Rue's Kitchen
Welcome to Rue's Kitchen
For those of you visiting for the first time, Please read the following very carefully:
Rue's Kitchen's primary mission is to help in the fight against the cultural violence committed against practitioners of Italian folk healing/magic (stregoneria) and old-fashioned Roman Catholic folk spiritual rituals of blessing, once practiced all over the Italian peninsula and on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia.
Amongst people of Italian descent scattered all over the world, probably even moreso than native Italians of today, there is a tradition which is passed on from mother to daughter, mother to son, (sometimes father to son), aunt to niece, Godmother to Goddaughter, etc. This tradition is very rich, and in it will be found the magical and religious rituals and prayers for the outward expression of one's inner spirituality for every phase and condition of one's life.
Why did I name my site "Rue's Kitchen"? Through the ages the kitchen (hearth) has always been the hub of many charms, rituals, healings, and celebrations. Many of you will agree that "Mamma's" kitchen has always produced magical memories for humanity; memories of her making something special to make a sick child feel better still holds true today for many of us.
Thus, it is with great warmth and affection that I welcome you into mine.
-- Rue Roselli,
April 2008