Beyond the Veil

A fetish is an object believed to be used in witchcraft to hold the supernatural powers used to place a hex over someone. The intention is to gain power over that person or possibly to make them ill. It could be a handmade object made up of sticks, feathers, straw, plants, leather, hair, etc. that would be placed in the area nearby to the intended victim. A fetish is used in The Witch’s Claw while Claire and Jannie are in Salem and places one of them in extreme danger.

According to folklore and superstitions of old, redheads were often accused of being witches. It is said many of those burned for witchcraft in Europe were redheads. In Greek legend, Circe was considered a sorceress and was said to use incantations to change humans into wolves and other animals. Often in portraits of Circe, she is depicted as having red hair. In my novels, the main character Claire is a redhead, so you can imagine the impact that might have when she time travels to Salem 1692. 

On 7/07/07, I was loading my vehicle, preparing for a trip that my friend and I were taking to a spiritual community in New York called Lily Dale. We were on our way there to attend a workshop on communication with the other side. I saw a shadow and looked up and spotted a bald eagle flying overhead. That was the first time I had ever seen on in our area. We went on our way and enjoyed the workshop. On my return home, I researched the spiritual/metaphysical meaning behind eagle sightings. I was very excited to read that it stands for courage, strength, finding spiritual truth, AND Connection with Spirit Guides and Teachers! The date I had spotted the eagle was 7/7/07 and in the book Numerology by Norman Shine, the number 7 represents a bridge to the spiritual realm!