"they are lighting up a pair of doobies, smoking grass, enjoying a leisurely bit of ganja (do I sound cool enough to hang out with Rihanna and Snoop Dogg?).

Saying someone looks like a Rider of Rohan is probably the best compliment ever!

When I moved to the East Coast, I lived in northern Virginia — just up the road from Manassas. One night, my boyfriend and I were driving through the Manassas Battlefield after spending the day down south. It was a misty evening, and through the fog (sooo cliche, I know), I saw a group of men crossing in front of our…

I’ve had several paranormal experiences throughout my life, mostly when I was young, still I consider myself a skeptic despite certain things I’ve seen that I still can’t explain. This event, however, is by far the freakiest and I hesitate to tell it because of reasons that will become clear. So let me say first, I…

I can really relate on the cats with kidney failure thing. A cat I grew up with had kidney failure around the age of 12 (her, not me). She had put me to bed every night by hopping up into the crook of my knee, curling up, and falling asleep purring. I'm not new agey or anything—I like training horses, watching rodeos,…

Iranians have a word for this—the cheshme shour, which means a powerful angry eye (like the evil eye). There are ways to prevent it from hitting you, in Iranian culture, like waving the smoke of the Peganum harmala seed around your head, or breaking an egg (to catch and release all the bad energy) while reciting a…

A day late to the party, but I'll share.

I grew up on an Indian Reservation in the Dakotas. My father became rather traditional as he got older, and being aware of the spirits that are constantly around us is a huge part of Sioux spirituality. The Cheyenne believe that once something terrible happens in a place, it…