Samhain is more than simply a “day." In my life it’s always been a season, a time of year stretching from early autumn into the first week to ten days of November. Here's how I spent much of that season. Read more
Samhain is more than simply a “day." In my life it’s always been a season, a time of year stretching from early autumn into the first week to ten days of November. Here's how I spent much of that season. Read more
When someone I respect leaves the Pagan fold I often feel a little bit betrayed, an emotion I know is completely irrational. When people choose to walk a different road the best thing we can do is be supportive. Read more
For many Pagans Samhain is the Pagan New Year, but not all Pagans feel that way. Jason at Raise the Horns celebrates a variety of "new years" and explains why Samhain has never felt like the start of something new to him. Read more
It's Halloween for America's most notorious witches, what treats or tricks did American Horror Story serve up this time around? Zombies, vengeance, and an overly eccentric Witch Council, it's like all the Samhains you celebrate in your neighborhood, right? Read more
Music can stir the heart and move the soul. Find out what we're listening to this Autumn as we prepare to reunite with our blessed dead on Samhain. Read more
Most people slow down at age 65, not Lon Milo DuQuette. In addition to being one of the world's most well known ceremonial magicians he's also a best-selling author and a singer-songwriter. DuQuette was gracious enough to find some time in his busy schedule to talk with us about music, books, Crowley, and Sammy Davis Jr. Read more
We've got you covered for wherever your Samhain and Halloween celebrations might take you. Links to rituals, histories, and all sorts of other Halloween goodies. It's one stop reading for all of your late October needs. Read more
Three episodes in, three reviews in the books. Get my thoughts on the most popular "witch" show on television, along with some favorite quotes and a few random observations. Read more
Are there bits and pieces of Halloween that most likely date back to an ancient pagan celebration? Sure, I think so, but nothing exists in a vacuum. Most modern holidays have all kinds of layers and are an amalgamation of various cultures, traditions, religions, and market forces (never underestimate the desire to turn something into a money making enterprise). Read more
This week on "American Horror Story: Coven" Angela Bassett's Marie Laveau steals the show and and Frankenboyfriend is born. Also thoughts on magic as work and Stevie Nicks. Read more
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