Archive for category: Samhain

As this is the time when the veils between the worlds are thin, the Hedge Druid’s Craft concerns working...

2 cups self rising flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1...

1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened 1 c. grated cheddar cheese 1/4 c. mayonnaise dash of sugar 1...

1 1/4 cup sugar 2 1/4 cup flour 1 tablespoon cinnamon 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2...

A Vale in its simplest form is nothing more complicated than a doorway, on one side you have life...

For many Witches, Hecate is the goddess most associated with Samhain. (The pronunciation of her name varies. Some say...

A theme that unites Samhain’s aspects—harvest, reunion, and New Year’s—is transformation. This theme is so strongly at the core of...

A solitary declares, or the coven’s Priestess and Priest share, the explanation of Samhain: This is the moment when...

In the old days and still for some, one of Winter’s vital tasks was to mend Summer’s tools—to mend...

At Samhain, we invite our ancestors to share our feast with us and, naturally, we want the table to...

There always seems to be so much more Witchcraft and Paganism than usual at Samhain. Some of that is...

Once Halloween has passed, it will be a good time to gather supplies for the construction of the PÊLEN...

Oh, he be a beast of a little man. Why that stingy old Jack O’ Lantern. Forever he shall...

Creating a sacred space for your ancestors is an important step in building a connection with them. An ancestor...

Samhain, the final harvest festival of the year, marks the Witches New Year. The veil between worlds is at...

Looking for prayers to celebrate the Pagan sabbat of Samhain? Try some of these, which honor the ancestors and...

Upon the coming of Samhain, the Witches New Year, it is tradition to craft a magickal witches brew, essentially...

Many people in the Pagan community take the opportunity to hold rituals honoring the dead. This may take the...

Each year they parade her about, the traditional Halloween witch. Misshapen green face, stringy scraps of hair, a toothless...

One of the easiest ways to feel the thinning of the veil and honor the dead is to visit...

Long before Cinderella’s fairy godmother sent her bewitched pumpkin carriage careening towards a royal party under a reckless magic...

One of my favorite childhood memories is carving a jack-o’- lantern and setting it outside for the whole neighborhood...

The Jack-o’-lantern is carried by a drunkard named Jack. Jack sold his soul to the devil, so that the...

Solstices are the extreme points as Earth’s axis tilts toward or away from the sun—when days and nights are...

The air is beginning to get crisp and the leaves are making their final brilliant warm-toned offerings before falling...

Samhain is probably the best known – and misunderstood – pagan holiday. Irish Gaelic for “Summer’s End” Samhain (pronounced...

Every year, when Samhain rolls around, my urge to create, craft, and communicate with the spirits becomes almost too...

As we begin to approach Samhain, and the astronomical cross-quarter, I though I’d begin to post some traditions associated...

Samhain, (pronounced SOW-in, SAH-vin, or SAM-hayne) means ”End of Summer”, and is the third and final Harvest. The dark...

Whenever our world is turned upside down, wherever there is a wound, or things go black and all is...

Samhain marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. The veil between the spiritual and...

A Jack O’ Lantern is a carved pumpkin traditionally associated with Halloween. The custom began centuries ago and has...