and electric tea lights

filling dishes

sweet moments of joy that may be found in the commonplace

and her face streaked with blood

it Was Eighty Years Ago

Secret Societies Virginia Woolf and electric tea lightsSecret Societies in one form or another have existed throughout the history of human culture. But what is their appeal? What is it that makes so called respectable people indulge in peculiar ceremonies, dressed in fanciful costumes uttering blood curdling oaths of loyalty with the threat of death hanging over them should they reveal the inner workings of the cult? Are these organizations simply a way for like minded followers to get together in a