"I began to feel the incredible lightening of my heart that told me I had connected with the Goddess. It wasn't like she spoke to me- but when I made a real connection to magick, the magick that exists everywhere, my worries dropped away. Pure, unquestioning joy filled my heart and my mind, and I felt a rush of love for everyone in my circle- even me- and everyone outside of my circle. It was this connection that made coming back to magick so necessary for me. It was a question and answer, reason and instinct, need and fulfillment all at the same time" (Chapter 1, p. 5).

"What did it mean? Was this an image of the future? Was this directed at me? Did it mean I would suffer the same fate as Maeve, at Ciaran's hands" (Chapter 1, p. 13).

"Magick. So it was a witch book. Well, that oughta...