Date: 2009-08-20
From Llewellyn's 2001 Tarot Calendar. For more Llewellyn tarot books and decks, click here. Lughnasadh marks the first of the three harvests: the Grain Harvest of Lughnasadh, the Harvest of Fruits at Mabon, and the Harvest of Game at Samhain. Ancient peoples celebrated Lughnasadh as a time of great happiness, enjoying the gifts of the earth. Yet the harvest also began the waning half of the...
Date: 2008-10-20
Novelty candles make fun and festive decorations for holidays and other occasions, and the most fanciful novelty candles are found at Halloween. As figural candles (such as black cats, red devils, skulls, and the like) are also used in American folk magic, the availability of Halloween candles suggests many possibilities for imaginative spell working. The following are some magical suggestions for Halloween candles.
Date: 2008-09-22
Novelty candles make fun and festive decorations for holidays and other occasions, and the most fanciful novelty candles are found at Halloween. As figural candles (such as black cats, red devils, skulls, and the like) are also used in American folk magic, the availability of Halloween candles suggests many possibilities for imaginative spell working. The following are some magical...
Date: 2008-07-16
Yes, Samhain is a beautiful and reverent holiday for witches, Wiccans, and Pagans. It’s a time to remember our loved ones by setting them an extra spot at the dinner table; a time to do divination while the veil between worlds is thin; a time to meditate on the descent of Inanna or Persephone into the Underworld. Samhain is, without a doubt, the witches’ holiday. It’s even our new year! Yet...
Date: 2004-10-25
It's the cool, smoky month of October and I'm in love. I'm counting down each day until my favorite night of the year: All Hallows Eve. Since I can remember I've loved Halloween. Now, I know you've heard that before, but I am absolutely crazy ...
Date: 2004-09-01
Not quite forty years ago, back in the last century, I narrated a “Halloween Special” feature on the local CBS television affiliate station. For those of you who don’t have memories of this historic time, I have to explain that this was really ...
Date: 2004-09-01
Some of you are probably a bit confused by why I would be wishing you a happy New Year in the middle of autumn. Others of you are probably saying to yourself, “well, duh, she’s talking about Samhain;” which, of course, I am. We’ve all heard that ...
Date: 2003-09-26
Hallowe'en Growing up in Dublin - Jennifer Meier What comes into your mind when you think of Samhain? No matter what pictures or memories you have, I can imagine none are quite like mine. Maybe I'm being naive, maybe Hallowe'en is the same around ...
Date: 2003-09-01
Welcome to the witchiest time of year! As many of you know, our current incarnation of Halloween, full of ghosts and goblins and candy and children, is rather different from the original apparition of this Pagan holy day. Nevertheless, you can still ...
Excerpt from Halloween! written by Silver RavenWolf. In researching Halloween’s history, we find a delightful compendium of superstitions associated with either the harvest season in general or with Halloween in particular: All souls in Purgatory are released for 48 hours from All Hallows Eve. On these nights they are free (Gaelic). Children born on Halloween will enjoy lifelong...
Halloween, All-hallow-even, All Hallow’s Eve, Samhain and All Saints’ Eve are just a few of the names given to celebrations occurring on October 31st. Although they all share similarities in their festivities, I am going to focus on some of the ...
