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Halloween - Samhain Tonight is often called the Witches' New Year, a night of celebration, when the veil between the worlds is thin. Samhain (Summer's End) is the ancient Celtic festival at the root of our modern Halloween. Traditionally, ancestors were honored tonight and candles were placed in windows to guide their spirits. For this spell, you can use your Halloween jack-o'-lantern or create a special one carved with celestial symbols. Place a candle inside the pumpkin and set it in a ...
In Celtic tradition, it was believed that good weather at the time of death heralded a peaceful passing, and people wished a bas sóna ("happy death") would be the fate of each and every person. Here are some traditional prayers recited for a sacred passing: You go home tonight to your home of winter To your home of autumn, and spring, and summer You go home this night to your eternal home. Sleep now, sleep, and away with your sorrow The sleep of the seven lights be ...
Now is the time to prepare for the coming winter. A house blessing can easily be put together to encourage health, wealth, and comfort through the cold months to come. You'll need: Grapevines for wreath (if you can find the vine and weave the wreath yourself, so much the better) Dried pumpkin seeds threaded on cotton thread, NOT polyester! Holly berries threaded on cotton thread Dried slices of apple and oranges laced with cotton thread Small balls of suet rolled in birdseed and ...
Now the Earth retreats into darkness as we enter the dark half of the year. The darkness has a special energy of its own which aids in magical work. This spell draws upon the subtle energies found in darkness, which propel magic into the unseen realm more quickly. After sunset, preferably well after dark, cast a circle or say a protective prayer. Walk clockwise around your space as you carry a black candle, but do not light it. Speak Words of Power and announce your desire, whatever it might ...
