“This “holy man,” a peasant from Siberia, had somehow gained entry to the highest levels of St. Petersburg society by preaching that people should sin as much as possible to find their path to God. He fully embodied his mantra… — Gwendolyn Womack Copy Share Image
“Zubaidah wore so much jewelry that two servants had to help her stand.” — Gwendolyn Womack Copy Share Image
“This “holy man,” a peasant from Siberia, had somehow gained entry to the highest levels of St. Petersburg society by preaching that people should… — Gwendolyn Womack Copy Share Image
“On any one street people could pray to a variety of deities, Zeus and Jupiter, Isis and Osiris, the Jewish god Yahweh, the Persian… — Gwendolyn Womack Copy Share Image
“Divination is a mirror, reflecting what is here and here,” Kezia would tell her, pointing to Nettie’s heart and head. Nettie nodded like a… — Gwendolyn Womack Copy Share Image
“Always remember the answers come not from the rock, the teacup, the shell, or the cards. The answers come from you.” — Gwendolyn Womack Copy Share Image
“Squeals of laughter erupted from the women in the parlor as Rasputin squeezed their breasts. “I can measure your spirit this way,” he explained.” — Gwendolyn Womack Copy Share Image
“To divine is to imagine the world rightly, to see past the illusion that we are separate from the entire fabric of reality.” — Gwendolyn Womack Copy Share Image
