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About Lyn

1)  If you could take just one book on a deserted island; what would it be? and why?

The Enclyope­dia of 5000 spells by Judika Illes. This is my ‘must-have’ ref­er­ence book and I’m sure there’s a spell some­where for jet pro­pelling your broom­stick or man­i­fest­ing George Clooney. I’d be happy with either

2) Have your read­ing tastes changed over the years?

At a very basic level, they haven’t changed since I was old enough to read.  I’ve always been drawn to ancient civil­i­sa­tions, mys­ter­ies, and the para­nor­mal.  From a very young age, I’d sit in the library and pon­der where all the dinosaurs had gone!

3) What genre do you read now?

I’m not stuck in any genre although I do avoid romance and I pre­fer mod­ern lit­er­a­ture over the clas­sics.  I enjoy a good mys­tery or crime novel thrown in with read­ing about ghosts, ghouls, and goblins.

4) Who are your favorite authors?

Jim Butcher, Kathy Reichs, Janet Evanovich, Kel­ley Arm­strong, Kim Har­ri­son and, of course, JK Rowling.

5) Describe your ideal read­ing experience.

A stormy day inside a warm house, snug­gled up on the sofa with my hus­band.  Book in one hand, cof­fee in the other.

6)Books or Television?

Books

7)If you could be a char­ac­ter from any book, who would it be and why?

Willy Wonka. He’s an eter­nal child and owns a choco­late fac­tory.  Need I say anymore?

8). Audio or E-books?

Oh, tough choice.  I’m going with both! I love the ease of e-books but they make my eyes ache.  Hav­ing a story read to you is lovely but so time-consuming.

9) If you had a chance to ask your favorite author one ques­tion; what would it be?

What were you unwa­ver­ing moti­va­tion that made you com­plete your book?

10) What’s your favorite fairy-tale?

I really can’t think of one.

11) How did you find Wicca/Paganism?

Through a book club! I’d joined a club where you got a new book each month and one month they sent me Witch Craft­ing by Phyl­lis Cur­rot.  As I read it I felt a great con­nec­tion (although I’m not Wic­can) so I began to put a name to how I’ve always felt.

12)Solitary or group practitioner?

Soli­tary.

13)Do you have any patron Gods or Godesses?

Recently I’ve felt a strong con­nec­tion to Bast and I’ve been work­ing with her on a reg­u­lar basis.

14) Describe a time you felt clos­est to Mother Earth.

When my sons were babies we climbed on the sofa and fell asleep cud­dled up together (a rar­ity as my eldest son is not a touchy-feely child).  I felt their bod­ies next to mine, their breath­ing, and heart­beats.  This moment I felt totally con­nected to them and at peace with the world.  This is how I imag­ine Mother Earth must feel with her creations.

15) What ani­mals do you feel most con­nected to on a spir­i­tual level?

Cows, ele­phants, and tur­tles.  And I can’t for­get cats!

16) What is your favorite pagan celebration/holiday and why?

Samhain/Halloween.  I love the energy and the time of the year.  I just feel magical.

17) Do you use any form of divination?

Tarot and dows­ing mainly but I also use runes and scry from time to time.

18) Have you ever per­formed a “spell” and if so what type was it and what were the results?

I’ve per­formed many spells for all sorts of things. I’ve usu­ally got­ten exactly what I asked for but not always in the ways I’ve expected.

19) Have you ever had any encoun­ters with the supernatural?

Yes. I don’t think I’ve lived in a prop­erty that didn’t have some type of ‘ghost’ pop­ping in from time to time.  I’ve seen orbs, dark (blacker than black) shad­ows, a ufo, and other things over the years.  I have an active dream time and I’m often vis­ited when I’m asleep.

20) Is it always “love and light”?

Most of the time

21) Which ele­ment do you feel most con­nected with?

Water. As a Pisces, I under­stand feel­ings and emo­tions, prob­a­bly too well for my own good.

22) Where are your favorite places?

Glas­ton­bury, Stone­henge, and Lon­don.  Although I find myself most com­fort­able with any­where steeped in history.

23) Hob­bies and inter­ests besides blogging?

Read­ings, writ­ing, pho­tog­ra­phy, crafting.

24)What is your favorite movie/movies?

I loved Avatar and I still enjoy Indi­ana Jones and Star Wars.

25)What does your astro­log­i­cal chart say 
about you?

I’m Pisces with Moon in Can­cer.  I’m intu­itive, kind, car­ing, and often hard to pin down!

26)What style of cloth­ing do you pre­fer or wear most often?

I don’t have a par­tic­u­lar style and what I wear depends on where I’m going. I like wear­ing dresses in the sum­mer though espe­cially if they’re the ‘floaty’ type so I can pre­tend I’m back in time and some­one else lol!

27)Do you have any pets?

No.

28)Do you fol­low your head or lis­ten to your heart?

Heart.

30) Why are you writ­ing this blog?

Books are such an impor­tant part of my life.  I love to read and I love to write.

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