"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes." --From Macbeth (IV, i, 44-45)
Thunder and lightning set the scene, as the witches chant and dance around their cauldron in the cavern. "Something wicked this way comes," chants the second witch, and into the cavern comes Macbeth, seeking more prophecies. They had foretold accurately that this once highly-respected Thane of Glamis would be King of Scotland, a prophesy which he helped realize by murdering good King Duncan. The ensuing chaos makes Macbeth demand to learn what else is in store, and he requests to see apparitions. The ensuing display of phantoms falsely reassures Macbeth that he will live and continue to be king. He will be damned, himself, for having believed the witches, who did not entirely deceive Macbeth but rather allowed him to delude himself with false security. Macbeth later said: "Oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths; Win us with honest trifles, to betray us In deepest consequence." William Shakespeare, Macbeth No doubt you got the point that our lister substituted Wicca for wicked in his quote? -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
