Samhain
An Offering Plate for the Ancestors
At Samhain, we invite our ancestors to share our feast with us and, naturally, we want the table to look nice for them. Just as we put out the “good china” when we invite the living to reunion dinners...
The Samhain Vow
In the old days and still for some, one of Winter’s vital tasks was to mend Summer’s tools—to mend the fishing nets, repair the hoe and shovel handles, and so on. Today, most of us don’t have that sor...
A Samhain Rite of Transformation Part 2
A solitary declares, or the coven’s Priestess and Priest share, the explanation of Samhain: This is the moment when the God’s grave becomes a womb, when He is no longer dead, but gestating. Now we no ...
A Samhain Rite of Transformation
A theme that unites Samhain’s aspects—harvest, reunion, and New Year’s—is transformation. This theme is so strongly at the core of this holiday that it has survived even into the secular celebration: ...
Hecate
For many Wiccans, Hecate is the goddess most associated with Samhain. (The pronunciation of her name varies. Some say Hehkah-tay, some say Heck-a-tay, and a very few say Heck-ate. Most of the Wiccans ...
Crossing the Vale.
A Vale in its simplest form is nothing more complicated than a doorway, on one side you have life and on the other you have death. It is believed by many that this literal doorway to the world of the ...
Morning Glory Muffins
1 1/4 cup sugar2 1/4 cup flour1 tablespoon cinnamon2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shredded coconut3/4 cup raisins4 large grated carrots (2 cups)1 apple, shredded8 ounces crushed pinea...
Golden Herb Rolls
2/3 cup milk1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine1/4 cup water4 cups all-purpose flour, divided1/3 cup granulated sugar1 package quick-rising yeast2 teaspoons dried savory leaves, crushed1 teaspoon sa...
Apple Spread
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened1 c. grated cheddar cheese1/4 c. mayonnaisedash of sugar1 c. chopped apple with peel1/2 c. chopped celery1/2 c. chopped pecans Mix together the cream cheese and ched...
Apple Muffins
2 cups self rising flour1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup brown sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon1/4 teaspoon nutmeg1 cup chopped dried apple*1 egg3/4 cup milk1/4 cup vegetable oil Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease 1...
Apple Bread
1/2 c. margarine3/4 c. sugar2 eggs1 tsp. vanilla2 c. flour1 tsp. soda1/2 tsp. salt1/3 c. sour milk or orange juice1 c. chopped cooking apples (no need to peel)1/3 c. chopped walnuts In mixer, cream ma...
Apple Sauce Loaf
1/2 c. shortening1 c. sugar2 eggs1 3/4 c. flour1 tsp. salt1 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. soda1/2 tsp. cinnamon1/2 tsp. nutmeg1 c. applesauce1/2 c. nuts Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs and ...
Samhain Rites and Rituals for a Hedgewitch
As this is the time when the veils between the worlds are thin, the Hedge Druid’s Craft concerns working with the ancestors and the Fair Folk at this time of the year. She can travel to the Lower worl...
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