by Theresa Crater | May 29, 2012 | Fantasy, My Guest Blogs, Spirit
New blog on religions in fantasy. How does fantasy reflect on religions past and present? How does it consider the eternal questions? How has religion influenced the fantasy greats, like Tolkien and Lewis?
by Theresa Crater | Apr 1, 2012 | Paganism, Spirit
April Fool’s Day reminds me of switching the sugar and salt in their two bowls and giggling while my mother put salt in her coffee. It also makes me think of the Fool in Tarot. The Fool is the first card in the Major Arcana with the number 0. But he’s also the...
by Theresa Crater | Dec 26, 2011 | Spirit
This time of year is always special to me, because of childhood memories of beeswax candles and Moravian Advent stars, carols and choir rehearsals, putting up the tree, Moravian ginger spice cookies. Then there’s Solstice, the darkest night, the longest, when...
by Theresa Crater | Dec 19, 2011 | Ancient Sites, Fantasy, Publishing, Spirit
I’m honored to have a story included in the anthology Ride the Moon from the new Canadian science fiction/fantasy press Tyche Books, Ltd. Just look at this list of great writers. My story is “White Moon,” based on the story of the Mayan Goddess...
by Theresa Crater | Sep 23, 2011 | Just Life, Spirit
Today is Mabon, the Fall Equinox. The day and night are equal. The sun rises due east and sets due west. This is the harvest of fruits. Lammas (August 1st) began the harvest season with harvesting grains. In Greece it was the time of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a major...
by Theresa Crater | Aug 26, 2011 | Ancient Artifacts, Beneath the Hallowed Hill, Fantasy, Spirit
Mystery writer Steve Berry puts a section at the end of his books that talks about what’s real and what’s made up. Yes, mystery and fantasy writers do research and use it in their novels. What we do with that research is sometimes made-up, but it’s the mix of the...
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