I’m currently working on my Dimensional Shift novel, where my heroine, Aria Chandler is sent to another dimension via a portal in the Hoia Baciu Forest in Romania. Aria appears on Majestic Island in dimension 444 and is used as a bartering chip by the Majestic King. The Majestic king wishes to end the barbaric practices of […]
The Christmas stocking tradition began in Europe after the legend of St. Nicholas took hold in the 4thcentury A.D. The legend regarding why stockings are hung comes from a story of a widowed father who has three beautiful daughters. The family had fallen on hard times and the father worried that their impoverished status would
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The cornucopia originated in Greek Mythology in the 5thcentury BC. The myth focuses on a story about Zeus and how he was fed by the horn of a goat when he was a baby. Zeus accidentally broke off the goat’s horn according to some accounts, others claim the goat Amalthea broke her own horn, regardless,
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Carved pumpkins serve as a symbol of Halloween. The tradition comes from the Irish, who carved faces into turnips, gourds, and potatoes. There were no pumpkins in Ireland, but pumpkins had been grown in North America for five thousand years. The Celts believed that by carving scary faces into the vegetables and then lighting them
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In my new novel, Dimensional Shift, the king of Majestic Island is murdered. Burial customs on the island include raft, water cremations. The raft symbolizes safe passage to the afterlife, much like the burial boats used in Norse mythology. The deceased is placed on a raft that is set adrift into the ocean and then set
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I finished the rough draft of the first 100 pages of my new novel, Dimensional Shift. The location of this story takes place in dimension 2549, where the Earth is covered with 200 inhabited island nations. There are no large landmasses. Majestic Island is situated where Romania is positioned on our world maps. The island is
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In my book, Higher Resonance, which is part of the Witches of Griffin series that includes the ancient Sumerian mythical Anunna gods, the sisters, who are starseeds, have been selected for extermination by a group of malevolent aliens. Included in this group are the Greys, Anunnaki Reptilians, Draconians, and the Praying Mantis aliens. The sisters also have contact
I’m currently editing one of the two historical Regencies that I have finished. The working title of the novel is called The Lady Charmer, but since this book is so much more than a smooth talking hero, I’m leaning towards retitling it Turbulent Beginnings as this title offers more insight into the plot. This novel is book three
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Thoth is one of the most important deities in ancient Egyptian mythology. His teachings are a part of legend that is often steeped in secrecy. He also plays a pivotal role in my novel Higher Resonance. This is the third novel in my Witches of Griffin series, which is not yet released. Thoth instructs the Griffin sisters on
As I continue to work on my Witches of Griffin series I often find myself researching ancient Egypt. In book three, Higher Resonance, the sisters travel to ancient Alexandria to exchange energy with their many greats Grandmother Cleopatra VII Philopator, pharaoh of Egypt and the embodiment of the mother goddess Isis. The goddess guides and directs the sisters
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