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The Strange Stack of Library Books
Oct. 22nd, 2004 10:26 pmOn the floor near my dresser is a stack of books I got at the Tewksbury Library (I haven't been there in a while, on account of my slightly unpredictable work schedule, but I finally managed to get there Wednesday night), which includes:
--"Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone", which I took out for the third or fourth time: I need this to check the facts for an "A.I." crossover I've been tinkering with for awhile. When I took it out the other night, the librarian at the check-out desk noted that a lot of people were taking out Harry Potter books; I speculated that might have something to do with Hallowe'en being juuust around the corner, so it made a perfect time of year to read it.
--"Wicca: The Complete Craft" by D.J. Conway. Don't get excited: I'm not leaving the Church; I'm only trying to make myself better informed. It has nothing to do with the fact that I've read Harry Potter, either. It didn't take me long to figure out that the witchcraft in HP and the witchcraft of Wicca are two completely different things.
--"Holy Blood, Holy Grail", one of the books that served as part of the inspiration for "The Da Vinci Code". I tried reading it yeeears ago, when I was reading Every Single Book I could get my hands on about the Holy Grail, since I was trying to write an epic poem, which I wanted to publish as the alleged work of an "obscure" 13th century German poet known as Ekkehard von der Nachtigall. The information made my head swim then, but I think I can make some sense of it now that I'm older. ( Long ramble about the allegations that Christ married Mary Magdalen )
--"Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone", which I took out for the third or fourth time: I need this to check the facts for an "A.I." crossover I've been tinkering with for awhile. When I took it out the other night, the librarian at the check-out desk noted that a lot of people were taking out Harry Potter books; I speculated that might have something to do with Hallowe'en being juuust around the corner, so it made a perfect time of year to read it.
--"Wicca: The Complete Craft" by D.J. Conway. Don't get excited: I'm not leaving the Church; I'm only trying to make myself better informed. It has nothing to do with the fact that I've read Harry Potter, either. It didn't take me long to figure out that the witchcraft in HP and the witchcraft of Wicca are two completely different things.
--"Holy Blood, Holy Grail", one of the books that served as part of the inspiration for "The Da Vinci Code". I tried reading it yeeears ago, when I was reading Every Single Book I could get my hands on about the Holy Grail, since I was trying to write an epic poem, which I wanted to publish as the alleged work of an "obscure" 13th century German poet known as Ekkehard von der Nachtigall. The information made my head swim then, but I think I can make some sense of it now that I'm older. ( Long ramble about the allegations that Christ married Mary Magdalen )