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Well of the Maiden: Spirit Springs Short Story
It’s an easy job being the keeper of a sacred spring. Usually…
Callie Woodruff is the keeper of the Well of the Maiden, the spring ruled over by the Goddess Brigid. It’s usually a pretty boring job. Not that it doesn’t have its pleasures of sitting by the gurgling magic waters, watching the birds, tending the plants. And on Imbolc, uniting with the Goddess Cailleach. She is Old Woman Winter who hands over the season at Imbolc, the Celtic beginning of spring. Although this year it’s kind of chilly.
Callie carries the crystal chalice of sacred water down the hill to the town’s ritual. Just as she does every year. But this time, a man with a gun steps out of the woods, desperate to find what he calls “The Fountain of Youth.” His wife is dying and he demands that Callie heal her. Right now.
Callie Woodruff is the keeper of the Well of the Maiden, the spring ruled over by the Goddess Brigid. It’s usually a pretty boring job. Not that it doesn’t have its pleasures of sitting by the gurgling magic waters, watching the birds, tending the plants. And on Imbolc, uniting with the Goddess Cailleach. She is Old Woman Winter who hands over the season at Imbolc, the Celtic beginning of spring. Although this year it’s kind of chilly.
Callie carries the crystal chalice of sacred water down the hill to the town’s ritual. Just as she does every year. But this time, a man with a gun steps out of the woods, desperate to find what he calls “The Fountain of Youth.” His wife is dying and he demands that Callie heal her. Right now.
27 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2024
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Theresa Crater
38 books80 followersBest-selling author Theresa Crater brings ancient temples, lost civilizations, and secret societies back to life in her visionary fiction. Travel the world with Anne & Michael as they uncover arcane secrets and combat sinister occult forces in the Power Places series. In the Mystic Assassin series, Rainey returns from a near-death experience with a divine mission. Stand-alones include School of Hard Knocks, The Star Family and God in a Box. Her short stories explore ancient myth brought into the present day. The Star Family won best fiction in the Indie Spirit Book Awards in 2015. Return of the Grail King won the gold medal in visionary fiction from COVR in 2019 and Into the City of Light took the silver in 2021. Theresa teaches meditation and creative writing, and is married to Egyptologist, writer, and tour guide Stephen Mehler, who co-founded Khemitology with indigenous wisdom keeper Ab’del Hakim Awyan.
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December 31, 2024
Goodbye Mother Winter and Hello to Young Bridget
A lovely short story of the people of a small town coordinating young and old alike to observe the passing of Winter into the promise of Spring, Imbolc. All are protected and given the healing spring water for strength and healing. A beautiful ritual observed by the entire community.
A lovely short story of the people of a small town coordinating young and old alike to observe the passing of Winter into the promise of Spring, Imbolc. All are protected and given the healing spring water for strength and healing. A beautiful ritual observed by the entire community.
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