by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
I woke this morning with the remnant of a dream surviving the transfer from sleep to my waking — from my psyche to my knowledge. In the dream, I jumped from a cliff into a river below, but way further out into a place unknown. As I traveled through the air, I...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog, Destiny's Consent, Gypsies, Magic, On Writing, Story Telling, The Other World, The Rom
Many years ago, my psyche delivered a story to me; I woke with rudimentary threads beguiling — oracles, Venice, gypsies, water, tarot cards. Storytelling is an ancient art, the psyche weaving happenstance and folk wisdom to electrify those listening. When I...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Costa Rica Book, Costa Rica, costa rica, Magic, Poems, The Other World
The Roadmap Construed of Pagan Bones Weaving deep dreams of destiny Goddesses, Fates of Ancient Worlds Weathervanes and Compasses Casting Spells for Sacred Paths into Olden Night Light from the Abyss Reflected in spirit mirrors Mist Beings manifest The road to rapture...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog, Destiny's Consent, On Writing, Reviews
One day, mid-December, William, a friend of mine called from New York. After brief pleasantries he got right down to business. “Hey, I was wondering if you could send me a signed copy of your book? I’d like to give it to my mother as a...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Destiny's Consent, musings
In Summoning Her Radiance, Book IV of the Destiny’s Consent series, Bone Woman says, “Angelica, the infinite came to seek you…therein lies the wonder of your existence.” Angelica is not alone; it is my belief that the infinite comes to seek...
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