Lets see, humm, how best to describe me.......Well, as my name suggests, I reside in Arkansas. I have been a mostly solitary practioner of the arts of herbal healing,spell casting, divination,etc.,which have earned me the label "witch" worn proudly for the last 40 years. {usually applied with the prefix "crazy"] What can I say, I AM a gemini ! I have a life companion of 24 years, who is VERY supportive of me, and a daughter, who has also chosen to follow the path of the Goddess. (what else could be expected, she was conceived on Samhain) I am the honered and chosen compainion to 2 familers, a calico Manx cat, who chose her own name by refusing to get off the book when i was researching on norse Goddesses, she wants to be known as Freya. The other is a beautiful Egjyption Arabian horse, who oversees all outdoor activities, and most of the time I swear he is a unicorn in disguise. Yes, I am over 50, and for my "mid-life madness" I came totally out of the closet, right here in the heart of the bible belt, in redneck central. One of the results was losing my job, so being me, I said "Ok, in your face" took my savings, and opened a pagan shop. So far, so good. I haven't had any windows broken, or threats, but I expect them, as that is what happened to any other "non christian" shops in a 100 mile area. Well, here I go again,trying to write a book. I hope to exchange knowlege, expand mine, and hopefully make a few friends Blessed Be