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Mystery and Mayhem in Salem: A Book Review of Dream Stalker by Nancy Gardner

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  I'll be honest: what made me choose to read this story was 1) I love mysteries and have been trying to read more about witchcraft and Wicca; 2) The story had some Scottish characters; and 3) I immediately thought the Writing the Broomstick podcast duo, K.T. Anglehart and Genny Methot would love this story, so I snatched up the ARC!  The ARC I received had a few issues with names and other details, but I've been told that they will be fixed in a later edition of the story. So, some readers may have a version where they're given a description of someone and then Lily suddenly calls them by their name, for instance. Please keep this in mind. It's still an exciting read! Trigger warning: The book contains   suicide, drugs and murder. You Should Read Dream Stalker  if... You love characters who embrace Wicca. You want to solve a mystery. You long to travel to Salem. You're partial to dream states. You want to learn about plants and their properties. Want a short, spoi

Celebrate Beltane with Gods, Goddesses & a Little Witchcraft

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Swarms ASMR is hosting this magical collab, so head over to her channel and check out her other videos! The video description includes a list of several other talented ASMRtists, so be sure to check them out, too! The idea for this video started with my posting Johanna Polle's (more on her below) Instagram post of  Nemetona  on a Discord channel that has various ASMRtists. An online friend suggested that JessKCreative do a roleplay as Nemetona and then, the idea snowballed from there with a bunch of ASMRtists getting in on the action. Et voilĂ , this collab was born!  Celtic Goddesses BE FOREWARNED: The story behind goddesses, especially Celtic ones, is a tangled web with conflicting information and similarities since Christianity changed the Pagan information, gods and goddesses evolved and different cultures share similar information, (i.e., Ireland versus Scotland). Note: The goddesses mentioned below may appear in the video above. These amazing Goddess prints are designed by J