tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90506371714226488502024-03-13T13:56:58.376-07:00Katharine Clark: Something Wicc'ed This Way ComesKatharine Clark: Something Wicc'ed This Way ComesKat Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529695805420703305noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050637171422648850.post-18483824756589330872018-12-21T14:01:00.000-08:002018-12-21T14:01:34.928-08:00THE MARTIANS HAVE COME!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">First and foremost, happy holidays and a safe and joyous Yule from me and the Watson!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a short and belated post to announce the publication of "But Still They Come" my book on the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was glad to be able to do the reveal at the October meeting of The Red Headed League of NJ where I was also the keynote speaker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The book can be obtained directly from my published, Galde Press.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now, you can order it from Amazon. I found it highly amusing that I got an e-mail from Amazon, saying that they have a book to recommend, based on my interests:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yup. My own book. Hope I enjoy it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A happy part of working on this book was making new contacts and friends. One of these is artist Robert Hummel. He has now done three murals on the imagined battle of Grovers Mill. The first hangs in the Grover's Mill Coffee House</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was in honor of the 70th anniversary of the broadcast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scene II was for the 75th, and is privately owned:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now, Robert has completed the third in the series for the 80th anniversary:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, Robert has pieces of wonderful art focused on the Princeton area and beyond...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A Night on Nassau Street</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Einstein's Date With The Universe</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are even prints to be found in various local businesses, such as Chez Alice Gourmet Cafe & Bakery:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And there are many more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Robert does have prints for sale. Check out his site at:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From all of us to all of you...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Kat Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529695805420703305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050637171422648850.post-5627536789658824372018-10-07T17:15:00.000-07:002018-10-07T17:15:32.041-07:00IT'S MUTTER TIME!<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have always wanted to go to The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, aka The Mutter Museum. I had heard about it over a decade ago, on one of those "Scariest Places" programs. My reaction was an immediate, "Oooooh...must go there...need to go there..." I was promised by an old friend that we would take the trip, but her promises were empty. After waiting for over a year, I just gave up on the idea. Plus my legs were getting weaker. I didn't think they could accomodate the mobility impaired.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Then, this year, I heard they had a special exhibit in their gallery called "Woven Strands". It featured phenomenal works of human hair, from family souvenirs to memento mori pieces. It was only there until mid-September. As a memento mori collector, I knew this was a sign from the Universe saying, "Get thee to the Mutter!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My friends Bob and Maureen were willing to take me as a belated birthday present. Yes, there were wheelchairs available and handicap access to everything (except the outside medical garden). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Pictures in the gallery were allowed, although they were not permitted in the main museum, out of respect for the remains. That impressed me. What impressed me even more was the security staff. The head of security - Christine - fetched a wheelchair, got me in it, and took me to the main lobby via the small freight elevator. The building is an ode to marble, from its statuary, to its grand stairway, to the freakin' conference room bathroom on the 2nd floor. What a beautiful place!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Also on this second floor, closed to the public, is the museum research library. Apparently one needs an act of God/dess to gain access, but Maureen and I were drooling. What marvels were awaiting behind those locked doors?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When you enter the museum on the main floor, the Thompson Gallery is directly to the right of the admissions desk. Examples of the hair weaving included jewelry, gimp work in books, and domes, but my heart stopped at the complexity and size of the hanging art. Here are the ones I loved the most:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"The Soap Lady is the name given to a woman whose body was exhumed in Philadelphia in 1875. The specimen is unique because a fatty substance called adipocere encases the remains."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "libre baskerville" , serif;">I found "The Soap Lady" fascinating. I had once done an article for Fate Magazine regarding Dean Mable Smith Douglass of Rutgers University. She drowned in Lake Placid and, when her body was discovered, it had undergone the process of adipocere. This fine lady greets you, with her eternal scream, as you enter the museum proper.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "libre baskerville" , serif;">This paster cast was made from the bodies of conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker after their autopsy in 1874. Eng is on the left, and Chang, who died first (presumably of a cerebral clot) is on the right. In life, their usual position was standing side-by-side, with an arm over each other's shoulder. </span></span><span style="font-family: "libre baskerville" , serif; font-size: large;">(Mutter Museum website)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had been through a hard transition. In my senior year of High School I had "come out" as a Wiccan. As it was a Catholic school I was damn near expelled, passed over for National Honor Society, and demeaned by the nuns for the remainder of the term.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then...<i> </i>I was at University. I was suddenly - jarringly - free. I could pick my own courses, no one cared that I was a Witch, no one restricted my thoughts, or gave explicit directions regarding my academic future. I was free...and terribly, terribly lost.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Thoughts of the Past" depicts a prostitute standing at the window of her humble room on the London docks. Her surroundings are suppose to symbolize her low condition - from dying plants, discarded violets on the floor, a man's walking cane and gloves left behind, and a scuffed and scarred vanity upon which rests her costume jewelry. The hay being off-loaded from the ship down in the harbor is a commodity, as is she. This was a a once innocent country girl transformed into a "soiled dove."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, I saw this poster in 1972. To me it cried "bohemian" and echoed the values and the belongings of my hippie friends. Love beads, return to Nature, living off the grid divorced from the money chase, free love (although, that wasn't part of my personal philosophy)... and there she stood, brushing her long red hair and thinking back over her Path. How had she gotten here? Where did the path swerve? Was there ever a chance to steer a different course? Is it all worth it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I so loved this painting that, on my first trip to London, I went to the Tate Gallery. The Stanhope was not on display, but my friend begged the director for a personal viewing. Into the stacks we went, where I had a glorious half hour, up front and personal, with "Thoughts...".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a copy of the Stanhope on my wall to this day, 45 years after I first set eyes on it. I still go through periodic depression. I've gone through it lately, in fact, where the fundamental question became, "Is it still worth it?" Are the illnesses, limitations, loneliness, lack of success, a price I'm willing to pay for staying on the planet? Have I been of benefit to ANYONE? Or...am I merely taking up space and air that another might use to greater advantage? Am I worth it? Do I make a difference? Does anyone want or need what little I have to offer?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The one thing I have never contemplated is "revision". I may not cherish all my actions and associations from my past, but I have never sought to erase those parts of my life journey where I walked towards something unhealthy, or where some one's now regretted footsteps were next to mine. I may do a directional recalculation, but never a deliberate deletion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What brought this all up, you might ask. Well, I was doing research for my blog when I came across a pod broadcast from 2017. I knew the guest, so I decided to give a listen. They were discussing the author's new book, but the interviewer also seemed very interested in how his guest became a Witch. At that point, so was I. I had initiated and trained this individual, but I had become a "persona non grata" about a decade ago. (I was never given a reason why.) The author told a tale of being influenced by a book encountered in grammar school. It sparked her interest in witches and she began her research, and that was the beginning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found that I had little to no personal, emotional response to this. After all, it had no impact on my own life, but I will admit it left me a bit sad. It is not the first time revisionist, magical, history has reared its ugly head, I remember when I first met Laurie Cabot. She asked me my tradition. When I answered "Celtic", she replied, "What's that?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now she are one, and claims she always was. Ah, well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got a small insight into my former student when she and the host discussed the film, "The Witch". At the end of the movie, the goat named Black Phillip (the devil in disguise), when asked what he could offer the teenage girl Tomasin, says: "Wouldst thou like the taste of butter? A pretty dress? Wouldst thou like to live...deliciously?" See this eerie clip below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The author summed this up by saying, "What's YOUR butter? YOUR pretty dress? What would you sacrifice to get what you want? The wanting is sexy." Perhaps friendship, integrity, loyalty, and history, are offered up on the altar, wiped away with the pricking of a thumb, and the signing (or even writing) of a book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Is this healthy? Is it better to contemplate the Path you've walked, owning it all, or to simply edit out the portions of the Past which no longer serve you? Is it less stressful to claim a "do-over", or an avoidance of necessary - if inconvenient - life lessons? After all, Peter denied being a disciple of Jesus three times, and he STILL got to be the foundation rock of the Church. Things worked out OK for him, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What about all the "little roots" and "saplings" left behind once you fell the massive, unwanted, trees in your life? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What about the people who were witness to the original events? Do you call them liars? Win them over to the edited story? Eradicate the ones who no longer suit the new script? How much DO you have to offer up for that taste of butter, that lick of fame, that pretty garment of rebirth and reinvention?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Is this what the last generation has made of Paganism and the Craft? Is this what the next one is being taught? Have we moved from Wicca to Orwellian? From Kitchen Witch to Kisch? Are this year's Witches willing to do what they must, pay any price, to live "deliciously"?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My intent is not to poke sticks at any one individual</span><span style="font-size: large;">. I'm not trying to be mean, or publicly shame anyone. Neither are my questions self-serving. I would truly like to know how others feel about this, as I've had friends come down on both sides of the issue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On May 19-20 of this year, my sister Diane treated me to a weekend at the Halloween Show at the Showboat in Atlantic City, NJ. Our friend, artist Donna Marian, had a booth there, and this would be her last time with the show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had never been to Atlantic City. I grew up playing Monopoly, I heard all about the diving horse, the Miss America pageant, knew that old tune, "On the Boardwalk in Atlantic City" - but never made the trip. I'm not a big fan of gambling, so even the introduction of casinos didn't entice me as an adult. But a Halloween Show? Count me in!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Diane arranged for the room, and even rented a motorized wheelchair for me. It was our first time going on a trip alone as adults, so I was really looking forward to it. The drive down was rainy, but uneventful, and we got there around the time we anticipated. The Showboat was an experience in itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hotel has seen better days. It closed as a casino for a few years, and reopened as a convention center.You can tell they are still working on it. I was afraid that the rooms would still have issues, but they were clean, if somewhat outdated. There were NO restaurants, but at the boardwalk end of the building was a little burger deli, run/owned by a very friendly young couple. The food was great - and the onion rings were the best I ever had. Even Diane had a few, and she doesn't do fried food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The boardwalk was just beyond the back door. I love being near the ocean, and thrive on the smell of seaweed and dead fish (Ok. I'm weird). We meandered down to the next casino, and Diane briefly played a penny machine, then we wandered back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were in a constant fog...not mentally; REAL fog. It felt like Brigadoon was either coming or going. We passed an area with a ferris wheel, which looked quaint. Then, I saw the sign on the closed gate: "Steel Pier".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Really? THIS was the famous Steel Pier?.....Really? It was so... short. It looked like a bad church carnival. Wow. But, I liked how the wheel looked against the misty sky, so I took this picture:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It wasn't until that evening, from the window of our 19th floor room, that Diane got a great video of the lights. In the background you can hear "Ghost Adventures", and me snoring (sorry).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As to the show - it was good! However, we could have done it in a day, since we weren't going to the dinner, or the party, or any of the other offerings. We were there for the vendors, and they did not disappoint (except for the eejits selling air horns, setting them off every five minutes).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, we located Donna Marian. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> She runs a shop in New Hope, PA called "The Creeper Gallery", but was a gothic doll artist way before that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> She is one of the people featured in this book:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">and has provided quite a few creations for Zak Bagans ("Ghost Adventures") and his new Haunted Museum in Las Vegas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Donna usually does a few items just for the show, and this year she did "murder rooms". She created a few that were a bit too bloody for my taste, but most were just the right blend of morbid and beautiful. I loved the Lizzie Borden death scenes, and Joan of Arc...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My sister really fell for the Plague Room...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But in the end, I bought two others. Donna had made a Salem Witches murder room, as well as one featuring the Hall-Mills Murders. The inner lid even had the heading and by-line from my feature in Fate Magazine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Among the various vendors, there was one that seemed to be exclusively about animatronics. They had several displays where you could push a button and watch the scene come to life. I was fascinated by the gothic mannequins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you pushed the button, the middle one did this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They also had a snake that slithered around in its box...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And spiders and wasps buzzing, moving wings, and dropping down from the ceiling. I was impressed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were folks creating... well... body parts...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">...advertising escape rooms...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">...selling masks and gothic/steampunk costumes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">... and one table that looked like...well...like a play date didn't go so well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was a fellow who was REALLY into making skulls. (Ooooh...skulls....)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was one smaller vendor, however, who really touched my heart. She was selling throw pillows. You picked the cover, and she would fill it and complete the sewing. She was doing this to raise money to pay for her chemotherapy. She was so young, proving that cancer is no respecter of age, gender or circumstance. As a cancer survivor myself, I hope she sold every last pillow. Diane and I each bought two, and they were cute AND quality!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Zombie Brain Smash?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At one prop booth, Diane seemed to fall in love with Baby Moldy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She refused to let me buy it for her. ( Oh yeah? She obviously forgot with whom she was dealing.) After the show, I ordered it on line AND created a casket for him, complete with victorian black calla lily floral arrangement and "At Rest" coffin plaque... my special "thank you" for taking me to the show, and attending to my needs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm pretty proud of this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure there will be a show next year. Go and check it out. It was fun! And, when in New Hope check out The Creeper Gallery. Their hours are posted on their website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next time, happy haunting!</span>Kat Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529695805420703305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050637171422648850.post-6694568730776238072018-06-24T19:15:00.000-07:002018-06-25T23:03:52.594-07:00WHITE HILL MANSION - FINAL POST<span style="font-size: large;">I want to thank everyone for sticking with me through this investigation. We are almost done. We come finally to the attic, and our best evidence. It is a small miracle that we even have it. Up until this point, John was taking live and static pictures. For some reason, he made and error and took a short (VERY short) video instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not everyone agrees on what they are seeing. Some think it is a result of a faulty focus, others believe it is paranormal. You will have to decide for yourselves. Ah, but first...the attic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are two ways to access the top floor. The major route would be the grand staircase. When you take it all the way to the top, you will be standing in the hallway, right next to the area marked "stairs to widow's walk". See the floor plan below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you turn to the left, you will walk into Dolly Glenk's living room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you know anything about feng shui, you will see immediately that the shape of the walls and ceiling are not conducive to a positive flow of energy. These top rooms have certainly had bad luck as far as the weather is concerned. They have all sustained water damage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From one of the living room's side windows, there is a nice glimpse of the river.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can easily locate this room from the rear of the building. Move to the back yard, and look for the two dormers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can also see the side window with the view, over the two story bay windows, and right above the iron cresting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you now go back to the hallway, this USE to be the next thing you would see...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This primitive looking structure was the rugged set of steps leading to the widow's walk. However, on the Friends of White Hill Mansion website, I saw THIS image.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yup. That's a ladder. And now, there is just a raw opening in the ceiling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although, if you look up, you can still see the hatch that opens to the roof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was told by a member of "Friends" that the widow's walk is in disrepair, and the steps were removed too prevent visitors from climbing up. As a former Commercial Insurance Underwriter I can see the wisdom of that, although I do hope they plan to save this feature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">John did catch an orb in this area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It seems to be coming from the storage area on the left, streaking across to the main stairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He also captured an orb in the storage area itself, about the size and shape of the one he photographed in the red bathroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Walking past the steps, you enter Dolly's bedroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The same weather damage is present, as are the same feng shui issues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can determine the location of this bedroom from the outside, as it protrudes from the house...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the rear of the bedroom is an interesting</span><span style="font-size: large;">, oddly shaped door.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You have now entered the seedier side of White Hill...the bordello area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember this bathroom in the Mayer bedroom?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recall this hidden staircase entrance, next to the toilet?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">you will end up in the brothel hallway, just outside Dolly's bedroom. Here is how it looks from the hall down to the bathroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On your left, as you walk down the hall, you will find two tiny rooms, each with a dormer. On one of the YouTube walking tours, you can hear the videographer comment, "Aww...nice little kid's room!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Far from it. These two rooms comprised the brothel. The first is a rather yellowish color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember, I was not able to walk this hallway myself, but when I see this picture of the dormer window, I get an overwhelming feeling of despair and loneliness. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That feeling only increases when I see the second bordello room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the static photo that John took of the blue brothel room. In and of itself, it reveals nothing. But this is also where he shot the accidental video. We will return to this spot. The static photo does give you an idea of just how small the space is. There was probably room for just a bed and a night stand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The brothel dormers face the front of the mansion (red arrows). They are right above the Mayer bedroom (purple arrow).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cistern was probably installed in the 1860s. We know this because it sits on railroad irons which were only produced for a short time. Water was pumped from a well on the property, up a pipe that came through the window into the cistern. Even here, John captured an orb.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So now, let's return to that second bordello room. Following is the video. I will tell you what I see... the reflection in the glass of a woman sitting in the window. Suddenly, a near transparent figure (closer to the lens) moves quickly from left to right. The scene behind it distorts as it passes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some claim they see the woman's head turn, as though reacting to John's presence...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And some claim it is a problem with the camera's focus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Open it large. Play it many times. What do you think? "The Dead", or a dud? A "spook"...or a fluke?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If this video does not play for you, e-mail me at: katrclark@yahoo.com. I will send it to you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'd like to thank John Buckholz and Bob Oberholtzer for their photography work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would also like to direct you all to the Friends of White Hill Mansion website: www.whitehillmansion.com. Here you will find history, photos, and an events page (at the bottom of which is a nice video by the Director). Most importantly, there is a membership page. Please consider a membership. It not only has neat benefits, but you also get a t-shirt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be there spirits or be there not, this house and its history will come to haunt<b><i> you</i></b>! Help save this unique piece of New Jersey's past.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If any of you want to get your own investigation together, that can be arranged through the website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh yeah...and take me with you!</span>Kat Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529695805420703305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050637171422648850.post-40865452304180456442018-06-20T01:51:00.000-07:002018-06-20T01:51:20.848-07:00WHITE HILL MANSION - PART FOUR<span style="font-size: large;">We are slowly making our way through White Hill Mansion. So far, the floor plans have been relatively simple, but I found the second floor confusing. Remember, I could not physically climb the stairs and investigate on my own. I had to rely on verbal reports and photos via my part of the team. It was a bit frustrating, especially on my first visit where no one seemed to know which room was which. Thankfully, I was able to locate the floor plans I've been sharing with you via these posts. Now things should be easy, right? Humm.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, John (who did the lion's share of the photos) either took them out of sequence, or e-mailed them to me that way. LOTS of staircases going up, down, bottom, top, etc. all of them hard to place. Also, both John and Bob had difficulty with some details. Example: I had a picture of a white, tiled, fireplace. Behind it, in the next room, was a brick one. Were they in the kitchen or the basement? Both said the basement. And Claude? Well, she swears that there are THREE fireplaces in the basement: one in the 1800s section, one in the 1700s section, and one in the 1600s portion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The earliest part of the mansion wasn't built until 1722. See what I mean?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully my questions regarding the flow of the second story rooms were answers via several YouTube walk through tours. By reviewing them countless times, with floor plans and our team pictures before me, I was able to place stairs and rooms in order, and see several rooms that my folks hadn't captured.. For these few areas, I've taken static shots from the posted videos. I will identify them as I go along. To these YouTube folks, thank you so very much for lifting the veil for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are three ways to get from the main floor to the second. The primary way is via the "grand" staircase. So we go from here...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To here...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are now standing in the 1885 Hall. If you turn left, and go to the end, you'll enter the master bedroom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In its day, it must have been an exceptional room, bigger than we see it now. The coat room and women's loo had originally been part of the bedroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On my first visit to White Hill, this room called to me, even though I couldn't climb the stairs to see it. In my mind I could envision a room with a mirrored fireplace, and knew it was here Mary Fields could be sensed. I asked team members to focus on this room, and take a few photos. Karen Timper took a final shot with her full spectrum camera, and captured this scene...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There appears to be a black mass blocking entrance to the room. Could this be Mary's spiritual attempt to keep the living from invading her privacy? On this latest trip, no one picked up anything unusual in this room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leaving the master bedroom, there is a door immediately on your right. It's a sweet, little room with a bow set of windows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was the restaurant's coat room, once a part of the bedroom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Directly across the hall, you will find the ladies' room, and the 1760 nursery. My team did not take pictures of this area, so I am relying on these scenes from posted YouTube tours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was really surprised by the dimensions of the nursery. I anticipated it being sizable, but it is actually quite small.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back in the hall, heading away from the master bedroom, you enter the Fields children's bedroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This room is larger than it appears.Immediately to the left of the table, it has a bow of windows. On my prior visit, Maureen and I could hear children running down a hall and partially down the grand staircase. On this latest investigation, I could sense the children hiding in their room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look at the floor plan. Outside the children's bedroom you will see a hallway marked as leading to the restaurant owners' living quarters. If you walk to the end of this small hall, you come to a rather modest, and modern, kitchen. This shot is taken from YouTube:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's blurry, but it gives you a sense of its size and shape. It's strange how many folks not only fail to photograph this room, but actually forget it's there. Maybe that's because it is right next to the infamous "red bathroom".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Identified on the layout as "The Glenk bathroom", you can see why it earns its nickname:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">According to John, the turquoise hallway behind the cellar bar was the most frightening of the mansion, but the red bathroom ran a close second. On his live action shot, a large orb slowly floats from</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the upper center of the photo, down and across to the tub, where it goes out of frame. At the same time, you can hear a noise like a sheet of metal rattling. John claimed the orb was "the size of a dove". Well..not quite, but it was large.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many investigators feel drawn to this area, some actually getting into the tub. I believe Nick Groff slept in it during one night of "Paranormal Lockdown". Neither John nor Bob felt so compelled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The red bathroom has two doors, one from the hallway and the other leading to the Mayer bedroom. In fact, the only way to enter the Mayer bedroom, while on the second floor, is through the bathroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Between the bathroom and the Mayer room is a bit of a landing which contains the hidden back stairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_1696165922"></span><span id="goog_1696165923"></span>I believe the door at the bottom opens to here...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is another YouTube shot. It is a doorway in the short passage on the main floor, between the Crossley room and the kitchen. So, one could access the Mayer bedroom via these stairs, and from there through the red bathroom and onto the second floor proper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is one more way onto the second floor. We are coming to that...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The flooring in the Mayer bedroom isn't that safe, and there are usually chairs surrounding the center area, with signs reading, "Do Not Enter". (You can see one on the left in the photo.) However, many folks walk down the sides of the room. That is the only way to get to John Glenk's bedroom from the second floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please take note of the doorway to the left. You can just see the start of a handrail. This is the third way to access the second floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you were in the Fields' kitchen on the main floor, you would see two doorways...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The one on the left is the opening for the cellar steps in the 1700s basement. The opening on the right are stairs going to the second floor, with access to both the Glenk and Mayer rooms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span>In the photo, on the left, you will see the door into the Glenk bedroom. At the very top of the stairs, you look into the Mayer room, and see this across from you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This photo is from YouTube. Yes, it's a bathroom. Well, what's so interesting about Mr. Mayer's loo? This!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There, right next to the toilet, is a secret opening to a set of steps that lead up to the bordello rooms. That's right. In its day, part of the attic (two small rooms) were used for the oldest profession in the world. And it was there that we captured the best evidence of all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ah, but that's a story for next time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Continuing on with our investigation, we are about to tour the foundations of the mansion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will find yourself in the dark basement of White Hill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first part you enter is the 1920s Rathskeller. The last time we investigated, NJGO got their equipment to respond to various questions, and a shadow person was spotted. I personally saw light anomalies on the camera set up on the tables. This time, my folks felt like they were not alone. I'm not sure if Karen's portion of the team had any results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this photo, you can see the stairs coming down. The bar area would be on the person's left when they came off the steps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a shot of the bar itself.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And a slightly different angle...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is Claude at one of the tables, trying to communicate with any spirits there might be. This would be a view from the staircase.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You'll notice to the left of the photo, past the bar, is a table set aside. This is the alcove - the semi-circle seen on the layout.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have seen, on Paranormal Lockdown, the docent advise that there is a male presence behind the bar that resents the intrusion of the living. She also mentioned that this speakeasy was frequented by the mob, who used the tunnel (we'll get to that) for dumping their "hits" in the Delaware River. We were told none of this. No one during our investigation picked up on a cranky publican (but that doesn't mean he's <i>not </i>there). I realize illegal drinking went on, and gangster types had come here, but floating dead bodies in the river doesn't sound like a practical disposal solution. BUT...stranger things have happened....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bar has some nice touches, from the remains of a possible</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">... to photos of flappers (or, possibly, "soiled doves"?) on the walls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you were to come down the stairs and turn right instead of left, you would enter a short hallway painted turquoise. There is a row of coat hooks in this area, so one could conclude it served as a coat check area in its day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is an area which really frightened John. It was pitch black and, when he took a live photo shot, the hall was swimming with orbs. There were so many that he compared them to fireflies. Unfortunately, I'm not able to reproduce the live photo, and the obs are not captured on the static shot. Here is his photo. Do you get any vibes from it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> At the end of this hall. if you make a right, you'd be back in the rathskeller, next to the bar. If you make a left, you enter the actual cellar areas via a rough plaster and lathe hall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is John's shot from the hall looking back towards Claude and the bar...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">As you walk down this passageway, you pass a restroom, and a small electrical room, on the right. On the left you'll see the 1800s cellar and its various pieces of equipment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Continue past this section and you come to the 1700s cellar, and a flight of wooden stairs that return you to the kitchen area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can see a panelled wall to the left of the above photo. This is actually a box-like area containing a small room, purpose unknown.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, back by the wine cellar, we have the blocked off tunnel. I had mentioned earlier that it was reportedly used as a type of "body chute" to the Delaware for gang victims. More likely it was used to bring in illegal liquor for the bar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many have sensed a shadow man in this portion of the basement, including me. I also believe he moves from the tunnel to the turquoise hall, where he can cause harm to those using the stairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even the picture of the tunnel area gives me the chills. What do you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Kat Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529695805420703305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050637171422648850.post-25645436533170805932018-06-03T15:57:00.000-07:002018-06-03T15:57:46.695-07:00WHITE HILL MANSION- PART TWO<span style="font-size: large;">Continuing now with our Good Saturday investigation, we take a look at the ground level ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you arrive at White Hill Mansion, the first thing you notice is the security fence. It rather surprises you, but then you focus on the building behind the gates. Initially, you're struck by it crumbling beauty, then it sense of history... and then something else. I discovered on my first visit that there were - most likely - burials nearby, either settlers or natives. The ground and the trees seem to hold their essence, and the feeling is enhanced by the Delaware River flowing closely behind the building.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The entrance to the main floor is decorated with the year the structure was built, and a historical marker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This doorway leads you into the main floor. As you enter, you are immediately confronted by the staircase leading to the second level. My first time in the house, I felt a strong female presence on the landing, and later two of us heard the tromping of children's feet. This time, those perceptions were gone, although I felt as though the children were hiding elsewhere in the mansion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the photo, you can see the entrance leading into the hallway. As you enter, there is a series of rooms to your left. The hallway runs back to a restaurant (which was a later addition), and also the stairs to the cellar. To the right of the entrance is the formal parlor, where I was located..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">This is a picture taken from the hall, looking into the parlor. (That's Claude sitting on the distant chair.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a shot from the corner of the parlor, looking out towards the staircase. My wheelchair is in the center of the room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the view from my chair, looking towards the hall. If you were to make a right, you would be heading down to the newer, restaurant portion of the mansion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In its prime, it must have been a grand place to dine. Even today, the view out its elongated windows is rustic and peaceful. The Delaware flows gently by.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the view from the hallway, looking back down to the entrance. About where the photographer is standing, to his right, are the stairs to the cellar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Going back to the entrance (and looking at the floor plan) you will notice a series of additional rooms. The first is the Crossley Room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year, Bob caught an interesting shadow in the Field's kitchen. He was alone, no one was behind him, there was no strap on his camera to interfere, and yet he caught this image:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before I continue, let me introduce you to my part of the team. This is (from left to right) Bob, John, and Claude. In the following picture is Claude, standing next to me and my wheelchair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can tell from the looks on our faces that we were not happy people. I had been terribly sick only hours before, and Claude complained of her sore back. Bob left an ailing wife at home, and John... well, John is hard to explain. He is a bit of a "man child" that has so much distracted energy that he bounces around like a human Tigger, This is what he proceeded to do as Karen's team and I set up our various stations. He truly tried to assist, but moved so quickly (and before directions were given) that things went flying.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I had provided clipboards, pens, floor layouts, and protective black salt to everyone. They were to go through the house using only their senses first. If they felt/saw/smelled something, they were to note it on the layout so it could be compared later. We never got to the point of comparison. Were the layouts used? I'm not sure. John was literally bouncing in place; he could not be contained. I finally handed him a lantern and told him to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, Karen had entered the parlor just as I noticed an immense cold spot behind me. I reached back with my arm as Karen said, "A shadow figure just passed across the fireplace." This was near where Claude was seated, but she said nothing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bob had located for me a small wire table on which I could lay out my candles, protection sprays, and singing bowl. I was trying to organize these when I felt a wave of tension behind me. Suddenly, Claude spoke. "Just because YOU aren't feeling well doesn't mean you get to strike out at John!"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Strike out at John? Humm. I looked over my shoulder and simply said, "Claude, don't start."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "DON'T START??" Now, she was practically yelling. "Just because YOU'RE sick doesn't mean you can lash out at others!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Again, I turned to her and said softly, "You know I never use this term, but you need to shut up now. Seriously."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">That lit the tinderbox. She rose to her feet, gripping her cane, and screamed. "YOU shut up! F**k you! Go to Hell and F**K yourself!" And, with that, she stormed out of the room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The atmosphere in the parlor got warmer. You see, I knew something Claude and John didn't. The spirit of Mary was said to be seen often in the parlor, sometimes crying. She loved this house and probably had many instances when she despaired of keeping it out of British hands. John and Claude walked into the parlor and immediately started chatting how they would change, redecorate, and refinish the room...not something the spirit of the protective homeowner would want to hear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two other things happened on this main level. Claude did return to the room, and the chair she had previously occupied. From outside the parlor window, we both heard a low growling. Also, she stood and moved to the hallway, in order to take a picture up the staircase. As she raised her camera, we both heard a deep male voice say, very clearly, "Claude". (Her name is pronounced with a long "o" sound, like "clood") The voice said her name with the proper French pronunciation. Interesting to note that other investigators have also heard someone speaking French on these stairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love haunted houses.. not the fun house type, but the bonafide real deal. Fortunately, there is one not that far from home, in the town of Fieldsboro. On the Saturday evening before Easter, three of my friends and I met up with members of the New Jersey Ghost Organization to have another go at investigating White Hill Mansion. (I had gone on a prior investigate last year. My experience became an article on Fate Magazine's website.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had intended to have my folks do "old school" investigating, combined with NJGO's more technological approach. Like most plans, things didn't go quite the way I envisioned, but we did get interesting results. In a series of blog posts, I'll talk about the Mansion (based on my Fate article), provide the layouts for each floor, provide pictures, and discuss what we did - or didn't - discover. This will only be from the perspective of me and my crew: we have yet to have a reveal with NJGO.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Robert held anti-British sentiments. On his way back from a meeting in Philadelphia, he mysteriously drowned, leaving his wife Mary to shepherd the family through the Revolution. Cleaver and strong-willed, she dealt with patriots, British, Hessians, and interfering neighbors. These caused the British to raid the home on several occasions, on suspicion that Mary was harboring revolutionaries...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the war, her son married Robert Stockton's daughter, and the house was enlarged by linking the original home with that of a neighbor. However, the mansion passed out of the family's hands in 1804.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The house had several illustrious owners, and wore a variety of faces including bordello, restaurant and speakeasy. It finally sat empty, after plans to convert it into offices fell through. It was finally rescued by the town and is maintained by The Friends of White Hill Mansion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The one constant through the years has been paranormal activity. There have been quite a few teams investigating, and just as wide a range of results. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Mansion has three stories and a basement. Following are the layouts for each floor:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In part two of this blog, I will start with activity on the Main Floor. This is the only level to which I had personal access, due to my disability. However, members of my crew took extensive photos...and got surprising results!</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to start my blog again. I've been away too long, and I miss it. First, I wanted to post the photos from last year's final cemetery crawls. These may be the last for quite a while as my crawl buddy is currently incommunicado with yours truly. Ah well. After this post, I shall be back to a regular schedule. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was rather disappointed with this location. There were few unique elements, and I was expecting so much more. Here is what I found.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was cool. It showed an entire mourning scene, but it did not photograph well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">More mourning urns...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, a view of some of the older graves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b> Elmwood Cemetery</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love Elmwood. I never tire of driving through. It's surprisingly relaxing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the ornate mausoleum doors...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Fate indeed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I am back to the world of my own, personal blog. I have missed it. After my last post in May (has it really been that long?) many things started to cascade, all of which demanded my time and attention.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next item was writing my small book for Fate Magazine on the War of the Worlds Broadcast of 1938. I had to depend on others to take local photos, and drive me to various locations, but the writing was all up to me. I have always composed longhand, made my edits, and then typed the finished products into Open Office. Now I had to go direct from my head to the blank screen. That was a learning experience I hadn't anticipated. Plus, I miss the feel of ink impression on paper, the tactile sensation of my work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While researching and writing my manuscript, I was also working on the 2017 Para X: Behind the Veil. Again this year, I was responsible for finding vendors, correspondence, collecting vendor fees, and running a blog on Word Press entirely devoted to the show. My nephew had to assist with the set-up, as I couldn't get others involved in the show to help walk me through the process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While all this was going on, three relatives died within a month, Claude ended up in hospital with serious health complications on several fronts, and I was told that I had serious, developing problems with my liver and kidneys. Thankfully, Claude and I are still dealing with issues, but not as severe as they might have been.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the middle of this, Gary had to suddenly relocate back in New England. I knew in my heart that I would be yesterday's news as soon as he settled in with his family. He wouldn't be back, after being in my life for half my time on the planet. Since I could no longer serve any purpose in his life, I knew he wouldn't go out of his way to keep in contact. I have been right. Everyone told me I was being "overly dramatic". (I'm sick of people thinking they know my heart better than I do myself.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He posted on Facebook he was coming to NJ to get his things out of storage, staying overnight, and heading home the next day. He was looking forward to seeing his friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was also a bit of family drama while this was all going on, enough to make me re-think some fragile bonds. Without going into it, I was greatly hurt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When the day of the show finally arrived, things got worse for me. I actually had a friend, who was there to help set up, scream at me that I was "Too f**king slow" in directing the placement of chairs, and literally bellowed across an open ballroom - in front of other vendors - that I was "being a bitch!" Another friend never showed up to help with the vending, and yet another involved person basically received the credit for my work. Really? I busted my gut trying to get the show on its feet, get the pre-show set-up volunteers, make sure every vendor was in the loop, etc. My nephew took pictures which appeared in the blog. They ended up on Facebook with no photo credit. NOT. VERY. NICE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The stress, the anger, the humiliation, and lack of respect from the majority of vendors (never answering e-mails, outright lying, etc.) caused me to have a health breakdown. Again, I felt used, denigrated, and devalued.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tucked in bed for over two weeks, I knew I had to make some hard changes. I have always had self esteem issues. It's hard not too when you have a mother with mental health issue, insisting through your childhood that you were fat, disfigured, someone that nobody would marry OR hire. I would end up brain dead in a wheelchair that she would have to push until she dropped dead. Then, I would be alone. This went on almost daily until college, when I started standing up to the verbal abuse. Then I was vilified in my immediate family: I was a monster, mistreating her, demanding things from her, etc. etc. etc. It was an awful no win situation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I realized I have done everything I could to gain her love,,,and Gary's love,,,and others... and it would never have been enough. I could have won a Pulitzer, and my mother would still warn me not to give up my mundane job because the next potential employer "may not be willing to overlook your problems." I threw Gary a large party when he turned 50. Almost cost me a mortgage payment. We weren't even married at the time. It was mostly his friends (who rather ignored me). At the end of the evening, he made a speech about how happy he was, and how the true gift was all his friends attending. Then, he thanked his mother, who was the last person to throw him a party....and that was it. He started to walk away when one of my friends went up and whispered in his ear. He said, "Oh yeah...Hey, everybody? Thanks to Kat for the party." I must have cried for weeks after that, and STILL I watched his back, took him to dinner when he was broke, or depressed... didn't matter. When he was happy again, I heard crickets and tumbleweeds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This keeps happening over and over with people. The scene never changes. That's up to me. So, I quit the show. Will there be another Para-X? Doubtful. I'm no one's minion. I have reduced ties with my abusive friend and my x. I've started making subtle changes as well. I still have some really good folks in my life, and my family (and my cat!) and some nice acquaintances. I'm determined to build a stronger foundation with new friends and activities. But first, I need to muck out the stable, as it were.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Self Esteem? Still low, but I'm working on it. Depressed? Yeah, but working on that as well. With some of the friends I have remaining, I'm going to have to put my foot down a bit. I love you, but...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> No more passive-aggressive behavior will be tolerated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No more asking if I want to do something fun, then making ME responsible for the activity, location, accommodations, booking, direction... and getting angry if you're not pleased with my choices. If you are asking me to come with you, then YOU arrange things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not Miss Cleo. Don't call me for free readings, or to get me to "tune in" to your problem's outcome. Do you have any idea how much energy that takes? Do you really think I want to shiver in bed with the flu and concentrate on where your path is going? Don't know about you, but mine is leading me to the loo. Go away!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully, with me standing up for myself, the chaff can be separated from the wheat. Even though I often feel like no one is reading a word I write, I know I was put here for exactly that purpose - to write. I have work to do, on myself and my writing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the only catch...It's lonely. When Gary and I divorced, I moved into my own house. When everyone went home after helping me unpack, I looked around at the rooms devoid of people and started to shake and cry. I had never lived alone. I was terrified... and I missed Gary. Mental and emotional abuse and all, he seemed a better option than being alone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am feeling a bit of that now, even though I know to pick up the phone and call is opening the door to the status quo. It seems easier and more comfortable than standing apart. I will not call, but severing the psychic ties is a wretched process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would like to take you back to February, and my days in the hospital (and- later - the rehab center). Even though I was focused on the fate of my finger, I knew immediately that "Something ain't right", as my Dad would say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hospitals are intriguing institutions, serving the mass of humanity, the good, the bad, the ugly...the really ugly...I'm not referring to physical appearance but the quality of the soul. I ended up in a prominent hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. In my youth, it was a general county hospital. It changed names, found endowment money, and began to spread its tentacles across the City. It devoured neighborhoods, absorbed existing structures, slithered underground, until it's become an entity onto itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ended up in their A&E initially, a place that hasn't really been updated since the days of being a small, local operation. Rooms were divided in quads - 4 beds per room - with a door. You were assigned a bed, the door closed, and you were trapped with 3 other folks needing assistance. In my room, there was a woman who had obviously undergone chemotherapy. She rested quietly, uncomplaining, awaiting a doctor. It was clear that she was in distress, but merely smiled at her husband, and held his hand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Eventually, we were both moved to the Transitional Care Unit, or TCU. It was a ground floor, windowless, dormitory style space, with 15 beds in a large "U". Each bed was separated by curtains only. With just florescent lights on 24/7, one could not determine if it was night or day. It was a rabbit warren of people, which I immediately dubbed "tent city". </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Here, too, the parade of the masses marched on. Every kind of individual was on display, from the humbled to the entitled...to the crazy who thought they were entitled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For instance, take the woman behind the curtain to my left. It was apparent that she was having some kind of digestive issues (mostly because she was shouting to the nursing staff that she had digestive issues). Despite that, she demanded that she be brought supper. The staff advised her to look at the menu and call her order into the kitchen. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Why do I have to do that? Don't you have PEOPLE who perform these tasks?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When advised that she did not have a wait staff, she angrily grabbed the phone and called the kitchen. She identified herself and started to order toast, an english muffin, oatmeal, three eggs...then she stopped, apparently listening to a response.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Suddenly, she erupted. "What do you MEAN I've exceeded my carbs limit? How is that possible? I'm not eating the other swill on this menu. It will kill me. DO YOU WANT TO KILL ME?!"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The nurses came running, and finally sorted out her food fiasco. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bored while waiting for her meal, she next turned her attention to me. "You over there! You! Your overhead light is too bright. Can you turn it off?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As I wasn't allowed out of bed, I responded, "No, not really."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"It's too bright for me."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "Sorry."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Turn it off!"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "Not gonna happen."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Then I'll come over and turn it off myself!"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "Stay on your own side of that curtain or I'll call security." At that point, I rang for the nurse and explained my situation. She quietly went to speak with my neighbor. I couldn't hear her side of the conversation, but the patient screamed, "I DEMAND she turn off that light! This is inhumane! I shall report you all!!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have no idea to whom she was going to report because I was suddenly assigned a real room. It was a shared space, but I was given the largest section with a window. My roommate was a tiny creature, whose husband was also in hospital just down the hall. It became obvious that this woman (whom I shall call "J") had issues...major issues. In fact, there were only 16 beds on the floor, each assigned to a "special" patient...and me. It didn't take long before it dawned on me. This was the ward of the were-bunnies. I was among those called the "sun downers". They slept or were quiet during sunlight, but the rising of the moon signaled the start of the howling hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps I should define the term "were-bunnies". It was coined by a friend I had in another hospital. They are the patients that may look and sound dangerous, but are</span><span style="font-size: large;"> actually harmless. By that definition, "J" was no were-bunny. Although merely the size of a pixie with a glandular problem, when denied visits to her husband she would scream, kick, punch, and fight like a rabid ocelot. She would constantly need changing, during which times she tried to make her escape. Eventually she was tied to the bed and alarmed. Nothing stopped her, and security was called on a regular bases. When her daughter came to visit from overseas, she focused on the fact that the hospital lost "J's" glasses and dentures - valid, I agree - but had to be told that both were lost during two of her mother's battles, and she was the one who places these items in the soiled laundry which got carted away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thus was the live entertainment in our ward, but the room had larger issues. When possible that first night, I settled in for a solid old-fashion snooze. At around 3 am, I was awoken by an aging gentlemen in hospital gown leaning over my bed. Initially, I thought it was one of the loonies on walk-about, (it had happened a few years prior in a rehab center), but I was wrong. As I looked up into the gent's blank eyes, he slowly dissolved. Ducky. I had a haunted room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the sun rose the next morning, I watched my coat - hanging on the back of the open bathroom door - swing wildly back and forth. I advised one of my nurses that the room had 3 patients in lieu of 2.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"What do you mean?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "The room is haunted."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"How do</span><span style="font-size: large;"> you know?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "Crap keeps happening."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Like what?" she asked innocently. At that moment, the paper towel dispenser in the bathroom started running like a house a-fire, spewing paper towels all over the floor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The nurse peeked around the corner, then scurried back to huddle by my bed.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Ah...there's no one in there.."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "Yes. I know."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">At that moment, yet another nurse came in. She took one look at the first nurse's face and said, "What's the matter?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"The paper towel dispenser is running."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "And....?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"It's motion activated. There's nobody in there."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The second nurse lowered her voice. "That's been happening all over the ward."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Like I said...just ducky. I had a haunted ward.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until the end of my stay, evidence mounted. Lights and TV went on and off without human intervention, my phone would unplug itself, and then turn itself on. The last little bit of fun came when a new patient was moved in down the hall. He told the staff he was a wizard and would defeat all the demons walking our hall. Wizard is one thing; nutsy fagan wizard with an agenda is quiet another. I was relocated to a rehab center the next evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, you would think that would be the end of my tale - but no. Once at the rehab, the nursing aid (a great, big, gentle giant of a Russian) was trying to adjust the bed for me. Suddenly, it started to groan and vibrate and buck like the mattress from "The Exorcist".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"What is this?" Alex kept repeating, "You bring ghost with you from hospital maybe?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "Maybe."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He turned whiter. "No. Don't kid. You think ghost?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "Hell if I know."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bed kept it up despite maintenance, engineering, and a boat load of other guys trying to make it stop. It wasn't until Gary came to visit, with a full bottle of sage spray, that I was finally able to...er hum...rest in peace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Kat Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529695805420703305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050637171422648850.post-73824639843742235582017-04-14T15:47:00.000-07:002017-04-14T15:47:57.313-07:00TWO ROWBOATS AND A HELICOPTER<span style="font-size: large;">Hi, all. Sorry for the long delay in blogging. Unfortunately, I ran into another health problem that required a long stay in hospital and physical rehab.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a sad sorry, but much good has developed from it. Warning: I am going to include photos which, in and of themselves, are neither "gross" nor "sickening" in my opinion. However, some people have weak constitutions, so bear that in mind before reading this entry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have slowly developed neuropathy in my hands. Although not as severe as in my feet and legs, it prohibited me from feeling hot and cold. I was trying to be careful when microwaving food, but managed to burn my fingers anyway. The blisters on my left hand healed. The one on my right, index finger did not. One Sunday morning, after my shower, I noticed that my finger had turned white, and a rash was running down my arm. Within 12 hours, the finger had turned black.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, here's the wacky part: initially, the surgeon said it was a "dry" gangrene. "We can send you home, and just wait until the finger falls off!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At first, I just starred at him, slack jawed. Then replied, "I have a cat. There I'll be, sitting on the sofa, petting my cat with my left hand when - boing - I feel my right hand jerk...and my finger is hanging by a thread of skin. When it falls off completely, I get to chase the cat, who thinks he has a new, tasty toy."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Oh, it won't be THAT fast," says he. "It's the natural way to let it happen."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Cut it off."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "But general anesthesia is so.."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"You're cutting it off."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And so...he did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was awake for the entire procedure, and insisted on seeing the end result. I was shocked that he was only able to save 1/3. Then he informed me, even that small portion was in danger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What was left was purple and swollen...not a pretty sight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tried to stay positive. I was soon advised that cultures for the remaining bone only showed staph infection. The portion they amputated was riddled with osteomyelitis. Good thing I didn't wait to have it fall off!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was sent to Cranbury Center, in Monroe Twp., to complete physical and occupational therapy. It was only a few miles from home, and has a wonderful staff and physical plant. While there, the finger improved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the old, infected skin peeled away, "Dexter", as my nub was now called, took on a strange appearance. With the stitches on top looking like hair, and scabs that resembled a nose and ear, Dexter bore a strange resemblance to a crying baby with a swollen eye!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, it is better still. I've been adapting to writing sans index finger, and typing. Now, as to the good that came out of this: I've stopped playing games with my health. My sugars are now better controlled, my diet has improved, and I've lost weight. I am tired of going to the grave a bit at a time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is an old joke about a religious man, experiencing a flood. When a rowboat goes by his house and offers to evacuate him, he refuses. He insists that Jesus will save him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the waters get higher, he is forced onto his second floor balcony. Another rowboat comes by, but is again refused. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, he us forced to the roof. A helicopter offers to air lift him, but he insists Jesus will save him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The flood waters wash him off the roof, and he drowns. He appears before Jesus and says, "Where were you? I believed in you, and trusted that you would send help!!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To which Jesus replied, "I sent you two rowboats and a helicopter, what more did you want?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This time, I think I got it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Fairmont cemetery is also in Newark NJ. It's an easier drive-thru than Mount Pleasant, but fewer unique examples of grave art. Above is an interesting statue of someone named "Clark". No relation ...I don't think. However, my grandfather was left an orphan in Newark, so...?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So, here we go. First off: an announcement!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Calling all Vendors, Psychics & Paranormal Groups Saturday, September 30, 2017 11 am to 6 pm </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">ParaX presents: Behind the Veil 2 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Psychic/Metaphysical/Paranormal Fair At the East Brunswick Elks Lodge 21Oakmont Avenue, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A day of fun for the public to kick off the fall season, filled with Psychic readers, unique merchandise, lectures, food, local artists and authors on the subject of ghosts, witches etc. Vendors & a helper receive free admission with their paid 6 foot space, chairs supplied, but you must provide your own (6 ft.) table. Half price space if you are approved to be a lecturer. A raffle, just for Vendors! You will receive directions and a final flyer via, email. We will also provide the website and facebook links, so you can help us advertise. We look forward to having you! </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, we are doing the expo again. If anyone is interested, please let me know and I will send you a form.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The end of last year was a total wreck for me. First, in October, I had to give my presentation to the Red-Headed League of New Jersey on "Arthur, Sherlock, and the Supernatural." I believe it went well. It was also the group's 40th anniversary. Here is a picture of the cake:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And here are some of the goodies that were given out (including the Sherlock protection pouches with the 221B house key. (Those were from me.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And here I am, with a microphone threatening my personal space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was not feeling well that evening, and I look it. However, I received many kind remarks on the lecture, pouches, and free Fate Magazines provided by my publisher.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next up was the Expo. Great vendors but low turn-out. We saw areas for improvement and are addressing them for the next go-round. Still rather ill, tension was made worse by friend Bob's sudden illness. (He was going to do a lot of my tote and carry for set-up.) He made the show, but my sister Diane really came through for me. She helped set up the night before, attended the show, and stuck around to help break it down. My Jeni, Keith, and other friends also pitched in. I also got to meet Bruce Tango, father of Dave and one of the folks from "Ghost Hunters".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yup. No matter who you are, sooner or later you get to push the wheelchair. Mostly that fell to Bob or my sister, bless their hearts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After that, I really fell ill to exhaustion, chills and fever,,, and I still had the holidays to sludge through. By the time New Year's Eve rolled around, I was whipped. It has only been the last week or two that I've started to come alive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ellen and I also did a third cemetery crawl. I'm falling behind on those, so allow me to share the first adventure in Newark, NJ.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mount Pleasant cemetery reminded me a bit of Green-wood cemetery in Brooklyn. I think that is primarily due to the ornate gate. Unlike Green-wood, there was no welcoming bathroom. At our age, Ellen and I LIKE welcoming bathrooms very much. Still, we persevered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It had the typical Victorian greco-roman designs. The tomb on the bottom looks like a cremation was being carried out, but it's only a cloud. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...and we have the typical urns, spheres, and pointy needles. Ellen compares them to a part of the male anatomy...over and over... We also have a cut-off column on the left of the last shot. Life cut short, as it were. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...is the humble stone of Peter Rankin, "A Faithful Servant". Touches the heart strings...poor Peter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was certain that we would be in a doubtful part of town. Newark doesn't have the best of reputations, but we were fine. Actually, the biggest threat came to the bottom of Ellen's car. There were branches, disappearing pathways, ruts, bumps...the tombs were pretty but the general upkeep failed to impress. If you decide to do a crawl there, rent a junker for the day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's it for now. Next time I'll do the other Newark crawl, and a spell to rid yourself of the influences of unwanted people, so you can start the year with cleaner, happier energy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be well...and avoid the plague running rampant in New Jersey! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, the Autumnal Equinox is here. The balancing point of night and day comes with a whisper of Indian Summer heat, but soon the downward slope will claim our momentum. I love this season, with its cool winds and colored leaves. I don't mind the darkness. It makes me feel more alive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But lately, I'm also starting to feel my mortality. This year was full of health concerns, not just for me but also my friends. I turned 62. My friends are generally part of my generation. Almost every one has had procedures, scares, risks...honestly, who expected this when we were in University? Hiking through the campus, walking downtown, caving with friends, who knew I'd be round, crippled, and nearly house bound 40 years later? Plus, there are shadows looming overhead, hinting of more troubles to come.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, in thinking over my history and how it intertwined with others, I decided that I would reach out to several individuals who left my life abruptly, and in a hurting manner. There was never a true parting, never an explanation, never a "Hail and Farewell".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> There are one or two that I no longer cared about, but I had several others in mind. I would find them, write them about how their actions wounded me, and then...let it go. I felt I needed this closure, and didn't want to take it to the grave no matter when I died. I no longer wanted these old injuries. Time to speak out, and be done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first one was simple. I knew where she was. She was my oldest friend, and had lots of talent and potential. However, she had a way of making me feel small and unworthy. I would ask her to go somewhere for fun. She would say, "OK - unless something better comes along." I give her points for honesty..and deduct them for being cruel. She told me, when we were adults, that when we were children, I would go walking through the neighborhood trying to find her, and she would hide with the neighborhood bully, mocking me. Once, she even left me down a train embankment. I had weak legs and couldn't climb back out. She went home to dinner. I was stuck for hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She wanted to be a singer, but never put herself out there. She got drunk, she got high, and eventually spent time in a mental health facility. She was widowed, and inherited money. When it was gone, she moved South to live with her retired parents. Last I heard, she joined a church. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She never remarried, never developed a career, or even held a job for long. So, there she sits in Mamas's house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another gal was a close college friend. She dropped out of my life because a mutual pal decided she no longer wished to be associated with me. Apparently, she felt I had pushed her into our coven's Eldership.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> (And here I thought Wiccan students rebelled when you DIDN'T give them an Eldership!) So, our mutual friend decided to also cut ties. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It was senseless, and painful. I wasn't forcing her to take sides.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It has been decades, but I eventually found her on a popular website. She had gone to University to be a writer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When that didn't work out, she took more mundane employment, got downsized, and is now out there, somewhere, without a job. At 62, that's a rough row to hoe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A younger, male student of mine was determined to be a country singer. He had the voice and the talent. He fell in love with a young woman who couldn't stand me. I'm not sure why. I'm no threat to anyone's claim on any man. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He left my group by hanging a bag of borrowed books on my door handle, along with a "Dear Jane" letter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He called me about 7 years later because he thought we had "ended things badly", whatever that meant. He wanted to come see me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"What about your wife? She won't like that."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "She will have no say in MY business."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I looked him up, and found him on Facebook. Three kids, a job with some kind of media agency, same wife...and a face I could barely recognize. No musical career. No hint of the activities he use to love. Hum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then there was the friend who had a job at a Space Agency. She was bullied out of it, then lost her home. I have no idea where she lives now, but she still has delusions of grandeur. While she was employed, she blew her own trumpet and made sure everyone knew that - whatever we accomplished - she had achieved more. Now, I see her picture from time to time popping up at certain conventions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, I found another old student. She left because she was angry I wouldn't tell her new boyfriend all about the Craft and our Tradition. I told her I simply couldn't; I took an oath. I didn't hear from her in years but -again - there she was on social media. She had two more children, lived with her mother until she died, and ended up homeless. Last I heard, she was sacking in at her daughter's place, trying to raise money on a "Go Fund Me" site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I looked at this short string of lives. Lives that had intersected with mine. Lives that had learned from me, and then abandoned me. People that I trusted, and loved, and cherished. Looking over their stories, I realized that they had created lives that led to remarkably similar places. Almost all of them had homelessness issues, and had given up on their talents and dreams. Their callus way of treating me was probably one situation in a string of situations which brought them where they are. It wasn't necessarily me, personally, that caused their behavior. They probably used the same pattern when dealing with everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not happy that things turned out for them this way. Far from it. Maybe they are being taught wisdom by the Lords of Karma. Maybe I'M being shown a lesson by the Lords of Karma. The last thing these folks need from me is a "tell all" letter about how they made me cry. What they did to me are just memories; what has happened to them all is real and present.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's true, what they say: Never wish to exchange your troubles for those of another. I've been blessed. I have a great family. I have wonderful friends. I have food, a roof over my head, and I'm warm in Winter. I've always wanted to be a writer, and I am one. I always wanted to be a feature writer for Fate Magazine, and I am. I've always wanted to teach English (I have) and bring the existence of the Craft to the attention of educators and the serious public (which I continue to do). I've worked hard to accomplish these things, but not everyone is fortunate enough to succeed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have not done it alone. I have had the support, comfort, and love of those that I consider my family, and extended clan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sending energy out to these one-time friends. Samhain season can be harsh on those in need. May they all make it through to next Beltane with Strength and Hope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May the Autumnal find you happy, healthy, and full of life, Lay your burdens down, and dance in the crisp joys of Harvest. Samhain will be here soon enough!</span><br />
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<br />Kat Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529695805420703305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050637171422648850.post-21637816426021050762016-09-09T19:32:00.000-07:002016-09-09T19:32:42.230-07:00HERE SHE COMES AGAIN<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Hello.
Yes, I'm back. It's been a very rough Summer. Too many</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">things
happened, some mentally, some physically.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">I
think I might have mentioned in the Spring that I had another </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Cancer
scare. An initial biopsy came back negative, but the doctor </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">wanted
to take multiple samples. That would mean a day surgery, </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">where
I could be tranquilized and “made comfortable”. Scheduling </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">the
procedure was a nightmare. After MONTHS of playing hospital </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">tag,
I was finally set to go. My sugar readings were high but, since </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">the
surgery would only take 15 minutes, I was approved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">I
got there, got prepped, the anesthesiologist came into the room </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">and </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">bumbled
around a bit. Then, he turned on the juice...and I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">waited. I </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">realized
I couldn't speak. I realized I couldn’t move. I </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">realized I </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">wasn't
asleep! The procedure began, and the pain was </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">immerse. </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">However,
I couldn't communicate that to the doctor. It </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">was noted on </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">the
hospital report that I was groaning and – perhaps </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">– the
anesthesia </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">was
too light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Really?
Groaning wasn't a clue that something was amiss?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">The
doctor dashed after I “recovered”, and I never had a chance to </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">speak
with her. Thankfully, the samples were negative. I merely </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">had
scarring from the Cancer that would tear a bit and bleed. No </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">big...unless
you've been on the business end of a bunch of punch </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">biopsies.
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">It
took a while for me to recover. Then, one day, I hopped on my </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">knee
walker and ended up dumped on the bathroom floor. From </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">metal
fatigue, the rear wheel had sheered off, and my left knee </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">ended </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">up
on top of all the littler gears and bolts that use to hold it to the </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">frame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Thank
the gods for older, available, brothers. Jim came, got me off </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">the
floor and into a wheelchair, then set about getting parts that </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">worked
on my old war horse. It took another while for my knee to </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">recover.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Then,
the other shoe dropped. One evening, I rolled up to the front </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">of
the sofa. I happened to let go of the walker handle, and it did </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">what
knee walkers are made to do. It rolled. I tried to grab the </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">handle,
but I was already slipping off the cushion. I said to myself, </span>
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“<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Well,
the rug is only a foot below me. I'll just slid off, and use the </span>
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to get to me feet again.” And so, I did. But I had no idea I was </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">in
the middle of an injury “perfect storm”. As my left knee slid </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">downward,
it came into contact with a flat, shiny, sharp wheel gear. </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">It
acted like a pizza cutter, and dug into the flesh of my knee and </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">thigh
to the bone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">I
felt a lighting bolt of pain, but I got myself up and onto the sofa.
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Watson
was starring at the floor, then at me, then at the floor. </span>
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“<span style="font-size: 18pt;">What?”
I asked him...then looked down. The rug was red. The sofa </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">cover
was red. My tunic was red.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">I
called my friend Bob, who called 911, and I ended up in Princeton </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Plainsboro
getting 20 stitches. I'll spare you the gruesome photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">It's
healing, but for weeks I couldn't bend the knee. No car rides, no </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">chair
sitting, no blogs. </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Then,
it was Watson's turn. Poor baby had to have three teeth </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">removed.
He was almost happy (it must have been a relief) and he </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">really
loved the “joy juice”!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Then,
there was my upcoming presentation to my Baker Street </span>
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scion group, as well as organizing Behind The Veil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Here's
the notice for my lecture. Anyone is welcome. It usually </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">costs
$30 for dinner, the meeting, and the lecture. If you're </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">interested,
give Steve a call or e-mail them for a registration form! </span>
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<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><i>Mark
your calendars for the next meeting of The Red-</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><i>Headed League of New Jersey!</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; line-height: 100%; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><i>We will gather once again at Madeline's in </i></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 100%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><i>Bound
Brook, NJ, on <b>Friday, October 14</b>, from 6:30-9:30 </i></span></span></span>
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<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><i>"A
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<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><i>No
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<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><i><span style="color: black;">A
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<span style="border: none; display: inline-block; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><i><b>anniversary
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society was founded November 1, 1976.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">So,
as you can see, a full plate. I still have to start work on my new </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">book,
and I owe Fate Magazine 2 articles. Hopefully, after </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">November
5<sup>th</sup>, life can take on a semblance of normality. Sorry if </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">you
felt abandoned. But, speaking of that, I have a bit of a writer's </span>
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to share.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Strangely
enough, I would like to talk about abandonment issues. </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">No,
not leaving children in toilets or dropping your kitty in a train </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">station
and then high tailing it. I'm talking about creative process </span>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 18pt;">abandonment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 18pt;">We've
all started projects and then crumpled and tossed. It part of </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">the
envisioning and invention of a fiction. If the piece doesn't speak </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">to
you any longer, you can let it rest for a while. You can also file
it </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">in
a dead end folder and walk away. Who knows? Maybe one day </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">you'll
pick over its carcass for ideas or imagery for a new venture.</span></div>
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 18pt;">But
what about when that creativity has a public aspect? You're </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 18pt;">doing a
blog, a fan story, a continuing series. I've seen this happen </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">just
recently with a blog that's near and dear to me. It was going </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">along
smoothly for a few months, and then...crickets. A </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">tumbleweed </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">or
two...the lonesome moan of a wind in empty places. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">It had a </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">readership
(at least, that's what I've been told), but </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">suddenly </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">the </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">entries
stopped. Simply stopped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">This
has happened with some very cleaver fan stories on places like </span>
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Chapter by chapter, an excellent plot develops and </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">then...cricket...cricket..
Only once did I see a fan author post that </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">they
were sorry, but the story was being abandoned due to lack of </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">ideas
and time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">Bravo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">It's
sad to have to turn your back on a lot of hard work, but very </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">mature
to let readers know not to hold their breath. Professional </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">authors
take note: No one can demand that you continue with a </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">story/website/blog
but, if you put it out there to followers or a </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">readership,
play fair. Don't get them involved and then discard them </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">along
with your project. You'll turn a reader into a hostage; one </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">who </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 100%;">may
never trust you again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">There
were a few things I was able to do, once all my injuries </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">healed.
With Ellen driving, I was able to go on three cemetery </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">crawls.
The first was to Manalapan, NJ, and the Old Tennent </span>
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This church and cemetery are said to be haunted. During </span>
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Revolution, a soldier was sitting on a tombstone when a cannon </span>
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took off his leg and broke off the top of the stone. He was </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">brought
inside the church and placed on a pew, where he died. It's </span>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">said
you can still see the blood stain on the wood, Here is a picture </span>
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Weird NJ of the stone and the pew.</span></div>
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for her prom date. Humm. Haven't we all heard a bunch of </span>
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stories? I think this one is prompted by the face that her </span>
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is on her stone. She's wearing a prom dress.</span></div>
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Kat Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529695805420703305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050637171422648850.post-3875113496215460572016-06-06T21:10:00.000-07:002016-06-06T21:10:59.029-07:00ATTENTION VENDORS!!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Heads up, all ye vendors! Please take note of the notice below. There is a trinity of we gals bringing back New Jersey's paranormal expo. Formerly "Para-X", the 2016 expo is now "Behind the Veil". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The team behind the "veil" are:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Karen Timper: Founder of "New Jersey Ghost Organization", and author.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lauren Curtis: "Talon Lady" featured in "<b>Ripley's Believe it or Not</b>", and "Oddities", artist, and photographer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kat Clark (me!) Elder of the Tuatha De Danann Irish Wiccan tradition, author, reader, and feature writer for <b>"Fate Magazine"</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Details are on the following flyer. If you don't vend, but wish yo be part of the fun, volunteers are also welcome to man ticket tables, help decorate, buggy-lug fetch and carry, and babysit tables when vendors/ readers need to take breaks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Registration forms will begin mailing Monday June 13th. </span>Kat Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529695805420703305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050637171422648850.post-23099899396169010332016-05-23T19:50:00.000-07:002016-05-23T19:50:18.544-07:00I WANT A GOYLE, JUST LIKE THE GOYLE THAT HARRIED DEAR OLD DAD
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It's
past Beltane. The harsh season of the God has given way to the warmth
and sun of the Goddess's reign. The circle of life is complete once
more. The Otherworld Gates of Death have closed, and we can relax
alone in the cool shade of a stately college hall, an ornamental
arch, or even a turn-of-the-century church.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
shade suddenly feels a little darker, the atmosphere a bit fey, and
you don't feel as alone as you thought. You look side to side to see
empty lawn or street, you look down at the totally normal concrete or
grass,... and then, you look up. It's eyes peer down at you. It's
mouth grins in a toothy smiles, or gapes in a round, eternal, howl.
It's stone wings spread over your head as it watches your every move.
Is it a demon? Is it a dark soul, something left behind when the
Gates of Death clanged shut?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Relax!
Take a breath! You're in the presence of gargoyles, and they mean
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Classical
gargoyles have been described as “carved, grotesque stone spouts”
to divert water from a roof. That ugly beastie hanging over your
head is part of a gutter system! Well, at least that's how it all
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
name “gargoyle” comes from the French word “gargouille”,
meaning “throat” or “gullet”. It is related to the Latin
word “gutgulio” meaning “to swallow”, and shares the same
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E<span style="font-size: medium;">ven
though we find most gargoyles as part of medieval buildings, there
are some older examples. In ancient Egypt, gargoyles removed water
from the roofs of temples where sacred vessels were washed. In
Greece and Pompeii, gargoyle-like lions diverted water from the
rooftops of sacred buildings. Perhaps the best known gargoyles in
the world are found in Paris at the Cathedral of Notre Dame. But
that's not the only thing lurking on its stone walls. It also has it
shares of “chimeras” - figures similar to gargoyles which do NOT
divert water. The term “gargoyle” is commonly used for both,
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can be hideous monsters, caricatures of real people ( such as
disliked monks, and clergy), or comical animals. They appear on the
sides of contemporary buildings and churches as well, such as the
Chrysler Building in NYC, and the National Cathedral in Washington
DC. In fact, in the 1990's when renovations were being done, the
cathedral held a competition. They wanted children to submit designs
for the new gargoyles. One of the winners was the head of Darth
Vader! He is now part of the western wing of the building exterior.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Why
have gargoyles in the first place? Your house or apartment/flat has
gutters, no doubt, and YOU don't have huge, winged critters spitting
down on YOU. Well, it all started with the legend of Saint Romain, a
French bishop. He is said to have saved his village from a dragon
named “gargouille”. He tamed it, and led it into town where it
was slain. The head was hung on the church wall. Thereafter, it was
considered lucky to carve his visage on the walls of churches.</span></div>
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the legend, but there have been many more reasons put forth for their
existence. Gargoyles are said to frighten any evil from the
premises, much as jack o' lanterns do at Samhain. They were suppose
to show sinners what awaits them in the next world, if they did not
repent. Some of the comical figures could even be priests or
officials who were slow to pay the stonemasons!</span></div>
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figures and faces may even be of pagan origin. The Green Man – a
male face composed of leaves or other foliage, or a face with vines
coming from its mouth – may have been deliberately carved into
Christian churches by pagan artisans, especially if that church was
built on a site sacred to the Old Religion (as many were).</span></div>
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we can find gargoyles anywhere, from bank buildings to the institutes
of learning. Here, for instance, are a few from the hallowed halls
of Princeton University in New Jersey:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Now
a days, you can have gargoyles of your own. There are shops that
sell nothing BUT gargoyle reproductions in every size from lawn
statues to key chains. Many specialty furniture and décor
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Enjoy
the Beltane season; it's a lovely time of year, when things bloom and
beauty surrounds us. But if you happen to look up, and see a
gargoyle leering down, know that he is just doing his job, standing
guard until darker times return. </span>
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">To
celebrate Beltane this year, two of my favorite tunes. The first is
“Walpurgisnacht” by Faun. Lyrics in German and English below.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Lyrics
to Walpurgisnacht</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In
den Abendhimmel steigen<br />heute Nacht die Zauberweisen,<br />wildes
Volk und Liliths Art,</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">lauernd
Winde heimlich fahrt.<br /><br />Lasst uns zu den Feuern
streifen,<br />raunend nach den Sternen greifen,<br />gutes und auch
böses Wort<br />tragen wir heut fort und fort.<br /><br />Refrain: In
den Weiden werden unsere Träume klingen<br />und die Winde werden
unsre Lieder singen.<br />Lasst uns mit den Funken übers Feuer
springen,<br />in der Walpurgisnacht!</span><br />
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Hört
die Geigen, hört die Geigen,<br />
die Feuer sind entfacht!<br />
Folgt
dem Reigen, folgt dem Reigen<br />
in der Walpurgisnacht.<br />
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Ungestüm
im Spiel der Geigen<br />
dreht sich unser nächtlich' Reigen<br />
und
wir treten wild und frei<br />
diesem alten Zauber bei.<br />
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Einmal
nur im großen Kreise<br />
tanzen wir auf jene Weise,<br />
bis das
erste Morgenlicht<br />
unser Traumgewebe bricht.<br />
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Refrain: In den
Weiden werden unsere Träume klingen<br />
nd die Winde werden unsre
Lieder singen.<br />
Lasst uns mit den Funken übers Feuer
springen,<br />
in der Walpurgisnacht!</div>
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Hört die Geigen, hört
die Geigen,<br />
die Feuer sind entfacht!<br />
Folgt dem Reigen, folgt
dem Reigen<br />
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<strong>ENGLISH...</strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In
the night sky tonight</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">the
witches rise</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Wild
folk and Lilth's kin</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Lurking,
secretly ride the winds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Let
us wander to the fires</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Whispering,
reach for the stars</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Both
the good and the bad word</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Take
us (further) on and on tonight</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In
the meadows our dreams will ring</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">And
the winds will sing our songs</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Let
us leap over the fires with the sparks</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">On
Walpurgis Night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Hear
the fiddles, hear the fiddles,</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">The
fires are kindled!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Follow
the round dance, follow the round dance</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">On
Walpurgis Night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Unruly
in the fiddles' play</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">Our
nightly round dance spins</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">And
we join wild and free</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">This
old magic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Only
once in great circles</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">We
dance in this way</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Until
the first light of mornng</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Breaks
our dream-web</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In
the meadows our dreams will ring</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">And
the winds will sing our songs</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Let
us leap over the fires with sparks</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">On
Wapurgis Night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Hear
the fiddles, hear the fiddles</span></div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">The
fires are kindled!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Follow
the round dance, follow the round dance</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">On
Walpurgis Night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, my forever Beltane favorite, "Cup of Wonder" by Jethro Tull. Enjoy, and Blessed Beltane!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We can't all be Irish
(more's the pity). Those of us who are generally cherish our culture
and history. This year is especially important: the 100<sup>th</sup>
anniversary of the 1916 Rising. Although not successful at the time,
the actions of the 2000 members of the Irish Citizens' Army, The
Irish Volunteers, The Irish Republican Brotherhood, Cumann Na mBan,
and other supporters (especially in America) led the way to the
Republic of today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are still questions
being asked about the Rising. For those of us with relations in the
North, we must wonder if there would have been the death and turmoil
of “the troubles” without the Rising. (The events after 1916 led
to the partitioning off of the 6 counties of Northern Ireland.) On
the other hand, would <i><b>any</b></i> Irishman or Irishwoman be
free without the Rebellion?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't have the answers,
but I honor those who gave their all for Erin and the ideals of
Freedom. Here are 2 easy shorts that explain Ireland from Home Rule
to 1916, and then one that tells the tale of the Rising <i><b>with
Legos! </b></i><span style="font-style: normal;">Take
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<em><span style="font-size: medium;">Poblacht
Na h-Eireann<br />The Provisional Government<br />of the<br />Irish
Republic<br />To the People of Ireland</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">IRISHMEN
AND IRISHWOMEN: In the name of God and of the dead generations from
which she receives her old tradition of nationhood, Ireland, through
us, summons her children to her flag and strikes for her freedom. </span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Having
organised and trained her manhood through her secret revolutionary
organisation, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and through her open
military organisations, the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen
Army, having patiently perfected her discipline, having resolutely
waited for the right moment to reveal itself, she now seizes that
moment, and supported by her exiled children in America and by
gallant allies in Europe, but relying in the first on her own
strength, she strikes in full confidence of victory.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We
declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of
Ireland and to the unfettered control of Irish destinies, to be
sovereign and indefeasible. The long usurpation of that right by a
foreign people and government has not extinguished the right, nor can
it ever be extinguished except by the destruction of the Irish
people. In every generation the Irish people have asserted their
right to national freedom and sovereignty; six times during the past
three hundred years they have asserted it in arms. Standing on that
fundamental right and again asserting it in arms in the face of the
world, we hereby proclaim the Irish Republic as a Sovereign
Independent State, and we pledge our lives and the lives of our
comrades in arms to the cause of its freedom, of its welfare, and of
its exaltation among the nations.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The
Irish Republic is entitled to, and hereby claims, the allegiance of
every Irishman and Irishwoman. The Republic guarantees religious and
civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its
citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue the happiness and
prosperity of the whole nation and of all its parts, cherishing all
of the children of the nation equally, and oblivious of the
differences carefully fostered by an alien Government, which have
divided a minority from the majority in the past.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Until
our arms have brought the opportune moment for the establishment of a
permanent National Government, representative of the whole people of
Ireland and elected by the suffrages of all her men and women, the
Provisional Government, hereby constituted, will administer the civil
and military affairs of the Republic in trust for the people.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We
place the cause of the Irish Republic under the protection of the
Most High God, Whose blessing we invoke upon our arms, and we pray
that no one who serves that cause will dishonour it by cowardice,
inhumanity, or rapine. In this supreme hour the Irish nation must, by
its valour and discipline, and by the readiness of its children to
sacrifice themselves for the common good, prove itself worthy of the
august destiny to which it is called.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Signed
on behalf of the Provisional Government:</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">THOMAS
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<span style="font-size: medium;">THOMAS
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are a few pictures to help you realize the impact of those 6 days of
fighting. In some you will notice a tall pillar topped with a statue
of Nelson. This was blown up in 1966 by Irish Republicans. The
Dublin Spire now stands in its former spot. Not only was damage done by bullets and bomb, but the British ship Helga sailed up the Liffey and basically destroyed Dublin!</span></span></div>
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On that day, I will be wearing the symbol of the Rebellion...the
Easter Lily....In honor of the volunteers, and in honor of all who fought
for Ireland. As the song says:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Vernal Equinox has
come and gone, and Easter is almost over. This is usually the time I
write about the Pagan roots of the Resurrection, or about chicks and
bunnies, but not this year. Ostara (Vernal Equinox) is the last
holiday in the Season of the God. Next up: the glorious Beltain (or
Beltane) and the start of the Earth's fecundity. But it's not just
about physical fertility – oh, no. It is the celebration of
intellectual and spirituality creativity as well. With that in
mind...and knowing a lot of creative Jersey Girls... I'd like to
celebrate the Goddess by celebrating my friends – and then some!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First up: Pauline
Campanelli. Pauline left us in November of 2001 due to complications
from polio. I was honored to officiate at her funeral, both as a
close friend and fellow Wiccan High Priestess. I miss her greatly,
but her work continues on! A good number of her prints are still
available at New York Graphic Society, as well as other poster and
art stores. Most of her books are still in print. My former hubby
Gary Niall and I were proud to be part of “Circles, Groves, and
Sanctuaries”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next in line is Paula
Grimaldi-Reardon, otherwise known as “Pulsating Paula”. She's an
old school chum of mine from High School days, has amazing tattoos,
and is an exceptional photographer. She has done everything from
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<span style="font-size: large;">Paula was born in Jersey City in 1954. Since the
1980’s she’s been photographing bikers, tattoo artists and
general mayhem around the US, with thousands of her shots gracing the
pages of magazines like “Biker Lifestyle” and “Tattoo”.
She's had thousands of photos published, some even being used in
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yet that's not where Paula's talents and skills end.
See the following selection of work (including things she's done for
me). If you'd like to see more, check out her Facebook page:
Photography by Pulsating Paula. To check out the full range of her
work, go to her web site at: <a href="http://www.spacedoutphoto.com/">www.spacedoutphoto.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Natalie Zaman and I have known each other for a long,
long time. Together, we created the Graven Images Oracle deck, and
ran Broomstix – an e-zine for pagan kids. Natalie still maintains
this as a blog. Alone, and with other collaborators, she's gone on
to do a myriad of things. Most recently, she's done the text for this
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<span style="font-size: large;">I believe it is due out in September. The best way
to keep track of Nat and her mystical doings (workshops, signings,
etc.) is to check out her blog at: <a href="http://www.nataliezaman.blogspot.com/">www.nataliezaman.blogspot.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of collaborations..Natalie and I conspired
on a manuscript called, “Evergreen”. The focus is using your
Yule tree all year long in magical (and green!) crafts and rituals.
You can read this book, for free, throughout the year. It is posted
in seasonal installments. Just go to:
<a href="http://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-culture-blogs/broomstix.html">http://witchesandpagans.com/pagan-culture-blogs/broomstix.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I should mention that Natalie's daughter, Mari Zaman,
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<span style="font-size: large;">Karen E. Timper is one of the leaders of our local
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her next big adventure will be this summer, when I go
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last, but certainly not least, is the Talon Lady
herself, Lauren Curtis. Lauren has an impressive set of nails. How
does she function in a day-to-day world? She just does! Beyond her
fame (“Ripley's Believe It Or Not”, as well as an appearance on
the show “Oddities” - selling the shop an antique prostate
warmer...er...yeah...). Lauren is a noted artist and photographer. </span>
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paint, write, dance...whatever floats your boat. Summer is a comin'
in, so make art while the sun shines!</span>Kat Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07529695805420703305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050637171422648850.post-41281716943149603702016-03-13T10:58:00.000-07:002016-03-13T10:58:56.412-07:00SNAKES ALIVE!
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here it comes, Saint
Patrick's Day. In the past, I've covered a number of interesting
facts about Ireland's patron saint, from him being English
(basically) to supposedly having ongoing wars with the Druids. But
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<span style="font-size: large;">Snakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, snakes and the lack
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ireland doesn't have
snakes. Ireland NEVER had snakes post- ice age. In fact the only
lizard found on the isle is this little guy, right here: </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He's called a common
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, why the “drove the
snakes out of Ireland” crap? The Church Fathers had to come up
with SOME reason for our lack of slithering things, so why NOT
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some “bright lights” decided it was a metaphor for driving the
Druids and Pagans off the sacred land. Yeah? News alert: we're still
there. We weren't compelled to run willy-nilly off the Cliffs of
Moher, like a swarm of demented lemmings. We didn't jump in a fleet
of currachs off the shores of Bull Island saying, “I hear Gaul is
nice this time of year.” No! Still there. Hell, even Irish
Catholicism is just Paganism with pews, and a lot more bells.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, why the story? Well,
snakes are evil, Old Path things, right? It was the snake in the
garden of Eden that caused the downfall of Man, and let's not forget
the ancient stories! Look at Medusa, and the other Gorgons. THEY were
evil, and their hair was composed of living snakes! Oh, by the way...</span></div>
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Pharaoh's sages into snakes. That had to show that they were “dark
hearted”. I found this little tid-bit on a Bible site:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>The
prophets liken the wicked to those who “hatch viper’s eggs”
(Isaiah 59:5), to “a serpent [who] has swallowed us . . . and
then has spewed us out” (Jeremiah 51:34), and to those who “will
lick dust like a snake” (Micah 7:17). The poetic books speak of
evil men making “their tongues as sharp as a serpent's; the
poison of vipers is on their lips” (Psalm 140:3), of liars having
“venom . . . like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that
has stopped its ears, that will not heed the tune of the charmer,
however skillful the enchanter may be” (Psalm 58:4–5), and of
alcohol eventually biting “like a snake and poison[ing] like a
viper” (Proverbs 23:32). Jesus and John the Baptist both
condemned the hypocrisy of the Pharisees by calling them a “brood
of vipers” and “snakes” (Matthew 3:7; 12:34; 23:33).</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Oooh...nasty... So if
snakes are evil, and Pagans are evil, and Patrick fought against the
Druids and Pagans, then he must have won because God was on his side.
Therefore snakes equal dispossessed Pagans and such, forced to flee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't know about you, but
I resent being called a snake. And my family wasn't driven off by
anything.. not by Patrick, not by famine, and not by the bloody
English. A few came to the States to build a better life. That's it.
Only motivation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isaac Bonewits, Druid and
founder of </span><span lang="en"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="en">Ár
nDraíocht Féin, proposed that Saint Patrick's Day
should be renamed “All Snakes Day”. He even wrote his own lyrics
to that old chestnut “A Nation Once Again”. (You can go on
YouTube and find a slew of groups singing it, if you're interested in
the tune.) Here are the lyrics, in part:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">When
childhood's fire was in my blood, I dreamed of ancient
dreemen,<br />Against the Church who boldly stood, as Pagans
and as Heathen.<br />And then I prayed I yet might see, the
Druids in the glen,<br />And Ireland long the churches' toy, be
Pagan once again!<br /><i>Be Pagan once again, be Pagan once
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The Old Gods only
sleep you know, although betrayed and slandered.<br />They
guarded us from every woe, and blessed each crop and fine
herd.<br />Then Patrick, he drove the snakes away, and brought
the churches in.<br />'Twas a bloody poor bargain, I would say
-- let's be Pagan once again!<br /><i>Be Pagan once again, be
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't say they were
GOOD lyrics. They're a bit rhythm-challenged, but he gets an “A”
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of my rant. Enjoy the 17<sup>th</sup>. I'm staying home, avoiding
the parades, green beer and bagels, Shamrock Shakes (does Mickey D's
still have those?), and corned beef and cabbage. I'll be watching
“The Bloody Irish”. Look it up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, I wanted to leave
you with a true Irish ballad. I could have picked “The Minstrel
Boy” or “Mo Ghile Mear”, but I decided on this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It seems he's the up and
coming thing. First, there were Vampires, then tons of zombies. Now,
ghostly shows seem to confront more demons than dead folk, there's a
new book out about his supposed visit to 1600's Salem, Ma., and he
even has his own show called - appropriately - “Lucifer”. Yup,
the devil is in the details, the media, the bookstore...but what do
we really know about the “Prince of Darkness”? Like a lot of
Wiccans, I frequently get cast into the same roiling furnace as his
Infernal Majesty, even though he's not even a part of the Wiccan Path.
So, for all our sakes, maybe it's time we check out his true
curriculum vitae as presented in “Holy Scripture”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Name</b>: “Satan”
translates as “Adversary”, from the root word meaning “astray”.
This is not a specific name, but a title. Muslim scholars think the
devil's given name is “Azarel”. Who knew?</span></div>
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“<span style="font-size: large;">Lucifer” has a more
interesting back story. It means “shining one”, a “light
bearer”, “a bringer of dawn”, or “morning star”. Morning
Star is also the name of the planet Venus. Venus is never seen to
reach its zenith in the morning skies as the dawn's light overcomes
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many believe it is the
Satanic figure “Lucifer” being discussed in this biblical quote:
“How you have fallen from Heaven, morning star, son of the dawn.
You have been cast down to the Earth...You said in your heart...I
will make myself like the Most High. But you are brought down to the
realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit.” Sounds like the
fallen angel story, no? Wrong! It is a taunt directed at one of the
kings of Babylon – possibly Balthazar, son of Nebuchadnezzar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In Canaanite myth, the
morning star was a god named Attar,who tried to overthrow Baal.
Failing to do so, he descended into the Underworld, to rule there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, what do we call the
devil? Pick a name. Adolf? Nick? Luke? Aleister? I kinda like the
Azarel moniker.</span></div>
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Satan is not described in the Bible as having horns, goat legs, etc.
That is a depiction of the Pagan god Pan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By equating Satan with a
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So, what did Satan look like, as one of God's highest angels? Time
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angelic beings, composing the celestial choir. The first sphere are
Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones. They are the divine servants of the
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six winged angels. Two wings cover their faces, two wings cover
their feet, and two are used to fly. If you were to look directly at
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freaky. They are beryl-colored wheels within wheels, covered with
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second and third
spheres of angels - Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities,
Archangels, and Angels – look progressively closer to humans.
Plain angels look like us, but with wings. The devil was one of
the top sphere of angels. So, he was either a fully irradiated,
six-winged freak, a multi-faced animalistic morph, or a
nightmarish, rolling, ring of eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Divine Counterpart:
</b><span>Satan, Lucifer, Sam-I-am – or
whatever you want to call the devil, (How about “Old Nick” or
“His Nibs?) is not banished from Heaven, or the sight of God. In
fact, he even visits and bets with the Almighty. Take the case of
poor Job. Loyal, god-fearing,, innocent, Job gets to be the object
of a wager. “Nick” says he's only loyal because his life is good.
Take it all away, and he will curse God. The Lord says,”You're
on!” He proceeds to strip everything good from Job's existence.
When he stays true to his Faith, the devil looses the bet, and God
restores everything back to Job.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span>Really?
They say that things happen for a reason. The reason Job was
miserable? God likes to gamble. Who's the “bad guy” in THIS story?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Goats are not Lucifer's
totem</b><span>: Again, the goats legs,
horns, etc. are not biblical. Neither are goat heads and inverted
pentagrams. It wasn't until the Church of Satan used the head of the
Baphomet inside the inverted five-pointed star that folks started
equating “satanic” goat symbols with the scriptural devil.</span></span></div>
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the Goat of Mendes, or the Baphomet? Freemasons were accused of
worshiping this figure. Even then, it was more a form of the
Egyptian goat-headed god Banedbjedet. The image of Baphomet was
drawn by Eliphas Levi. It has multiple layers of symbology – none
“devilish”. (If you're interested in the meaning of the Baphomet,
see my blog entry of 7/21/14, titled “The Cover”.)</span></span></div>
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Satan. </b><span>Not our circus; not our
monkeys. (Our monkeys fly.) Even the Church of Satan doesn't worship
Satan. He is a metaphor – a symbol of earthly pleasures and power,
but not an actual embodiment of all things evil. Surprise!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hell is not where Satan
lives</b><span>. The only thing the Bible
says about Hell is that there is fire. No throne, no ruler...in fact,
when the world ends, Old Nick will burn there, just like every other
condemned soul. Nope, Satan lives on Earth. The Book of Revelations
says his throne is the Turkish city of Pergamon.</span></span></div>
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card.</b><span> I found this information
on several web sites. It's something to think about when
contemplating the “true” nature of Lucifer:</span></span></div>
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takes away Adam and Eve's eternal life, <b>thus committing the
first murder, and holds their descendants responsible and visiting
Adam and Eve's punishment down on their children</b>. In today's
moral standards, the sins of the father die with the father.
<br /><br />•God <b>destroys all life on Earth in a great flood,
except for a drunk (Noah)</b> and his family, for failing to
worship him. <br /><br />•God's <b>tenth plague upon the Israelites
was the unjustified murder of all firstborn sons </b>in Egypt,
which undoubtedly included little children. <br /><br />•Before
sending the plagues to Egypt, <b>God "hardened Pharaoh's
heart"</b> so that he wouldn't let the Israelites go, so he
could have an excuse to visit horrible plagues upon them, like
boils, killing cattle and murdering all firstborn sons. (Exodus
4:21) <br /><br />•God <b>orders the Levities to kill their "every
man and his neighbor" for worshiping another god</b>. This
cost 3000 lives. (Exodus 32:27) <br /><br />•God sends a plague to
the Israelites, <b>apparently feeling that mass-butchery wasn't
enough of a punishment</b>. (Exodus 32:35) <br /><br />•God <b>kills
Onan for refusing to impregnate his late brother's </b>(whom God
also slew) wife and instead "spilling his seed on the
ground." (Genesis 38:8-10) <br /><br />•God kills the entire
populations of Soddom and Gammorah (again, including women,
children and infants) <b>for practicing certain sexual
techniques.</b><br /><br />•God gives all Philistines hemorrhoids in
their pubic areas. (1 Samuel 5:9) <br /><br />•God kills over 50,000
people for looking at an ark. (1 Samuel 6:19) <br /><br />•God kills
70,000 people because King David decided to have a census. (1
Chronicles 21:7-14) <br /><br />•God approves of slavery, and
instructs owners to beat their slaves. (Proverbs 29:19) <br /><br />•And,
finally, <b>God makes sure that if you are guilty of even the
</b><i><b>smallest transgression</b></i><b>, you shall suffer
endlessly for all eternity</b>, following a dramatic homecoming
for Jesus, who will be extremely pissed off at everyone for
putting him to death, even though it was just the Romans and even
though he knew what was going to happen beforehand, and he could
have easily avoided it by using his power as God to perform a
miracle and prove who he was. (See the entire book of
Revelation)<br /><br /><br /><b>Satan</b><br /><br />•Satan, like
Prometheus, <b>gave knowledge to humanity </b>by giving Eve the
fruit from the forbidden tree. Because of Satan, humanity gained
knowledge of good and evil, according to Genesis. Since we
couldn't have possessed knowledge of good and evil before eating
the fruit, Adam and Eve couldn't have known that eating the fruit
was evil, so it seems a little harsh to punish them as severely as
God did. <b>Satan gave humans true capacity for moral judgment,
unlike God, who simply expected everyone to mindlessly obey his
orders</b>. <br /><br />•There is <b>no biblical record of Satan
engaging in the murder of torture of any human being</b>, unlike
God, who is guilty (and proudly guilty) of committing genocide.
<br /><br />•There is <b>no biblical record of Satan ever ordering
someone to kill someone else</b>, unlike God, who has repeatedly
demanded the deaths of those who commit even the smallest of
offenses.<br /><br />•Satan <b>will not be holding a massively
dramatic ceremony full of blood and death for the return of his
son to Earth</b>. God apparently will. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I'm not advocating
anyone switching ball teams. I don't believe in an incarnate Evil.
I think Evil exists, just as I believe in Goodness, but both reside
in our own hearts. We have the free will to choose which Path we
walk. However, since so many think members of my Wiccan religion:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">dance with the devil
in the full moon light, </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">kiss his tailed ass
in the “osculum infame”, </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">sign our souls over
to him by entering our names in his black book, in blood (our own),</span></div>
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the corruption of our neighbors and loved ones</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">it's good to take a clear
look at the demon, the myth, and the legend. If you still wish to
cling to your old notion of “His Nibs” - if you think all of the
above is merely one of his minions luring you from your Faith, or
that witches are his hand-maidens and man-servants – well, then YOU
can go to the devil!.. And here's what you can expect:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So...Valentine's Day, huh?
Flowers, romantic suppers, heart boxes of chocolates and candy
kisses...time tested traditions, Right? Well...not for everyone.
Some extremist Christians think it is rather diabolical. Peace,
Light, and Love, all rolled up in the story of an imprisoned saint,
to conceal the corrupting influence of... hum, let me see...SATAN!?!</span></div>
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Lupercalia was a Roman (and possible pre-Roman) pastoral celebration
to drive out evil spirits, and welcome in health and fertility. Later
on, the festival was held to honor Lupa, the she-wolf who nursed
Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. Two goats and a dog were
sacrificed, the pelts later made into strips with which the priests
would strike the citizens. Women and girls especially tried to be
lashed, as it was thought to increase fertility, reverse sterility,
and ease childbirth. Not exactly wine and roses, but definitely a
celebration of sex.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And that heart candy? The
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<span style="font-size: large;">is not beating in your
chest. THIS is...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are several
theories. One is based on the idea that early healers were
discouraged from viewing actual body organs, so they symbolized them.
In this example of early French art, a young suitor offers his
“heart” to his lady love. It bears a striking resemblance to
today's stylized heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anciently, the heart was
the seat of the soul, the organ that controlled Love, Life, and
Vitality. The heart of the reborn Osiris was a powerful touchstone
in Egyptian religion and magic. In Mesoamerica, the beating heart of
a human sacrifice guaranteed renewal between the gods and humankind.</span></div>
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shaped like the silphium seed. This plant, now extinct, was an
effective contraceptive. It was even depicted on currency. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then there is the theory
that the “heart”, when inverted, looks like a human scrotum. Hum.
Interesting. Let's not go there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a great little film
about the development of the “heart” symbol. Give it a look-see!</span></div>
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over a meal, or sitting home watching “Sherlock” with a cuppa and
a Whitman sampler, enjoy yourselves, me “hearties”!</span></div>
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prior February blogs, I talked about the Brigit's cross, the
Candlemas rituals, the coming of the ewes into milk. Blah blah blah
(or baah, baah, baah. Ewes? Sheep? Never mind.) But this time, I just
want to focus of the lady of the hour, Brigit herself. To that end,
I found a wonderful posting at <a href="http://www.shamarbriyth.com/">www.shamarbriyth.com</a>,
under Paganism, which captured all the things I wanted to discuss.
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<span style="font-size: medium;">born 451 AD - died
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Brigit
is a goddess who survived the onslaught of catholic
Christopaganism. She <span style="font-size: large;">wasn't turned into a devil like so many other
goddesses. So great was the love of the Irish Celtic people for
this deity, that they retained all her characteristics as a
pagan-catholic saint! They would not have had anything to do with
catholicism (pagan christianity) if they couldn't keep Brigit. So
the catholic church had no choice but to make her a nun and a
saint. She is a triple goddess. This triple aspect of the goddess
is where catholics got the idea of exploiting the Trinity concept.
The three-leaf shamrock was originally of "The Three
Mothers", as well as the three phases of the moon being her
symbols. She shares some attributes with the ancient Greek triple
goddess Hecate.</span></span></div>
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is a Swedish St Bridget also. Brigit's fame has been far and wide.
Even as far as Africa, having come to Haiti in the hearts of
deported Irish and Scottish indentured servants. However she went
through a radical transformation, and her distant relative Maman
Brigitte bears little resemblance, being rather a goddess of
vengence. She, did, however, retain the healing aspects, being
called on to cure those at death's door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brigit
is known by various names, Brigit being the most ancient form. The
name variations are: Brighid, Bride (Scottish), Brid, Brigit,
Bridget, Brigantia (English), Brigan, Brigindo (Gaul) and
Brigandu. Her name derives from her worship by the pre-christian
Brigantes, who honored her as identical with Juno, Queen of
Heaven. Into the 18th Century, her sacred flame was tended, at
first, by priestesses, who later became catholic nuns, when the
pagan shrine became a convent, at Kildare, Ireland. These nineteen
virgin priestesses (called nuns by the catholic church) were
called 'Daughters of the Flame'. No man was ever allowed near. In
fact, these women had other women in the village bring them their
necessary supplies so they wouldn't have to deal with men. This
no-men policy infuriated the catholic church. Because they would
not submit themselves to inspection by a priest, the bishop
ordered the sacred flame to be extinguished. Even so, Brigit
remained Ireland's most popular saints, and in 1993, the Brigidine
sisters of Ireland rekindled her flame at Kildare.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brigit's
triple aspects are of Inspiration, Smithcraft, and of Healing.
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<span style="font-size: large;">As
the Godess of Inspiration, she
blesses poetry, creativity, prophecy and the arts. She was even
esteemed as the patron diety of language, having inspired the
alphabet.
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<span style="font-size: large;">As
the Goddess of Smithcraft, she
blesses blacksmiths, goldsmiths, and other crafters of the
household.
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<span style="font-size: large;">As
Goddess of Healing, she blesses
physical and spiritual healing, fertility of crop and livestock
and mid-wifery.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Imbolc (Candlemass and Groundhog Day), the
Celtic spring festival, honors Brigit. The Druids called this
sacred holiday Oimelc, meaning "ewe's milk". Held on
February 1st or 2nd, it celebrated the birthing and freshening of
sheep and goats. The catholic version of Imbolc (Candlemas), also,
involves much elaborate rituals and feasting, and to this very
day, many Irish homes have a St Brigit's cross for protection,
still made from rushes as in days of old.</span><br />
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realized, over the past few years when mobility became a challenge,
that you needn't do anything elaborate to honor this Goddess turned
Saint. Have a glass of milk. Hang a Brigit's cross on your door ( it
also protects against fires in the home). Light a candle and think
about life stirring under the snow. Breath in the flame. Take into
yourself Inspiration, Courage, and Healing. Celebrate the turning of
the year, also symbolized by a simple pinwheel of rushes.</span></div>
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