Heirs to the Queen of Hearts

To stand upon the shoulders of the mighty requires not only a colossal step up but also concerted balancing and adjusted perspectives. What a hefty responsibility comes with owning exalted heritage. What an effort of imagination it takes to draw our birthright into the limelight so as to illuminate the missing branches in our family trees. When missing branches are of royal and/or magical origin, we find ourselves facing some rather profound questions and challenges. To what crown (or crowning glory) are we the natural successors? To what dignities? What traditions are our responsibility to keep alive? What untapped powers? If our Weltanschauung does not account for an Otherworld, how can we reconcile our nymph-glands? How are the descendants of an exotic deity to appease another holy ghost? Truly, to quest for the higher echelons of human life, to scale ancestral branches, is to hang topsy-turvy with Odin on the World Tree. CONTENTS: To Know Truly Is to Know As In a DreamOwning Our Exalted HeritageHow Climbing a Family Tree Elevates CharacterHow Genealogy is Like a Card TrickHonest Graft: Transplanted PedigreeThe Art and Seance of Producing a Family TreePlaying Card PersonagesGenealogy is Gray (Magic?)How Far Back Dare We Go?The Seven Secrets of GenealogyBranching Pointers