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Die Kluge (The Wise Woman), a German fairy tale opera by Carl Orff: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Carl Orff opera information.

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Wise women/men didn't practice the witchcraft condemned as working with the devil. They used magick only for good. One of the best examples: Pennsylvania Dutch PowWow.

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A novel about human through the lens of art, psychology, spirituality; and as lived by one of L'Engle's most fascinating characters, Katherine Forrester Vigneras.

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Whether you believe in fairies and want to meet some, or simply want to develop your magic, create encounters by learning how to work with fairies.

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Hits like Flower Net, The Interior and Dragon Bones have proved Lisa See is a master at conveying Chinese women's experiences.

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Italian witchcraft is derived from the Shamanic or Pagan Roman-Greco traditions. Technically, Strega is a female witch and Stregone is a male.

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In Hans Christian Andersen's well-loved story, the characters embark on a journey from suffering to wholeness.

The anti-woman view of menopause as a pathology accounts for the misconceptions and mishandling of this perfectly normal life process.

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