, doves

She was the eldest of the seven nymphs of Pleiades, the
daughter of Atlas. She is an earth goddess who also
embodies the energy of mother, nurse, and midwife. She’s
often referred to as the “grandmother of magic”.

Interestingly enough, Maia was a goddess whose rites were
restricted to women only. She was considered a “good
goddess”, or a Bona Dea.

It’s said that the nymphs, the seven daughters of Atlas had to
change themselves into doves to escape the hunter Orion.
When they flew up into the sky, they were transformed into
seven stars, thus forming the constellation we know as
Pleiades, or the Seven Sisters.

There’s not a lot of information found on this goddess,
though she was, for some reason, deemed important enough
to have a month named after her.

May’s Magick/Fairy Moon

Manifesting a Passionate Connection

So, what kind of “passionate connection” are you looking
for?

❖ A fling… a fun time once-in-a-while thing.

❖ a soul mate… and this is one of those forever

connections, supposedly being your “perfect

match” for all eternity, through several

lifetimes – I don’t know why this makes me

feel cynical, but that’s for another book.

❖ a twin flame… and you want to think on this

one – twin flames are those people we go

through lousy crap with over and over,

lifetime after lifetime, until we actually learn

the lesson Spirit has been trying to beat into

our heads.

Anyway, whatever your taste for passion may be, let’s get on
with the manifestation of it.

Let’s begin with a glass of wine, a wine of your choice. If you
don’t drink wine, that’s okay, substitute it with a glass of
grape juice, it’ll do.

While you’re working on the crafting of this manifestation,
you will enjoy the leisurely sipping of this magical wine. (It’s
magical because you are imbuing it with your intention as
you work and as you think)

We’re going to “fix” and light a red votive candle. Be sure
you have chosen a pretty and safe candle holder for it and
that you will be placing it in a safe place to burn.

Put a few drops of rose essential oil on this candle and
massage it in good, concentrating all the while on your
intention, your desire, and sending this energy into this
candle with the touch of your hands.

Set the candle up in its holder. You’re going to take a few
drops of the wine from your glass and drip them onto the top
of the candle as well, just a couple drops will do, and do this
before you light the candle, we don’t want any human
torches here.

Grab your matches, or your lighter, and light her up.
Sit back and finish your wine, thinking about what it is you’re
doing, what you’re manifesting. Take your time, maybe
you’ll need to refill the glass, at least once. And smile.

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Soul Contracts ~ [Edit: Clarifying Soul Mates] Soul Mate, Bump, Twin Flame

There are a few eye-brow raising explanations here for me. For instance, the idea that a twin flame contract comes unexpectedly out-of-the-blue and often happens when each of you are already in established relationships or marriages… hmmm, if someone were to look at this from a scewered perspective, they might see it as an excuse to cheat, or the idea that — “it’s okay to have an affair, this is part of my spiritual growth.” *cough*  What do you’all think?

Women ~ A Warning About Facebook Groups for Women

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, that’s what my grandmother would say, and it sure is.  Ladies be aware that some of those “all women” FB groups you’ve joined are not necessarily being run by women.  Following below, you’ll see two FB posts that I made as a warning as I was disovering these shenanigans in real time:

  • 1)  6-25-24   Interesting… I belonged to a group called “Laugh With Women”, supposedly pretty much a woman’s group, which honestly I have to admit was funny and interesting. But during the course of comments on one post at this group, someone discovered and revealed that these posts were actually being put up by some guy in Spain. I took a look, hopping from the Admin’s group profile, to view their FB profile, which was pretty sparse and kind of sketchy, with lots of those polished fake photos men use to get women friends, you know what I mean — the lady was right. When I realized this and was leaving a confirmation post on this lady’s comment, suddenly everything disappeared. I unexpectedly and without warning no longer had access to this group, or to this individual’s profile. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE! Nothing is what it seems to be.
  • 2)  6-25-24   I found another one!! I have family members at this group: Laugh with the Ladies (the original)you guys, this is supposed to be a FB group FOR WOMEN, but of the 7 Admins, six are men and they have their personal FB profiles “Locked”. There’s a link to the Admin Page in the comments [you’ll find that link above at this blog post]. Please check it out and see what you think? Doesn’t it seem a little odd that a group Only For Women is Admin’ed by men???? I’d report this to FB, but I doubt it would do any good. Be careful out there!!

Copy/pasted:

About
This group is only for women for laughter and fun

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Admins & moderators · 7
Said Saad
Admin
Works at Capgemini Engineering
Simo Sekkoum
Admin
Works at Capgemini Maroc
Rachid Skif
Admin
Chief Information Security Officer at Aeroport Mohamed V
Skif Rachid
Admin
ENSA Khouribga – Formation Continue
Hicham Khattar
Admin
Hafid Alawi
Admin
Casablanca, Morocco
Yassine Mido
Moderator
Casablanca, Morocco

Here is A Link to the Admin’s page, where you can click on their name to go to their “group profile”, and from their click on “view profile” to go to their FB profiles.

I just visited this site a few minutes ago and these guys are posting like crazy. I took two screen shots of posts that contained links, encouraging older women to join these FB groups for “women over 50” and for “old timers”.

These “women’s groups” at Facebook are not legitmate. They are not what they want you to think they are. We can assume that these individuals are trying to draw in older women for the purpose of romance scams. I know this is only an assumption, but it’s a pretty good assumption at that. It’s clear what’s going on.

Ladies, please be careful and cautious of any “women’s groups” on Facebook.

I don’t know how to report this, or who to report this to, because FB isn’t very user friendly in this respect. If there’s anyone out there who knows how to contact the proper agency or individuals, please do. And you have to wonder exactly how many of these fake groups are out there, groups being run by predators with the perfect platform for their nefarious use.

The Mystic Crone ~ Episode #34, Manic Exuberance

A lot of  people mistake lust for love, and a lot of people get so sucked into over-enthusiasm for a brand spankin’ new romantic interest that this enthusiasm becomes manic, and their common sense flies right out the window.  Ya, that happens, and it’s never a good thing…

Cliques ~ audio version

The truth is, you will never escape from the world of cliques, never. I thought that this eccentric novelty would disappear once life raced past the halls of junior high and high school; but no, this strange phenomenon will follow you to college and on into the workplace. It has also surprisingly followed me into the world of publishing, as well as the world of tarot. Everywhere — everywhere — you will find a group of ramshackle people drawing mysterious boundaries, forming unnamed clubs, clinging to each other like Neanderthals in the midst of a dangerous stone age world.

YouTube ~ The Analytics of it All

This is all about Youtube in general and my channel in particular. I’ve been asked so many times: “Is your banner a real photo, someplace you really were?”, “Is that a sunrise, or a sunset?”, “Where is this at?” Plus, there is some additional info, as well as a little tour around a channel, my channel in particular today, so that you can figure out how to get all kinds of information for yourself, if you are a new YouTube creator, and information on your favorite channels if you’re a YouTube fan.

This Podcast Took a Turn

This was supposed to be a simple Q&A about the tarot, but this podcast quickly took a turn and went another direction completely.  It wound up bringing up an old friendship, and an old wound, and it also took a very good look at “tolerance”, and the fact that it should be a two-way street.

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Interview with Rachel True ~ from The Craft

This was fun to watch! It’s an interview with guest Rachel True, who played Rochelle Zimmerman, the pretty little black witch in The Craft, and the podcast host is Christine Taylor, who played Laura Lizzie, the mean racist blond cheerleader in The Craft… What a fun interview!!  These ladies are so cool together.

Rachel True is also the creator of a tarot deck and the author of a full-sized book that goes with it, which includes 22 personal essays on her life and how it connects with each of the major arcana cards.

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Women & Societal Pressure to Stay

Normally, the only place you would see this reading is in the sidebar at my website The Witch’s Corner, something special for my visitors.  But today’s message seems so profound, and it feels like something that needs to be shared on as wide a stage as possible.  So here you go…

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The Narcissistic Implosion ~ you need to read this, tarot enthusiast or not

10/wands (R); Knight/pentacles; The Moon (R)

The trouble with a lie is that maintaining it can get progressively more and more difficult as time goes by, and it can also become more and more impossible to hide the truth, which is naturally screaming to be seen, to be heard, to be acknowledged. Maintaining lies can become a burden, at least to most normal people…

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Altered Reality ~ Do you feel it?

Today feels surreal. Do you ever experience this? I do every once in a while since childhood. I’m not sure if it’s your clairs kicking in, or something outside yourself (like spirit guides, guardian angels, that sort of thing) making you more aware for some reason… the sun is a little brighter than normal; sounds are a little more crystaline and clear and set apart; small details are magnified. There’s just an “unreal” feel about the world sometimes, and this day is one of those days. It sounds silly, but I tend to watch the news more closely on days like this; I tend to watch my phone and messages a little closer. There’s the sensation of anticipation.