The Wizard's Fort

By Laughing Womyn Ashonosheni

The magic from then and the magic from now are a bit the same and also a bit different. A wizard from then and a wizard from now are more like us than most of us know. On a very rainy day, magic arrives on TJ's porch and invites him into the wizard's world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sophronia Press
• Release date: Jan 10, 2024
• ISBN: 9781941301098

Laughing Womyn Ashonosheni

Laughing Womyn Ashonosheni is a Shaman, Wisdom Teacher, and Healer. Her spiritual gifts and expansive insights are a native part of her being. She enjoys transforming the mysterious into the obvious and Tarot is one of her favorite tools for doing this. Her professional expertise comes from nearly thirty years of helping people create fulfilling and happy lives. Her broad insight into the layers of wisdom available through Tarot has evolved as a result of providing thousands of readings for people from all walks of life. Laughing Womyn is deeply rooted in the traditions of her ancestors and enthusiastically engaged in the traditions being reclaimed and those being created by our rapidly expanding human consciousness. She carries a vision of celebration between all beings and all ways of being. She remembers each one of us is capable of profound delight in this magnificent journey through life on the physical plane.

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Chapter 1

Following the Stream

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Rain poured down so hard it sounded like the porch roof was a drum. TJ liked hearing the rain song on the roof and when it rained all day long like this he imagined that he lived in a rainforest. His mind could see all sorts of animals and colorful birds sitting just past what his eyes could see.

Orange Sugar pranced on the porch rail next to him, her tail twitching like crazy every time a rain bubble popped in the puddle at the bottom of the steps. She jumped down and headed for a big bubble, getting to it just in time to touch it before it popped. TJ laughed as Orange Sugar ran back to the porch and started licking herself dry.

TJ picked up his book and settled on the porch swing, letting Orange Sugar curl up in his lap to finish her bath. The world of heroes and wizards came alive again as he read with part of his mind and imagined with another part. TJ knew there was a way to do pretty much anything he decided on and what he really wanted was to do important things like the wizards and heroes did.

He was excited about the idea of flying with his own wings to the top of the tallest mountain in the world and finding a special plant that only grew there. He loved thinking about waving a magic wand to make a birthday party that would make Kalie laugh all day. He imagined Mattie mixing up a magical brew of weeds and flowers to feed the crawdaddies when the stream was dry.

The rain let up a little and TJ heard Mattie and Kalie playing in the living room, laughing at their sister games. He really liked his sisters. Sometimes their girl stuff wasn’t very interesting to him and sometimes he needed time alone, but most of the time he just liked that they all belonged together.

He leaned back and started gently swinging. Orange Sugar stretched one paw and poked his leg with her claw, letting him know she didn’t want to be disturbed. TJ laughed and patted her on the head. He and Orange Sugar almost never sat still unless they were sleeping and it was kind of nice to sit wide awake and listen to her purr.

A big crack of thunder and flash of lightning brought TJ and Orange Sugar to full alert. It sounded so close TJ looked around to see if anything was hit. No sign of that so he went back to reading while the rain poured down again.

TJ finished his book and sat for a long time trying to figure out how he could learn to be a wizard. He knew about schools that teach people to be engineers, scientists, artists, woodworkers and lots of other things but he’d never heard about a school that teaches people how to be wizards.

By the time Dad’s car pulled in the driveway TJ was beginning to wonder if the rain would ever stop. He’d done all the thinking he could about jaguars and pythons silently creeping through his imaginary rainforest. All the wizards and heroes in his mind had returned from the adventures they were having