The Séance Room

When Goth is mentioned, usually the image of a teen or young adult comes to mind-coated in black clothing and miserable with life or bored with the antics of those around them. Either burying their heads deep in a book or behind a blank canvas-hoping to dive into another realty or making one of their own.  The Gothic culture is one that is largely misunderstood throughout our society. Gothic art usually focuses on pieces of art that contains images such as: shadows, storms, heavy emotional images, skulls or skeletons, moonlight, creepy trees, spider webs, vampires, night time, Gothic architecture, crows or ravens, and roses. It is like a blend of Halloween, mystical, and Victorian art. Elizabeth is an artist who lives and breathes the Gothic culture. She specializes in Gothic fashion, modeling, as well as creating Gothic style accessories and paintings. I took a moment to sit down with her in hope to bring understanding of the lifestyle and the art form. Wh...

Candles can light your way through divination. The art of Ceromancy is a divination technique that involves dropping melted candle wax into cold water. The shapes of the solidified wax within the water are interpreted into symbols that hold meanings. The drippings along the candlestick hold meaning as well as the shape of the burning flames. Try out the exercise below but beware when working with hot candle wax, you can be burned: 1. Take two candles and tie them together with a scarlet ribbon. 2. Either place them upright in a bowl of cold water or hold them at an angle, so the hot wax will be able to drip directly into the water. Now light them. 3. Interpret the solidified wax droplets. There are a few traditional meanings for symbols (see below) but other shapes will be up to your personal intuitive interpretation. Traditional Interpretations of Wax Drops Bird: news is coming Circle or ring: It is time for reconciliation Chain: go ahead wi...

The definition of a dream   Dreams are emotional expressions of our inner most selves. Formerly thought of as visions. Dreams incorporate all the senses and reflect on our lives, helping us to understand and solve problems or just pass comment from the subconscious. Description of the two basic types of dreams. The two basic types of dreams are literal and symbolic. Literal dreams incorporate logically scenes and solutions. Because we are taught to think clearly and logically from childhood, many of our dreams reflect this tendency. The literal dreams should be taken at face value, as there is little symbolism or creativity involved. These literal dreams may recall past events, probable events or even future events. Reliving the past can be a valuable tool for acceptance or getting another chance to assess a situation. Symbolic dreams reflect our inner world of intuition and creativity; an expression of feelings and emotion. They can be expressions of frustrations...