Hello and Welcome!!

     Hello and Welcome!! I'm Glad you're here!  Please share your thoughts and viewpoints with us, and hopefully be entertained by ours.
     My name is Patty and I had an idea for a Blog, this one, in fact.  I thought about the rich times I had in the wonderful conversations in my living room when I could tempt a group of my friends over, where the topic jumped back and forth, the energy was high and ideas appeared as if by magick in my brain; so many interesting things being discussed.  I wanted More!!
     You won't all fit in my living room, and I can't always tempt a crew of my friends over, so this is my solution:  a Shared Conversation blog, in which my friends and I talk about topics of interest to us - and hopefully to you - reply to each other, post about something about which someone else's post has made us think... You get to join in the conversation by commenting on blog posts, giving us your opinions on the topics we post, or if you blog also, linking to us and blogging back. I anticipate much fun to be had by this shared conversation and no living room to clean for Me!! (not that I wouldn't clean for you, but I'd rather talk).
     We have taken as a model for ourselves the historic concept of the Salon- a gathering of intelligent, interesting, interested people who would discuss topics of importance to the group, in the "Salon" of a Hostess (that would be me).  The Salon took as its ideals the notions of civility, politeness, and honesty, and so will we.  The word 'Salon' has been kidnapped by the beauty products industry, and they show no sign of giving it up any time soon.  These gatherings were named after the room in which they took place, Salons, Ruelles, Alcoves, for us "Cabinet," and our conversation focus of Enchantment (snagged from Wikipedia)"def-incantation, a magical spell, charm, or bewitchment, in traditional fairy tales or fantasy, the sense of wonder or delight."

If you skywatch, you are our people.
If you believe in things other people say are impossible, you are our people.
If the thought of mysterious old books makes your heart go pitter-pat, you are our people.
If you talk to the Old Gods, you are our people.
If you enjoy a good story, never mind if its entirely true, you are our people.
If you still dream, you are our people.
If there is nothing you like better than random conversations with cool people that last until all hours of the night, you are our people.

Our topics here will include, but will in no way be limited to Paranormal, Enchantment, Spell work, Mad Science, Howling at the Moon, Magick, Stories, Psychism, books, ghosts, Witches, Witchcraft, fiction, Spirits, Fae, Paganism, the Occult, symbols, ritual, Dreams, tarot, ritual, shamanism

So, if these topics of ours are of interest to you also, please make yourselves comfortable, get an excellent coffee or a first rate tea (as my guests, you deserve it, and I would serve you nothing but the best) and we'll get the Conversation started momentarily!