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grunkletony · 3 years

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Parapines

I like parapines, I think Norman and Dipper make a cute couple. The thing is I think Norman and Dipper are stand-ins for characters we haven’t met yet. Norman is a horror movie fan and a natural medium. Dipper is a conspiracy theorist with a grimoire. Parapines could go as either a conspiracy-horror story or as a boys love urban fantasy. I lean toward the boys love urban fantasy.

So, who are the characters that Norman and Dipper represent, and where are they living? The place that springs to mind for me is the Ohio-Pennsylvania border; south of Orangeville, Ohio and north of Ohioville, Pennsylvania. Folktales from both Ohio and Pennsylvania shape the boy’s experiences. This isn’t the only place of course. I expect there to be hundreds of Parapines couples out there, not just in the United States but around the world.

About the boys themselves. I imagine my Norman character to be 11, years old, the youngest of four brothers. I call him Charles Haddock. His brothers are Edward age 15, George age 18, and James age 21. Charles was the ringbearer at his brother James’ wedding. James and his wife Hellen are expecting their first child. Charles’ paternal grandmother also saw and talked to spirits. After she died last year his abilities began to increase. His uncle Paul Greenway (61) got him copies of “How to be a Psychic” by Michael R. Hathaway and “The Witch’s Book of Spirits” by Devin Hunter and is trying to help Charles control his abilities.

My Dipper character is Avery Frost, age 11. The Frost family has been active in both AMORC and the Woodcraft Way since the 1920′s. Avery is the 4th generation in his family to participate. Avery has two older sisters Grace, age 17, and Kelly age 14. Avery’s father is 1st cousin to Paul Greenway and Ann Greenway Haddock (57), meaning that Charles Haddock and Avery Frost are 2nd cousins. Charles and Avery were both born on August 10th and grew up celebrating their birthdays together. Although they are actually 1st cousins once removed Avery calls Paul Greenway Uncle Paul. Paul got Avery two books for his 11th birthday as well; “Charms, Spells and Formulas” by Ray T. Malbrough and “The Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft” by Christopher Penczack.

Charles and Avery are frequent visitors to Uncle Paul’s home. Two books they read often and try to put into practice are “The Tree of Ecstasy” by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki and “The Power of Praying Together” by Stormie Omartian with Jack Hayford. When they pray together the boys face each other with fingers interlaced and begin their prayer: “David and Johnathan, Jesus and John”. Last Halloween the boys talked Uncle Paul into taking them out trick or treating dressed as Grunkle Stan from Gravity Falls while Charles went out dressed as Norman and Avery went out dressed as Dipper.

The boys moved into Uncle Pauls house in April when the schools closed early because of the pandemic. Both of the boys have family members working as grocery store clerks and their parents think they’ll be safer at Paul’s place than at home.

Uncle Paul Greenway age 61, is the oldest of four siblings. His three sisters are Ellen 60, Ann 57, and Jane 52. when Paul was a teenager back in the 70′s there was a fad for combining Pennsylvania Dutch Powwow with Hawaiian Magic. Paul was part of that movement combining John George Hohman’s “Pow-wows or, the Long-lost Friend” with “Hawaiian Magic” by Clark Wilkerson. Unlike many of his peers Paul listened to Pow-wow elders when they said “healing is a gift from God and you can’t serve both God and Mammon”, and has never charged for a healing, thus he has kept his pow-wow powers over the decades.

During the 80′s Paul earned a bachelor’s degree in acconting witha minor in art history. He also expanded his magical practice with “Practical Egyptian Magic” by Murry Hope and “Helping Yourself With White Witchcraft: by Al G. Manning. After graduating he got a job as a bookkeeper. He read a copy of “Money is my Friend” by Phil Laut from the public library and has followed the advice to: “save 5%; invest 20%; spend less than the rest’ ever since. It has worked out very well for him. Paul has been investing in intermediate bond funds. When his savings reach $12,000 he rolls $10,000 into an income annuity.

During the 90′s Paul took the exam to become a certified public accountant. He also expanded his magical practice with “Magical Gateways” by Alan Richardson and “The Occult Christ” by Ted Andrews. He also bought a five bedroom ranch house, with two baths, a fireplace and a walk-in pantry in an estate sale.

In the 00′s Paul became a notary. He expanded his magical practice with “Witchcraft and the Shamanic Journey” by Kenneth Johnson and “Secrets of the Magical Grimoirs” by Aaron Leitch. He also read the library copy of “Jesus Last of the Great Pharaohs” by Ralph Ellis but couldn’t decide if it was useful or not.

In the 10′s Paul expanded his magical practice with “The Red Church” by C. R. Bilardi and “The Tree of Enchantment” by Orion Foxwood.

In January of 2020 Paul was forced into early retirement through office politics. He has added “Conjuring Harriet “Mama Moses” Tubman and the Spirits of the Underground Railroad” by Witchdoctor Utu to his practice. The boys are trying to talk him into beekeeping and raising chickens.

Paul does not believe that the Bible is the word of God. He does believe that YHVH is one God among many. For him the Bible is a useful tool. Paul has read the library copies of “Draw the Circle” by Mark Batterson and “Dreamways of the Iroquois” by Robert Moss, and firmly believes in prayer and dreams to guide the boys in applying the Bible to life. He does not have any faith in the seminaries. Family, neighbors, former co-workers and anyone who calls on him to pow-wow for them describes his faith as Folk Christian Fanaticism

Paul is not impressed with zoom classrooms and has asked that the boys’ teachers send him a prospectus so he can make sure the boys are keeping up with their studies. Many parents in the surrounding area agree with him.

For Pinescone fans I include the following option. My Wirt character is Winston Pines age 14, born March 31. Winston had a traumatizing near death experience last year. Winston did not see visions of light and helping relatives, but instead found himself in the hands of malevolent entities. Paul explained to him and his parents that the place he had his accident in was a sprite sink where malevolent spirits gather together and that mere virtue will not protect someone in a place like that. Paul has gifted Winston with copies of “Christian Wicca” by Nancy Chandler Pittman and “Betwixt & Between” by Storm Fairywolf and is helping him work through them. Winston’s parents allowed him to move in with Paul after Charles and Avery moved in, too help Paul manage the younger boys, so they said. Paul pow-wowed for both of Winston’s parents when they themselves were children as well as for Winston when he was younger.

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