Arcana

by Scott Michael Stenwick

“And people who think there’s something to the spiritual world are usually religious nuts,” added Michael. “I’ve had more than my fill of that growing up. Rather than thinking we’re deluded and stupid, they think we’re evil. Or even if they don’t accept the fundamentalist line, they think that using our abilities is somehow ‘cheating.’” “I’ve heard that one a lot,” she replied, recognizing the attitude at once. “That’s like saying a pro athlete is cheating by using heightened physical ability, or saying that smart people are cheating on the job by making good decisions.” “Well put,” remarked Jonas. “What people see is that magick is unfair. So is any other kind of heightened aptitude, of course, and there is a great deal of prejudice in most societies against those who are gifted in whatever way.”

“Well, it’s kind of like looking into the future, only you look backwards into the past. Unlike psychometry, it doesn’t require an object, just an area. You kind of stretch out your mind, then visualize a curtain with the symbol of Saturn on it.” “That makes sense, with Saturn as the ruler of time,” she agreed. “Then you visualize yourself parting the curtain and stepping through it, into the past. You should see the past of the area you’re in.

The Twin Cities are in many ways an ideal site in terms of available energy. They are positioned at the confluence of the major water ley on this continent, the Mississippi River, and the major air ley, the jet stream. On the banks of the Mississippi, with the jet stream overhead, the energy is as strong as I am likely to find anywhere in North America.