Wishing the Best in the New Year
Madame Ja HAPPY NEW YEAR, Y’ALL! Folks, it is that time again. Time to rip the last page off the calendar and bid farewell to 2015. New Year’s is a very big…
2015
Make It Happen Now with Saint Expedite
MAKE IT HAPPEN NOW WITH SAINT EXPEDITE Saint Expedite is considered a folk or unauthorized saint. Yet, that does not keep him from being very popular in this fast moving…
Lay Your Trick and Walk Away
LAY YOUR TRICK AND WALK AWAY Laying your trick and walking away is a concept that intersects nicely with my previous post. Reason being, they are both about faith. Some…
Believe It To Receive It
BELIEVE IT TO RECEIVE IT “Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us.” — Sir Thomas Browne “And Jesus said unto them, Because of…
Saint Lazarus – Both of Them
DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE NAMED LAZARUS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE? Saint Lazarus of Bethany, brother of Martha and Mary, was resurrected by Jesus after being dead…
Conjure In Popular Culture, Exhibit 1
CONJURE IN POPULAR CULTURE: X-Files, Season 7/Episode 14 – “Theef” This is one of the better and more accurate (though, not entirely accurate) representations of conjure in popular culture. The…
Apples In Love Lore
APPLES IN LOVE LORE Apples have been a fruit of special significance since the times of Adam and Eve. Sure, there was the whole bit with the serpent and the…