Renee’s Thoughts Worth Catching
The Witching Hour will soon be among us and that means time for reflections and release. Samhain has always been a time of renewal and review for me and a time of setting new goals. I do this while...
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Feeding the Ancestors
Samhain is almost upon us. We’ve passed the equinox, the point of no return; the balance of light and dark; the perfect union of night and day. The nights are visibly longer now, and we know we...
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Bright Blessings. My favorite Sabbat is upon us soon. Samhain. Images of cute witches on broomsticks and the popular “The Witch is in” decorations hanging about come to mind. The popular saying...
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Nelland Living
Samhain Fashion: The Hobo The newest outfit in my artistic Samhain collection is this, the hobo. Strongly inspired by Charlie Chaplin, but in a modern and streamlined way. ? Black is the color of my...
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Hekate’s Enchanted Cottage
The Not So Dumb Supper or Dinner of the Dead image found at–http://maisonboheme.blogspot.com/2013/10/ghoulish-halloween-dinner-party.html As the sacred night of Shadow-Fest, also called Samhain,...
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Samhain Correspondences
Other Names: celtic ~ Summer’s End, pronounced “sow” (rhymes with now) “en” (Ireland), sow-een (Wales) – “mh” in the middle is a “w” sound – Greater Sabbat(High Holiday) – Fire Festival Oct 31-Nov...
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Releasing the Old Year Merry meet! While Samhain most often involves honoring the ancestors and divination, the night is also the eve of the new year. Even if I have participated in a group ritual,...
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Samhain 2015 for Celebrating the Old Ways in New Times This article is cheating. I admit it. I was looking over last year’s article to ensure I did not write close to the same thing this year, and I...
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Finding the Pagan Way
We can not talk about paganism with mentioning Halloween at some stage. It is probably the most celebrated festival in the pagan calendar. It is certainly the most fun. Because of early attempts by...
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SAMHAIN- November 7.2015 Although last month may have seemed more fitting for this article, October 31st is not accurate date of Samhain if celebrated from the perspective of the astronomical...
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WitchCrafting: Crafts for Witches
Party Favors Merry meet. For a Samhain event last year, I made party favors, copying an idea I found on Pinterest that came from Mug Pie Studio’s blogspot. You will need: paper in desired colors (I...
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Samhain Correspondences
Other Names: celtic ~ Summer’s End, pronounced “sow” (rhymes with now) “en” (Ireland), sow-een (Wales) – “mh” in the middle is a “w” sound – Greater Sabbat(High Holiday) – Fire Festival Oct 31-Nov...
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How I do Samhain
Ahhhh, It’s that time of year again. The air has turned crisp and leaves begin to swirl around our feet. The darkness greets us sooner and sooner each day. It’s almost time to celebrate, The Witch’s...
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Samhain 2016 for Celebrating the Old Ways in New Times Bright Blessings! Samhain is upon us! Many of y0u had your celebrations in the past week, and some of you will have yours this week. Thanks to...
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Cunningham’s Thirteen Goals of a Witch: An Interpretation
In his book, Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, Scott Cunningham lists The Thirteen Goals of a Witch (in the edition I have they can be found on page 151). Cunningham does not give an...
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Stingy Jack
Stingy Jack Master of mischief You tricked the devil Into becoming silver A coin to pay The barman’s bill. Lover of lies You swindled Satan Into yonder apple tree Trapped by crosses You won...
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Seeing the Signs
Samhain and divination When I moved into my new place this summer, I decided to reread all my spiritual books, starting with The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess...
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MagickalArts
A Special Pathworking for Samhain Hecate’s Labyrinth This time of the year is one of connection. The veils between the worlds have thinned and many will reach out to the Goddess Hecate as they seek the...
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Getting Acquainted With the Dark
(art by Sarah Mcmenomy*) It is October and Samhain is drawing near. Who among us who observes the Wheel of the Year doesn’t get excited about this most sacred of witchy days? At Mabon we entered...
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(samhain)
(samhain) the leaves fly as i drive home blowing formica gold seventies orange & a washed-out green just a few bright reds this drought has made for a dull autumn still the sun reflects the...
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