Tarot Card Reader And Woman Of Mystery

In the dim light, under a dramatic application of makeup, Wanda Weegie appears to be a handsome woman. But Wanda also is a witch — a white witch, she insists.

“White magic,” she says, “can do no harm to anybody.” She materializes at Crush every Wednesday night, in a jeweled turban and fringed shawl, to read tarot cards, create charms and concoct love potions.

A nightclub may not be the first place you’d look for a mystical experience, but the setting works. Crush is set up on multiple levels, and long swaths of fabric transform a platform into a fortuneteller’s tent. The flickering candles, low cocktail tables and long, soft sofas would do for a séance, although I don’t believe the ancients employed a disco-leaning DJ to invoke the spirits. Full Story

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