Over the next few weeks I'm going to be posting interviews and posts I was asked to do for other sites in the last while.
Before I wrote the Magic Seasons, which if you’ve followed
along on any of my book tours you’d know it was not a planned event in my life;
I traveled around to various in province Pagan festivals. At the time I was so enthralled by finding
others to share this different way of life with that I didn’t know how much I
learned until long afterward.
There were just so many paths and avenues of knowledge to
absorb, it was quite overwhelming. I
mean, I’ve always been pagan and somewhat “unique” but I had never realized how
many facets there were until then.
At this point I was already a certified herbalist, using
plants, herbs and oils for most of my family and friends health, medical and
emotional instances. I was also a Holistic
Back Practitioner, a certified Holistic massage therapist, shiatsu and
acupressure specialist, so stepping into an environment of so many nature based
beliefs wasn’t a very big leap for me.
During my travels I absorbed so much and my interests were
never ending in wanting to learn more and more…
For each of the paths I’ve put in the Magic Seasons I did
spend time with people that followed those without pause. It wasn’t just their
beliefs, but their way of life and while a lot of it just didn’t fit into my
own personal makeup, I did learn a lot and keep the pieces that fit to enhance
what I already believe.
I’ve been asked a lot if there are ‘real’ witches out there.
Yes, there are witches, witchdoctors and practitioners (to mention a few) of
different faiths. It’s really no
different than there being pastors, priests and ministers on the other side of
the coin of life.
While the magic in the series is somewhat fantastical, even
though I’d love to have the ability so smack someone without touching them or
move something without lifting a hand (who wouldn’t right?) it’s not far from
what real magic is to me. Just look out
the window (if you have a view of nature and not concrete) and tell me that
nothing out there has a touch of magic to it.
Jacqueline Paige
Step into a world of magic and passions. . .
All Things Paranormal
