The Witches’ Sabbath or Sabbat is a supposed meeting of those who practise witchcraft, and other rites. European records...
Wine, just as it is, constitutes a powerful entheogen. The Dying and Resurrected God is embodied int he wine...
We have discussed the importance of gratitude, and this is truly a cornerstone of integrating Shamanism into your daily...
AT SAMHAIN, THE circle of the year has come to its final spoke in the Wheel. At this time,...
Halloween coincides with Samhain. Consequently, many Pagans see Halloween as half of the whole celebration. This time of costumes,...
When Christianity spread throughout Europe, the church officials went about converting the area heathens by converting their holidays. Sometimes...
In truth, Samhain changed costumes more than it disappeared. By 1980, as the Pagan movement in North America and...
When the Ulster Protestants (Ireland) settled in the United States in the nineteenth century, they brought their own Samhain/Halloween...
The Celtic fire festival took on new expressions in the Middle Ages, some of which are still practised well...
Over time, the rituals for protection from faeries changed to protection from “witchcraft.” In Victorian times, villagers would throw...
The torches of the Welsh and the jack-o’-lanterns left at the edge of walks “kept witches away,” but they...