There
is No Magic when you Cease to Believe
There
is more magic in the air—white and black—on Halloween
than any other day of the year. And it has been that way since before we carved
cute pumpkins and bobbed for apples …
SORTILEGE (sôrtʹɘ lij) n. – 1) divination or prophecy
by casting lots; 2) sorcery, black magic. [WW #238]
What
the dictionary doesn’t mention is how ancient sortilege is, and
how once, the casting of lots* served as a way to make many political and
religious decisions, from the selection of land plots, to choosing a pope.

Moving
on to more modern times, in 1606 Shakespeare gave his Macbeth plot a witchy element foretelling
the ambitious Macbeth’s tragic future by a trio of witches, “Double, double
toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble!” Sorcery at its playhouse
best.


Add
a little Irish to it and cast your Ogham
staves for family and friends entertainment.
Word Challenge: SORTILEGE. Whatever you’re writing, book, blog, or autobiography,
give it some magic as you slip sortilege into your week of divine writings.
Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and it isn’t fattening!
Expanding your mind is a no-cost, simple joy. Do you feel that way too? What’s
your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay Wednesday comments below.
Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
Wicked Witch of the West
[LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by
trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of
three) in her Blast from Your Past series about pioneering R&R Radio DJs. True behind-the-mic tales
make GREAT Holiday Gifts available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The First Five Years
1954-1959; and Book
2 – Rock & Roll Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon … The Psychedelic
Seventies!]
Note: Dictionary
definitions are quoted from Webster’s New World College Dictionary.
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