Where mayhem and magic meet!
Did you ever read those Choose Your Own Adventure books as a kid? I loved them. An avid reader from the age of 2, I was inhaling books faster than people could buy them for me. For my 6th birthday, my friend’s mom gave me two different CYOA books, thinking it might slow me down…
Baba Yaga isn’t your ordinary Crone Goddess. For starters, she lives in what can only be described as “the original mobile home”; literally, a house with chicken legs that can dance and run. She’s moody, a hermit (more or less), and is possibly the inspiration behind the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, who had a house made of candy and ate small children for dinner. She’s not exactly what I’d consider being a “warm and fuzzy” goddess… but I’ll tell you something when she gives advice, it gets straight to the heart of the matter!