Chapter 1 i messed up. i looked back. i wante dto go deeper into the forest, but i heard a growl. i had committed to going deeper, but when i got there. All I had was a broken candle, leaning in the stand, lit by my bic. I left the lighter at the car. if i moveed too fast the flame would go out. i had instuctions, written on a flash card, i held it before the flame to stope the wind. still the fire could go out easily. it was crazy. i could feel everything. the forest felt alive!!! "The Beast." my mind said. I stopped right there and left my offering near a tree. A wall of darkness peekin at me from behind the wood. A wooden basket filled with pears drizzled with honey sprinkled with Spanish saffron and silver coins. Again. I looked back. Did I not trust? It's just that growl. I listened to a Hymn to Nut before I entered too. While I showered. Ironically. I had watched "Sandman" yesterday. On a Sunday. The main character is Morpheus (i.e. Dream...
I finally did it. My first intentional rock show. I'd been to one before, but I had stumbled onto that. It was in Savannah, Georgia; at a bar along the boardwalk. So random. This time it was in North Carolina! At the Neighborhood Theatre and the main features were: Messa and Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats. Unc Cid (as I like to call them) was the main draw for me. I'd gotten into rock music seriously about 5 months ago and Uncle Acid was one of the top bands I listened to. The night before I made offerings to Hecate and Eshu. A homemade baked banana bread for the Witch and ginger snaps with Honeybun Donuts for Eshu. Delectable treats for the crossroad entities: if I say so myself. North Carolina had a good track record for me and it looked like the trend was gonna continue. Add in the fact that the show was in September (my birth month) and I was sold! I bought the tickets at least a month in advance. My plan was to leave around 2 pm (at the latest) and a r...